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UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
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Neil Grove
Neil Grove
7-1 · GBR
February 21, 2009 · London, England, United Kingdom
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
235.0lb
Weigh-in
263.0lb
Mike Ciesnolevicz def. Neil Grove by SUB (Heel Hook), R1 1:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:03
Ciesnolevicz0/00/100:00
Grove0/30/000:22
Total
Ciesnolevicz0/00/100:00
Grove0/30/000:22

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
CiesnoleviczWin probabilityGrove
76.0%24.0%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
49%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 8.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ciesnolevicz76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%19%
Submission38%50%
Decision23%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 0
Takedowns1.4 (0.13.3)act 0
Grove24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%35%
Submission10%43%
Decision5%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2455)act 0
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~98 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R239%
R33%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Ciesnolevicz
61.4%-163
Grove
+16337.6%
Most takedownstie 27.9%
Ciesnolevicz
57.9%-408
Grove
+40814.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ciesnolevicz
Expected: 55.1
55
Over 55
42.0%
+135
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
56.7%
-135
069138
Grove
Expected: 42.5
42.5
Over 42.5
42.5%
+135
Under 42.5
57.5%
-135
054107
Takedowns — over/under
Ciesnolevicz
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
54.5%
-120
Under 1.5
45.5%
+120
035
Grove
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
74.7%
-295
Under 0.5
25.3%
+295
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 8.3 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
Ciesnolevicz76.0%48.3%+27.7-102
Grove24.0%51.7%−27.7-118

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1517
1532
Divisional
1517
Striking offense
Striking defense
1561
Grappling offense
1500
1558
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
29 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'6"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Ciesnolevicz
No prior UFC fights.
Neil Grove
No prior UFC fights.
Ciesnolevicz — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0, 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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (31%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
6 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (31%)Decision(33%) 1
Grove — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Ciesnolevicz
Grove
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Ciesnolevicz
Grove
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ciesnolevicz
Grove
81W–44L · 64.8%
Overall
48W–24L · 66.7%
74W–44L · 62.7%
Wins
41W–21L · 66.1%
7W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
7W–3L · 70.0%
Distance striking
Ciesnolevicz
Grove
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Ciesnolevicz
Grove
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Ciesnolevicz
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Grove
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Mike Ciesnolevicz

No UFC fights on record.

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

Neil Grove

No UFC fights on record.

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