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UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans
12-0-1 · USA
VS
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
16-4 · USA
December 27, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Rashad Evans def. Forrest Griffin by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 2:46
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Evans7/220/000:00
Griffin14/620/000:00
R2
Evans16/390/000:00
Griffin32/750/000:03
R3 · 2:46
Evans26/421/102:11
Griffin4/120/000:00
Total
Evans49/1031/102:11
Griffin50/1490/000:03

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
EvansWin probabilityGriffin
38.3%61.7%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
11%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 16.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Evans38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%48%
Submission2%4%
Decision18%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 49
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 1
Griffin62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%38%
Submission9%15%
Decision29%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3376)act 50
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.3)act 0
Combined totals~109 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R27%
R310%
R46%
R54%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Evans
42.2%+134
Griffin
-13456.8%
Most takedownstie 54.3%
Evans
37.7%-471
Griffin
+4718.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Evans
Expected: 50.2
50
Over 50
42.1%
+134
Exactly 50
1.3%
push
Under 50
56.5%
-134
063126
Griffin
Expected: 58.7
58.5
Over 58.5
42.7%
+134
Under 58.5
57.3%
-134
074147
Takedowns — over/under
Evans
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
27.7%
+216
Exactly 1
12.3%
push
Under 1
59.9%
-216
035
Griffin
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
11.4%
Exactly 0
88.6%
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 16.4 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
66.3Striking72.4
Griffin +6.2
66.4Grappling50.0
Evans +16.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EvansGriffin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1630
Pound-for-pound
1594
1615
Divisional
1590
1504
Striking offense
1511
1535
Striking defense
1509
1517
Grappling offense
1497
1500
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.90
Strikes landed / min
4.85
39%
Strike accuracy
39%
1.70
Strikes absorbed / min
2.82
69%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.68
57%
Takedown accuracy
33%
59%
Takedown defense
64%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
78%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
43%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rashad Evans
  • WChuck LiddellKO/TKO R2
    Close +1984mo before
  • WMichael BispingS-DEC R3
    Close -2631y 1mo before
  • DTito OrtizU-DEC R3
    Close +1031y 6mo before
  • WSean SalmonKO/TKO R2
    Close -6501y 11mo before
  • WJason LambertKO/TKO R2
    Close -2402y 3mo before
Forrest Griffin
  • WQuinton JacksonU-DEC R5
    Close +2396mo before
  • WMauricio RuaSUB R3
    Close +2331y 3mo before
  • WHector RamirezU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 6mo before
  • LKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close -3502y before
  • WStephan BonnarU-DEC R3
    Close -2602y 4mo before
Evans — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-1

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, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
7win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (57%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Evans
Griffin
8
UFC fights
9
95.3 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
110.2 min · 12.2 avg
22y 4m
Career length
24y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Evans
Griffin
85W–14L · 85.9%
Overall
108W–30L · 78.3%
85W–14L · 85.9%
Wins
84W–24L · 77.8%
0W–0L
Losses
24W–6L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Evans
Griffin
65W–44L · 59.6%
Overall
252W–66L · 79.2%
65W–44L · 59.6%
Wins
142W–49L · 74.3%
0W–0L
Losses
110W–17L · 86.6%
Distance striking
Evans
Griffin
2.46
Landed / min
5.28
30.3%
Accuracy
34.6%
76.5%
Defense
67.7%
0.63
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.14
42.2%
Time at distance
65.2%
Grappling & control
Evans
Griffin
5.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.68
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
59.1%
Takedown defense
64.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.09
80.0%
Control share
52.8%
Strike target map
Evans
  • Head82%(149)div 66%
  • Body16%(29)div 16%
  • Legs2%(3)div 18%
Griffin
  • Head61%(325)div 66%
  • Body13%(68)div 16%
  • Legs27%(142)div 18%

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

Rashad Evans
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Forrest Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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