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UFC 99: The Comeback
Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor
9-4-1 · GBR
VS
Peter Sobotta
Peter Sobotta
8-1 · DEU
June 13, 2009 · Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
169.0lb
Paul Taylor def. Peter Sobotta by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Taylor11/260/001:57
Sobotta10/120/400:43
R2
Taylor24/470/000:20
Sobotta6/201/100:39
R3
Taylor11/290/002:16
Sobotta2/71/200:46
Total
Taylor46/1020/004:33
Sobotta18/392/702:08

Scorecards

Taylor vs Sobotta

RdChris LeeChris WattsTony WeeksCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Taylor-Sobotta.

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
TaylorWin probabilitySobotta
26.5%73.5%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
18%
Decision
48%
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 Taylor, blue toward Sobotta. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Taylor26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%34%
Submission3%12%
Decision14%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 46
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Sobotta74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%34%
Submission15%20%
Decision34%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 18
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.4)act 2
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R228%
R36%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Taylor
50.9%-106
Sobotta
+10647.8%
Most takedownstie 38.3%
Taylor
9.0%+587
Sobotta
-58752.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taylor
Expected: 41.7
41.5
Over 41.5
42.8%
+134
Under 41.5
57.2%
-134
053105
Sobotta
Expected: 40.3
40.5
Over 40.5
42.2%
+137
Under 40.5
57.8%
-137
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Taylor
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.2%
Exactly 0
83.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Sobotta
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.4%
+111
Exactly 1
19.0%
push
Under 1
42.6%
-111
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
Taylor26.5%72.0%−45.5-338
Sobotta73.5%28.0%+45.5+233

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
TaylorSobotta
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1499
Pound-for-pound
1522
1499
Divisional
1522
1523
Striking offense
1500
1492
Striking defense
1500
1495
Grappling offense
1500
1492
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
29 yrs
Age
22 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
72"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.46
Strikes landed / min
48%
Strike accuracy
4.63
Strikes absorbed / min
53%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
50%
Takedown accuracy
52%
Takedown defense
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Taylor
  • LChris LytleU-DEC R3
    Close +2918mo before
  • WJess LiaudinS-DEC R3
    Close -2331y before
  • LPaul KellyU-DEC R3
    Close -2311y 5mo before
  • LMarcus DavisSUB R1
    Close +1551y 9mo before
  • WEdilberto de OliveiraKO/TKO R3
    Close +2052y 2mo before
Peter Sobotta
No prior UFC fights.
Taylor — win / loss by method
Record: 9-4-1, 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
7win1loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0
Sobotta — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% 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
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Taylor
Sobotta
5
UFC fights
0
59.9 min · 12.0 avg
Octagon time
23y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Taylor
Sobotta
66W–28L · 70.2%
Overall
22W–9L · 71.0%
Wins
44W–19L · 69.8%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taylor
Sobotta
70W–53L · 56.9%
Overall
13W–11L · 54.2%
51W–41L · 55.4%
Wins
11W–9L · 55.0%
19W–12L · 61.3%
Losses
2W–2L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Taylor
Sobotta
8.72
Landed / min
40.1%
Accuracy
62.0%
Defense
0.75
Knockdowns / 15 min
28.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Taylor
Sobotta
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
51.9%
Takedown defense
0.75
Sub attempts / 15 min
17.6%
Control share
Strike target map
Taylor
  • Head57%(151)div 64%
  • Body16%(42)div 21%
  • Legs28%(74)div 15%
Sobotta
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Paul Taylor
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Peter Sobotta

No UFC fights on record.

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