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UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun
Jorge Rivera
Jorge Rivera
17-7 · USA
VS
Rob Kimmons
Rob Kimmons
22-4 · USA
October 24, 2009 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Jorge Rivera def. Rob Kimmons by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 1:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rivera21/440/002:00
Kimmons13/341/102:19
R2
Rivera24/550/003:39
Kimmons8/150/200:41
R3 · 1:53
Rivera21/370/011:40
Kimmons2/50/000:00
Total
Rivera66/1360/017:19
Kimmons23/541/303:00

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
RiveraWin probabilityKimmons
48.2%51.8%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
36%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rivera48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%28%
Submission10%20%
Decision25%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 66
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Kimmons52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%15%
Submission26%51%
Decision18%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1435)act 23
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 1
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R216%
R35%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Rivera
58.8%-149
Kimmons
+14939.4%
Most takedownstie 44.0%
Rivera
30.1%-116
Kimmons
+11625.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 33.0
33
Over 33
41.5%
+136
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.5%
-136
04283
Kimmons
Expected: 26.6
26.5
Over 26.5
42.8%
+134
Under 26.5
57.2%
-134
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
39.0%
+156
Under 0.5
61.0%
-156
035
Kimmons
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
34.5%
+190
Under 0.5
65.5%
-190
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 9.2 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
Rivera48.2%39.3%+8.9+143
Kimmons51.8%60.7%−8.9-175

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
73.9Striking71.5
Rivera +2.4
50.8Grappling58.0
Kimmons +7.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiveraKimmons
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1524
Pound-for-pound
1560
1525
Divisional
1560
1494
Striking offense
1492
1521
Striking defense
1500
1508
Grappling offense
1507
1500
Grappling defense
1484
Physical
37 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.49
Strikes landed / min
2.19
58%
Strike accuracy
55%
2.10
Strikes absorbed / min
1.23
52%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.29
Takedowns / 15 min
2.05
50%
Takedown accuracy
50%
68%
Takedown defense
0%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
12.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
40%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
206
Days since last fight
206
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jorge Rivera
  • WNissen OsterneckS-DEC R3
    Close -1637mo before
  • LMartin KampmannSUB R1
    Close +2681y 5mo before
  • WKendall GroveKO/TKO R1
    Close +2481y 9mo before
  • LTerry MartinKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -2152y 9mo before
  • WEdwin DeWeesKO/TKO R1
    Close -3002y 11mo before
Rob Kimmons
  • WJoe VedepoSUB R1
    Close -2507mo before
  • LDan MillerSUB R1
    Close -1181y 1mo before
  • WRob YundtSUB R1
    Close -1611y 4mo before
Rivera — win / loss by method
Record: 17-7-0

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
11 wins, 4 losses
W
65% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
12% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(60%) 3
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0
Kimmons — win / loss by method
Record: 22-4-0

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
27% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 2 losses
W
59% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
20win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (30%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
11 (55%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (15%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Rivera
Kimmons
10
UFC fights
3
69.9 min · 7.0 avg
Octagon time
7.3 min · 2.4 avg
25y 1m
Career length
22y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rivera
Kimmons
157W–33L · 82.6%
Overall
22W–4L · 84.6%
95W–25L · 79.2%
Wins
14W–3L · 82.4%
62W–8L · 88.6%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rivera
Kimmons
58W–27L · 68.2%
Overall
144W–97L · 59.8%
40W–19L · 67.8%
Wins
103W–84L · 55.1%
18W–8L · 69.2%
Losses
41W–13L · 75.9%
Distance striking
Rivera
Kimmons
5.77
Landed / min
5.06
41.9%
Accuracy
41.7%
69.7%
Defense
63.6%
0.86
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
16.1%
Time at distance
13.5%
Grappling & control
Rivera
Kimmons
1.29
Takedowns / 15 min
2.05
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
68.2%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.21
Sub attempts / 15 min
12.30
53.5%
Control share
30.1%
Strike target map
Rivera
  • Head57%(139)div 63%
  • Body26%(64)div 20%
  • Legs17%(41)div 17%
Kimmons
  • Head88%(14)div 63%
  • Body6%(1)div 20%
  • Legs6%(1)div 17%

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

Jorge Rivera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rob Kimmons
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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