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UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2
Dan Miller
Dan Miller
11-4 · USA
VS
John Salter
John Salter
5-1 · USA
August 28, 2010 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Dan Miller def. John Salter by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 1:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Miller15/470/100:02
Salter17/392/201:38
R2 · 1:53
Miller8/270/000:06
Salter4/130/100:00
Total
Miller23/740/100:08
Salter21/522/301:38

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
MillerWin probabilitySalter
41.6%58.4%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
40%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Miller42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%13%
Submission19%46%
Decision17%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 23
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Salter58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%30%
Submission21%35%
Decision20%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1435)act 21
Takedowns1.6 (0.03.9)act 2
Combined totals~49 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R29%
R37%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Miller
41.1%+138
Salter
-13856.8%
Most takedownstie 25.2%
Miller
13.2%+467
Salter
-46761.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Miller
Expected: 22.4
22.5
Over 22.5
42.1%
+138
Under 22.5
57.9%
-138
02856
Salter
Expected: 26.6
26.5
Over 26.5
42.8%
+134
Under 26.5
57.2%
-134
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Miller
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.2%
+243
Under 0.5
70.8%
-243
035
Salter
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
50.2%
-101
Under 1.5
49.8%
+101
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 8.3 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
Miller41.6%66.9%−25.3-230
Salter58.4%33.1%+25.3+190

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
56.3Striking50.9
Miller +5.4
64.4Grappling36.2
Miller +28.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MillerSalter
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1520
Pound-for-pound
1515
1519
Divisional
1515
1499
Striking offense
1487
1500
Striking defense
1499
1501
Grappling offense
1544
1502
Grappling defense
1545
Physical
29 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.79
Strikes landed / min
0.62
29%
Strike accuracy
13%
2.54
Strikes absorbed / min
1.61
59%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.68
Takedowns / 15 min
1.86
64%
Takedown accuracy
29%
47%
Takedown defense
50%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-3
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dan Miller
  • LMichael BispingU-DEC R3
    Close +1803mo before
  • LDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close +2587mo before
  • LChael SonnenU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 3mo before
  • WJake RosholtSUB R1
    Close -1901y 7mo before
  • WMatt HorwichU-DEC R3
    Close -3581y 10mo before
John Salter
  • WJason MacDonaldKO/TKO R1
    Close +1554mo before
  • LGerald HarrisKO/TKO R3
    Close +2208mo before
Miller — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0, 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
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (63%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(100%) 1
Salter — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Miller
Salter
6
UFC fights
2
62.5 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
16.1 min · 8.1 avg
20y 8m
Career length
17y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Miller
Salter
101W–28L · 78.3%
Overall
38W–15L · 71.7%
49W–14L · 77.8%
Wins
24W–13L · 64.9%
52W–14L · 78.8%
Losses
14W–2L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Miller
Salter
43W–24L · 64.2%
Overall
11W–7L · 61.1%
40W–23L · 63.5%
Wins
11W–7L · 61.1%
3W–1L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Miller
Salter
3.13
Landed / min
0.77
23.7%
Accuracy
10.8%
64.9%
Defense
77.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
39.3%
Time at distance
64.4%
Grappling & control
Miller
Salter
1.68
Takedowns / 15 min
1.86
63.6%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
46.7%
Takedown defense
50.0%
1.44
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
35.4%
Control share
54.5%
Strike target map
Miller
  • Head54%(61)div 63%
  • Body20%(22)div 20%
  • Legs26%(29)div 17%
Salter
  • Head90%(9)div 63%
  • Body10%(1)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Dan Miller
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Salter
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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