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UFC 108: Evans vs Silva
Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans
13-1-1 · USA
VS
Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva
14-1 · BRA
January 2, 2010 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Rashad Evans def. Thiago Silva by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Evans5/344/403:13
Silva10/320/000:06
R2
Evans3/163/702:59
Silva8/160/000:00
R3
Evans4/161/501:02
Silva13/360/000:08
Total
Evans12/668/1607:14
Silva31/840/000:14

Scorecards

Evans vs Silva

RdAdalaide ByrdRoy SilbertTony WeeksCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9.1
R3---9-10
Total29-2829-2829-2829-28.1

Media (5 cards) · avg 2928.2 · 4 Evans · 0 Silva · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Evans-Silva.

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
EvansWin probabilitySilva
37.9%62.1%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
21%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Evans38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%24%
Submission7%18%
Decision22%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 12
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 8
Silva62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%43%
Submission14%23%
Decision21%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 31
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R29%
R36%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Evans
38.3%+156
Silva
-15659.9%
Most takedownstie 43.2%
Evans
48.7%-603
Silva
+6038.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Evans
Expected: 25.8
26
Over 26
40.7%
+140
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
56.8%
-140
03365
Silva
Expected: 32.7
32.5
Over 32.5
42.9%
+133
Under 32.5
57.1%
-133
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Evans
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.5%
+155
Exactly 1
22.4%
push
Under 1
47.1%
-155
035
Silva
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.7%
Exactly 0
86.3%
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 8.9 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
Evans37.9%64.5%−26.6-218
Silva62.1%35.5%+26.6+165

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
65.5Striking72.6
Silva +7.1
63.5Grappling43.5
Evans +20.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EvansSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1627
Pound-for-pound
1591
1613
Divisional
1591
1504
Striking offense
1522
1527
Striking defense
1499
1509
Grappling offense
1510
1520
Grappling defense
1482
Physical
30 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.00
Strikes landed / min
4.24
39%
Strike accuracy
53%
2.05
Strikes absorbed / min
3.50
66%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.23
Takedowns / 15 min
1.31
58%
Takedown accuracy
22%
63%
Takedown defense
38%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
89%
UFC win rate
83%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rashad Evans
  • LLyoto MachidaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1767mo before
  • WForrest GriffinKO/TKO R3
    1y before
  • WChuck LiddellKO/TKO R2
    Close +1981y 4mo before
  • WMichael BispingS-DEC R3
    Close -2632y 2mo before
  • DTito OrtizU-DEC R3
    Close +1032y 6mo before
Thiago Silva
  • WKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close +1204mo before
  • LLyoto MachidaKO/TKO R1
    Close +19011mo before
  • WAntonio MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -6211y 7mo before
  • WHouston AlexanderKO/TKO R1
    Close +1402y 2mo before
  • WTomasz DrwalKO/TKO R2
    Close -3252y 4mo before
Evans — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-1

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, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
8win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Evans
Silva
10
UFC fights
6
117.0 min · 11.7 avg
Octagon time
22.9 min · 3.8 avg
22y 4m
Career length
20y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Evans
Silva
115W–18L · 86.5%
Overall
77W–14L · 84.6%
101W–18L · 84.9%
Wins
64W–14L · 82.1%
14W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
13W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Evans
Silva
65W–44L · 59.6%
Overall
46W–29L · 61.3%
65W–44L · 59.6%
Wins
46W–29L · 61.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Evans
Silva
2.17
Landed / min
3.48
30.7%
Accuracy
38.0%
72.1%
Defense
71.0%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.31
49.9%
Time at distance
44.0%
Grappling & control
Evans
Silva
4.23
Takedowns / 15 min
1.31
57.9%
Takedown accuracy
22.2%
62.5%
Takedown defense
37.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.31
79.9%
Control share
53.0%
Strike target map
Evans
  • Head83%(195)div 64%
  • Body13%(31)div 16%
  • Legs3%(8)div 19%
Silva
  • Head68%(66)div 64%
  • Body26%(25)div 16%
  • Legs6%(6)div 19%

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

Rashad Evans
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thiago Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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