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UFC 99: The Comeback
Mirko Filipovic
Mirko Filipovic
24-6-2 · HRV
VS
June 13, 2009 · Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Mirko Filipovic def. Mostapha Al-Turk by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:06
Filipovic16/351/110:15
Al-Turk7/250/200:06
Total
Filipovic16/351/110:15
Al-Turk7/250/200:06

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
FilipovicWin probabilityAl-Turk
68.2%31.8%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
13%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Filipovic68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%53%
Submission8%12%
Decision24%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 16
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Al-Turk32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%45%
Submission5%14%
Decision13%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 7
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R221%
R314%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Filipovic
52.5%-115
Al-Turk
+11545.8%
Most takedownstie 55.8%
Filipovic
22.1%+100
Al-Turk
-10022.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Filipovic
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
41.4%
+136
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.5%
-136
04080
Al-Turk
Expected: 29.7
29.5
Over 29.5
43.0%
+133
Under 29.5
57.0%
-133
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Filipovic
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.6%
+276
Under 0.5
73.4%
-276
035
Al-Turk
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.8%
+273
Under 0.5
73.2%
-273
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 9.6 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
Filipovic68.2%75.8%−7.6-409
Al-Turk31.8%24.2%+7.6+290

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
56.6Striking30.6
Filipovic +26.0
44.7Grappling0.0
Filipovic +44.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FilipovicAl-Turk
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1488
1548
Divisional
1488
1495
Striking offense
1478
1519
Striking defense
1493
1467
Grappling offense
1548
1505
Grappling defense
1542
Physical
34 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
73"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.48
Strikes landed / min
0.87
48%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.57
Strikes absorbed / min
7.36
54%
Strike defense
23%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
60%
Takedown defense
0%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
0%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
644
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mirko Filipovic
  • LCheick KongoU-DEC R3
    Close -3801y 9mo before
  • LGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R1
    Close -5002y 2mo before
  • WEddie SanchezKO/TKO R1
    Close -14002y 4mo before
Mostapha Al-Turk
  • LCheick KongoKO/TKO R1
    6mo before
Filipovic — win / loss by method
Record: 24-6-2, 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
20 wins, 2 losses
W
83% 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
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (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
Al-Turk — win / loss by method
Record: 6-4-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
100% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Filipovic
Al-Turk
3
UFC fights
1
24.4 min · 8.1 avg
Octagon time
4.6 min · 4.6 avg
24y 11m
Career length
24y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Filipovic
Al-Turk
25W–4L · 86.2%
Overall
12W–4L · 75.0%
8W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
17W–4L · 81.0%
Losses
12W–4L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Filipovic
Al-Turk
374W–122L · 75.4%
Overall
44W–20L · 68.8%
316W–111L · 74.0%
Wins
20W–11L · 64.5%
58W–11L · 84.1%
Losses
24W–9L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Filipovic
Al-Turk
2.34
Landed / min
0.91
43.1%
Accuracy
20.0%
73.3%
Defense
45.5%
0.61
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
38.5%
Time at distance
23.8%
Grappling & control
Filipovic
Al-Turk
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
60.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
24.0%
Control share
54.7%
Strike target map
Filipovic
  • Head67%(24)div 65%
  • Body25%(9)div 18%
  • Legs8%(3)div 17%
Al-Turk
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body25%(1)div 18%
  • Legs75%(3)div 17%

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

Mirko Filipovic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mostapha Al-Turk
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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