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UFC 99: The Comeback
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
9-1 · GBR
VS
Rolando Delgado
Rolando Delgado
8-3-1 · USA
June 13, 2009 · Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Paul Kelly def. Rolando Delgado by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Kelly4/130/002:16
Delgado7/130/101:40
R2
Kelly8/220/002:08
Delgado4/51/102:24
R3
Kelly20/391/103:31
Delgado3/100/300:00
Total
Kelly32/741/107:55
Delgado14/281/504:04

Scorecards

Kelly vs Delgado

RdChris LeeHoward HughesTony WeeksCommunity
R1---9-10
R2---9.5-9.5
R3---10-9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.5-28.5

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Kelly-Delgado.

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
KellyWin probabilityDelgado
62.9%37.1%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
23%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Kelly63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%37%
Submission11%17%
Decision29%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1536)act 32
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 1
Delgado37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%29%
Submission12%33%
Decision14%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 14
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 1
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R218%
R37%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Kelly
53.7%-122
Delgado
+12244.2%
Most takedownstie 33.0%
Kelly
43.2%-181
Delgado
+18123.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kelly
Expected: 27.4
27.5
Over 27.5
42.2%
+137
Under 27.5
57.8%
-137
03569
Delgado
Expected: 24.6
24.5
Over 24.5
42.8%
+134
Under 24.5
57.2%
-134
03162
Takedowns — over/under
Kelly
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
37.0%
+122
Exactly 1
18.1%
push
Under 1
44.9%
-122
035
Delgado
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.0%
+156
Under 0.5
61.0%
-156
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 9.4 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
Kelly62.9%76.9%−14.0-405
Delgado37.1%23.1%+14.0+315

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
64.0Striking80.5
Delgado +16.5
42.1Grappling46.6
Delgado +4.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KellyDelgado
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1520
1525
Divisional
1520
1496
Striking offense
1501
1497
Striking defense
1510
1505
Grappling offense
1507
1491
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
24 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'3"
70"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.86
Strikes landed / min
2.05
37%
Strike accuracy
56%
2.84
Strikes absorbed / min
0.14
53%
Strike defense
96%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.42
Takedowns / 15 min
2.05
60%
Takedown accuracy
25%
0%
Takedown defense
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.2
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Kelly
  • WTroy MandalonizU-DEC R3
    Close -3254mo before
  • LMarcus DavisSUB R2
    Close +2638mo before
  • WPaul TaylorU-DEC R3
    Close +1961y 5mo before
Rolando Delgado
  • WJohn PolakowskiSUB R2
    Close +1096mo before
Kelly — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Delgado — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-1

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, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Kelly
Delgado
3
UFC fights
1
37.3 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
7.3 min · 7.3 avg
21y 0m
Career length
23y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kelly
Delgado
25W–7L · 78.1%
Overall
2W–1L · 66.7%
11W–3L · 78.6%
Wins
2W–1L · 66.7%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kelly
Delgado
30W–32L · 48.4%
Overall
39W–20L · 66.1%
30W–32L · 48.4%
Wins
25W–14L · 64.1%
0W–0L
Losses
14W–6L · 70.0%
Distance striking
Kelly
Delgado
4.22
Landed / min
3.14
24.5%
Accuracy
50.0%
60.1%
Defense
95.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.05
31.8%
Time at distance
39.3%
Grappling & control
Kelly
Delgado
2.42
Takedowns / 15 min
2.05
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.40
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.16
79.5%
Control share
92.1%
Strike target map
Kelly
  • Head71%(102)div 67%
  • Body21%(30)div 18%
  • Legs8%(12)div 15%
Delgado
  • Head53%(8)div 67%
  • Body47%(7)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%

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

Paul Kelly
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rolando Delgado
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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