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UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
28-4 · BRA
VS
Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
26-10-1 · USA
August 7, 2010 · Oakland, California, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
184.5lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Anderson Silva def. Chael Sonnen by SUB (Triangle Armbar), R5 3:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Silva4/131/100:05
Sonnen31/641/203:27
R2
Silva7/100/000:00
Sonnen15/221/104:51
R3
Silva3/80/000:00
Sonnen21/281/104:35
R4
Silva11/180/000:25
Sonnen16/380/204:07
R5 · 3:10
Silva4/80/000:00
Sonnen6/160/102:53
Total
Silva29/571/100:30
Sonnen89/1683/7019:53

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
SilvaWin probabilitySonnen
16.8%83.2%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
31%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 13.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Silva17%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%49%
Submission6%33%
Decision3%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 29
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Sonnen83%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%28%
Submission25%30%
Decision35%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 89
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.1)act 3
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R29%
R38%
R45%
R53%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Silva
49.6%-101
Sonnen
+10149.1%
Most takedownstie 28.4%
Silva
4.1%+1630
Sonnen
-163067.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 43.4
43.5
Over 43.5
42.3%
+136
Under 43.5
57.7%
-136
055109
Sonnen
Expected: 43.2
43
Over 43
42.0%
+134
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.4%
-134
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.7%
Exactly 0
90.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Sonnen
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
50.5%
-102
Under 1.5
49.5%
+102
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 13.9 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
Silva16.8%80.7%−63.9-460
Sonnen83.2%19.3%+63.9+410

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
85.0Striking74.4
Silva +10.6
55.5Grappling65.0
Sonnen +9.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SilvaSonnen
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1694
Pound-for-pound
1548
1669
Divisional
1559
1539
Striking offense
1503
1567
Striking defense
1503
1513
Grappling offense
1530
1532
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
35 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.75
Strikes landed / min
2.88
70%
Strike accuracy
41%
1.06
Strikes absorbed / min
0.96
71%
Strike defense
72%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.31
Takedowns / 15 min
4.59
67%
Takedown accuracy
56%
83%
Takedown defense
62%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
57%
+11
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
82%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anderson Silva
  • WDemian MaiaU-DEC R5
    Close -6754mo before
  • WForrest GriffinKO/TKO R1
    Close -3081y before
  • WThales LeitesU-DEC R5
    Close -5331y 4mo before
  • WPatrick CoteKO/TKO R3
    Close -6131y 9mo before
  • WJames IrvinKO/TKO R1
    Close -5052y 1mo before
Chael Sonnen
  • WNate MarquardtU-DEC R3
    Close +3606mo before
  • WYushin OkamiU-DEC R3
    Close +2289mo before
  • WDan MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +1801y 2mo before
  • LDemian MaiaSUB R1
    Close +2301y 5mo before
  • LJeremy HornSUB R2
    Close +2554y 2mo before
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 28-4-0

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
18 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (18%)Submission() 0
2 (18%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (65%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (29%)Decision(25%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(25%) 1
Sonnen — win / loss by method
Record: 26-10-1

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, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 7 losses
W
8% of wins
L
70% of losses
Decision
16 wins, 1 loss
W
62% of wins
L
10% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
4 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
22win7loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (36%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
2 (9%)Submission(57%) 4
12 (55%)Decision(14%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Sonnen
11
UFC fights
7
96.8 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
75.2 min · 10.7 avg
29y 1m
Career length
29y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Sonnen
185W–35L · 84.1%
Overall
187W–36L · 83.9%
185W–35L · 84.1%
Wins
74W–16L · 82.2%
0W–0L
Losses
113W–20L · 85.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Sonnen
200W–78L · 71.9%
Overall
394W–96L · 80.4%
174W–64L · 73.1%
Wins
191W–51L · 78.9%
26W–14L · 65.0%
Losses
203W–45L · 81.9%
Distance striking
Silva
Sonnen
3.22
Landed / min
6.30
63.0%
Accuracy
29.4%
76.4%
Defense
76.8%
1.86
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
66.1%
Time at distance
19.2%
Grappling & control
Silva
Sonnen
0.31
Takedowns / 15 min
4.59
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
56.1%
83.3%
Takedown defense
61.5%
0.46
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
41.9%
Control share
90.9%
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head52%(189)div 63%
  • Body21%(75)div 20%
  • Legs27%(99)div 17%
Sonnen
  • Head61%(132)div 63%
  • Body9%(19)div 20%
  • Legs30%(66)div 17%

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

Anderson Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chael Sonnen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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