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UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
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Mirko Filipovic
Mirko Filipovic
25-6-2 · HRV
September 19, 2009 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
236.0lb
Weigh-in
226.0lb
Junior Dos Santos def. Mirko Filipovic by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 2:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dos Santos21/490/000:32
Filipovic7/200/100:19
R2
Dos Santos28/690/000:06
Filipovic10/180/000:00
R3 · 2:00
Dos Santos21/390/000:11
Filipovic5/110/000:04
Total
Dos Santos70/1570/000:49
Filipovic22/490/100:23

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
Dos SantosWin probabilityFilipovic
68.1%31.9%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
16%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 8.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dos Santos68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%54%
Submission12%18%
Decision19%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3170)act 70
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Filipovic32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%60%
Submission4%11%
Decision9%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 22
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R219%
R319%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Dos Santos
75.4%-321
Filipovic
+32123.5%
Most takedownstie 66.5%
Dos Santos
16.8%-100
Filipovic
+10016.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dos Santos
Expected: 54.1
54
Over 54
42.0%
+135
Exactly 54
1.2%
push
Under 54
56.8%
-135
068136
Filipovic
Expected: 29.3
29.5
Over 29.5
42.1%
+138
Under 29.5
57.9%
-138
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Dos Santos
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.3%
Exactly 0
80.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Filipovic
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.3%
Exactly 0
80.7%
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 8.8 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
Dos Santos68.1%60.4%+7.7-165
Filipovic31.9%39.6%−7.7+145

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
69.4Striking59.3
Dos Santos +10.1
0.0Grappling50.3
Filipovic +50.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Dos SantosFilipovic
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1561
1547
Divisional
1561
1515
Striking offense
1502
1533
Striking defense
1515
1496
Grappling offense
1478
1500
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
25 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
8.44
Strikes landed / min
1.89
66%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.67
Strikes absorbed / min
3.42
14%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.09
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
71%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Junior Dos Santos
  • WStefan StruveKO/TKO R1
    Close -2937mo before
  • WFabricio WerdumKO/TKO R1
    Close +45011mo before
Mirko Filipovic
  • WMostapha Al-TurkKO/TKO R1
    Close -4093mo before
  • LCheick KongoU-DEC R3
    Close -3802y before
  • LGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R1
    Close -5002y 5mo before
  • WEddie SanchezKO/TKO R1
    Close -14002y 8mo before
Dos Santos — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
88% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Filipovic — win / loss by method
Record: 25-6-2, 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
21 wins, 2 losses
W
84% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
4% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
12% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
23win4loss2draw1NC
WinsLosses
19 (83%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (4%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (13%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Dos Santos
Filipovic
2
UFC fights
4
2.3 min · 1.1 avg
Octagon time
27.5 min · 6.9 avg
20y 0m
Career length
24y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dos Santos
Filipovic
27W–5L · 84.4%
Overall
31W–8L · 79.5%
27W–5L · 84.4%
Wins
14W–4L · 77.8%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–4L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dos Santos
Filipovic
30W–20L · 60.0%
Overall
374W–122L · 75.4%
26W–18L · 59.1%
Wins
316W–111L · 74.0%
4W–2L · 66.7%
Losses
58W–11L · 84.1%
Distance striking
Dos Santos
Filipovic
5.45
Landed / min
2.79
60.0%
Accuracy
44.6%
16.7%
Defense
73.0%
20.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.09
73.3%
Time at distance
43.1%
Grappling & control
Dos Santos
Filipovic
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.09
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Control share
25.3%
Strike target map
Dos Santos
  • Head74%(14)div 66%
  • Body16%(3)div 17%
  • Legs11%(2)div 17%
Filipovic
  • Head75%(39)div 66%
  • Body19%(10)div 17%
  • Legs6%(3)div 17%

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

Junior Dos Santos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mirko Filipovic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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