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UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun
Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez
6-0 · USA
VS
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell
30-6 · USA
October 24, 2009 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
238.0lb
Weigh-in
265.0lb
Cain Velasquez def. Ben Rothwell by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 0:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Velasquez51/804/403:54
Rothwell3/190/000:00
R2 · 0:58
Velasquez11/151/100:41
Rothwell0/20/000:00
Total
Velasquez62/955/504:35
Rothwell3/210/000:00

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
VelasquezWin probabilityRothwell
80.2%19.8%
KO / TKO
79%
Submission
7%
Decision
14%
Expected fight time: 6.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Velasquez80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO64%79%
Submission4%5%
Decision12%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 62
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 5
Rothwell20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%78%
Submission3%13%
Decision2%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 3
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R240%
R35%
Distance14%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Velasquez
78.7%-392
Rothwell
+39220.1%
Most takedownstie 37.3%
Velasquez
51.6%-468
Rothwell
+46811.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Velasquez
Expected: 45.9
46
Over 46
41.6%
+137
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.9%
-137
058115
Rothwell
Expected: 22.4
22.5
Over 22.5
42.2%
+137
Under 22.5
57.8%
-137
02856
Takedowns — over/under
Velasquez
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.2%
+125
Exactly 1
25.2%
push
Under 1
41.6%
-125
035
Rothwell
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.8%
Exactly 0
80.2%
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 6.8 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
Velasquez80.2%72.7%+7.5-308
Rothwell19.8%27.3%−7.5+253

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
VelasquezRothwell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1571
Pound-for-pound
1554
1571
Divisional
1554
1497
Striking offense
1500
1505
Striking defense
1500
1547
Grappling offense
1500
1546
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.61
Strikes landed / min
65%
Strike accuracy
1.12
Strikes absorbed / min
62%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
5.04
Takedowns / 15 min
60%
Takedown accuracy
75%
Takedown defense
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+4
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
75%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cain Velasquez
  • WCheick KongoU-DEC R3
    Close -1904mo before
  • WDenis StojnicKO/TKO R2
    Close -7009mo before
  • WJake O'BrienKO/TKO R1
    Close -3331y 3mo before
  • WBrad MorrisKO/TKO R1
    Close -2831y 6mo before
Ben Rothwell
No prior UFC fights.
Velasquez — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Rothwell — win / loss by method
Record: 30-6-0

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
24 wins, 3 losses
W
80% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
30win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
24 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
4 (13%)Submission(17%) 1
2 (7%)Decision(33%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Velasquez
Rothwell
4
UFC fights
0
26.8 min · 6.7 avg
Octagon time
19y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Velasquez
Rothwell
39W–8L · 83.0%
Overall
39W–8L · 83.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Velasquez
Rothwell
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
509W–183L · 73.6%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
472W–168L · 73.8%
0W–0L
Losses
37W–15L · 71.2%
Distance striking
Velasquez
Rothwell
10.21
Landed / min
41.1%
Accuracy
75.0%
Defense
1.68
Knockdowns / 15 min
13.5%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Velasquez
Rothwell
5.04
Takedowns / 15 min
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
Takedown defense
1.12
Sub attempts / 15 min
95.6%
Control share
Strike target map
Velasquez
  • Head71%(126)div 65%
  • Body15%(27)div 18%
  • Legs14%(24)div 17%
Rothwell
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Cain Velasquez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ben Rothwell

No UFC fights on record.

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