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UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez
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Lucio Linhares
Lucio Linhares
13-4 · BRA
December 12, 2009 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Rousimar Palhares def. Lucio Linhares by SUB (Heel Hook), R2 3:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Palhares6/121/203:25
Linhares0/41/100:27
R2 · 3:21
Palhares0/20/000:40
Linhares8/231/101:24
Total
Palhares6/141/204:05
Linhares8/272/201:51

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
PalharesWin probabilityLinhares
70.5%29.5%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
24%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Palhares70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%23%
Submission18%26%
Decision36%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 6
Takedowns1.5 (0.13.5)act 1
Linhares30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%34%
Submission6%19%
Decision14%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 8
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 2
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R29%
R39%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Palhares
64.9%-192
Linhares
+19233.7%
Most takedownstie 15.4%
Palhares
75.9%-865
Linhares
+8658.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Palhares
Expected: 44.3
44.5
Over 44.5
42.1%
+137
Under 44.5
57.9%
-137
056111
Linhares
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.0%
+138
Under 31.5
58.0%
-138
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Palhares
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
55.8%
-126
Under 1.5
44.2%
+126
035
Linhares
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
35.9%
+178
Under 0.5
64.1%
-178
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 10.1 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
Palhares70.5%74.8%−4.3-365
Linhares29.5%25.2%+4.3+278

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
PalharesLinhares
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1527
Pound-for-pound
1524
1528
Divisional
1524
1482
Striking offense
1482
1505
Striking defense
1500
1543
Grappling offense
1561
1539
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
29 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'2"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.38
Strikes landed / min
46%
Strike accuracy
1.53
Strikes absorbed / min
58%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
4.60
Takedowns / 15 min
37%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
67%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
329
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rousimar Palhares
  • WJeremy HornU-DEC R3
    Close -42611mo before
  • LDan HendersonU-DEC R3
    Close +1731y 3mo before
  • WIvan SalaverrySUB R1
    Close +1081y 7mo before
Lucio Linhares
No prior UFC fights.
Palhares — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
22% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (86%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(100%) 2
Linhares — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
3 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
6 (46%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (31%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Palhares
Linhares
3
UFC fights
0
32.6 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
22y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Palhares
Linhares
113W–31L · 78.5%
Overall
92W–24L · 79.3%
Wins
21W–7L · 75.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Palhares
Linhares
50W–18L · 73.5%
Overall
102W–31L · 76.7%
46W–17L · 73.0%
Wins
84W–28L · 75.0%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
18W–3L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Palhares
Linhares
2.16
Landed / min
40.3%
Accuracy
62.2%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
38.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Palhares
Linhares
4.60
Takedowns / 15 min
37.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
1.84
Sub attempts / 15 min
81.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Palhares
  • Head89%(40)div 63%
  • Body7%(3)div 20%
  • Legs4%(2)div 17%
Linhares
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Rousimar Palhares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lucio Linhares

No UFC fights on record.

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