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UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez
TJ Grant
TJ Grant
14-3 · CAN
VS
Kevin Burns
Kevin Burns
7-3 · USA
December 12, 2009 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
TJ Grant def. Kevin Burns by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:57
Grant28/401/312:28
Burns14/370/010:39
Total
Grant28/401/312:28
Burns14/370/010:39

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
GrantWin probabilityBurns
80.5%19.5%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
23%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Grant81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%36%
Submission20%25%
Decision32%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2762)act 28
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.2)act 1
Burns19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%54%
Submission3%15%
Decision6%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 14
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R217%
R314%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Grant
69.2%-234
Burns
+23429.5%
Most takedownstie 38.9%
Grant
49.6%-433
Burns
+43311.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Grant
Expected: 47.5
47.5
Over 47.5
42.4%
+136
Under 47.5
57.6%
-136
060119
Burns
Expected: 30.2
30
Over 30
41.9%
+133
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
55.9%
-133
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Grant
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.5%
+122
Exactly 1
18.8%
push
Under 1
44.7%
-122
035
Burns
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.0%
Exactly 0
80.0%
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 9.5 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
Grant80.5%53.1%+27.4-130
Burns19.5%46.9%−27.4+100

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
64.5Striking55.5
Grant +9.1
34.2Grappling48.4
Burns +14.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GrantBurns
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1507
1532
Divisional
1507
1487
Striking offense
1510
1503
Striking defense
1493
1544
Grappling offense
1492
1536
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.87
Strikes landed / min
2.74
47%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.00
Strikes absorbed / min
4.16
55%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.31
44%
Takedown accuracy
50%
14%
Takedown defense
44%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
TJ Grant
  • LDong Hyun KimU-DEC R3
    Close +1885mo before
  • WRyo ChonanS-DEC R3
    Close +1538mo before
Kevin Burns
  • LChris LytleU-DEC R3
    Close +2086mo before
  • LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKO R3
    Close +2431y before
  • WAnthony JohnsonKO/TKO R3
    Close +2131y 5mo before
  • WRoan CarneiroSUB R2
    Close +3751y 6mo before
Grant — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (92%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Burns — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Grant
Burns
2
UFC fights
4
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
47.9 min · 12.0 avg
20y 3m
Career length
19y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Grant
Burns
26W–9L · 74.3%
Overall
48W–24L · 66.7%
15W–9L · 62.5%
Wins
17W–5L · 77.3%
11W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
31W–19L · 62.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Grant
Burns
111W–44L · 71.6%
Overall
41W–15L · 73.2%
95W–39L · 70.9%
Wins
38W–15L · 71.7%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Grant
Burns
6.44
Landed / min
4.62
30.3%
Accuracy
35.4%
64.7%
Defense
57.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
11.9%
Time at distance
47.4%
Grappling & control
Grant
Burns
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.31
44.4%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
14.3%
Takedown defense
44.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.94
22.5%
Control share
6.7%
Strike target map
Grant
  • Head55%(31)div 63%
  • Body30%(17)div 21%
  • Legs14%(8)div 16%
Burns
  • Head47%(62)div 63%
  • Body21%(28)div 21%
  • Legs31%(41)div 16%

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

TJ Grant
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kevin Burns
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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