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UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson
Mauricio Rua
Mauricio Rua
16-3 · BRA
VS
Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman
13-8 · USA
January 17, 2009 · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Mauricio Rua def. Mark Coleman by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 4:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rua23/291/112:05
Coleman10/243/501:43
R2
Rua25/480/001:13
Coleman8/243/301:14
R3 · 4:36
Rua14/250/110:12
Coleman13/211/103:14
Total
Rua62/1021/223:30
Coleman31/697/906:11

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
RuaWin probabilityColeman
79.7%20.3%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
49%
Decision
13%
Expected fight time: 6.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rua80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%42%
Submission36%45%
Decision10%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 62
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 1
Coleman20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%24%
Submission13%63%
Decision2%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 31
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 7
Combined totals~45 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R156%
R26%
R325%
Distance13%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.3%
Rua
62.8%-180
Coleman
+18034.9%
Most takedownstie 44.2%
Rua
8.2%+581
Coleman
-58147.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rua
Expected: 26.3
26.5
Over 26.5
41.9%
+139
Under 26.5
58.1%
-139
03366
Coleman
Expected: 19.1
19
Over 19
41.2%
+134
Exactly 19
3.4%
push
Under 19
55.4%
-134
02448
Takedowns — over/under
Rua
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.6%
Exactly 0
86.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Coleman
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
52.0%
-109
Under 0.5
48.0%
+109
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 6.9 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
Rua79.7%77.2%+2.5-386
Coleman20.3%22.8%−2.5+326

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
47.3Striking66.7
Coleman +19.4
43.9Grappling80.9
Coleman +36.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RuaColeman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1538
1540
Divisional
1500
1499
Striking offense
1468
1528
Striking defense
1542
1487
Grappling offense
1534
1493
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
27 yrs
Age
44 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.83
Strikes landed / min
2.40
36%
Strike accuracy
58%
4.47
Strikes absorbed / min
1.34
49%
Strike defense
36%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.08
Takedowns / 15 min
2.96
42%
Takedown accuracy
47%
0%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-3
0%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
483
Days since last fight
3662
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mauricio Rua
  • LForrest GriffinSUB R3
    Close -2931y 4mo before
Mark Coleman
  • LPedro RizzoS-DEC R2
    10y before
  • LPete WilliamsKO/TKO R2
    10y 8mo before
  • LMaurice SmithU-DEC R3
    11y 6mo before
  • WDan SevernSUB R1
    11y 11mo before
  • WBrian JohnstonKO/TKO R1
    12y 4mo before
Rua — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
13 wins, 1 loss
W
81% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (81%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (6%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(0%) 0
Coleman — win / loss by method
Record: 13-8-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
23% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(80%) 4
3 (43%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rua
Coleman
1
UFC fights
9
14.8 min · 14.8 avg
Octagon time
76.0 min · 8.4 avg
23y 9m
Career length
30y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rua
Coleman
14W–4L · 77.8%
Overall
36W–13L · 73.5%
0W–0L
Wins
21W–5L · 80.8%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
15W–8L · 65.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rua
Coleman
230W–100L · 69.7%
Overall
127W–19L · 87.0%
195W–87L · 69.1%
Wins
59W–12L · 83.1%
35W–13L · 72.9%
Losses
68W–7L · 90.7%
Distance striking
Rua
Coleman
3.56
Landed / min
0.35
28.0%
Accuracy
34.9%
61.1%
Defense
41.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
26.7%
Time at distance
82.1%
Grappling & control
Rua
Coleman
5.08
Takedowns / 15 min
2.96
41.7%
Takedown accuracy
46.9%
0.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.58
45.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Rua
  • Head78%(21)div 66%
  • Body11%(3)div 16%
  • Legs11%(3)div 18%
Coleman
  • Head92%(168)div 66%
  • Body5%(10)div 16%
  • Legs2%(4)div 18%

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

Mauricio Rua
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mark Coleman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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