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UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin
Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
4-1 · USA
VS
Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin
12-0 · USA
July 3, 2010 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
265.0lb
Weigh-in
265.0lb
Brock Lesnar def. Shane Carwin by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 2:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lesnar3/80/301:04
Carwin40/790/012:44
R2 · 2:19
Lesnar5/71/101:29
Carwin0/60/000:00
Total
Lesnar8/151/402:33
Carwin40/850/012:44

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
LesnarWin probabilityCarwin
50.0%50.0%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
25%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 12.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lesnar50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%52%
Submission10%21%
Decision14%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 8
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.9)act 1
Carwin50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%58%
Submission15%30%
Decision6%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 40
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R213%
R315%
R49%
R56%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Lesnar
48.5%+103
Carwin
-10349.9%
Most takedownstie 37.3%
Lesnar
52.8%-530
Carwin
+53010.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lesnar
Expected: 33.1
33
Over 33
41.8%
+135
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.3%
-135
04283
Carwin
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
42.8%
+134
Under 33.5
57.2%
-134
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Lesnar
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
42.1%
+138
Under 1.5
57.9%
-138
035
Carwin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
17.4%
+475
Under 0.5
82.6%
-475
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 12.0 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
Lesnar50.0%58.2%−8.2-145
Carwin50.0%41.8%+8.2+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
83.8Striking90.8
Carwin +7.0
71.0Grappling21.8
Lesnar +49.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LesnarCarwin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1592
1547
Divisional
1592
1509
Striking offense
1515
1522
Striking defense
1507
1545
Grappling offense
1528
1530
Grappling defense
1517
Physical
32 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
81"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.42
Strikes landed / min
9.86
82%
Strike accuracy
65%
0.83
Strikes absorbed / min
1.94
53%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.30
Takedowns / 15 min
2.08
75%
Takedown accuracy
25%
67%
Takedown defense
0%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+4
75%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
357
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brock Lesnar
  • WFrank MirKO/TKO R2
    Close -2251y before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R2
    Close -1361y 8mo before
  • WHeath HerringU-DEC R3
    Close -2081y 11mo before
  • LFrank MirSUB R1
    Close -1632y 5mo before
Shane Carwin
  • WFrank MirKO/TKO R1
    Close +1403mo before
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1181y 4mo before
  • WNeil WainKO/TKO R1
    Close -7381y 8mo before
  • WChristian WellischKO/TKO R1
    Close -2332y 1mo before
Lesnar — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Carwin — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Lesnar
Carwin
4
UFC fights
4
31.4 min · 7.9 avg
Octagon time
7.2 min · 1.8 avg
19y 2m
Career length
20y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lesnar
Carwin
66W–27L · 71.0%
Overall
36W–10L · 78.3%
56W–24L · 70.0%
Wins
36W–10L · 78.3%
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lesnar
Carwin
2W–5L · 28.6%
Overall
29W–14L · 67.4%
2W–5L · 28.6%
Wins
29W–14L · 67.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lesnar
Carwin
4.51
Landed / min
3.15
45.2%
Accuracy
21.4%
73.1%
Defense
66.7%
0.95
Knockdowns / 15 min
6.25
9.9%
Time at distance
26.4%
Grappling & control
Lesnar
Carwin
4.30
Takedowns / 15 min
2.08
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.48
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
80.9%
Control share
87.1%
Strike target map
Lesnar
  • Head67%(93)div 66%
  • Body27%(37)div 17%
  • Legs6%(9)div 16%
Carwin
  • Head72%(51)div 66%
  • Body4%(3)div 17%
  • Legs24%(17)div 16%

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

Brock Lesnar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Shane Carwin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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