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UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez
Jon Madsen
Jon Madsen
6-0 · USA
VS
Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Yvel
36-15-1 · NLD
October 23, 2010 · Anaheim, California, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
254.5lb
Weigh-in
249.0lb
Jon Madsen def. Gilbert Yvel by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:48
Madsen18/311/100:43
Yvel0/20/000:00
Total
Madsen18/311/100:43
Yvel0/20/000:00

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
MadsenWin probabilityYvel
61.4%38.6%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
10%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Madsen61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%26%
Submission4%6%
Decision41%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 18
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.2)act 1
Yvel39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%65%
Submission6%15%
Decision8%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 0
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R220%
R35%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Madsen
56.7%-136
Yvel
+13641.6%
Most takedownstie 29.8%
Madsen
64.1%-1047
Yvel
+10476.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Madsen
Expected: 33.9
34
Over 34
41.3%
+138
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.8%
-138
04385
Yvel
Expected: 28.7
28.5
Over 28.5
42.9%
+133
Under 28.5
57.1%
-133
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Madsen
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
49.6%
+102
Under 1.5
50.4%
-102
035
Yvel
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.6%
Exactly 0
86.4%
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 10.2 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
Madsen61.4%66.4%−5.0-225
Yvel38.6%33.6%+5.0+185

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
69.0Striking55.2
Madsen +13.9
56.7Grappling29.8
Madsen +26.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MadsenYvel
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1508
1553
Divisional
1508
Striking offense
Striking defense
1523
Grappling offense
1500
1558
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
30 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
72"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.11
Strikes landed / min
2.10
38%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.18
Strikes absorbed / min
3.39
84%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.33
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
67%
Takedown accuracy
0%
100%
Takedown defense
29%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
0%
+3
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jon Madsen
  • WKarlos VemolaU-DEC R3
    Close +1254mo before
  • WMostapha Al-TurkU-DEC R3
    Close -2456mo before
  • WJustin WrenS-DEC R3
    Close +28311mo before
Gilbert Yvel
  • LBen RothwellU-DEC R3
    Close -1854mo before
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close +26210mo before
Madsen — 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Yvel — win / loss by method
Record: 36-15-1, 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
31 wins, 4 losses
W
86% of wins
L
27% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 6 losses
W
0% of wins
L
40% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
36win13loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
31 (86%)KO/TKO(23%) 3
5 (14%)Submission(15%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(38%) 5
0 (0%)DQ / other(23%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Madsen
Yvel
3
UFC fights
2
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
17.1 min · 8.6 avg
18y 3m
Career length
29y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Madsen
Yvel
20W–6L · 76.9%
Overall
39W–8L · 83.0%
20W–6L · 76.9%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
39W–8L · 83.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Madsen
Yvel
4W–3L · 57.1%
Overall
492W–227L · 68.4%
4W–3L · 57.1%
Wins
273W–163L · 62.6%
0W–0L
Losses
219W–64L · 77.4%
Distance striking
Madsen
Yvel
1.86
Landed / min
3.29
28.4%
Accuracy
29.6%
88.0%
Defense
60.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
69.4%
Time at distance
14.2%
Grappling & control
Madsen
Yvel
1.33
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
28.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.75
95.8%
Control share
11.4%
Strike target map
Madsen
  • Head63%(60)div 67%
  • Body17%(16)div 17%
  • Legs20%(19)div 16%
Yvel
  • Head92%(33)div 67%
  • Body6%(2)div 17%
  • Legs3%(1)div 16%

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

Jon Madsen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gilbert Yvel
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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