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UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch
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James Te Huna
James Te Huna
12-4 · AUS
February 26, 2011 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.6lb
Alexander Gustafsson def. James Te Huna by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:27
Gustafsson4/91/200:58
Te Huna6/61/402:54
Total
Gustafsson4/91/200:58
Te Huna6/61/402:54

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
GustafssonWin probabilityTe Huna
76.2%23.8%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
27%
Decision
26%
Expected fight time: 7.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gustafsson76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%46%
Submission21%28%
Decision20%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 4
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Te Huna24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%47%
Submission7%27%
Decision6%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 6
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 1
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R215%
R314%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Gustafsson
62.5%-174
Te Huna
+17435.8%
Most takedownstie 50.4%
Gustafsson
17.7%+181
Te Huna
-18132.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
42.2%
+137
Under 35.5
57.8%
-137
04589
Te Huna
Expected: 26.2
26
Over 26
41.9%
+133
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
55.6%
-133
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.7%
+322
Under 0.5
76.3%
-322
035
Te Huna
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.6%
+166
Under 0.5
62.4%
-166
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 7.9 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
Gustafsson76.2%75.2%+1.0-350
Te Huna23.8%24.8%−1.0+290

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
59.5Striking61.8
Te Huna +2.3
77.6Grappling75.6
Gustafsson +2.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GustafssonTe Huna
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1544
Pound-for-pound
1530
1544
Divisional
1530
Striking offense
Striking defense
1505
Grappling offense
1505
1500
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
24 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.56
Strikes landed / min
1.64
40%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.33
Strikes absorbed / min
1.86
46%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.26
Takedowns / 15 min
5.58
40%
Takedown accuracy
50%
83%
Takedown defense
50%
3.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
371
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Gustafsson
  • WCyrille DiabateSUB R2
    Close -1554mo before
  • LPhil DavisSUB R1
    Close +35011mo before
  • WJared HammanKO/TKO R1
    Close +1181y 3mo before
James Te Huna
  • WIgor PokrajacKO/TKO R3
    Close -1811y before
Gustafsson — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0
Te Huna — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (9%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Gustafsson
Te Huna
3
UFC fights
1
13.3 min · 4.4 avg
Octagon time
13.4 min · 13.4 avg
18y 8m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gustafsson
Te Huna
32W–7L · 82.1%
Overall
21W–6L · 77.8%
27W–7L · 79.4%
Wins
21W–6L · 77.8%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gustafsson
Te Huna
48W–24L · 66.7%
Overall
72W–40L · 64.3%
48W–24L · 66.7%
Wins
54W–31L · 63.5%
0W–0L
Losses
18W–9L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Gustafsson
Te Huna
3.47
Landed / min
5.42
21.4%
Accuracy
43.8%
52.8%
Defense
61.5%
2.26
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
19.5%
Time at distance
9.6%
Grappling & control
Gustafsson
Te Huna
2.26
Takedowns / 15 min
5.58
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
83.3%
Takedown defense
50.0%
3.39
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.12
59.2%
Control share
82.1%
Strike target map
Gustafsson
  • Head85%(29)div 65%
  • Body6%(2)div 17%
  • Legs9%(3)div 18%
Te Huna
  • Head68%(15)div 65%
  • Body18%(4)div 17%
  • Legs14%(3)div 18%

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

Alexander Gustafsson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

James Te Huna
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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