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UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira
Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
10-3 · USA
VS
Krzysztof Soszynski
Krzysztof Soszynski
23-9-1 · CAN
August 29, 2009 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Brandon Vera def. Krzysztof Soszynski by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Vera24/490/000:57
Soszynski16/420/100:36
R2
Vera14/320/000:53
Soszynski12/331/301:31
R3
Vera24/531/101:15
Soszynski13/520/100:32
Total
Vera62/1341/103:05
Soszynski41/1271/502:39

Scorecards

Vera vs Soszynski

RdDave HagenMarcos RosalesNelson HamiltonCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total30-2730-2730-2729.6-27.4

Media (4 cards) · avg 3027 · 4 Vera · 0 Soszynski

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Vera-Soszynski.

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
VeraWin probabilitySoszynski
77.1%22.9%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
17%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Vera77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO40%52%
Submission9%12%
Decision28%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 62
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Soszynski23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%44%
Submission8%33%
Decision5%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 41
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R219%
R311%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Vera
48.8%+101
Soszynski
-10149.4%
Most takedownstie 53.9%
Vera
13.3%+248
Soszynski
-24832.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vera
Expected: 30.1
30
Over 30
41.6%
+135
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.3%
-135
03876
Soszynski
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
42.0%
+138
Under 30.5
58.0%
-138
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Vera
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.1%
Exactly 0
81.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Soszynski
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.7%
+172
Under 0.5
63.3%
-172
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 8.7 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
Vera77.1%66.7%+10.4-215
Soszynski22.9%33.3%−10.4+194

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
72.6Striking63.8
Vera +8.8
48.3Grappling81.8
Soszynski +33.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VeraSoszynski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1557
Pound-for-pound
1554
1531
Divisional
1554
1516
Striking offense
1501
1523
Striking defense
1513
1510
Grappling offense
1514
1501
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
31 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Open Stance
Striking (UFC career)
3.57
Strikes landed / min
2.56
58%
Strike accuracy
36%
2.77
Strikes absorbed / min
2.05
55%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.86
Takedowns / 15 min
1.92
57%
Takedown accuracy
100%
59%
Takedown defense
80%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.9
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
83%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Vera
  • WMichael PattKO/TKO R2
    Close -5286mo before
  • LKeith JardineS-DEC R3
    Close -18810mo before
  • WReese AndyU-DEC R3
    Close -4611y 1mo before
  • LFabricio WerdumKO/TKO R1
    Close -1831y 3mo before
  • LTim SylviaU-DEC R3
    Close -1431y 10mo before
Krzysztof Soszynski
  • WAndre GusmaoKO/TKO R1
    Close +1183mo before
  • WBrian StannSUB R1
    Close -1544mo before
  • WShane PrimmSUB R2
    Close -4959mo before
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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, 1 loss
W
70% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Soszynski — win / loss by method
Record: 23-9-1

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
10 wins, 4 losses
W
43% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
4% of wins
L
44% of losses
DQ / other
2 wins, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
20win9loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (45%)KO/TKO(44%) 4
8 (40%)Submission(11%) 1
1 (5%)Decision(44%) 4
2 (10%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Vera
Soszynski
9
UFC fights
3
69.7 min · 7.7 avg
Octagon time
15.6 min · 5.2 avg
24y 1m
Career length
22y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vera
Soszynski
100W–25L · 80.0%
Overall
12W–2L · 85.7%
53W–15L · 77.9%
Wins
12W–2L · 85.7%
47W–10L · 82.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vera
Soszynski
10W–6L · 62.5%
Overall
176W–93L · 65.4%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Wins
86W–69L · 55.5%
0W–0L
Losses
90W–24L · 78.9%
Distance striking
Vera
Soszynski
4.53
Landed / min
4.41
45.6%
Accuracy
29.5%
68.0%
Defense
67.3%
1.29
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.96
40.5%
Time at distance
37.8%
Grappling & control
Vera
Soszynski
0.86
Takedowns / 15 min
1.92
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
58.8%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.88
37.5%
Control share
82.0%
Strike target map
Vera
  • Head40%(100)div 66%
  • Body25%(62)div 16%
  • Legs35%(87)div 18%
Soszynski
  • Head78%(31)div 66%
  • Body10%(4)div 16%
  • Legs13%(5)div 18%

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

Brandon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Krzysztof Soszynski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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