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UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
17-6 · USA
VS
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
28-5 · USA
February 5, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
203.0lb
Forrest Griffin def. Rich Franklin by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Griffin12/301/104:31
Franklin2/20/000:00
R2
Griffin19/612/201:01
Franklin16/570/000:00
R3
Griffin19/642/400:18
Franklin15/451/200:21
Total
Griffin50/1555/705:50
Franklin33/1041/200:21

Scorecards

Griffin vs Franklin

RdDouglas CrosbyPatricia Morse JarmanTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R39-109-109-109.1-9.9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.8-28.2

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 6 Griffin · 0 Franklin

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Griffin-Franklin.

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
GriffinWin probabilityFranklin
65.5%34.5%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
9%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Griffin65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%34%
Submission7%10%
Decision36%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 50
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 5
Franklin35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%68%
Submission2%6%
Decision9%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 33
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 1
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R219%
R310%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Griffin
39.3%+151
Franklin
-15159.3%
Most takedownstie 66.0%
Griffin
23.1%-211
Franklin
+21110.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 33.9
34
Over 34
41.3%
+137
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.7%
-137
04385
Franklin
Expected: 42.2
42
Over 42
42.0%
+135
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.5%
-135
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.2%
+298
Under 0.5
74.8%
-298
035
Franklin
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.5%
Exactly 0
86.5%
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 10.1 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
Griffin65.5%45.0%+20.5+118
Franklin34.5%55.0%−20.5-128

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
70.6Striking76.4
Franklin +5.9
45.0Grappling52.3
Franklin +7.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GriffinFranklin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1586
Pound-for-pound
1638
1574
Divisional
1593
1509
Striking offense
1545
1501
Striking defense
1550
1487
Grappling offense
1487
1517
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
31 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.65
Strikes landed / min
4.30
38%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.81
Strikes absorbed / min
1.87
62%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.53
Takedowns / 15 min
1.12
31%
Takedown accuracy
67%
63%
Takedown defense
70%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
76%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
38%
Finish rate
77%
Recent opp. quality
441
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Forrest Griffin
  • WTito OrtizS-DEC R3
    Close -1291y 2mo before
  • LAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close +2631y 6mo before
  • LRashad EvansKO/TKO R3
    2y 1mo before
  • WQuinton JacksonU-DEC R5
    Close +2392y 7mo before
  • WMauricio RuaSUB R3
    Close +2333y 4mo before
Rich Franklin
  • WChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close +1098mo before
  • LVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close -1281y 5mo before
  • WWanderlei SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -1561y 8mo before
  • LDan HendersonS-DEC R3
    Close +1152y 1mo before
  • WMatt HamillKO/TKO R3
    Close -2282y 5mo before
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-0

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
4 wins, 4 losses
W
24% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (63%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1
Franklin — win / loss by method
Record: 28-5-0, 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
20 wins, 4 losses
W
71% of wins
L
80% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
13win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (69%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (23%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
11 (73%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Griffin
Franklin
12
UFC fights
17
141.4 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
160.1 min · 9.4 avg
24y 9m
Career length
27y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Griffin
Franklin
161W–40L · 80.1%
Overall
326W–80L · 80.3%
99W–30L · 76.7%
Wins
247W–57L · 81.3%
62W–10L · 86.1%
Losses
79W–23L · 77.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Griffin
Franklin
252W–66L · 79.2%
Overall
178W–111L · 61.6%
142W–49L · 74.3%
Wins
176W–111L · 61.3%
110W–17L · 86.6%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Griffin
Franklin
5.18
Landed / min
5.00
33.2%
Accuracy
38.7%
67.7%
Defense
72.2%
0.11
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.94
66.6%
Time at distance
54.4%
Grappling & control
Griffin
Franklin
0.53
Takedowns / 15 min
1.12
31.3%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
63.2%
Takedown defense
69.6%
0.85
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.19
45.0%
Control share
65.6%
Strike target map
Griffin
  • Head59%(386)div 65%
  • Body14%(89)div 17%
  • Legs28%(183)div 18%
Franklin
  • Head63%(435)div 65%
  • Body24%(166)div 17%
  • Legs13%(88)div 18%

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

Forrest Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rich Franklin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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