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UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
Dennis Hallman
Dennis Hallman
47-12-2 · USA
VS
Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders
8-2-2 · USA
August 7, 2010 · Oakland, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Dennis Hallman def. Ben Saunders by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Hallman9/191/304:50
Saunders1/10/000:00
R2
Hallman9/151/104:12
Saunders6/120/000:00
R3
Hallman10/211/202:47
Saunders23/320/000:00
Total
Hallman28/553/6011:49
Saunders30/450/000:00

Scorecards

Hallman vs Saunders

RdUnknown JudgeCommunity
R1-10-9
R2-10-9
R3-9.3-9.7
Total30-2729.3-27.7

Media (3 cards) · avg 2928 · 3 Hallman · 0 Saunders

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Hallman-Saunders.

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
HallmanWin probabilitySaunders
52.5%47.5%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
15%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hallman52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%26%
Submission13%24%
Decision26%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 28
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 3
Saunders48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%42%
Submission3%5%
Decision25%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 30
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R222%
R37%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Hallman
41.9%+135
Saunders
-13556.5%
Most takedownstie 40.2%
Hallman
53.5%-845
Saunders
+8456.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hallman
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.2%
+137
Under 31.5
57.8%
-137
04079
Saunders
Expected: 36.8
37
Over 37
41.2%
+138
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
57.0%
-138
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Hallman
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
40.2%
+149
Under 1.5
59.8%
-149
035
Saunders
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.2%
Exactly 0
88.8%
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 10.7 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
Hallman52.5%27.6%+24.9+250
Saunders47.5%72.4%−24.9-300

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
51.8Striking71.8
Saunders +20.0
48.1Grappling58.6
Saunders +10.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HallmanSaunders
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1486
Pound-for-pound
1549
1515
Divisional
1547
1472
Striking offense
1509
1495
Striking defense
1516
1505
Grappling offense
1508
1486
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
34 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'2"
72"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.61
Strikes landed / min
3.05
34%
Strike accuracy
67%
1.90
Strikes absorbed / min
2.22
48%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
0.29
22%
Takedown accuracy
25%
25%
Takedown defense
86%
2.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
20%
UFC win rate
67%
-4
Win/loss streak
-1
20%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dennis Hallman
  • LJohn HowardKO/TKO R3
    Close +2058mo before
  • LJorge RiveraU-DEC R3
    4y 10mo before
  • LFrank TriggKO/TKO R1
    Close +1056y 2mo before
  • LJens PulverU-DEC R5
    Close +1058y 10mo before
  • WMatt HughesSUB R1
    9y 8mo before
Ben Saunders
  • LJon FitchU-DEC R3
    Close +2954mo before
  • WMarcus DavisKO/TKO R1
    Close +2109mo before
  • LMike SwickKO/TKO R2
    Close +1781y 2mo before
  • WBrandon WolffKO/TKO R1
    Close -3511y 8mo before
  • WRyan ThomasSUB R2
    Close -2512y before
Hallman — win / loss by method
Record: 47-12-2, 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
4 wins, 5 losses
W
9% of wins
L
42% of losses
Submission
37 wins, 0 losses
W
79% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 7 losses
W
11% of wins
L
58% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
2% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
46win8loss2draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (9%)KO/TKO(38%) 3
36 (78%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (11%)Decision(63%) 5
1 (2%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Saunders — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-2

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Hallman
Saunders
5
UFC fights
6
59.5 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
51.5 min · 8.6 avg
30y 2m
Career length
22y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hallman
Saunders
66W–12L · 84.6%
Overall
67W–13L · 83.8%
22W–1L · 95.7%
Wins
32W–8L · 80.0%
44W–11L · 80.0%
Losses
35W–5L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hallman
Saunders
207W–101L · 67.2%
Overall
12W–6L · 66.7%
138W–87L · 61.3%
Wins
12W–6L · 66.7%
69W–14L · 83.1%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Hallman
Saunders
1.46
Landed / min
7.73
25.0%
Accuracy
51.4%
66.7%
Defense
72.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.58
20.8%
Time at distance
14.1%
Grappling & control
Hallman
Saunders
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
0.29
21.7%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
25.0%
Takedown defense
86.2%
2.52
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.75
31.3%
Control share
33.1%
Strike target map
Hallman
  • Head36%(13)div 63%
  • Body39%(14)div 21%
  • Legs25%(9)div 16%
Saunders
  • Head52%(81)div 63%
  • Body37%(58)div 21%
  • Legs11%(18)div 16%

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

Dennis Hallman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ben Saunders
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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