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UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez
Frank Mir
Frank Mir
12-4 · USA
VS
Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo
14-5-1 · FRA
December 12, 2009 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
264.5lb
Weigh-in
239.0lb
Frank Mir def. Cheick Kongo by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 1:12
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:12
Mir2/50/010:06
Kongo0/40/000:23
Total
Mir2/50/010:06
Kongo0/40/000:23

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
MirWin probabilityKongo
42.3%57.7%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
22%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Mir42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%33%
Submission16%37%
Decision12%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes16 (821)act 2
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Kongo58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%56%
Submission7%11%
Decision19%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 0
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~50 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R221%
R39%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Mir
19.9%+395
Kongo
-39578.5%
Most takedownstie 58.1%
Mir
23.1%-122
Kongo
+12218.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mir
Expected: 16.4
16.5
Over 16.5
42.2%
+137
Under 16.5
57.8%
-137
02142
Kongo
Expected: 34.0
34
Over 34
41.6%
+136
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.5%
-136
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Mir
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.9%
+272
Under 0.5
73.1%
-272
035
Kongo
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.2%
+332
Under 0.5
76.8%
-332
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 8.4 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
Mir42.3%63.4%−21.1-192
Kongo57.7%36.6%+21.1+164

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
53.7Striking74.8
Kongo +21.1
67.2Grappling54.1
Mir +13.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MirKongo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1584
Pound-for-pound
1564
1582
Divisional
1564
1500
Striking offense
1541
1487
Striking defense
1546
1540
Grappling offense
1531
1484
Grappling defense
1485
Physical
30 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
79"
Reach
82"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.68
Strikes landed / min
3.65
51%
Strike accuracy
64%
3.94
Strikes absorbed / min
1.52
36%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.15
Takedowns / 15 min
1.97
48%
Takedown accuracy
62%
17%
Takedown defense
49%
4.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
70%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
80%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Frank Mir
  • LBrock LesnarKO/TKO R2
    Close +1855mo before
  • WAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraKO/TKO R2
    11mo before
  • WBrock LesnarSUB R1
    Close +1381y 10mo before
  • WAntoni HardonkSUB R1
    Close -1702y 4mo before
  • LBrandon VeraKO/TKO R1
    Close +2953y 1mo before
Cheick Kongo
  • LCain VelasquezU-DEC R3
    Close +1616mo before
  • WAntoni HardonkKO/TKO R2
    Close -3108mo before
  • WMostapha Al-TurkKO/TKO R1
    11mo before
  • WDan EvensenKO/TKO R1
    Close -5131y 4mo before
  • LHeath HerringS-DEC R3
    Close -1901y 9mo before
Mir — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
2 wins, 4 losses
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(100%) 4
6 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (10%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Kongo — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-1

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
21% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
7win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Mir
Kongo
14
UFC fights
10
57.1 min · 4.1 avg
Octagon time
99.1 min · 9.9 avg
25y 0m
Career length
25y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Mir
Kongo
117W–32L · 78.5%
Overall
107W–35L · 75.4%
94W–26L · 78.3%
Wins
70W–22L · 76.1%
23W–6L · 79.3%
Losses
37W–13L · 74.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mir
Kongo
4W–1L · 80.0%
Overall
102W–62L · 62.2%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Wins
65W–46L · 58.6%
0W–0L
Losses
37W–16L · 69.8%
Distance striking
Mir
Kongo
4.34
Landed / min
7.23
38.0%
Accuracy
45.6%
62.9%
Defense
65.7%
1.05
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.45
23.0%
Time at distance
16.7%
Grappling & control
Mir
Kongo
3.15
Takedowns / 15 min
1.97
48.0%
Takedown accuracy
61.9%
16.7%
Takedown defense
49.0%
4.73
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.45
51.7%
Control share
44.1%
Strike target map
Mir
  • Head52%(80)div 66%
  • Body31%(47)div 18%
  • Legs17%(26)div 17%
Kongo
  • Head46%(166)div 66%
  • Body26%(95)div 18%
  • Legs28%(101)div 17%

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

Frank Mir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cheick Kongo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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