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UFC 98: Evans vs Machida
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
14-0 · BRA
VS
Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans
13-0-1 · USA
May 23, 2009 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 3:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Machida12/150/110:16
Evans1/100/000:00
R2 · 3:57
Machida16/310/120:15
Evans3/140/000:00
Total
Machida28/460/230:31
Evans4/240/000:00

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
MachidaWin probabilityEvans
63.6%36.4%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
2%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 20.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Machida64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%30%
Submission2%2%
Decision43%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3579)act 28
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Evans36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%41%
Submission0%1%
Decision21%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2353)act 4
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~101 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R212%
R38%
R45%
R53%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Machida
67.8%-217
Evans
+21731.2%
Most takedownstie 52.8%
Machida
8.2%+477
Evans
-47739.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Machida
Expected: 60.9
61
Over 61
41.9%
+136
Exactly 61
1.1%
push
Under 61
57.0%
-136
077153
Evans
Expected: 40.5
40.5
Over 40.5
42.5%
+136
Under 40.5
57.5%
-136
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Machida
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.1%
Exactly 0
87.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Evans
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
41.8%
+139
Under 0.5
58.2%
-139
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 20.0 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
Machida63.6%64.8%−1.2-201
Evans36.4%35.2%+1.2+176

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
86.5Striking66.7
Machida +19.8
75.0Grappling64.3
Machida +10.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MachidaEvans
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1621
Pound-for-pound
1644
1618
Divisional
1630
1509
Striking offense
1511
1545
Striking defense
1534
1523
Grappling offense
1516
1528
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.83
Strikes landed / min
2.13
66%
Strike accuracy
40%
0.78
Strikes absorbed / min
1.96
73%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.82
Takedowns / 15 min
4.58
82%
Takedown accuracy
58%
84%
Takedown defense
59%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+6
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lyoto Machida
  • WThiago SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2454mo before
  • WTito OrtizU-DEC R3
    Close -1901y before
  • WRameau Thierry SokoudjouSUB R2
    Close -1051y 5mo before
  • WKazuhiro NakamuraU-DEC R3
    Close -2501y 8mo before
  • WDavid HeathU-DEC R3
    Close -3552y 1mo before
Rashad Evans
  • WForrest GriffinKO/TKO R3
    5mo before
  • WChuck LiddellKO/TKO R2
    Close +1989mo before
  • WMichael BispingS-DEC R3
    Close -2631y 6mo before
  • DTito OrtizU-DEC R3
    Close +1031y 11mo before
  • WSean SalmonKO/TKO R2
    Close -6502y 4mo before
Machida — win / loss by method
Record: 14-0-0

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
29% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
4 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0
Evans — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-1

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
UFC
8win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Machida
Evans
6
UFC fights
9
74.3 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
108.1 min · 12.0 avg
23y 3m
Career length
22y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Machida
Evans
58W–14L · 80.6%
Overall
101W–18L · 84.9%
58W–14L · 80.6%
Wins
101W–18L · 84.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Machida
Evans
62W–35L · 63.9%
Overall
65W–44L · 59.6%
62W–35L · 63.9%
Wins
65W–44L · 59.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Machida
Evans
4.26
Landed / min
2.44
65.8%
Accuracy
31.5%
81.6%
Defense
74.5%
1.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.56
45.5%
Time at distance
46.7%
Grappling & control
Machida
Evans
1.82
Takedowns / 15 min
4.58
81.8%
Takedown accuracy
57.9%
83.9%
Takedown defense
59.1%
1.41
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
90.3%
Control share
80.7%
Strike target map
Machida
  • Head55%(158)div 65%
  • Body21%(61)div 16%
  • Legs23%(66)div 18%
Evans
  • Head84%(193)div 65%
  • Body13%(30)div 16%
  • Legs3%(7)div 18%

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

Lyoto Machida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rashad Evans
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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