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UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama
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Cyrille Diabate
Cyrille Diabate
16-6-1 · FRA
October 16, 2010 · London, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Alexander Gustafsson def. Cyrille Diabate by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gustafsson20/451/212:51
Diabate9/170/100:10
R2 · 2:41
Gustafsson8/111/102:13
Diabate2/50/000:00
Total
Gustafsson28/562/315:04
Diabate11/220/100:10

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
GustafssonWin probabilityDiabate
82.0%18.0%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
37%
Decision
17%
Expected fight time: 7.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gustafsson82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%48%
Submission29%35%
Decision14%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)act 28
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 2
Diabate18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%38%
Submission8%42%
Decision3%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 11
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~48 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R153%
R212%
R318%
Distance17%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Gustafsson
55.1%-129
Diabate
+12942.6%
Most takedownstie 54.9%
Gustafsson
35.6%-372
Diabate
+3729.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 25.8
26
Over 26
40.6%
+140
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
56.9%
-140
03365
Diabate
Expected: 22.4
22.5
Over 22.5
42.2%
+137
Under 22.5
57.8%
-137
02957
Takedowns — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.5%
+160
Under 0.5
61.5%
-160
035
Diabate
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.7%
Exactly 0
86.3%
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 7.0 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
Gustafsson82.0%58.8%+23.2-155
Diabate18.0%41.2%−23.2+135

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
39.7Striking92.5
Diabate +52.8
22.2Grappling25.0
Diabate +2.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GustafssonDiabate
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1533
1528
Divisional
1533
1495
Striking offense
1508
1527
Striking defense
1524
1497
Grappling offense
1488
1493
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
23 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'6"
79"
Reach
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.07
Strikes landed / min
7.67
21%
Strike accuracy
81%
3.57
Strikes absorbed / min
1.80
43%
Strike defense
75%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
80%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Gustafsson
  • LPhil DavisSUB R1
    Close +3506mo before
  • WJared HammanKO/TKO R1
    Close +11811mo before
Cyrille Diabate
  • WLuiz CaneKO/TKO R1
    Close +2555mo before
Gustafsson — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0
Diabate — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-1

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
50% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
5 (33%)Submission(33%) 2
3 (20%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Gustafsson
Diabate
2
UFC fights
1
5.6 min · 2.8 avg
Octagon time
2.2 min · 2.2 avg
18y 8m
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gustafsson
Diabate
16W–1L · 94.1%
Overall
11W–2L · 84.6%
11W–1L · 91.7%
Wins
11W–2L · 84.6%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gustafsson
Diabate
48W–24L · 66.7%
Overall
211W–120L · 63.7%
48W–24L · 66.7%
Wins
147W–99L · 59.8%
0W–0L
Losses
64W–21L · 75.3%
Distance striking
Gustafsson
Diabate
2.52
Landed / min
15.66
11.8%
Accuracy
77.8%
63.2%
Defense
78.6%
2.68
Knockdowns / 15 min
6.77
14.1%
Time at distance
40.3%
Grappling & control
Gustafsson
Diabate
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
12.0%
Control share
13.2%
Strike target map
Gustafsson
  • Head100%(6)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
Diabate
  • Head76%(13)div 65%
  • Body12%(2)div 16%
  • Legs12%(2)div 18%

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

Alexander Gustafsson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cyrille Diabate
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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