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UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
13-0 · BRA
VS
Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva
13-0 · BRA
January 31, 2009 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Lyoto Machida def. Thiago Silva by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:59
Machida24/402/322:27
Silva2/100/200:24
Total
Machida24/402/322:27
Silva2/100/200:24

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
MachidaWin probabilitySilva
55.7%44.3%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
10%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Machida56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%24%
Submission7%12%
Decision36%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 24
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.2)act 2
Silva44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%61%
Submission3%7%
Decision14%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 2
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R210%
R38%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Machida
56.9%-137
Silva
+13741.4%
Most takedownstie 58.8%
Machida
23.4%-132
Silva
+13217.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Machida
Expected: 34.5
34.5
Over 34.5
42.4%
+136
Under 34.5
57.6%
-136
04487
Silva
Expected: 29.1
29
Over 29
41.6%
+135
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.2%
-135
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Machida
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
27.9%
Exactly 0
72.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Silva
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.1%
Exactly 0
77.9%
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 10.1 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
Machida55.7%67.3%−11.6-245
Silva44.3%32.7%+11.6+190

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
86.1Striking80.5
Machida +5.6
74.5Grappling56.3
Machida +18.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MachidaSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1605
Pound-for-pound
1592
1603
Divisional
1592
1502
Striking offense
1522
1544
Striking defense
1502
1514
Grappling offense
1515
1523
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
30 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
74"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.76
Strikes landed / min
5.52
66%
Strike accuracy
55%
0.81
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
72%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.51
Takedowns / 15 min
1.84
88%
Takedown accuracy
29%
83%
Takedown defense
40%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+5
Win/loss streak
+4
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
20%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
252
Days since last fight
252
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lyoto Machida
  • WTito OrtizU-DEC R3
    Close -1908mo before
  • WRameau Thierry SokoudjouSUB R2
    Close -1051y 1mo before
  • WKazuhiro NakamuraU-DEC R3
    Close -2501y 4mo before
  • WDavid HeathU-DEC R3
    Close -3551y 9mo before
  • WSam HogerU-DEC R3
    Close -6002y before
Thiago Silva
  • WAntonio MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -6218mo before
  • WHouston AlexanderKO/TKO R1
    Close +1401y 2mo before
  • WTomasz DrwalKO/TKO R2
    Close -3251y 5mo before
  • WJames IrvinKO/TKO R1
    1y 8mo before
Machida — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
62% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
4 (80%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
85% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Machida
Silva
5
UFC fights
4
69.3 min · 13.9 avg
Octagon time
16.3 min · 4.1 avg
23y 3m
Career length
20y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Machida
Silva
45W–14L · 76.3%
Overall
49W–9L · 84.5%
45W–14L · 76.3%
Wins
49W–9L · 84.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Machida
Silva
62W–35L · 63.9%
Overall
46W–29L · 61.3%
62W–35L · 63.9%
Wins
46W–29L · 61.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Machida
Silva
4.19
Landed / min
4.67
67.3%
Accuracy
41.8%
80.6%
Defense
73.1%
0.87
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.92
46.1%
Time at distance
43.3%
Grappling & control
Machida
Silva
1.51
Takedowns / 15 min
1.84
87.5%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
82.8%
Takedown defense
40.0%
1.51
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.84
90.7%
Control share
66.8%
Strike target map
Machida
  • Head54%(142)div 66%
  • Body22%(57)div 16%
  • Legs24%(62)div 18%
Silva
  • Head68%(61)div 66%
  • Body27%(24)div 16%
  • Legs6%(5)div 18%

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

Lyoto Machida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thiago Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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