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UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida
Phil Davis
Phil Davis
7-0 · USA
VS
Tim Boetsch
Tim Boetsch
12-3 · USA
November 20, 2010 · Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Phil Davis def. Tim Boetsch by SUB (Kimura), R2 2:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Davis29/661/102:22
Boetsch5/140/000:00
R2 · 2:55
Davis4/91/102:23
Boetsch2/50/000:07
Total
Davis33/752/204:45
Boetsch7/190/000:07

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
DavisWin probabilityBoetsch
83.6%16.4%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
7%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Davis84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%29%
Submission6%7%
Decision54%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 33
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 2
Boetsch16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%51%
Submission1%6%
Decision7%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 7
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R217%
R33%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Davis
64.4%-191
Boetsch
+19133.8%
Most takedownstie 34.8%
Davis
62.9%-2772
Boetsch
+27722.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Davis
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
42.6%
+135
Under 33.5
57.4%
-135
04284
Boetsch
Expected: 23.8
24
Over 24
40.5%
+140
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.8%
-140
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Davis
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.7%
-117
Exactly 1
22.7%
push
Under 1
35.5%
+117
035
Boetsch
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.1%
Exactly 0
94.9%
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 11.3 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
Davis83.6%81.3%+2.3-485
Boetsch16.4%18.7%−2.3+425

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
86.2Striking74.0
Davis +12.2
75.3Grappling45.3
Davis +29.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DavisBoetsch
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1533
1560
Divisional
1533
1469
Striking offense
1505
1530
Striking defense
1510
1550
Grappling offense
1504
1551
Grappling defense
1525
Physical
26 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
79"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.47
Strikes landed / min
3.74
57%
Strike accuracy
50%
0.20
Strikes absorbed / min
2.52
83%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.01
Takedowns / 15 min
1.38
54%
Takedown accuracy
44%
100%
Takedown defense
50%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
60%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Phil Davis
  • WRodney WallaceU-DEC R3
    Close -9003mo before
  • WAlexander GustafssonSUB R1
    Close -4407mo before
  • WBrian StannU-DEC R3
    Close -2659mo before
Tim Boetsch
  • WTodd BrownU-DEC R3
    Close -3503mo before
  • LJason BrilzU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 8mo before
  • WMichael PattKO/TKO R1
    Close -3932y 2mo before
  • LMatt HamillKO/TKO R2
    Close +1782y 8mo before
  • WDavid HeathKO/TKO R1
    Close +2312y 10mo before
Davis — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Boetsch — 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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Davis
Boetsch
3
UFC fights
5
34.9 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
43.3 min · 8.7 avg
17y 10m
Career length
19y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Davis
Boetsch
26W–4L · 86.7%
Overall
56W–7L · 88.9%
26W–4L · 86.7%
Wins
36W–5L · 87.8%
0W–0L
Losses
20W–2L · 90.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Davis
Boetsch
16W–8L · 66.7%
Overall
80W–45L · 64.0%
16W–8L · 66.7%
Wins
62W–42L · 59.6%
0W–0L
Losses
18W–3L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Davis
Boetsch
1.94
Landed / min
4.43
23.2%
Accuracy
41.3%
84.8%
Defense
73.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.35
19.2%
Time at distance
49.5%
Grappling & control
Davis
Boetsch
3.01
Takedowns / 15 min
1.38
53.8%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
100.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.86
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.35
98.4%
Control share
23.9%
Strike target map
Davis
  • Head58%(70)div 65%
  • Body36%(44)div 17%
  • Legs6%(7)div 18%
Boetsch
  • Head63%(102)div 65%
  • Body26%(42)div 17%
  • Legs11%(18)div 18%

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

Phil Davis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tim Boetsch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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