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UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine
Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
9-3 · USA
VS
Michael Patt
Michael Patt
12-3 · USA
March 7, 2009 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.5lb
Brandon Vera def. Michael Patt by KO/TKO (Kicks), R2 1:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Vera25/570/000:00
Patt4/210/000:00
R2 · 1:27
Vera7/180/020:10
Patt1/70/000:00
Total
Vera32/750/020:10
Patt5/280/000:00

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
VeraWin probabilityPatt
68.6%31.4%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
21%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 7.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Vera69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO40%59%
Submission10%14%
Decision19%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 32
Takedowns3.3 (0.36.5)act 0
Patt31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%36%
Submission11%37%
Decision9%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 5
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~3.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R217%
R310%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Vera
54.4%-123
Patt
+12344.4%
Most takedownstie 6.0%
Vera
93.6%-22473
Patt
+224730.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vera
Expected: 44.9
45
Over 45
41.7%
+136
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.8%
-136
057113
Patt
Expected: 40.3
40.5
Over 40.5
42.2%
+137
Under 40.5
57.8%
-137
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Vera
Expected: 3.3
3.5
Over 3.5
43.5%
+130
Under 3.5
56.5%
-130
0510
Patt
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.4%
Exactly 0
94.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 7.8 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
Vera68.6%81.2%−12.6-528
Patt31.4%18.8%+12.6+413

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
71.4Striking54.6
Vera +16.8
49.0Grappling0.0
Vera +49.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VeraPatt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1510
1515
Divisional
1510
1508
Striking offense
1499
1516
Striking defense
1493
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
6'3"
Height
6'0"
78"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.43
Strikes landed / min
4.39
61%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.97
Strikes absorbed / min
7.32
53%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.95
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
57%
Takedown accuracy
0%
59%
Takedown defense
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
80%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Vera
  • LKeith JardineS-DEC R3
    Close -1885mo before
  • WReese AndyU-DEC R3
    Close -4618mo before
  • LFabricio WerdumKO/TKO R1
    Close -1839mo before
  • LTim SylviaU-DEC R3
    Close -1431y 5mo before
  • WFrank MirKO/TKO R1
    Close -3652y 4mo before
Michael Patt
  • LTim BoetschKO/TKO R1
    Close +3066mo before
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
67% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Patt — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Vera
Patt
8
UFC fights
1
63.3 min · 7.9 avg
Octagon time
2.0 min · 2.0 avg
24y 1m
Career length
24y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vera
Patt
88W–22L · 80.0%
Overall
7W–2L · 77.8%
41W–12L · 77.4%
Wins
0W–0L
47W–10L · 82.5%
Losses
7W–2L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vera
Patt
10W–6L · 62.5%
Overall
60W–33L · 64.5%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Wins
48W–30L · 61.5%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–3L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Vera
Patt
4.37
Landed / min
3.92
46.6%
Accuracy
38.9%
66.2%
Defense
63.6%
0.95
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
34.7%
Time at distance
87.2%
Grappling & control
Vera
Patt
0.95
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
58.8%
Takedown defense
0.24
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
37.2%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Vera
  • Head41%(89)div 66%
  • Body28%(60)div 16%
  • Legs31%(68)div 18%
Patt
  • Head33%(3)div 66%
  • Body11%(1)div 16%
  • Legs56%(5)div 18%

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

Brandon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Michael Patt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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