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UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Brad Blackburn
Brad Blackburn
16-9-1 · USA
VS
Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan
15-8 · JPN
December 27, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Brad Blackburn def. Ryo Chonan by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Blackburn33/1070/000:03
Chonan16/570/000:00
R2
Blackburn24/800/110:18
Chonan19/520/100:00
R3
Blackburn22/1090/000:00
Chonan28/720/100:00
Total
Blackburn79/2960/110:21
Chonan63/1810/200:00

Scorecards

Blackburn vs Chonan

RdJeff MullenMarcos RosalesPatricia Morse JarmanCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---9.7-9.3
R3---9-10
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-28.3

Media (3 cards) · avg 2928 · 3 Blackburn · 0 Chonan

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Blackburn-Chonan.

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
BlackburnWin probabilityChonan
49.5%50.5%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
11%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Blackburn50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%32%
Submission8%15%
Decision26%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 79
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Chonan50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%
Submission3%6%
Decision36%72%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 63
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R213%
R36%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Blackburn
51.6%-109
Chonan
+10947.2%
Most takedownstie 39.8%
Blackburn
29.1%+107
Chonan
-10731.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Blackburn
Expected: 45.2
45
Over 45
42.0%
+134
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.5%
-134
057113
Chonan
Expected: 43.1
43
Over 43
41.9%
+135
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.6%
-135
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Blackburn
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.7%
+152
Under 0.5
60.3%
-152
035
Chonan
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
41.6%
+140
Under 0.5
58.4%
-140
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 11.5 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
95.0Striking60.8
Blackburn +34.1
25.0Grappling11.1
Blackburn +13.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BlackburnChonan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1509
Pound-for-pound
1527
1509
Divisional
1527
1507
Striking offense
1497
1503
Striking defense
1503
1504
Grappling offense
1496
1510
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
31 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
7.08
Strikes landed / min
1.93
61%
Strike accuracy
40%
1.20
Strikes absorbed / min
2.23
73%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
40%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brad Blackburn
  • WJames GibooKO/TKO R2
    Close -2385mo before
Ryo Chonan
  • WRoan CarneiroS-DEC R3
    Close -1044mo before
  • LKaro ParisyanU-DEC R3
    Close +2961y 1mo before
Blackburn — win / loss by method
Record: 16-9-1, 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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
56% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 6 losses
W
19% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win9loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (53%)KO/TKO(22%) 2
4 (27%)Submission(11%) 1
3 (20%)Decision(67%) 6
Chonan — win / loss by method
Record: 15-8-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 5 losses
W
53% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
14win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (43%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
1 (7%)Submission(14%) 1
7 (50%)Decision(57%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Blackburn
Chonan
1
UFC fights
2
7.5 min · 7.5 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
25y 9m
Career length
25y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Blackburn
Chonan
12W–2L · 85.7%
Overall
29W–9L · 76.3%
12W–2L · 85.7%
Wins
12W–5L · 70.6%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–4L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Blackburn
Chonan
118W–56L · 67.8%
Overall
205W–116L · 63.9%
63W–31L · 67.0%
Wins
137W–86L · 61.4%
55W–25L · 68.8%
Losses
68W–30L · 69.4%
Distance striking
Blackburn
Chonan
9.74
Landed / min
3.89
57.7%
Accuracy
30.8%
71.9%
Defense
64.8%
8.02
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
41.2%
Time at distance
20.5%
Grappling & control
Blackburn
Chonan
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
88.6%
Control share
42.8%
Strike target map
Blackburn
  • Head87%(46)div 65%
  • Body8%(4)div 20%
  • Legs6%(3)div 15%
Chonan
  • Head45%(26)div 65%
  • Body34%(20)div 20%
  • Legs21%(12)div 15%

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

Brad Blackburn
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ryo Chonan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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