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UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama
Paul Sass
Paul Sass
10-0 · GBR
VS
Mark Holst
Mark Holst
8-2 · CAN
October 16, 2010 · London, England, United Kingdom
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Paul Sass def. Mark Holst by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 4:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:45
Sass2/40/200:00
Holst3/100/003:19
Total
Sass2/40/200:00
Holst3/100/003:19

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
SassWin probabilityHolst
71.9%28.1%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
22%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sass72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%23%
Submission18%25%
Decision38%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 2
Takedowns1.5 (0.13.5)act 0
Holst28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%41%
Submission4%15%
Decision12%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 3
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R215%
R36%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Sass
54.5%-124
Holst
+12444.0%
Most takedownstie 15.6%
Sass
74.4%-742
Holst
+74210.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sass
Expected: 36.9
37
Over 37
41.4%
+137
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.8%
-137
04793
Holst
Expected: 32.9
33
Over 33
41.2%
+138
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.8%
-138
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Sass
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
55.5%
-125
Under 1.5
44.5%
+125
035
Holst
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
34.7%
+188
Under 0.5
65.3%
-188
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 10.1 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
Sass71.9%62.8%+9.1-185
Holst28.1%37.2%−9.1+160

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SassHolst
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1504
1533
Divisional
1504
1500
Striking offense
1491
1500
Striking defense
1499
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
22 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
0.13
Strike accuracy
13%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.07
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
50%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Sass
No prior UFC fights.
Mark Holst
  • LJohn GundersonU-DEC R3
    Close +1704mo before
Sass — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
90% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
9 (90%)Submission() 0
1 (10%)Decision() 0
Holst — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sass
Holst
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
20y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sass
Holst
Overall
29W–10L · 74.4%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
29W–10L · 74.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sass
Holst
49W–22L · 69.0%
Overall
34W–22L · 60.7%
49W–22L · 69.0%
Wins
27W–18L · 60.0%
0W–0L
Losses
7W–4L · 63.6%
Distance striking
Sass
Holst
Landed / min
0.69
Accuracy
6.7%
Defense
61.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
9.6%
Grappling & control
Sass
Holst
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.00
Control share
6.8%
Strike target map
Sass
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Holst
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body50%(1)div 18%
  • Legs50%(1)div 16%

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

Paul Sass

No UFC fights on record.

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

Mark Holst
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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