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UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2
Paulo Thiago
Paulo Thiago
11-1 · BRA
VS
Jacob Volkmann
Jacob Volkmann
9-0 · USA
November 21, 2009 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Paulo Thiago def. Jacob Volkmann by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Thiago12/272/211:58
Volkmann5/160/101:27
R2
Thiago12/240/201:49
Volkmann6/121/202:41
R3
Thiago10/260/012:13
Volkmann5/100/101:58
Total
Thiago34/772/426:00
Volkmann16/381/406:06

Scorecards

Thiago vs Volkmann

RdGlenn TrowbridgeJeff CollinsRoy SilbertCommunity
R1-10-910-910-9
R2-10-910-99.7-9.3
R3-10-910-99.7-9.3
Total29-2830-2730-2729.4-27.6

Media (4 cards) · avg 29.327.8 · 4 Thiago · 0 Volkmann

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Thiago-Volkmann.

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
ThiagoWin probabilityVolkmann
56.3%43.7%
KO / TKO
11%
Submission
20%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Thiago56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%12%
Submission13%23%
Decision37%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1330)act 34
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 2
Volkmann44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%10%
Submission8%17%
Decision32%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 16
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.9)act 1
Combined totals~48 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R216%
R33%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Thiago
46.1%+112
Volkmann
-11251.7%
Most takedownstie 30.8%
Thiago
14.8%+366
Volkmann
-36654.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Thiago
Expected: 23.4
23.5
Over 23.5
42.3%
+137
Under 23.5
57.7%
-137
03059
Volkmann
Expected: 24.9
25
Over 25
41.0%
+137
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.4%
-137
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Thiago
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.8%
+260
Under 0.5
72.2%
-260
035
Volkmann
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
44.9%
+123
Under 1.5
55.1%
-123
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 12.3 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
Thiago56.3%63.0%−6.7-190
Volkmann43.7%37.0%+6.7+160

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
ThiagoVolkmann
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1531
1542
Divisional
1531
1489
Striking offense
1482
1505
Striking defense
1500
1544
Grappling offense
1561
1540
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
0.65
Strikes landed / min
34%
Strike accuracy
1.24
Strikes absorbed / min
63%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
4.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paulo Thiago
  • LJon FitchU-DEC R3
    Close +3854mo before
  • WJosh KoscheckKO/TKO R1
    Close +3889mo before
Jacob Volkmann
No prior UFC fights.
Thiago — 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (70%)Submission() 0
2 (20%)Decision() 0
Volkmann — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (44%)Submission() 0
3 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Thiago
Volkmann
2
UFC fights
0
18.5 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
21y 1m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Thiago
Volkmann
32W–6L · 84.2%
Overall
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
20W–3L · 87.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Thiago
Volkmann
28W–8L · 77.8%
Overall
86W–51L · 62.8%
28W–8L · 77.8%
Wins
86W–51L · 62.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Thiago
Volkmann
1.95
Landed / min
29.0%
Accuracy
76.5%
Defense
0.81
Knockdowns / 15 min
25.0%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Thiago
Volkmann
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
4.06
Sub attempts / 15 min
10.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Thiago
  • Head58%(7)div 63%
  • Body17%(2)div 21%
  • Legs25%(3)div 16%
Volkmann
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Paulo Thiago
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jacob Volkmann

No UFC fights on record.

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