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UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson
Eric Schafer
Eric Schafer
10-3-2 · USA
VS
Antonio Mendes
Antonio Mendes
15-5 · BRA
January 17, 2009 · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Eric Schafer def. Antonio Mendes by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:35
Schafer22/300/103:07
Mendes3/50/000:09
Total
Schafer22/300/103:07
Mendes3/50/000:09

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
SchaferWin probabilityMendes
44.1%55.9%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
22%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Schafer44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%37%
Submission13%30%
Decision15%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1228)act 22
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Mendes56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%43%
Submission9%16%
Decision23%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 3
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R211%
R37%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Schafer
33.7%+191
Mendes
-19164.3%
Most takedownstie 49.7%
Schafer
33.2%-194
Mendes
+19417.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Schafer
Expected: 21.6
21.5
Over 21.5
42.7%
+134
Under 21.5
57.3%
-134
02754
Mendes
Expected: 30.5
30.5
Over 30.5
42.5%
+135
Under 30.5
57.5%
-135
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Schafer
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.7%
+159
Under 0.5
61.3%
-159
035
Mendes
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.2%
+332
Under 0.5
76.8%
-332
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 8.5 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
Schafer44.1%54.3%−10.2-133
Mendes55.9%45.7%+10.2+108

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
62.6Striking32.1
Schafer +30.6
83.4Grappling47.7
Schafer +35.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SchaferMendes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1516
1514
Divisional
1516
Striking offense
Striking defense
1544
Grappling offense
1503
1521
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
31 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.41
Strikes landed / min
2.08
66%
Strike accuracy
42%
3.23
Strikes absorbed / min
7.92
44%
Strike defense
17%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.85
Takedowns / 15 min
6.25
31%
Takedown accuracy
50%
100%
Takedown defense
5.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
122
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Eric Schafer
  • WHouston AlexanderSUB R1
    Close +2014mo before
  • LStephan BonnarKO/TKO R2
    Close +2801y 3mo before
  • LMichael BispingKO/TKO R1
    Close +4302y 1mo before
  • WRob MacDonaldSUB R1
    Close +1452y 5mo before
Antonio Mendes
  • LThiago SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close +5618mo before
Schafer — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-2

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (13%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Mendes — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
40% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (40%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
4 (27%)Submission(25%) 1
5 (33%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Schafer
Mendes
4
UFC fights
1
19.5 min · 4.9 avg
Octagon time
2.4 min · 2.4 avg
28y 1m
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Schafer
Mendes
34W–8L · 81.0%
Overall
12W–0L · 100.0%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Wins
0W–0L
22W–4L · 84.6%
Losses
12W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Schafer
Mendes
47W–42L · 52.8%
Overall
71W–22L · 76.3%
46W–42L · 52.3%
Wins
56W–20L · 73.7%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
15W–2L · 88.2%
1 of Mendes's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Schafer
Mendes
2.80
Landed / min
6.67
52.9%
Accuracy
33.3%
62.2%
Defense
50.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
6.25
16.5%
Time at distance
12.5%
Grappling & control
Schafer
Mendes
3.85
Takedowns / 15 min
6.25
31.3%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
5.38
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
65.2%
Control share
20.4%
Strike target map
Schafer
  • Head57%(27)div 66%
  • Body23%(11)div 16%
  • Legs19%(9)div 18%
Mendes
  • Head20%(1)div 66%
  • Body80%(4)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%

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

Eric Schafer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Antonio Mendes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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