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UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
Kyle Kingsbury
Kyle Kingsbury
9-2 · USA
VS
Ricardo Romero
Ricardo Romero
11-1 · USA
February 5, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Kyle Kingsbury def. Ricardo Romero by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:21
Kingsbury9/130/010:07
Romero1/30/000:00
Total
Kingsbury9/130/010:07
Romero1/30/000:00

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
KingsburyWin probabilityRomero
77.5%22.5%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
25%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Kingsbury78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%45%
Submission17%22%
Decision26%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 9
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Romero22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%49%
Submission7%34%
Decision4%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 1
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~47 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R217%
R36%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Kingsbury
66.1%-208
Romero
+20831.8%
Most takedownstie 52.3%
Kingsbury
19.7%+143
Romero
-14328.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kingsbury
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
41.6%
+135
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.1%
-135
03671
Romero
Expected: 19.0
19
Over 19
40.7%
+138
Exactly 19
3.4%
push
Under 19
56.0%
-138
02448
Takedowns — over/under
Kingsbury
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.2%
+296
Under 0.5
74.8%
-296
035
Romero
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.3%
+200
Under 0.5
66.7%
-200
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 7.7 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
Kingsbury77.5%44.7%+32.8+115
Romero22.5%55.3%−32.8-135

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
59.9Striking63.4
Romero +3.6
62.2Grappling65.8
Romero +3.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KingsburyRomero
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1540
1535
Divisional
1540
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'0"
79"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.53
Strikes landed / min
2.35
34%
Strike accuracy
63%
2.96
Strikes absorbed / min
3.71
61%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.67
Takedowns / 15 min
1.86
58%
Takedown accuracy
14%
68%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.7
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
143
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kyle Kingsbury
  • WJared HammanU-DEC R3
    Close +1605mo before
  • WRazak Al-HassanS-DEC R3
    Close -1281y 3mo before
  • LTom LawlorU-DEC R3
    Close -1242y 2mo before
Ricardo Romero
  • WSeth PetruzelliSUB R2
    Close -1707mo before
Kingsbury — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0, 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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Romero — 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Kingsbury
Romero
3
UFC fights
1
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
8.1 min · 8.1 avg
20y 2m
Career length
18y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kingsbury
Romero
23W–4L · 85.2%
Overall
12W–4L · 75.0%
19W–3L · 86.4%
Wins
12W–4L · 75.0%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kingsbury
Romero
31W–49L · 38.8%
Overall
45W–20L · 69.2%
30W–48L · 38.5%
Wins
42W–18L · 70.0%
1W–1L · 50.0%
Losses
3W–2L · 60.0%
Distance striking
Kingsbury
Romero
6.07
Landed / min
2.50
30.1%
Accuracy
42.9%
62.4%
Defense
63.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
33.0%
Time at distance
29.7%
Grappling & control
Kingsbury
Romero
3.67
Takedowns / 15 min
1.86
57.9%
Takedown accuracy
14.3%
68.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.71
45.0%
Control share
77.0%
Strike target map
Kingsbury
  • Head54%(62)div 65%
  • Body17%(19)div 17%
  • Legs29%(33)div 18%
Romero
  • Head68%(13)div 65%
  • Body32%(6)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%

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

Kyle Kingsbury
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ricardo Romero
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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