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UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez
Brendan Schaub
Brendan Schaub
6-1 · USA
VS
Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga
11-5 · BRA
October 23, 2010 · Anaheim, California, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
239.0lb
Weigh-in
254.0lb
Brendan Schaub def. Gabriel Gonzaga by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Schaub18/720/010:01
Gonzaga8/290/100:00
R2
Schaub18/650/000:05
Gonzaga11/300/100:00
R3
Schaub17/620/100:00
Gonzaga18/510/000:00
Total
Schaub53/1990/110:06
Gonzaga37/1100/200:00

Scorecards

Schaub vs Gonzaga

RdCecil PeoplesLarry LandlessNelson HamiltonCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.9

Media (5 cards) · avg 3027.2 · 5 Schaub · 0 Gonzaga

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Schaub-Gonzaga.

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
SchaubWin probabilityGonzaga
61.0%39.0%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
12%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Schaub61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%49%
Submission4%6%
Decision28%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 53
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Gonzaga39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%46%
Submission8%20%
Decision13%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 37
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R219%
R39%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Schaub
60.9%-164
Gonzaga
+16437.3%
Most takedownstie 36.3%
Schaub
19.6%+224
Gonzaga
-22444.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Schaub
Expected: 33.0
33
Over 33
41.4%
+137
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.6%
-137
04283
Gonzaga
Expected: 25.3
25.5
Over 25.5
42.0%
+138
Under 25.5
58.0%
-138
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Schaub
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.4%
+218
Under 0.5
68.6%
-218
035
Gonzaga
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.6%
+134
Exactly 1
19.2%
push
Under 1
46.3%
-134
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 9.5 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
Schaub61.0%42.9%+18.1+125
Gonzaga39.0%57.1%−18.1-145

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
87.3Striking62.5
Schaub +24.8
20.8Grappling84.6
Gonzaga +63.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SchaubGonzaga
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1531
Pound-for-pound
1554
1531
Divisional
1554
1515
Striking offense
1526
1502
Striking defense
1503
1501
Grappling offense
1541
1509
Grappling defense
1546
Physical
27 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
78"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
8.32
Strikes landed / min
2.44
49%
Strike accuracy
50%
1.95
Strikes absorbed / min
2.74
76%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.26
Takedown accuracy
57%
75%
Takedown defense
77%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
64%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
67%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
216
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brendan Schaub
  • WChris TuchschererKO/TKO R1
    Close -3054mo before
  • WChase GormleyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2607mo before
  • LRoy NelsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +13811mo before
Gabriel Gonzaga
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close +2307mo before
  • WChris TuchschererKO/TKO R1
    Close -4331y 2mo before
  • LShane CarwinKO/TKO R1
    Close -1431y 8mo before
  • WJosh HendricksKO/TKO R1
    Close -3601y 11mo before
  • WJustin McCullySUB R1
    Close -4852y 4mo before
Schaub — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Gonzaga — 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, 5 losses
W
64% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(100%) 4
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Schaub
Gonzaga
3
UFC fights
11
5.7 min · 1.9 avg
Octagon time
59.9 min · 5.4 avg
18y 1m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Schaub
Gonzaga
39W–7L · 84.8%
Overall
130W–29L · 81.8%
27W–3L · 90.0%
Wins
86W–17L · 83.5%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Losses
44W–12L · 78.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Schaub
Gonzaga
5W–12L · 29.4%
Overall
8W–7L · 53.3%
5W–12L · 29.4%
Wins
6W–7L · 46.2%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Schaub
Gonzaga
6.30
Landed / min
2.48
36.4%
Accuracy
36.8%
75.6%
Defense
65.4%
5.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.25
56.1%
Time at distance
40.4%
Grappling & control
Schaub
Gonzaga
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.26
Takedown accuracy
56.5%
75.0%
Takedown defense
76.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.75
10.8%
Control share
60.0%
Strike target map
Schaub
  • Head100%(47)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Gonzaga
  • Head63%(92)div 67%
  • Body14%(21)div 17%
  • Legs23%(33)div 16%

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

Brendan Schaub
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gabriel Gonzaga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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