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UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor
10-6-1 · GBR
VS
Gabe Ruediger
Gabe Ruediger
17-6 · USA
February 5, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Paul Taylor def. Gabe Ruediger by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 1:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Taylor23/370/102:35
Ruediger13/330/300:51
R2 · 1:42
Taylor14/240/010:44
Ruediger4/160/300:17
Total
Taylor37/610/113:19
Ruediger17/490/601:08

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
TaylorWin probabilityRuediger
64.2%35.8%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
21%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Taylor64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%43%
Submission8%13%
Decision29%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3886)act 37
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.7)act 0
Ruediger36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%36%
Submission13%36%
Decision10%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 17
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~115 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R223%
R38%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Taylor
63.8%-181
Ruediger
+18135.3%
Most takedownstie 23.4%
Taylor
61.6%-410
Ruediger
+41015.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taylor
Expected: 66.2
66
Over 66
42.2%
+135
Exactly 66
1.0%
push
Under 66
56.8%
-135
083166
Ruediger
Expected: 48.4
48.5
Over 48.5
42.4%
+136
Under 48.5
57.6%
-136
061122
Takedowns — over/under
Taylor
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
40.1%
-205
Exactly 1
40.3%
push
Under 1
19.5%
+205
035
Ruediger
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
36.0%
+178
Under 0.5
64.0%
-178
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 9.2 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
Taylor64.2%65.8%−1.6-220
Ruediger35.8%34.2%+1.6+180

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
63.4Striking35.8
Taylor +27.6
35.5Grappling30.9
Taylor +4.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TaylorRuediger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1487
Pound-for-pound
1502
1499
Divisional
1502
1521
Striking offense
1493
1492
Striking defense
1493
1478
Grappling offense
1500
1493
Grappling defense
1485
Physical
31 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.37
Strikes landed / min
1.00
47%
Strike accuracy
26%
4.60
Strikes absorbed / min
4.85
55%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.29
Takedowns / 15 min
3.73
29%
Takedown accuracy
17%
50%
Takedown defense
17%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
38%
UFC win rate
0%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
33%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Taylor
  • LSam StoutS-DEC R3
    Close +1703mo before
  • LJohn HathawayU-DEC R3
    Close +2031y 3mo before
  • WPeter SobottaU-DEC R3
    Close -3381y 8mo before
  • LChris LytleU-DEC R3
    Close +2912y 4mo before
  • WJess LiaudinS-DEC R3
    Close -2332y 8mo before
Gabe Ruediger
  • LJoe LauzonSUB R1
    Close +2905mo before
  • LMelvin GuillardKO/TKO R2
    Close +1004y 4mo before
Taylor — win / loss by method
Record: 10-6-1, 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
30% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (67%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
7win1loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0
Ruediger — 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, 3 losses
W
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 2 losses
W
71% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(50%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
12 (71%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (6%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Taylor
Ruediger
8
UFC fights
2
104.8 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
8.0 min · 4.0 avg
23y 11m
Career length
23y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Taylor
Ruediger
101W–35L · 74.3%
Overall
38W–10L · 79.2%
30W–10L · 75.0%
Wins
0W–0L
71W–25L · 74.0%
Losses
38W–10L · 79.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taylor
Ruediger
70W–53L · 56.9%
Overall
109W–53L · 67.3%
51W–41L · 55.4%
Wins
75W–36L · 67.6%
19W–12L · 61.3%
Losses
34W–17L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Taylor
Ruediger
8.05
Landed / min
0.39
42.8%
Accuracy
4.8%
62.5%
Defense
50.0%
0.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
39.2%
Time at distance
31.6%
Grappling & control
Taylor
Ruediger
0.29
Takedowns / 15 min
3.73
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
16.7%
50.0%
Takedown defense
16.7%
0.57
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
19.2%
Control share
43.7%
Strike target map
Taylor
  • Head56%(256)div 65%
  • Body15%(69)div 18%
  • Legs29%(133)div 17%
Ruediger
  • Head75%(6)div 65%
  • Body25%(2)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Paul Taylor
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gabe Ruediger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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