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UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin
13-2 · USA
VS
Hermes Franca
Hermes Franca
19-7 · BRA
September 19, 2009 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
159.0lbMissed +3.0
Tyson Griffin def. Hermes Franca by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 3:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Griffin27/680/000:00
Franca3/230/000:00
R2 · 3:26
Griffin40/810/010:17
Franca8/480/000:00
Total
Griffin67/1490/010:17
Franca11/710/000:00

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
GriffinWin probabilityFranca
84.1%15.9%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
29%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Griffin84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%34%
Submission22%26%
Decision34%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 67
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 0
Franca16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%36%
Submission7%43%
Decision3%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 11
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R227%
R313%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Griffin
60.4%-159
Franca
+15937.9%
Most takedownstie 39.2%
Griffin
38.7%-175
Franca
+17522.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
41.1%
+139
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
57.0%
-139
04487
Franca
Expected: 27.1
27
Over 27
41.5%
+135
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.1%
-135
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
49.1%
+104
Under 0.5
50.9%
-104
035
Franca
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
34.3%
+192
Under 0.5
65.7%
-192
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 9.8 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
Griffin84.1%73.9%+10.2-323
Franca15.9%26.1%−10.2+270

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
71.6Striking61.5
Griffin +10.1
59.2Grappling61.0
Franca +1.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GriffinFranca
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1584
Pound-for-pound
1554
1584
Divisional
1539
1500
Striking offense
1500
1530
Striking defense
1538
1505
Grappling offense
1510
1501
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
25 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.86
Strikes landed / min
1.75
41%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.42
Strikes absorbed / min
2.32
65%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.68
Takedowns / 15 min
1.70
46%
Takedown accuracy
38%
57%
Takedown defense
37%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.4
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
17%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
171
Days since last fight
329
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tyson Griffin
  • WRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    Close -5156mo before
  • LSean SherkU-DEC R3
    Close +19511mo before
  • WMarcus AurelioU-DEC R3
    Close -3151y 2mo before
  • WGleison TibauU-DEC R3
    Close -3581y 8mo before
  • WThiago TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close -1332y before
Hermes Franca
  • WMarcus AurelioU-DEC R3
    Close -18811mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarU-DEC R3
    Close +1481y 2mo before
  • LSean SherkU-DEC R5
    Close +2082y 2mo before
  • WSpencer FisherKO/TKO R2
    Close -1702y 8mo before
  • WJamie VarnerSUB R3
    Close -5503y 1mo before
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (83%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Franca — win / loss by method
Record: 19-7-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 6 losses
W
11% of wins
L
86% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
9 (69%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Griffin
Franca
8
UFC fights
10
106.8 min · 13.4 avg
Octagon time
141.1 min · 14.1 avg
21y 8m
Career length
24y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Griffin
Franca
124W–22L · 84.9%
Overall
168W–35L · 82.8%
84W–19L · 81.6%
Wins
95W–24L · 79.8%
40W–3L · 93.0%
Losses
73W–11L · 86.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Griffin
Franca
31W–9L · 77.5%
Overall
155W–75L · 67.4%
31W–9L · 77.5%
Wins
107W–57L · 65.2%
0W–0L
Losses
48W–18L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Griffin
Franca
5.64
Landed / min
3.50
35.3%
Accuracy
39.5%
74.4%
Defense
66.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.43
50.3%
Time at distance
35.7%
Grappling & control
Griffin
Franca
1.68
Takedowns / 15 min
1.70
46.2%
Takedown accuracy
38.1%
56.9%
Takedown defense
36.8%
1.12
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.44
50.5%
Control share
21.9%
Strike target map
Griffin
  • Head55%(227)div 66%
  • Body25%(104)div 19%
  • Legs20%(81)div 16%
Franca
  • Head68%(168)div 66%
  • Body10%(25)div 19%
  • Legs22%(54)div 16%

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

Tyson Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Hermes Franca
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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