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UFC 112: Invincible
Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes
43-7 · USA
VS
Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie
13-6-1 · BRA
April 10, 2010 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Matt Hughes def. Renzo Gracie by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 4:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Hughes11/270/000:52
Gracie11/310/000:00
R2
Hughes16/340/100:10
Gracie16/460/100:00
R3 · 4:40
Hughes43/620/020:43
Gracie7/320/000:00
Total
Hughes70/1230/121:45
Gracie34/1090/100:00

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
HughesWin probabilityGracie
62.9%37.1%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
11%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hughes63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%39%
Submission7%10%
Decision32%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 70
Takedowns1.6 (0.23.6)act 0
Gracie37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%22%
Submission5%13%
Decision24%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 34
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R214%
R36%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Hughes
72.5%-275
Gracie
+27526.4%
Most takedownstie 9.0%
Hughes
87.9%-2828
Gracie
+28283.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 55.1
55
Over 55
42.0%
+135
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
56.8%
-135
069138
Gracie
Expected: 32.4
32.5
Over 32.5
42.2%
+137
Under 32.5
57.8%
-137
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
59.2%
-145
Under 1.5
40.8%
+145
035
Gracie
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
19.4%
Exactly 0
80.6%
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 10.8 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
Hughes62.9%77.7%−14.8-380
Gracie37.1%22.3%+14.8+340

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
HughesGracie
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1640
Pound-for-pound
1513
1618
Divisional
1513
1450
Striking offense
1474
1552
Striking defense
1500
1551
Grappling offense
1561
1520
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
36 yrs
Age
43 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.21
Strikes landed / min
58%
Strike accuracy
1.05
Strikes absorbed / min
52%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
3.53
Takedowns / 15 min
52%
Takedown accuracy
27%
Takedown defense
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
76%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
69%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
322
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Hughes
  • WMatt SerraU-DEC R3
    Close -25311mo before
  • LThiago AlvesKO/TKO R2
    opp missedClose -2311y 10mo before
  • LGeorges St-PierreSUB R2
    Close +1742y 3mo before
  • WChris LytleU-DEC R3
    Close -6503y 1mo before
  • LGeorges St-PierreKO/TKO R2
    Close -1453y 5mo before
Renzo Gracie
No prior UFC fights.
Hughes — win / loss by method
Record: 43-7-0

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
20 wins, 3 losses
W
47% of wins
L
43% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 4 losses
W
30% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
16win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (44%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
4 (25%)Submission(60%) 3
5 (31%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
27win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (48%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (19%)Decision(0%) 0
Gracie — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-1, 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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
23% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win6loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
7 (54%)Submission(17%) 1
3 (23%)Decision(67%) 4
1 (8%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Hughes
Gracie
21
UFC fights
0
199.9 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
28y 7m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Hughes
Gracie
238W–56L · 81.0%
Overall
175W–44L · 79.9%
Wins
63W–12L · 84.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hughes
Gracie
139W–66L · 67.8%
Overall
154W–64L · 70.6%
114W–62L · 64.8%
Wins
95W–47L · 66.9%
25W–4L · 86.2%
Losses
59W–17L · 77.6%
Distance striking
Hughes
Gracie
1.76
Landed / min
33.2%
Accuracy
66.9%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
23.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Hughes
Gracie
3.53
Takedowns / 15 min
51.6%
Takedown accuracy
26.7%
Takedown defense
1.13
Sub attempts / 15 min
79.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Hughes
  • Head71%(315)div 62%
  • Body25%(110)div 22%
  • Legs4%(17)div 16%
Gracie
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Matt Hughes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Renzo Gracie

No UFC fights on record.

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