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UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
18-8 · BRA
VS
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
27-4 · USA
September 19, 2009 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Catch Weight · 195 lb · 3 rounds · Main event
196.0lb
Weigh-in
195.0lb
Vitor Belfort def. Rich Franklin by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:02
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:02
Belfort9/220/000:04
Franklin4/190/100:00
Total
Belfort9/220/000:04
Franklin4/190/100:00

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
BelfortWin probabilityFranklin
50.1%49.9%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
7%
Decision
73%
Expected fight time: 12.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Belfort50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%19%
Submission3%5%
Decision38%76%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 9
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Franklin50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%
Submission4%8%
Decision35%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 4
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R27%
R39%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Belfort
29.7%+233
Franklin
-23369.2%
Most takedownstie 65.1%
Belfort
20.9%-150
Franklin
+15014.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 34.1
34
Over 34
41.7%
+135
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.4%
-135
04386
Franklin
Expected: 53.2
53
Over 53
42.1%
+134
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.6%
-134
067134
Takedowns — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.5%
+325
Under 0.5
76.5%
-325
035
Franklin
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.9%
Exactly 0
83.1%
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 12.8 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
Belfort50.1%46.4%+3.7+106
Franklin49.9%53.6%−3.7-128

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
58.0Striking77.1
Franklin +19.1
66.4Grappling53.1
Belfort +13.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BelfortFranklin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1550
Pound-for-pound
1643
1502
Divisional
1551
1496
Striking offense
1545
1541
Striking defense
1557
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.69
Strikes landed / min
4.34
54%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.56
Strikes absorbed / min
1.79
39%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.43
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
75%
Takedown accuracy
71%
59%
Takedown defense
71%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
80%
-2
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
1687
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vitor Belfort
  • LTito OrtizS-DEC R3
    Close -1254y 7mo before
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R3
    Close +1355y 1mo before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R1
    Close +1855y 8mo before
  • WMarvin EastmanKO/TKO R1
    Close -2406y 3mo before
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    7y 3mo before
Rich Franklin
  • WWanderlei SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -1563mo before
  • LDan HendersonS-DEC R3
    Close +1158mo before
  • WMatt HamillKO/TKO R3
    Close -2281y before
  • WTravis LutterKO/TKO R2
    Close -3001y 5mo before
  • LAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1751y 11mo before
Belfort — win / loss by method
Record: 18-8-0

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
12 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
22% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(75%) 3
Franklin — win / loss by method
Record: 27-4-0, 1 NC

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
19 wins, 3 losses
W
70% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
11 (73%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Belfort
Franklin
11
UFC fights
15
62.9 min · 5.7 avg
Octagon time
152.2 min · 10.1 avg
29y 10m
Career length
27y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Belfort
Franklin
74W–32L · 69.8%
Overall
287W–65L · 81.5%
39W–21L · 65.0%
Wins
226W–50L · 81.9%
35W–11L · 76.1%
Losses
61W–15L · 80.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Belfort
Franklin
204W–69L · 74.7%
Overall
178W–111L · 61.6%
139W–51L · 73.2%
Wins
176W–111L · 61.3%
65W–18L · 78.3%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Belfort
Franklin
1.59
Landed / min
5.14
38.0%
Accuracy
38.8%
66.3%
Defense
73.0%
0.95
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.89
30.1%
Time at distance
52.7%
Grappling & control
Belfort
Franklin
1.43
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
70.6%
58.8%
Takedown defense
71.1%
1.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
17.4%
Control share
66.2%
Strike target map
Belfort
  • Head85%(90)div 58%
  • Body6%(6)div 19%
  • Legs9%(10)div 23%
Franklin
  • Head64%(421)div 58%
  • Body24%(160)div 19%
  • Legs12%(80)div 23%

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

Vitor Belfort
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rich Franklin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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