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UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
Brendan Schaub
Brendan Schaub
7-1 · USA
VS
Mirko Filipovic
Mirko Filipovic
27-8-2 · HRV
March 19, 2011 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
245.0lb
Weigh-in
229.0lb
Brendan Schaub def. Mirko Filipovic by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 3:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Schaub21/391/302:44
Filipovic5/90/000:39
R2
Schaub15/291/202:24
Filipovic12/160/001:06
R3 · 3:44
Schaub4/152/311:47
Filipovic4/140/000:06
Total
Schaub40/834/816:55
Filipovic21/390/001:51

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
SchaubWin probabilityFilipovic
73.0%27.0%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
11%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Schaub73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%46%
Submission7%9%
Decision32%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 40
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 4
Filipovic27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%56%
Submission4%15%
Decision8%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 21
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R215%
R312%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Schaub
70.0%-246
Filipovic
+24628.4%
Most takedownstie 48.2%
Schaub
37.9%-273
Filipovic
+27313.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Schaub
Expected: 37.5
37.5
Over 37.5
42.6%
+135
Under 37.5
57.4%
-135
04794
Filipovic
Expected: 23.2
23
Over 23
41.8%
+133
Exactly 23
2.8%
push
Under 23
55.4%
-133
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Schaub
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.9%
+133
Under 0.5
57.1%
-133
035
Filipovic
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.1%
+398
Under 0.5
79.9%
-398
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 9.5 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
Schaub73.0%68.4%+4.6-245
Filipovic27.0%31.6%−4.6+205

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
73.1Striking61.3
Schaub +11.8
23.1Grappling56.9
Filipovic +33.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SchaubFilipovic
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1557
1548
Divisional
1557
1513
Striking offense
1497
1506
Striking defense
1496
1496
Grappling offense
1483
1517
Grappling defense
1541
Physical
28 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
78"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.84
Strikes landed / min
2.10
34%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.32
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
69%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.38
0%
Takedown accuracy
50%
83%
Takedown defense
90%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
50%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brendan Schaub
  • WGabriel GonzagaU-DEC R3
    Close +1255mo before
  • WChris TuchschererKO/TKO R1
    Close -3059mo before
  • WChase GormleyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2601y before
  • LRoy NelsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1381y 3mo before
Mirko Filipovic
  • LFrank MirKO/TKO R3
    Close +1856mo before
  • WPat BarrySUB R3
    Close +1509mo before
  • WAnthony PeroshKO/TKO R2
    Close -5751y 1mo before
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R3
    Close +1451y 6mo before
  • WMostapha Al-TurkKO/TKO R1
    Close -4091y 9mo before
Schaub — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Filipovic — win / loss by method
Record: 27-8-2, 1 NC

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
22 wins, 4 losses
W
81% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
11% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
23win4loss2draw1NC
WinsLosses
19 (83%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (4%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (13%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Schaub
Filipovic
4
UFC fights
8
20.6 min · 5.2 avg
Octagon time
78.0 min · 9.8 avg
18y 1m
Career length
24y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Schaub
Filipovic
50W–12L · 80.6%
Overall
67W–20L · 77.0%
38W–8L · 82.6%
Wins
29W–10L · 74.4%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Losses
38W–10L · 79.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Schaub
Filipovic
5W–12L · 29.4%
Overall
374W–122L · 75.4%
5W–12L · 29.4%
Wins
316W–111L · 74.0%
0W–0L
Losses
58W–11L · 84.1%
Distance striking
Schaub
Filipovic
3.74
Landed / min
2.45
26.7%
Accuracy
35.8%
70.3%
Defense
68.0%
2.18
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.58
82.8%
Time at distance
55.9%
Grappling & control
Schaub
Filipovic
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.38
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
83.3%
Takedown defense
90.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.58
16.2%
Control share
42.5%
Strike target map
Schaub
  • Head97%(97)div 67%
  • Body3%(3)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Filipovic
  • Head69%(113)div 67%
  • Body21%(34)div 17%
  • Legs10%(17)div 16%

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

Brendan Schaub
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mirko Filipovic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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