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Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
4-0 · USA
VS
Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara
15-7 · ITA
March 3, 2011 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Chris Weidman def. Alessio Sakara by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Weidman14/460/300:58
Sakara10/290/000:00
R2
Weidman17/282/203:07
Sakara10/230/000:03
R3
Weidman14/313/303:55
Sakara7/190/000:00
Total
Weidman45/1055/808:00
Sakara27/710/000:03

Scorecards

Weidman vs Sakara

RdGeorge ConleySal D'AmatoWilliam MattinglyCommunity
R110-910-910-99.5-9.5
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.4-27.6

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.327.7 · 6 Weidman · 0 Sakara

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Weidman-Sakara.

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
WeidmanWin probabilitySakara
79.0%21.0%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
53%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 7.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Weidman79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%19%
Submission46%58%
Decision18%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 45
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.6)act 5
Sakara21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%34%
Submission8%38%
Decision6%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 27
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R158%
R25%
R313%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Weidman
55.9%-132
Sakara
+13242.3%
Most takedownstie 25.9%
Weidman
64.7%-690
Sakara
+6909.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Weidman
Expected: 31.4
31.5
Over 31.5
42.4%
+136
Under 31.5
57.6%
-136
04079
Sakara
Expected: 27.1
27
Over 27
41.5%
+135
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.1%
-135
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Weidman
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
47.4%
+111
Under 1.5
52.6%
-111
035
Sakara
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.0%
Exactly 0
77.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 7.1 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
Weidman79.0%66.9%+12.1-230
Sakara21.0%33.1%−12.1+190

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WeidmanSakara
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1512
Pound-for-pound
1552
1512
Divisional
1552
1482
Striking offense
1513
1500
Striking defense
1511
1561
Grappling offense
1525
1558
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
26 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
78"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.12
Strike accuracy
46%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.29
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.80
Takedown accuracy
77%
Takedown defense
73%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
55%
Win/loss streak
+3
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
347
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Weidman
No prior UFC fights.
Alessio Sakara
  • WJames IrvinKO/TKO R1
    Close -12011mo before
  • WThales LeitesS-DEC R3
    Close +2951y 7mo before
  • WJoe VedepoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1362y 5mo before
  • LChris LebenKO/TKO R1
    Close +1283y before
  • WJames LeeKO/TKO R1
    Close -1453y 1mo before
Weidman — win / loss by method
Record: 4-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Sakara — win / loss by method
Record: 15-7-0, 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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
60% of wins
L
43% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Weidman
Sakara
0
UFC fights
11
Octagon time
53.6 min · 4.9 avg
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Weidman
Sakara
Overall
99W–32L · 75.6%
Wins
64W–21L · 75.3%
Losses
35W–11L · 76.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Weidman
Sakara
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
24W–17L · 58.5%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
7W–9L · 43.8%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–8L · 68.0%
1 of Sakara's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Weidman
Sakara
Landed / min
3.80
Accuracy
38.4%
Defense
73.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.84
Time at distance
47.1%
Grappling & control
Weidman
Sakara
Takedowns / 15 min
2.80
Takedown accuracy
76.9%
Takedown defense
73.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
78.6%
Strike target map
Weidman
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Sakara
  • Head86%(189)div 63%
  • Body13%(28)div 20%
  • Legs2%(4)div 17%

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

Chris Weidman

No UFC fights on record.

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

Alessio Sakara
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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