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UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez
Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez
7-0 · USA
VS
February 20, 2010 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
242.0lb
Weigh-in
233.2lb
Cain Velasquez def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:20
Velasquez23/450/010:03
Rodrigo Nogueira3/220/000:00
Total
Velasquez23/450/010:03
Rodrigo Nogueira3/220/000:00

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
VelasquezWin probabilityRodrigo Nogueira
77.6%22.4%
KO / TKO
52%
Submission
34%
Decision
14%
Expected fight time: 6.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Velasquez78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO48%61%
Submission21%27%
Decision9%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 23
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.0)act 0
Rodrigo Nogueira22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%18%
Submission13%60%
Decision5%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes15 (820)act 3
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~50 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R154%
R224%
R38%
Distance14%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Velasquez
81.4%-478
Rodrigo Nogueira
+47817.0%
Most takedownstie 31.3%
Velasquez
61.7%-889
Rodrigo Nogueira
+8896.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Velasquez
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
41.2%
+138
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.9%
-138
04488
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 15.2
15
Over 15
41.4%
+132
Exactly 15
4.2%
push
Under 15
54.5%
-132
02039
Takedowns — over/under
Velasquez
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
40.6%
-123
Exactly 1
26.5%
push
Under 1
32.9%
+123
035
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.2%
Exactly 0
84.8%
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 6.3 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
Velasquez77.6%48.5%+29.1+101
Rodrigo Nogueira22.4%51.5%−29.1-112

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
95.8Striking60.8
Velasquez +35.0
82.3Grappling63.5
Velasquez +18.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VelasquezRodrigo Nogueira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1587
Pound-for-pound
1607
1587
Divisional
1607
1507
Striking offense
1489
1509
Striking defense
1494
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
7.30
Strikes landed / min
2.48
65%
Strike accuracy
37%
1.01
Strikes absorbed / min
3.37
67%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.42
Takedowns / 15 min
1.86
70%
Takedown accuracy
38%
75%
Takedown defense
50%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+5
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
75%
80%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cain Velasquez
  • WBen RothwellKO/TKO R2
    Close -3084mo before
  • WCheick KongoU-DEC R3
    Close -1908mo before
  • WDenis StojnicKO/TKO R2
    Close -7001y before
  • WJake O'BrienKO/TKO R1
    Close -3331y 7mo before
  • WBrad MorrisKO/TKO R1
    Close -2831y 10mo before
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
  • WRandy CoutureU-DEC R3
    Close +1536mo before
  • LFrank MirKO/TKO R2
    1y 2mo before
  • WTim SylviaSUB R3
    Close -1682y 1mo before
  • WHeath HerringU-DEC R3
    Close -6252y 8mo before
Velasquez — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Rodrigo Nogueira — win / loss by method
Record: 29-5-1, 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
7% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
34% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
26win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
16 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (31%)Decision(100%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Velasquez
Rodrigo Nogueira
5
UFC fights
4
32.7 min · 6.5 avg
Octagon time
48.4 min · 12.1 avg
19y 10m
Career length
27y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Velasquez
Rodrigo Nogueira
69W–14L · 83.1%
Overall
78W–27L · 74.3%
69W–14L · 83.1%
Wins
67W–24L · 73.6%
0W–0L
Losses
11W–3L · 78.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Velasquez
Rodrigo Nogueira
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
394W–110L · 78.2%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
335W–105L · 76.1%
0W–0L
Losses
59W–5L · 92.2%
Distance striking
Velasquez
Rodrigo Nogueira
9.55
Landed / min
3.71
42.3%
Accuracy
35.2%
77.3%
Defense
69.3%
1.37
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.62
15.0%
Time at distance
59.1%
Grappling & control
Velasquez
Rodrigo Nogueira
6.42
Takedowns / 15 min
1.86
70.0%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
75.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.92
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.86
96.4%
Control share
55.5%
Strike target map
Velasquez
  • Head76%(182)div 66%
  • Body13%(30)div 18%
  • Legs11%(27)div 17%
Rodrigo Nogueira
  • Head79%(95)div 66%
  • Body14%(17)div 18%
  • Legs7%(8)div 17%

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

Cain Velasquez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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