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UFC 101: Declaration
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
26-4 · BRA
VS
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
16-5 · USA
August 8, 2009 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Anderson Silva def. Forrest Griffin by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:23
Silva13/250/030:20
Griffin3/420/000:00
Total
Silva13/250/030:20
Griffin3/420/000:00

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
SilvaWin probabilityGriffin
28.6%71.4%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
17%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Silva29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%59%
Submission3%10%
Decision9%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 13
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Griffin71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%31%
Submission14%19%
Decision35%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 3
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R29%
R315%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Silva
50.1%-103
Griffin
+10348.5%
Most takedownstie 71.5%
Silva
9.3%+206
Griffin
-20619.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
42.6%
+135
Under 39.5
57.4%
-135
05099
Griffin
Expected: 38.9
39
Over 39
41.5%
+137
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.8%
-137
04998
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.0%
Exactly 0
89.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Griffin
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.6%
Exactly 0
79.4%
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 10.0 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
Silva28.6%73.3%−44.7-308
Griffin71.4%26.7%+44.7+263

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
85.8Striking71.0
Silva +14.8
56.5Grappling47.6
Silva +8.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SilvaGriffin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1670
Pound-for-pound
1580
1553
Divisional
1575
1535
Striking offense
1512
1551
Striking defense
1502
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
34 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.22
Strikes landed / min
4.76
76%
Strike accuracy
39%
1.31
Strikes absorbed / min
2.93
65%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.44
Takedowns / 15 min
0.61
67%
Takedown accuracy
33%
76%
Takedown defense
62%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
70%
+9
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
89%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anderson Silva
  • WThales LeitesU-DEC R5
    Close -5334mo before
  • WPatrick CoteKO/TKO R3
    Close -6139mo before
  • WJames IrvinKO/TKO R1
    Close -5051y 1mo before
  • WDan HendersonSUB R2
    Close -1431y 5mo before
  • WRich FranklinKO/TKO R2
    Close -2151y 10mo before
Forrest Griffin
  • LRashad EvansKO/TKO R3
    7mo before
  • WQuinton JacksonU-DEC R5
    Close +2391y 1mo before
  • WMauricio RuaSUB R3
    Close +2331y 11mo before
  • WHector RamirezU-DEC R3
    Close -2302y 2mo before
  • LKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close -3502y 7mo before
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 26-4-0

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
17 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
12% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
25% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (22%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (65%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (29%)Decision(25%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(25%) 1
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
4 wins, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Griffin
9
UFC fights
10
68.5 min · 7.6 avg
Octagon time
123.0 min · 12.3 avg
29y 1m
Career length
24y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Griffin
157W–29L · 84.4%
Overall
120W–30L · 80.0%
157W–29L · 84.4%
Wins
84W–24L · 77.8%
0W–0L
Losses
36W–6L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Griffin
200W–78L · 71.9%
Overall
252W–66L · 79.2%
174W–64L · 73.1%
Wins
142W–49L · 74.3%
26W–14L · 65.0%
Losses
110W–17L · 86.6%
Distance striking
Silva
Griffin
3.73
Landed / min
5.16
68.3%
Accuracy
34.2%
71.5%
Defense
67.2%
1.75
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.12
55.6%
Time at distance
66.7%
Grappling & control
Silva
Griffin
0.44
Takedowns / 15 min
0.61
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
75.9%
Takedown defense
62.1%
0.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.98
38.2%
Control share
49.2%
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head51%(148)div 66%
  • Body24%(68)div 16%
  • Legs25%(73)div 18%
Griffin
  • Head58%(341)div 66%
  • Body13%(78)div 16%
  • Legs28%(166)div 18%

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

Anderson Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Forrest Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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