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UFC 100
VS
Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher
14-5 · USA
July 11, 2009 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Alan Belcher by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Akiyama24/631/200:16
Belcher23/510/010:34
R2
Akiyama11/341/102:40
Belcher14/290/000:08
R3
Akiyama20/591/100:15
Belcher39/760/000:02
Total
Akiyama55/1563/403:11
Belcher76/1560/010:44

Scorecards

Akiyama vs Belcher

RdAdalaide ByrdDouglas CrosbyPatricia Morse JarmanCommunity
R110-9--9.7-9.3
R210-9--9.9-9.2
R310-9--9.2-9.8
Total30-2728-2929-2828.8-28.3

Media (5 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 5 Akiyama · 0 Belcher

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Akiyama-Belcher.

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
AkiyamaWin probabilityBelcher
41.9%58.1%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
15%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Akiyama42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%23%
Submission8%18%
Decision24%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2149)act 55
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 3
Belcher58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%28%
Submission7%13%
Decision35%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 76
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R212%
R37%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Akiyama
39.1%+152
Belcher
-15259.6%
Most takedownstie 44.0%
Akiyama
30.9%-123
Belcher
+12325.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Akiyama
Expected: 37.5
37.5
Over 37.5
42.4%
+136
Under 37.5
57.6%
-136
04794
Belcher
Expected: 46.8
47
Over 47
41.5%
+137
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
57.0%
-137
059118
Takedowns — over/under
Akiyama
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.2%
+155
Under 0.5
60.8%
-155
035
Belcher
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
33.2%
+201
Under 0.5
66.8%
-201
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 11.2 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
Akiyama41.9%67.3%−25.4-245
Belcher58.1%32.7%+25.4+190

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AkiyamaBelcher
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1553
1536
Divisional
1539
1482
Striking offense
1497
1500
Striking defense
1502
1561
Grappling offense
1512
1558
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
33 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.28
Strike accuracy
45%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.80
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.61
Takedown accuracy
27%
Takedown defense
56%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
63%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yoshihiro Akiyama
No prior UFC fights.
Alan Belcher
  • WDenis KangSUB R2
    Close +2266mo before
  • WEd HermanS-DEC R3
    Close +21510mo before
  • LJason DayKO/TKO R1
    Close -3561y 3mo before
  • WKalib StarnesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1031y 9mo before
  • WSean SalmonSUB R1
    2y 2mo before
Akiyama — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0, 2 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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Belcher — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
57% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (40%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Akiyama
Belcher
0
UFC fights
8
Octagon time
73.5 min · 9.2 avg
Career length
22y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Akiyama
Belcher
Overall
114W–38L · 75.0%
Wins
74W–25L · 74.7%
Losses
40W–13L · 75.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Akiyama
Belcher
77W–27L · 74.0%
Overall
50W–53L · 48.5%
77W–26L · 74.8%
Wins
35W–42L · 45.5%
0W–1L · 0.0%
Losses
15W–11L · 57.7%
Distance striking
Akiyama
Belcher
Landed / min
3.80
Accuracy
38.8%
Defense
68.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
Time at distance
39.7%
Grappling & control
Akiyama
Belcher
Takedowns / 15 min
0.61
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
Takedown defense
55.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.82
Control share
37.0%
Strike target map
Akiyama
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Belcher
  • Head51%(86)div 62%
  • Body15%(26)div 20%
  • Legs33%(56)div 17%

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

Yoshihiro Akiyama

No UFC fights on record.

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

Alan Belcher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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