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UFC 99: The Comeback
Terry Etim
Terry Etim
12-2 · GBR
VS
Justin Buchholz
Justin Buchholz
9-2 · USA
June 13, 2009 · Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Terry Etim def. Justin Buchholz by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R2 2:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Etim11/240/001:14
Buchholz20/580/011:55
R2 · 2:38
Etim16/260/000:30
Buchholz3/80/100:02
Total
Etim27/500/001:44
Buchholz23/660/111:57

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
EtimWin probabilityBuchholz
62.3%37.7%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
19%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Etim62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%25%
Submission13%21%
Decision33%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 27
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Buchholz38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%33%
Submission6%16%
Decision19%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1536)act 23
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R213%
R38%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Etim
65.2%-196
Buchholz
+19633.2%
Most takedownstie 47.3%
Etim
31.1%-144
Buchholz
+14421.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Etim
Expected: 39.2
39
Over 39
42.0%
+134
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.3%
-134
04998
Buchholz
Expected: 27.4
27.5
Over 27.5
42.2%
+137
Under 27.5
57.8%
-137
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Etim
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.0%
+163
Under 0.5
62.0%
-163
035
Buchholz
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.1%
+244
Under 0.5
70.9%
-244
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 10.5 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
Etim62.3%74.7%−12.4-400
Buchholz37.7%25.3%+12.4+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
67.1Striking54.8
Etim +12.3
36.8Grappling15.8
Etim +21.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EtimBuchholz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1545
Pound-for-pound
1521
1545
Divisional
1521
1513
Striking offense
1497
1534
Striking defense
1502
1486
Grappling offense
1500
1490
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
23 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.44
Strikes landed / min
2.27
40%
Strike accuracy
30%
2.09
Strikes absorbed / min
3.37
72%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
25%
Takedown accuracy
38%
Takedown defense
0%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
343
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Terry Etim
  • WBrian CobbKO/TKO R2
    Close -2384mo before
  • WSam StoutU-DEC R3
    Close +2468mo before
  • LRich ClementiU-DEC R3
    Close +1941y 1mo before
  • LGleison TibauU-DEC R3
    Close +1481y 9mo before
  • WMatt GriceSUB R1
    Close -1202y 2mo before
Justin Buchholz
  • WCorey HillSUB R2
    Close +19511mo before
  • LMatt WimanSUB R1
    Close +1931y 5mo before
Etim — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO() 0
8 (89%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Buchholz — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (13%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Etim
Buchholz
5
UFC fights
2
55.0 min · 11.0 avg
Octagon time
11.9 min · 5.9 avg
21y 2m
Career length
21y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Etim
Buchholz
87W–23L · 79.1%
Overall
10W–3L · 76.9%
37W–8L · 82.2%
Wins
2W–0L · 100.0%
50W–15L · 76.9%
Losses
8W–3L · 72.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Etim
Buchholz
23W–33L · 41.1%
Overall
20W–15L · 57.1%
23W–33L · 41.1%
Wins
16W–12L · 57.1%
0W–0L
Losses
4W–3L · 57.1%
Distance striking
Etim
Buchholz
4.90
Landed / min
3.63
38.6%
Accuracy
26.9%
81.3%
Defense
66.2%
0.55
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
45.7%
Time at distance
41.8%
Grappling & control
Etim
Buchholz
0.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.09
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.26
6.0%
Control share
3.4%
Strike target map
Etim
  • Head49%(66)div 67%
  • Body10%(13)div 18%
  • Legs41%(55)div 15%
Buchholz
  • Head59%(16)div 67%
  • Body30%(8)div 18%
  • Legs11%(3)div 15%

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

Terry Etim
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Justin Buchholz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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