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UFC 125: Resolution
Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
11-5 · USA
VS
Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva
14-2 · BRA
January 1, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
No contest
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Vera9/160/000:10
Silva18/341/104:18
R2
Vera7/170/000:14
Silva14/341/104:18
R3
Vera3/110/000:00
Silva19/321/104:19
Total
Vera19/440/000:24
Silva51/1003/3012:55

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
VeraWin probabilitySilva
37.2%62.8%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
11%
Decision
33%
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 Vera, blue toward Silva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Vera37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%46%
Submission5%12%
Decision15%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1638)act 19
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Silva63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO40%63%
Submission6%10%
Decision17%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 51
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 3
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R219%
R310%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Vera
40.4%+144
Silva
-14458.0%
Most takedownstie 57.5%
Vera
14.5%+192
Silva
-19228.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vera
Expected: 29.6
29.5
Over 29.5
42.6%
+135
Under 29.5
57.4%
-135
03774
Silva
Expected: 35.9
36
Over 36
41.3%
+137
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.8%
-137
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Vera
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.9%
Exactly 0
81.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Silva
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.5%
+218
Under 0.5
68.5%
-218
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
Vera37.2%42.9%−5.7+125
Silva62.8%57.1%+5.7-145

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
70.9Striking72.9
Silva +2.0
50.2Grappling36.7
Vera +13.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VeraSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
Pound-for-pound
Divisional
1512
Striking offense
1519
1524
Striking defense
1507
1510
Grappling offense
1509
1497
Grappling defense
1477
Physical
33 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
78"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.33
Strikes landed / min
3.38
55%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.76
Strikes absorbed / min
2.43
56%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
0.79
60%
Takedown accuracy
22%
69%
Takedown defense
46%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
58%
UFC win rate
71%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
71%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
286
Days since last fight
364
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Vera
  • LJon JonesKO/TKO R1
    Close +2159mo before
  • LRandy CoutureU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 2mo before
  • WKrzysztof SoszynskiU-DEC R3
    Close -2151y 4mo before
  • WMichael PattKO/TKO R2
    Close -5281y 10mo before
  • LKeith JardineS-DEC R3
    Close -1882y 2mo before
Thiago Silva
  • LRashad EvansU-DEC R3
    Close +1651y before
  • WKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close +1201y 4mo before
  • LLyoto MachidaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1901y 11mo before
  • WAntonio MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -6212y 7mo before
  • WHouston AlexanderKO/TKO R1
    Close +1403y 1mo before
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 11-5-0

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, 2 losses
W
64% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Vera
Silva
12
UFC fights
7
103.0 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
37.9 min · 5.4 avg
24y 1m
Career length
20y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vera
Silva
148W–45L · 76.7%
Overall
90W–15L · 85.7%
76W–24L · 76.0%
Wins
64W–14L · 82.1%
72W–21L · 77.4%
Losses
26W–1L · 96.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vera
Silva
10W–6L · 62.5%
Overall
46W–29L · 61.3%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Wins
46W–29L · 61.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Vera
Silva
4.79
Landed / min
3.54
43.4%
Accuracy
37.4%
71.7%
Defense
76.1%
1.02
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.79
36.3%
Time at distance
41.0%
Grappling & control
Vera
Silva
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
0.79
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
22.2%
68.6%
Takedown defense
45.8%
0.15
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.79
33.7%
Control share
31.5%
Strike target map
Vera
  • Head38%(129)div 65%
  • Body24%(83)div 17%
  • Legs38%(131)div 18%
Silva
  • Head63%(81)div 65%
  • Body27%(35)div 17%
  • Legs9%(12)div 18%

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

Brandon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thiago Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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