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UFC 125: Resolution
Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares
6-0 · USA
VS
Phil Baroni
Phil Baroni
13-12 · USA
January 1, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Brad Tavares def. Phil Baroni by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:20
Tavares22/310/310:44
Baroni11/160/011:49
Total
Tavares22/310/310:44
Baroni11/160/011:49

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
TavaresWin probabilityBaroni
65.8%34.2%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
64%
Decision
15%
Expected fight time: 6.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Tavares66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%17%
Submission45%68%
Decision10%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 22
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Baroni34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%30%
Submission19%55%
Decision5%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 11
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R166%
R23%
R316%
Distance15%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Tavares
63.4%-183
Baroni
+18334.7%
Most takedownstie 55.0%
Tavares
24.5%-120
Baroni
+12020.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 31.8
32
Over 32
41.1%
+139
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.9%
-139
04080
Baroni
Expected: 23.0
23
Over 23
41.1%
+136
Exactly 23
2.8%
push
Under 23
56.1%
-136
02958
Takedowns — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
29.9%
+235
Under 0.5
70.1%
-235
035
Baroni
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
26.4%
Exactly 0
73.6%
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 6.1 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
Tavares65.8%71.5%−5.7-280
Baroni34.2%28.5%+5.7+240

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
64.8Striking53.1
Tavares +11.7
62.7Grappling48.4
Tavares +14.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TavaresBaroni
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1467
1532
Divisional
1480
1499
Striking offense
1494
1501
Striking defense
1498
1504
Grappling offense
1506
1501
Grappling defense
1483
Physical
23 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.20
Strikes landed / min
2.62
53%
Strike accuracy
49%
1.47
Strikes absorbed / min
4.05
50%
Strike defense
38%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.30
50%
Takedown accuracy
44%
100%
Takedown defense
64%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
33%
+1
Win/loss streak
-5
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
406
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brad Tavares
  • WSeth BaczynskiU-DEC R3
    Close -2206mo before
Phil Baroni
  • LAmir SadollahU-DEC R3
    Close +1931y 1mo before
  • LPete SellSUB R3
    Close -3005y 11mo before
  • LEvan TannerU-DEC R3
    Close -1156y 6mo before
  • LEvan TannerKO/TKO R1
    7y 1mo before
  • LMatt LindlandU-DEC R3
    Close +1007y 10mo before
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Baroni — win / loss by method
Record: 13-12-0

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
69% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 7 losses
W
15% of wins
L
58% of losses
UFC
3win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(17%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
10win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
2 (20%)Submission(17%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Tavares
Baroni
1
UFC fights
9
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
92.3 min · 10.3 avg
19y 1m
Career length
26y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tavares
Baroni
11W–5L · 68.8%
Overall
120W–21L · 85.1%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Wins
46W–11L · 80.7%
0W–0L
Losses
74W–10L · 88.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tavares
Baroni
1W–5L · 16.7%
Overall
227W–119L · 65.6%
1W–5L · 16.7%
Wins
103W–68L · 60.2%
0W–0L
Losses
124W–51L · 70.9%
Distance striking
Tavares
Baroni
5.27
Landed / min
3.36
37.5%
Accuracy
29.9%
66.7%
Defense
49.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.65
7.6%
Time at distance
23.2%
Grappling & control
Tavares
Baroni
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.30
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
100.0%
Takedown defense
63.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.33
86.6%
Control share
36.8%
Strike target map
Tavares
  • Head72%(13)div 63%
  • Body22%(4)div 20%
  • Legs6%(1)div 17%
Baroni
  • Head64%(156)div 63%
  • Body34%(83)div 20%
  • Legs1%(3)div 17%

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

Brad Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Phil Baroni
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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