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UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson
Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher
13-5 · USA
VS
Denis Kang
Denis Kang
29-10-1 · CAN
January 17, 2009 · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Alan Belcher def. Denis Kang by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 4:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Belcher1/110/000:00
Kang17/322/203:41
R2 · 4:36
Belcher8/170/000:20
Kang9/231/302:04
Total
Belcher9/280/000:20
Kang26/553/505:45

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
BelcherWin probabilityKang
49.1%50.9%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
36%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Belcher49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%21%
Submission15%30%
Decision24%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 9
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Kang51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%20%
Submission21%42%
Decision19%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 26
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 3
Combined totals~54 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R212%
R35%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Belcher
46.8%+109
Kang
-10951.2%
Most takedownstie 37.4%
Belcher
22.6%+177
Kang
-17740.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Belcher
Expected: 26.4
26.5
Over 26.5
42.3%
+136
Under 26.5
57.7%
-136
03467
Kang
Expected: 27.7
27.5
Over 27.5
43.0%
+132
Under 27.5
57.0%
-132
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Belcher
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
34.0%
+195
Under 0.5
66.0%
-195
035
Kang
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.0%
+163
Exactly 1
20.9%
push
Under 1
49.1%
-163
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 9.0 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
Belcher49.1%29.6%+19.5+226
Kang50.9%70.4%−19.5-271

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
BelcherKang
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1543
1522
Divisional
1543
1500
Striking offense
1500
1503
Striking defense
1500
1505
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
24 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.49
Strikes landed / min
46%
Strike accuracy
2.81
Strikes absorbed / min
59%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.70
Takedowns / 15 min
27%
Takedown accuracy
59%
Takedown defense
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
75%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
122
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alan Belcher
  • WEd HermanS-DEC R3
    Close +2154mo before
  • LJason DayKO/TKO R1
    Close -3569mo before
  • WKalib StarnesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1031y 3mo before
  • WSean SalmonSUB R1
    1y 8mo before
  • LKendall GroveSUB R2
    Close +1451y 9mo before
Denis Kang
No prior UFC fights.
Belcher — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
62% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1
Kang — win / loss by method
Record: 29-10-1, 2 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
14 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 6 losses
W
41% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
29win10loss1draw2NC
WinsLosses
14 (48%)KO/TKO(20%) 2
12 (41%)Submission(60%) 6
3 (10%)Decision(20%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Belcher
Kang
7
UFC fights
0
64.0 min · 9.1 avg
Octagon time
22y 0m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Belcher
Kang
85W–28L · 75.2%
Overall
45W–15L · 75.0%
Wins
40W–13L · 75.5%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Belcher
Kang
50W–53L · 48.5%
Overall
333W–166L · 66.7%
35W–42L · 45.5%
Wins
221W–119L · 65.0%
15W–11L · 57.7%
Losses
112W–47L · 70.4%
Distance striking
Belcher
Kang
3.96
Landed / min
39.8%
Accuracy
69.3%
Defense
0.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
40.7%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Belcher
Kang
0.70
Takedowns / 15 min
27.3%
Takedown accuracy
58.6%
Takedown defense
0.70
Sub attempts / 15 min
42.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Belcher
  • Head52%(83)div 63%
  • Body15%(24)div 20%
  • Legs33%(52)div 17%
Kang
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Alan Belcher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Denis Kang

No UFC fights on record.

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