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UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields
VS
Jason Brilz
Jason Brilz
18-3-1 · USA
April 30, 2011 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
204.5lb
Vladimir Matyushenko def. Jason Brilz by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:20
Matyushenko8/90/010:02
Brilz1/10/000:00
Total
Matyushenko8/90/010:02
Brilz1/10/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
MatyushenkoWin probabilityBrilz
44.7%55.3%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
15%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Matyushenko, blue toward Brilz. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Matyushenko45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%28%
Submission5%10%
Decision28%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 8
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Brilz55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%26%
Submission11%20%
Decision30%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 1
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R212%
R36%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Matyushenko
46.2%+112
Brilz
-11251.8%
Most takedownstie 42.7%
Matyushenko
26.2%+118
Brilz
-11831.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Matyushenko
Expected: 26.9
27
Over 27
40.9%
+138
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.6%
-138
03468
Brilz
Expected: 28.6
28.5
Over 28.5
42.6%
+135
Under 28.5
57.4%
-135
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Matyushenko
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
34.9%
+187
Under 0.5
65.1%
-187
035
Brilz
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
25.9%
+233
Exactly 1
13.7%
push
Under 1
60.4%
-233
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.0 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Matyushenko44.7%49.3%−4.6-102
Brilz55.3%50.7%+4.6-108

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
66.7Striking70.8
Brilz +4.0
54.6Grappling47.0
Matyushenko +7.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MatyushenkoBrilz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1571
Pound-for-pound
1551
1557
Divisional
1551
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
40 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.89
Strikes landed / min
2.70
45%
Strike accuracy
41%
1.50
Strikes absorbed / min
1.62
57%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.99
Takedowns / 15 min
2.43
40%
Takedown accuracy
25%
70%
Takedown defense
25%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
336
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vladimir Matyushenko
  • WAlexandre FerreiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -2206mo before
  • LJon JonesKO/TKO R1
    Close +6029mo before
  • WEliot MarshallS-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 1mo before
  • WIgor PokrajacU-DEC R3
    Close -2901y 7mo before
  • LAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R1
    7y 7mo before
Jason Brilz
  • LRogerio NogueiraS-DEC R3
    Close +43511mo before
  • WEric SchaferU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 1mo before
  • LEliot MarshallS-DEC R3
    Close -1431y 7mo before
  • WTim BoetschU-DEC R3
    Close +1352y 2mo before
  • WBrad MorrisKO/TKO R2
    Close -2502y 7mo before
Matyushenko — win / loss by method
Record: 25-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
11 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
16% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
19win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (47%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (21%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (32%)Decision(50%) 1
Brilz — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 0 losses
W
39% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
15win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (47%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Matyushenko
Brilz
9
UFC fights
5
95.3 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
67.9 min · 13.6 avg
28y 11m
Career length
26y 5m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Matyushenko
Brilz
124W–31L · 80.0%
Overall
53W–13L · 80.3%
101W–25L · 80.2%
Wins
29W–9L · 76.3%
23W–6L · 79.3%
Losses
24W–4L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Matyushenko
Brilz
242W–114L · 68.0%
Overall
111W–62L · 64.2%
215W–91L · 70.3%
Wins
111W–62L · 64.2%
27W–23L · 54.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Matyushenko
Brilz
2.70
Landed / min
2.77
32.8%
Accuracy
26.6%
75.0%
Defense
70.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
33.0%
Time at distance
38.8%
Grappling & control
Matyushenko
Brilz
2.99
Takedowns / 15 min
2.43
40.4%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
69.6%
Takedown defense
25.0%
0.16
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.33
58.1%
Control share
85.9%
Strike target map
Matyushenko
  • Head73%(131)div 65%
  • Body9%(17)div 17%
  • Legs18%(32)div 18%
Brilz
  • Head72%(132)div 65%
  • Body13%(23)div 17%
  • Legs15%(28)div 18%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Vladimir Matyushenko
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Jason Brilz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.