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UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Frank Mir
Frank Mir
11-3 · USA
VS
December 27, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds
Frank Mir def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Mir29/741/120:38
Rodrigo Nogueira8/270/000:00
R2 · 1:54
Mir8/270/010:04
Rodrigo Nogueira2/110/000:00
Total
Mir37/1011/130:42
Rodrigo Nogueira10/380/000:00

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
MirWin probabilityRodrigo Nogueira
48.1%51.9%
KO / TKO
57%
Submission
24%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Mir48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%63%
Submission11%23%
Decision7%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 37
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Rodrigo Nogueira52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%52%
Submission12%24%
Decision13%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 10
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R148%
R215%
R39%
R45%
R54%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Mir
42.0%+134
Rodrigo Nogueira
-13456.4%
Most takedownstie 68.1%
Mir
19.3%-152
Rodrigo Nogueira
+15212.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mir
Expected: 30.8
31
Over 31
41.0%
+139
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.9%
-139
03978
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 36.0
36
Over 36
41.6%
+136
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.5%
-136
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Mir
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
21.1%
+374
Under 0.5
78.9%
-374
035
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.7%
Exactly 0
85.3%
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 10.4 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
57.2Striking67.0
Rodrigo Nogueira +9.8
70.4Grappling55.3
Mir +15.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MirRodrigo Nogueira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1586
Pound-for-pound
1608
1585
Divisional
1608
1500
Striking offense
1480
1489
Striking defense
1501
1553
Grappling offense
1556
1477
Grappling defense
1545
Physical
29 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
79"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.58
Strikes landed / min
3.14
60%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.87
Strikes absorbed / min
3.17
35%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.80
Takedowns / 15 min
3.40
46%
Takedown accuracy
38%
20%
Takedown defense
6.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
78%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
329
Days since last fight
329
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Frank Mir
  • WBrock LesnarSUB R1
    Close +13811mo before
  • WAntoni HardonkSUB R1
    Close -1701y 4mo before
  • LBrandon VeraKO/TKO R1
    Close +2952y 1mo before
  • WDan ChristisonU-DEC R3
    Close -3052y 6mo before
  • LMarcio CruzKO/TKO R1
    Close -3002y 11mo before
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
  • WTim SylviaSUB R3
    Close -16811mo before
  • WHeath HerringU-DEC R3
    Close -6251y 6mo before
Mir — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
1 win, 3 losses
W
9% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (11%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Rodrigo Nogueira — win / loss by method
Record: 28-4-1, 1 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 0 losses
W
61% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
26win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
16 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (31%)Decision(100%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Mir
Rodrigo Nogueira
12
UFC fights
2
43.4 min · 3.6 avg
Octagon time
26.5 min · 13.2 avg
25y 0m
Career length
27y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Mir
Rodrigo Nogueira
86W–27L · 76.1%
Overall
51W–15L · 77.3%
66W–22L · 75.0%
Wins
51W–15L · 77.3%
20W–5L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mir
Rodrigo Nogueira
4W–1L · 80.0%
Overall
394W–110L · 78.2%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Wins
335W–105L · 76.1%
0W–0L
Losses
59W–5L · 92.2%
Distance striking
Mir
Rodrigo Nogueira
4.96
Landed / min
4.15
49.2%
Accuracy
40.9%
59.8%
Defense
70.3%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
14.4%
Time at distance
65.5%
Grappling & control
Mir
Rodrigo Nogueira
3.80
Takedowns / 15 min
3.40
45.8%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
20.0%
Takedown defense
6.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.70
59.5%
Control share
53.3%
Strike target map
Mir
  • Head43%(48)div 65%
  • Body39%(44)div 18%
  • Legs18%(20)div 17%
Rodrigo Nogueira
  • Head80%(66)div 65%
  • Body16%(13)div 18%
  • Legs5%(4)div 17%

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

Frank Mir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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