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UFC 98: Evans vs Machida
Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
23-10-1 · USA
VS
Dan Miller
Dan Miller
11-1 · USA
May 23, 2009 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Chael Sonnen def. Dan Miller by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sonnen20/281/104:41
Miller2/40/000:00
R2
Sonnen7/151/204:34
Miller3/70/000:01
R3
Sonnen9/181/204:36
Miller4/100/000:00
Total
Sonnen36/613/5013:51
Miller9/210/000:01

Scorecards

Sonnen vs Miller

RdAdalaide ByrdLester GriffinRoy SilbertCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (5 cards) · avg 3027 · 5 Sonnen · 0 Miller

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sonnen-Miller.

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
SonnenWin probabilityMiller
74.1%25.9%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
23%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sonnen74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%48%
Submission12%16%
Decision27%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 36
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.5)act 3
Miller26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%33%
Submission12%45%
Decision6%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1128)act 9
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R227%
R38%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Sonnen
65.1%-198
Miller
+19832.9%
Most takedownstie 22.9%
Sonnen
66.4%-616
Miller
+61610.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sonnen
Expected: 30.7
30.5
Over 30.5
42.8%
+133
Under 30.5
57.2%
-133
03977
Miller
Expected: 21.3
21.5
Over 21.5
41.8%
+139
Under 21.5
58.2%
-139
02754
Takedowns — over/under
Sonnen
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
36.6%
+122
Exactly 2
18.8%
push
Under 2
44.6%
-122
036
Miller
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.3%
+296
Under 0.5
74.7%
-296
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 8.8 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
Sonnen74.1%33.9%+40.2+180
Miller25.9%66.1%−40.2-230

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
66.2Striking68.7
Miller +2.5
60.8Grappling93.5
Miller +32.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SonnenMiller
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1487
Pound-for-pound
1567
1499
Divisional
1567
1487
Striking offense
1504
1504
Striking defense
1499
1538
Grappling offense
1521
1498
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
32 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.69
Strikes landed / min
1.89
41%
Strike accuracy
59%
0.89
Strikes absorbed / min
0.97
56%
Strike defense
41%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.96
Takedowns / 15 min
5.14
43%
Takedown accuracy
86%
58%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.4
Form & résumé
25%
UFC win rate
100%
-2
Win/loss streak
+3
25%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chael Sonnen
  • LDemian MaiaSUB R1
    Close +2303mo before
  • LJeremy HornSUB R2
    Close +2553y before
  • WTrevor PrangleyU-DEC R3
    Close +1903y 2mo before
  • LRenato SobralSUB R2
    3y 7mo before
Dan Miller
  • WJake RosholtSUB R1
    Close -1903mo before
  • WMatt HorwichU-DEC R3
    Close -3587mo before
  • WRob KimmonsSUB R1
    Close -1138mo before
Sonnen — win / loss by method
Record: 23-10-1

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 7 losses
W
9% of wins
L
70% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
10% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
22win7loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (36%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
2 (9%)Submission(57%) 4
12 (55%)Decision(14%) 1
Miller — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0, 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
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (63%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sonnen
Miller
4
UFC fights
3
30.2 min · 7.6 avg
Octagon time
17.5 min · 5.8 avg
29y 3m
Career length
20y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sonnen
Miller
124W–23L · 84.4%
Overall
49W–14L · 77.8%
11W–3L · 78.6%
Wins
49W–14L · 77.8%
113W–20L · 85.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sonnen
Miller
394W–96L · 80.4%
Overall
43W–24L · 64.2%
191W–51L · 78.9%
Wins
40W–23L · 63.5%
203W–45L · 81.9%
Losses
3W–1L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Sonnen
Miller
3.33
Landed / min
7.02
32.5%
Accuracy
38.9%
62.5%
Defense
54.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
12.9%
Time at distance
5.7%
Grappling & control
Sonnen
Miller
4.96
Takedowns / 15 min
5.14
43.5%
Takedown accuracy
85.7%
58.3%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.43
84.1%
Control share
73.6%
Strike target map
Sonnen
  • Head73%(37)div 62%
  • Body18%(9)div 20%
  • Legs10%(5)div 17%
Miller
  • Head85%(28)div 62%
  • Body12%(4)div 20%
  • Legs3%(1)div 17%

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

Chael Sonnen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dan Miller
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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