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UFC 97: Redemption
TJ Grant
TJ Grant
13-2 · CAN
VS
Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan
15-9 · JPN
April 18, 2009 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
TJ Grant def. Ryo Chonan by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Grant19/411/100:37
Chonan13/331/103:22
R2
Grant6/141/201:19
Chonan6/171/103:14
R3
Grant9/211/101:27
Chonan12/250/002:32
Total
Grant34/763/403:23
Chonan31/752/209:08

Scorecards

Grant vs Chonan

RdCecil PeoplesClaude PaquetteNelson HamiltonCommunity
R1--10-99.5-9.5
R2--10-99.5-9.5
R3--10-99.5-9.5
Total28-2929-2830-2728.5-28.5

Media (2 cards) · avg 2928 · 2 Grant · 0 Chonan

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Grant-Chonan.

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
GrantWin probabilityChonan
77.6%22.4%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
22%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Grant78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%31%
Submission21%27%
Decision33%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 34
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 3
Chonan22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%36%
Submission1%5%
Decision13%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 31
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 2
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R215%
R310%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Grant
65.1%-194
Chonan
+19433.5%
Most takedownstie 37.1%
Grant
43.1%-217
Chonan
+21719.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Grant
Expected: 44.1
44
Over 44
41.9%
+135
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
56.5%
-135
056111
Chonan
Expected: 31.0
31
Over 31
41.5%
+136
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.4%
-136
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Grant
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.2%
+143
Exactly 1
19.3%
push
Under 1
47.5%
-143
035
Chonan
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.5%
+207
Under 0.5
67.5%
-207
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 10.0 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
Grant77.6%37.7%+39.9+153
Chonan22.4%62.3%−39.9-188

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
GrantChonan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1510
1533
Divisional
1510
1482
Striking offense
1497
1500
Striking defense
1502
1561
Grappling offense
1486
1558
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
25 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.69
Strike accuracy
37%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.24
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
44%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
33%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
TJ Grant
No prior UFC fights.
Ryo Chonan
  • LBrad BlackburnU-DEC R3
    4mo before
  • WRoan CarneiroS-DEC R3
    Close -1047mo before
  • LKaro ParisyanU-DEC R3
    Close +2961y 5mo before
Grant — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 1 loss
W
92% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (92%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Chonan — win / loss by method
Record: 15-9-0

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, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 6 losses
W
53% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
14win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (43%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
1 (7%)Submission(14%) 1
7 (50%)Decision(57%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Grant
Chonan
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
25y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Grant
Chonan
Overall
45W–18L · 71.4%
Wins
12W–5L · 70.6%
Losses
33W–13L · 71.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Grant
Chonan
111W–44L · 71.6%
Overall
205W–116L · 63.9%
95W–39L · 70.9%
Wins
137W–86L · 61.4%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
68W–30L · 69.4%
Distance striking
Grant
Chonan
Landed / min
4.15
Accuracy
33.5%
Defense
72.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
46.1%
Grappling & control
Grant
Chonan
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
43.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
42.1%
Strike target map
Grant
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.
Chonan
  • Head47%(57)div 64%
  • Body33%(40)div 21%
  • Legs20%(24)div 15%

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

TJ Grant

No UFC fights on record.

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

Ryo Chonan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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