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UFC 97: Redemption
Mark Bocek
Mark Bocek
6-2 · CAN
VS
David Bielkheden
David Bielkheden
13-6 · SWE
April 18, 2009 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.0lb
Weigh-in
157.0lbMissed +1.0
Mark Bocek def. David Bielkheden by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:57
Bocek20/431/203:57
Bielkheden4/50/000:23
Total
Bocek20/431/203:57
Bielkheden4/50/000:23

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
BocekWin probabilityBielkheden
78.5%21.5%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
33%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bocek78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%16%
Submission28%36%
Decision38%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 20
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.3)act 1
Bielkheden22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%28%
Submission5%23%
Decision11%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 4
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~45 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R210%
R39%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Bocek
43.7%+124
Bielkheden
-12454.0%
Most takedownstie 22.8%
Bocek
65.5%-558
Bielkheden
+55811.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bocek
Expected: 21.0
21
Over 21
41.1%
+136
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
55.9%
-136
02753
Bielkheden
Expected: 23.6
23.5
Over 23.5
42.7%
+134
Under 23.5
57.3%
-134
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Bocek
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.4%
+128
Exactly 2
19.2%
push
Under 2
45.3%
-128
036
Bielkheden
Expected: 0.3
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 9.9 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
Bocek78.5%69.7%+8.8-270
Bielkheden21.5%30.3%−8.8+215

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
56.8Striking69.6
Bielkheden +12.8
66.4Grappling50.0
Bocek +16.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BocekBielkheden
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1519
1516
Divisional
1531
1475
Striking offense
1488
1490
Striking defense
1509
1524
Grappling offense
1494
1515
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.60
Strikes landed / min
1.88
35%
Strike accuracy
69%
2.21
Strikes absorbed / min
1.83
53%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.51
Takedowns / 15 min
5.33
34%
Takedown accuracy
64%
33%
Takedown defense
0%
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mark Bocek
  • WAlvin RobinsonSUB R3
    Close -1265mo before
  • LMac DanzigSUB R3
    Close +3501y before
  • WDoug EvansU-DEC R3
    1y 4mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R1
    Close +1751y 9mo before
David Bielkheden
  • WJess LiaudinU-DEC R3
    Close -1736mo before
  • LDiego SanchezKO/TKO R1
    Close +4001y 2mo before
Bocek — win / loss by method
Record: 6-2-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (75%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Bielkheden — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
31% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(100%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Bocek
Bielkheden
4
UFC fights
2
47.0 min · 11.7 avg
Octagon time
19.7 min · 9.9 avg
22y 5m
Career length
24y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bocek
Bielkheden
39W–8L · 83.0%
Overall
31W–12L · 72.1%
15W–4L · 78.9%
Wins
14W–10L · 58.3%
24W–4L · 85.7%
Losses
17W–2L · 89.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bocek
Bielkheden
32W–19L · 62.7%
Overall
72W–32L · 69.2%
32W–19L · 62.7%
Wins
39W–20L · 66.1%
0W–0L
Losses
33W–12L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Bocek
Bielkheden
2.03
Landed / min
0.00
16.8%
Accuracy
0.0%
63.3%
Defense
87.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
19.9%
Time at distance
6.9%
Grappling & control
Bocek
Bielkheden
3.51
Takedowns / 15 min
5.33
34.4%
Takedown accuracy
63.6%
33.3%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.92
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
75.6%
Control share
56.1%
Strike target map
Bocek
  • Head69%(52)div 67%
  • Body24%(18)div 18%
  • Legs7%(5)div 15%
Bielkheden
  • Head86%(32)div 67%
  • Body14%(5)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%

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

Mark Bocek
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

David Bielkheden
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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