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UFC 112: Invincible
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
10-2 · GBR
VS
Matt Veach
Matt Veach
11-1 · USA
April 10, 2010 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Paul Kelly def. Matt Veach by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 3:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Kelly24/340/002:45
Veach3/61/101:46
R2 · 3:41
Kelly23/390/002:40
Veach1/30/000:40
Total
Kelly47/730/005:25
Veach4/91/102:26

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
KellyWin probabilityVeach
53.5%46.5%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
30%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Kelly53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%33%
Submission12%23%
Decision23%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 47
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.7)act 0
Veach47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%35%
Submission18%38%
Decision13%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 4
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 1
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R216%
R38%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Kelly
65.2%-195
Veach
+19533.4%
Most takedownstie 24.7%
Kelly
49.0%-186
Veach
+18626.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kelly
Expected: 44.4
44.5
Over 44.5
42.3%
+137
Under 44.5
57.7%
-137
056111
Veach
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
41.7%
+135
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.2%
-135
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Kelly
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
42.1%
-296
Exactly 1
43.7%
push
Under 1
14.2%
+296
035
Veach
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
63.1%
-171
Under 0.5
36.9%
+171
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 8.6 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
Kelly53.5%30.2%+23.3+220
Veach46.5%69.8%−23.3-260

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
64.5Striking42.8
Kelly +21.7
57.1Grappling65.2
Veach +8.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KellyVeach
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1534
1524
Divisional
1534
1480
Striking offense
1487
1492
Striking defense
1500
1507
Grappling offense
1552
1496
Grappling defense
1533
Physical
25 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.13
Strikes landed / min
1.60
35%
Strike accuracy
27%
2.63
Strikes absorbed / min
4.54
62%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
5.04
57%
Takedown accuracy
33%
46%
Takedown defense
100%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Kelly
  • LDennis SiverKO/TKO R2
    Close -4005mo before
  • WRolando DelgadoU-DEC R3
    Close -40510mo before
  • WTroy MandalonizU-DEC R3
    Close -3251y 2mo before
  • LMarcus DavisSUB R2
    Close +2631y 6mo before
  • WPaul TaylorU-DEC R3
    Close +1962y 3mo before
Matt Veach
  • LFrankie EdgarSUB R2
    Close +4634mo before
  • WMatt GriceKO/TKO R1
    Close +1381y 2mo before
Kelly — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Veach — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (60%)Submission() 0
1 (10%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Kelly
Veach
5
UFC fights
2
60.1 min · 12.0 avg
Octagon time
11.9 min · 6.0 avg
21y 0m
Career length
20y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kelly
Veach
47W–16L · 74.6%
Overall
21W–2L · 91.3%
19W–6L · 76.0%
Wins
10W–1L · 90.9%
28W–10L · 73.7%
Losses
11W–1L · 91.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kelly
Veach
30W–32L · 48.4%
Overall
27W–42L · 39.1%
30W–32L · 48.4%
Wins
27W–42L · 39.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Kelly
Veach
2.86
Landed / min
2.11
19.5%
Accuracy
20.8%
68.2%
Defense
67.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.26
34.3%
Time at distance
39.8%
Grappling & control
Kelly
Veach
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
5.04
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
46.2%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.75
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
74.7%
Control share
59.4%
Strike target map
Kelly
  • Head73%(138)div 66%
  • Body18%(34)div 18%
  • Legs9%(16)div 16%
Veach
  • Head84%(16)div 66%
  • Body11%(2)div 18%
  • Legs5%(1)div 16%

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

Paul Kelly
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matt Veach
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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