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UFC 105: Couture vs Vera
Dennis Siver
Dennis Siver
14-6 · DEU
VS
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
10-1 · GBR
November 14, 2009 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Dennis Siver def. Paul Kelly by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Siver21/1040/100:00
Kelly8/611/200:56
R2 · 2:53
Siver17/610/120:27
Kelly4/230/100:00
Total
Siver38/1650/220:27
Kelly12/841/300:56

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
SiverWin probabilityKelly
40.3%59.7%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
31%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Siver40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%25%
Submission16%39%
Decision14%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 38
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Kelly60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%20%
Submission15%25%
Decision33%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 12
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 1
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R27%
R39%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Siver
54.8%-126
Kelly
+12643.7%
Most takedownstie 44.1%
Siver
14.2%+295
Kelly
-29541.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Siver
Expected: 38.2
38
Over 38
41.9%
+134
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.3%
-134
04896
Kelly
Expected: 33.8
34
Over 34
41.2%
+138
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.9%
-138
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Siver
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.0%
Exactly 0
78.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Kelly
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
48.0%
+108
Under 0.5
52.0%
-108
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 9.7 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
Siver40.3%25.0%+15.3+275
Kelly59.7%75.0%−15.3-400

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
59.9Striking64.7
Kelly +4.8
33.5Grappling55.9
Kelly +22.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SiverKelly
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1518
Pound-for-pound
1556
1532
Divisional
1541
1514
Striking offense
1487
1510
Striking defense
1499
1499
Grappling offense
1508
1493
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
30 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.48
Strikes landed / min
3.37
32%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.41
Strikes absorbed / min
2.30
58%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.73
Takedowns / 15 min
2.01
33%
Takedown accuracy
64%
20%
Takedown defense
36%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
75%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dennis Siver
  • WDale HarttSUB R1
    Close -1785mo before
  • WNate MohrKO/TKO R3
    Close -16110mo before
  • LMelvin GuillardKO/TKO R1
    Close +1781y 4mo before
  • LGray MaynardU-DEC R3
    Close +3011y 10mo before
  • WNaoyuki KotaniKO/TKO R2
    Close +1652y 2mo before
Paul Kelly
  • WRolando DelgadoU-DEC R3
    Close -4055mo before
  • WTroy MandalonizU-DEC R3
    Close -3259mo before
  • LMarcus DavisSUB R2
    Close +2631y 1mo before
  • WPaul TaylorU-DEC R3
    Close +1961y 10mo before
Siver — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 4 losses
W
43% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(100%) 3
2 (18%)Decision(0%) 0
Kelly — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Siver
Kelly
6
UFC fights
4
41.1 min · 6.9 avg
Octagon time
52.3 min · 13.1 avg
22y 5m
Career length
21y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Siver
Kelly
68W–27L · 71.6%
Overall
33W–10L · 76.7%
31W–12L · 72.1%
Wins
19W–6L · 76.0%
37W–15L · 71.2%
Losses
14W–4L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Siver
Kelly
91W–50L · 64.5%
Overall
30W–32L · 48.4%
67W–45L · 59.8%
Wins
30W–32L · 48.4%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Siver
Kelly
4.07
Landed / min
3.55
28.0%
Accuracy
23.0%
59.4%
Defense
59.9%
0.73
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
44.2%
Time at distance
28.1%
Grappling & control
Siver
Kelly
0.73
Takedowns / 15 min
2.01
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
63.6%
20.0%
Takedown defense
36.4%
0.73
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.86
35.1%
Control share
75.0%
Strike target map
Siver
  • Head67%(68)div 66%
  • Body7%(7)div 18%
  • Legs26%(27)div 16%
Kelly
  • Head73%(129)div 66%
  • Body18%(32)div 18%
  • Legs9%(15)div 16%

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

Dennis Siver
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Kelly
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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