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UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar
Mark Bocek
Mark Bocek
5-2 · CAN
VS
Alvin Robinson
Alvin Robinson
9-3 · USA
November 15, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Mark Bocek def. Alvin Robinson by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 3:16
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bocek9/190/004:20
Robinson1/20/000:20
R2
Bocek3/90/004:15
Robinson2/70/100:32
R3 · 3:16
Bocek9/161/103:05
Robinson2/50/000:00
Total
Bocek21/441/1011:40
Robinson5/140/100:52

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
BocekWin probabilityRobinson
52.8%47.2%
KO / TKO
11%
Submission
51%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 7.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bocek53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%14%
Submission24%46%
Decision21%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (923)act 21
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.3)act 1
Robinson47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%8%
Submission27%58%
Decision16%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 5
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~39 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R154%
R24%
R35%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.7%
Bocek
42.4%+130
Robinson
-13054.9%
Most takedownstie 19.7%
Bocek
72.2%-900
Robinson
+9008.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bocek
Expected: 17.9
18
Over 18
40.4%
+139
Exactly 18
3.5%
push
Under 18
56.1%
-139
02345
Robinson
Expected: 20.6
20.5
Over 20.5
42.9%
+133
Under 20.5
57.1%
-133
02652
Takedowns — over/under
Bocek
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
36.8%
+115
Exactly 2
20.9%
push
Under 2
42.3%
-115
036
Robinson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
24.1%
Exactly 0
75.9%
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 7.9 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
Bocek52.8%53.5%−0.7-126
Robinson47.2%46.5%+0.7+106

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
52.1Striking70.1
Robinson +18.0
36.9Grappling67.0
Robinson +30.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BocekRobinson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1501
Pound-for-pound
1507
1500
Divisional
1507
1473
Striking offense
1502
1492
Striking defense
1505
1529
Grappling offense
1508
1519
Grappling defense
1488
Physical
27 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
75"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.60
Strikes landed / min
2.25
31%
Strike accuracy
53%
2.94
Strikes absorbed / min
1.12
52%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.45
Takedowns / 15 min
1.94
32%
Takedown accuracy
60%
0%
Takedown defense
29%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
33%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
297
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mark Bocek
  • LMac DanzigSUB R3
    Close +3507mo before
  • WDoug EvansU-DEC R3
    11mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R1
    Close +1751y 4mo before
Alvin Robinson
  • LNate DiazSUB R1
    Close +15010mo before
  • WJorge GurgelU-DEC R3
    Close +1351y 1mo before
  • LKenny FlorianKO/TKO R1
    Close +1881y 4mo before
Bocek — win / loss by method
Record: 5-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (75%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Robinson — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
89% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
8 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Bocek
Robinson
3
UFC fights
3
33.7 min · 11.2 avg
Octagon time
23.1 min · 7.7 avg
22y 5m
Career length
21y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bocek
Robinson
30W–5L · 85.7%
Overall
24W–7L · 77.4%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
11W–2L · 84.6%
24W–4L · 85.7%
Losses
13W–5L · 72.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bocek
Robinson
32W–19L · 62.7%
Overall
63W–35L · 64.3%
32W–19L · 62.7%
Wins
61W–31L · 66.3%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–4L · 33.3%
Distance striking
Bocek
Robinson
1.95
Landed / min
5.90
16.2%
Accuracy
38.1%
63.2%
Defense
80.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
25.8%
Time at distance
5.9%
Grappling & control
Bocek
Robinson
4.45
Takedowns / 15 min
1.94
32.3%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
28.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.94
66.3%
Control share
48.2%
Strike target map
Bocek
  • Head69%(37)div 67%
  • Body22%(12)div 18%
  • Legs9%(5)div 15%
Robinson
  • Head92%(48)div 67%
  • Body6%(3)div 18%
  • Legs2%(1)div 15%

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

Mark Bocek
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alvin Robinson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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