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UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
Dan Hardy
Dan Hardy
20-6 · GBR
VS
Rory Markham
Rory Markham
16-4 · USA
February 21, 2009 · London, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Dan Hardy def. Rory Markham by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:09
Hardy5/120/010:02
Markham2/70/000:00
Total
Hardy5/120/010:02
Markham2/70/000:00

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
HardyWin probabilityMarkham
61.5%38.5%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
17%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hardy62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%25%
Submission7%12%
Decision39%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 5
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Markham38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%32%
Submission9%25%
Decision17%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 2
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R212%
R38%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Hardy
70.0%-243
Markham
+24328.8%
Most takedownstie 58.6%
Hardy
22.6%-121
Markham
+12118.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hardy
Expected: 52.7
52.5
Over 52.5
42.7%
+134
Under 52.5
57.3%
-134
066132
Markham
Expected: 33.0
33
Over 33
41.5%
+136
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.5%
-136
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Hardy
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.8%
+274
Under 0.5
73.2%
-274
035
Markham
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.8%
+338
Under 0.5
77.2%
-338
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 10.8 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
Hardy61.5%49.7%+11.8-109
Markham38.5%50.3%−11.8-112

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
55.2Striking42.5
Hardy +12.7
6.9Grappling0.0
Hardy +6.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HardyMarkham
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1539
1551
Divisional
1539
1499
Striking offense
1507
1501
Striking defense
1523
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.80
Strikes landed / min
3.71
31%
Strike accuracy
27%
3.73
Strikes absorbed / min
11.13
48%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
25%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dan Hardy
  • WAkihiro GonoS-DEC R3
    Close +2764mo before
Rory Markham
  • WBrodie FarberKO/TKO R1
    Close -2667mo before
Hardy — win / loss by method
Record: 20-6-0, 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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
10% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
12 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (11%)Submission(50%) 3
5 (26%)Decision(33%) 2
0 (0%)DQ / other(17%) 1
Markham — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
11 wins, 4 losses
W
69% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 4
5 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Hardy
Markham
1
UFC fights
1
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
1.6 min · 1.6 avg
22y 2m
Career length
22y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hardy
Markham
29W–12L · 70.7%
Overall
13W–3L · 81.3%
29W–12L · 70.7%
Wins
13W–3L · 81.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hardy
Markham
195W–89L · 68.7%
Overall
126W–92L · 57.8%
149W–76L · 66.2%
Wins
103W–72L · 58.9%
46W–13L · 78.0%
Losses
23W–20L · 53.5%
Distance striking
Hardy
Markham
4.16
Landed / min
3.42
31.2%
Accuracy
23.8%
49.0%
Defense
43.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
9.28
85.0%
Time at distance
90.5%
Grappling & control
Hardy
Markham
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
2.9%
Control share
25.0%
Strike target map
Hardy
  • Head42%(24)div 64%
  • Body21%(12)div 21%
  • Legs37%(21)div 16%
Markham
  • Head83%(5)div 64%
  • Body17%(1)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Dan Hardy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rory Markham
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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