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The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar
11-1 · USA
VS
Matt Veach
Matt Veach
11-0 · USA
December 5, 2009 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Frankie Edgar def. Matt Veach by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Edgar9/300/200:02
Veach6/273/601:22
R2 · 2:20
Edgar16/310/100:35
Veach1/150/300:39
Total
Edgar25/610/300:37
Veach7/423/902:01

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
EdgarWin probabilityVeach
61.6%38.4%
KO / TKO
15%
Submission
54%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Edgar62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%14%
Submission29%47%
Decision24%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2659)act 25
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Veach38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%17%
Submission25%67%
Decision6%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1637)act 7
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 3
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R159%
R24%
R37%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Edgar
70.0%-244
Veach
+24428.7%
Most takedownstie 30.1%
Edgar
53.6%-329
Veach
+32916.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Edgar
Expected: 45.6
45.5
Over 45.5
42.6%
+135
Under 45.5
57.4%
-135
057114
Veach
Expected: 28.4
28.5
Over 28.5
42.3%
+136
Under 28.5
57.7%
-136
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Edgar
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
82.9%
-486
Under 0.5
17.1%
+486
035
Veach
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
47.3%
+111
Under 0.5
52.7%
-111
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 7.2 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
Edgar61.6%82.8%−21.2-600
Veach38.4%17.2%+21.2+463

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
78.6Striking42.6
Edgar +36.0
65.1Grappling31.6
Edgar +33.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EdgarVeach
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1549
1582
Divisional
1549
1493
Striking offense
1492
1519
Striking defense
1496
1514
Grappling offense
1553
1518
Grappling defense
1546
Physical
28 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'11"
68"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.72
Strikes landed / min
2.63
49%
Strike accuracy
41%
1.43
Strikes absorbed / min
6.35
76%
Strike defense
40%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.26
Takedowns / 15 min
3.28
56%
Takedown accuracy
33%
46%
Takedown defense
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
20%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
301
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Frankie Edgar
  • WSean SherkU-DEC R3
    Close +2756mo before
  • WHermes FrancaU-DEC R3
    Close -1581y 5mo before
  • LGray MaynardU-DEC R3
    Close -2231y 8mo before
  • WSpencer FisherU-DEC R3
    Close -1282y 1mo before
  • WMark BocekKO/TKO R1
    Close -2202y 5mo before
Matt Veach
  • WMatt GriceKO/TKO R1
    Close +13810mo before
Edgar — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Veach — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (60%)Submission() 0
1 (10%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Edgar
Veach
6
UFC fights
1
79.9 min · 13.3 avg
Octagon time
4.6 min · 4.6 avg
21y 1m
Career length
20y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Edgar
Veach
89W–12L · 88.1%
Overall
10W–1L · 90.9%
85W–12L · 87.6%
Wins
10W–1L · 90.9%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Edgar
Veach
11W–5L · 68.8%
Overall
27W–42L · 39.1%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Wins
27W–42L · 39.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Edgar
Veach
3.83
Landed / min
6.53
35.8%
Accuracy
38.5%
78.9%
Defense
60.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
3.28
41.2%
Time at distance
16.8%
Grappling & control
Edgar
Veach
5.26
Takedowns / 15 min
3.28
56.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
45.8%
Takedown defense
0.19
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
80.3%
Control share
44.9%
Strike target map
Edgar
  • Head76%(225)div 66%
  • Body18%(52)div 18%
  • Legs7%(20)div 16%
Veach
  • Head92%(11)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs8%(1)div 16%

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

Frankie Edgar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matt Veach
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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