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UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
Jon Jones
Jon Jones
11-1 · USA
VS
Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader
12-0 · USA
February 5, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Jon Jones def. Ryan Bader by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 4:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Jones12/171/103:39
Bader0/70/100:00
R2 · 4:20
Jones8/251/100:44
Bader5/170/100:00
Total
Jones20/422/204:23
Bader5/240/200:00

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
JonesWin probabilityBader
91.4%8.6%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
4%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 12.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Jones91%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%45%
Submission4%4%
Decision46%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2864)act 20
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 2
Bader9%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%39%
Submission0%3%
Decision5%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 5
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R25%
R337%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Jones
71.7%-265
Bader
+26527.1%
Most takedownstie 32.5%
Jones
57.3%-564
Bader
+56410.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jones
Expected: 49.5
49.5
Over 49.5
42.5%
+135
Under 49.5
57.5%
-135
062124
Bader
Expected: 29.6
29.5
Over 29.5
42.8%
+134
Under 29.5
57.2%
-134
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Jones
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
36.7%
-106
Exactly 1
28.5%
push
Under 1
34.8%
+106
035
Bader
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
21.9%
Exactly 0
78.1%
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 12.9 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
Jones91.4%72.6%+18.8-285
Bader8.6%27.4%−18.8+258

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
76.9Striking70.1
Jones +6.7
74.7Grappling46.7
Jones +28.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JonesBader
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1599
1582
Divisional
1598
1503
Striking offense
1503
1533
Striking defense
1520
1532
Grappling offense
1524
1541
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
23 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
84"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.86
Strikes landed / min
2.72
49%
Strike accuracy
37%
1.95
Strikes absorbed / min
1.36
64%
Strike defense
79%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.14
Takedowns / 15 min
4.04
65%
Takedown accuracy
44%
100%
Takedown defense
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+5
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
60%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
188
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jon Jones
  • WVladimir MatyushenkoKO/TKO R1
    Close -7526mo before
  • WBrandon VeraKO/TKO R1
    Close -23511mo before
  • LMatt HamillDQ R1
    Close -2851y 2mo before
  • WJake O'BrienSUB R2
    Close -4451y 7mo before
  • WStephan BonnarU-DEC R3
    Close +1492y before
Ryan Bader
  • WRogerio NogueiraU-DEC R3
    Close -1704mo before
  • WKeith JardineKO/TKO R3
    Close -15311mo before
  • WEric SchaferU-DEC R3
    Close -4001y 3mo before
  • WCarmelo MarreroU-DEC R3
    Close -4011y 10mo before
  • WVinny MagalhaesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1882y 2mo before
Jones — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Bader — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (60%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Jones
Bader
6
UFC fights
5
47.1 min · 7.9 avg
Octagon time
59.5 min · 11.9 avg
18y 3m
Career length
19y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jones
Bader
70W–16L · 81.4%
Overall
57W–16L · 78.1%
63W–14L · 81.8%
Wins
57W–16L · 78.1%
7W–2L · 77.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jones
Bader
6W–6L · 50.0%
Overall
26W–13L · 66.7%
6W–6L · 50.0%
Wins
26W–13L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Jones
Bader
3.15
Landed / min
2.79
33.7%
Accuracy
28.7%
74.9%
Defense
79.9%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.01
42.4%
Time at distance
55.5%
Grappling & control
Jones
Bader
4.14
Takedowns / 15 min
4.04
65.0%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.32
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
77.8%
Control share
95.3%
Strike target map
Jones
  • Head63%(114)div 65%
  • Body26%(48)div 17%
  • Legs11%(20)div 18%
Bader
  • Head73%(119)div 65%
  • Body10%(17)div 17%
  • Legs16%(26)div 18%

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

Jon Jones
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ryan Bader
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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