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UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
Paulo Thiago
Paulo Thiago
10-0 · BRA
VS
Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck
12-3 · USA
February 21, 2009 · London, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Paulo Thiago def. Josh Koscheck by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:29
Thiago7/240/010:02
Koscheck8/290/000:00
Total
Thiago7/240/010:02
Koscheck8/290/000:00

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
ThiagoWin probabilityKoscheck
65.6%34.4%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
10%
Decision
77%
Expected fight time: 13.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Thiago66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%10%
Submission8%12%
Decision52%78%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 7
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Koscheck34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%20%
Submission2%6%
Decision25%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 8
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.9)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R212%
R35%
Distance77%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Thiago
54.7%-126
Koscheck
+12643.5%
Most takedownstie 32.5%
Thiago
10.4%+548
Koscheck
-54857.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Thiago
Expected: 32.5
32.5
Over 32.5
42.4%
+136
Under 32.5
57.6%
-136
04182
Koscheck
Expected: 28.7
28.5
Over 28.5
43.0%
+133
Under 28.5
57.0%
-133
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Thiago
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.4%
+391
Under 0.5
79.6%
-391
035
Koscheck
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.1%
+122
Under 1.5
54.9%
-122
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 13.2 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
Thiago65.6%19.9%+45.7+388
Koscheck34.4%80.1%−45.7-476

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
ThiagoKoscheck
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1605
1536
Divisional
1595
1482
Striking offense
1476
1500
Striking defense
1526
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.94
Strike accuracy
41%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.67
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
3.19
Takedown accuracy
56%
Takedown defense
50%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
77%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
73
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paulo Thiago
No prior UFC fights.
Josh Koscheck
  • WYoshiyuki YoshidaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2782mo before
  • LThiago AlvesU-DEC R3
    Close -1254mo before
  • WChris LytleU-DEC R3
    Close -3188mo before
  • WDustin HazelettKO/TKO R2
    Close -4181y before
  • LGeorges St-PierreU-DEC R3
    Close +2001y 6mo before
Thiago — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
10% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (70%)Submission() 0
2 (20%)Decision() 0
Koscheck — 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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (40%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Thiago
Koscheck
0
UFC fights
13
Octagon time
127.0 min · 9.8 avg
Career length
22y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Thiago
Koscheck
Overall
204W–61L · 77.0%
Wins
148W–51L · 74.4%
Losses
56W–10L · 84.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Thiago
Koscheck
28W–8L · 77.8%
Overall
10W–8L · 55.6%
28W–8L · 77.8%
Wins
10W–8L · 55.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Thiago
Koscheck
Landed / min
2.10
Accuracy
26.9%
Defense
68.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.35
Time at distance
42.1%
Grappling & control
Thiago
Koscheck
Takedowns / 15 min
3.19
Takedown accuracy
56.3%
Takedown defense
50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.59
Control share
84.7%
Strike target map
Thiago
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Koscheck
  • Head77%(191)div 64%
  • Body15%(37)div 21%
  • Legs8%(19)div 16%

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

Paulo Thiago

No UFC fights on record.

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

Josh Koscheck
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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