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UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone
13-3 · USA
VS
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
12-3 · GBR
February 5, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Donald Cerrone def. Paul Kelly by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 3:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cerrone20/402/301:56
Kelly12/410/000:00
R2 · 3:48
Cerrone17/341/101:35
Kelly10/340/000:00
Total
Cerrone37/743/403:31
Kelly22/750/000:00

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
CerroneWin probabilityKelly
44.6%55.4%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
41%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cerrone45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%14%
Submission26%56%
Decision13%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 37
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 3
Kelly55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%32%
Submission16%29%
Decision21%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 22
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R28%
R312%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Cerrone
48.2%+105
Kelly
-10550.6%
Most takedownstie 58.1%
Cerrone
15.3%+174
Kelly
-17426.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cerrone
Expected: 44.2
44
Over 44
42.1%
+134
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
56.4%
-134
056111
Kelly
Expected: 45.4
45.5
Over 45.5
42.4%
+136
Under 45.5
57.6%
-136
057114
Takedowns — over/under
Cerrone
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.5%
Exactly 0
80.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Kelly
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
30.7%
+225
Under 0.5
69.3%
-225
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 8.5 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
Cerrone44.6%71.1%−26.5-275
Kelly55.4%28.9%+26.5+235

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
CerroneKelly
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1553
1535
Divisional
1541
1500
Striking offense
1488
1533
Striking defense
1498
1494
Grappling offense
1514
1500
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
27 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.29
Strike accuracy
39%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.45
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.47
Takedown accuracy
60%
Takedown defense
32%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
63%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Donald Cerrone
No prior UFC fights.
Paul Kelly
  • WTJ O'BrienKO/TKO R2
    Close -2003mo before
  • LJacob VolkmannU-DEC R3
    Close -1056mo before
  • WMatt VeachSUB R2
    Close +22010mo before
  • LDennis SiverKO/TKO R2
    Close -4001y 3mo before
  • WRolando DelgadoU-DEC R3
    Close -4051y 8mo before
Cerrone — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0, 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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
85% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (85%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (15%)Decision(67%) 2
Kelly — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (60%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Cerrone
Kelly
0
UFC fights
8
Octagon time
92.1 min · 11.5 avg
Career length
21y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cerrone
Kelly
Overall
84W–22L · 79.2%
Wins
46W–10L · 82.1%
Losses
38W–12L · 76.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cerrone
Kelly
128W–32L · 80.0%
Overall
30W–32L · 48.4%
93W–28L · 76.9%
Wins
30W–32L · 48.4%
35W–4L · 89.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Cerrone
Kelly
Landed / min
3.13
Accuracy
21.7%
Defense
66.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.16
Time at distance
31.5%
Grappling & control
Cerrone
Kelly
Takedowns / 15 min
1.47
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
Takedown defense
31.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.30
Control share
66.5%
Strike target map
Cerrone
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Kelly
  • Head78%(235)div 65%
  • Body15%(44)div 18%
  • Legs8%(24)div 17%

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

Donald Cerrone

No UFC fights on record.

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

Paul Kelly
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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