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UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar
Matt Brown
Matt Brown
8-7 · USA
VS
Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas
9-2 · USA
November 15, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Matt Brown def. Ryan Thomas by SUB (Armbar), R2 0:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Brown14/171/100:44
Thomas13/144/603:46
R2 · 0:57
Brown1/60/000:01
Thomas2/81/200:35
Total
Brown15/231/100:45
Thomas15/225/804:21

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
BrownWin probabilityThomas
44.6%55.4%
KO / TKO
5%
Submission
91%
Decision
4%
Expected fight time: 3.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Brown45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%5%
Submission41%91%
Decision2%4%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 15
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 1
Thomas55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%5%
Submission50%91%
Decision2%4%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes16 (821)act 15
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 5
Combined totals~40 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R192%
R22%
R32%
Distance4%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.5%
Brown
64.9%-199
Thomas
+19932.6%
Most takedownstie 39.3%
Brown
18.9%+220
Thomas
-22041.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brown
Expected: 23.5
23.5
Over 23.5
42.6%
+135
Under 23.5
57.4%
-135
03059
Thomas
Expected: 16.2
16
Over 16
41.3%
+132
Exactly 16
3.9%
push
Under 16
54.7%
-132
02141
Takedowns — over/under
Brown
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
64.6%
Exactly 0
35.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Thomas
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
80.7%
-418
Under 0.5
19.3%
+418
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 3.3 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
77.0Striking29.0
Brown +48.0
70.5Grappling25.0
Brown +45.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrownThomas
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1489
Pound-for-pound
1507
1489
Divisional
1507
1507
Striking offense
1483
1509
Striking defense
1494
1506
Grappling offense
1549
1498
Grappling defense
1542
Physical
27 yrs
Age
24 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.38
Strikes landed / min
1.61
56%
Strike accuracy
23%
1.61
Strikes absorbed / min
5.49
59%
Strike defense
29%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.63
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
0%
75%
Takedown defense
0%
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
70
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Brown
  • LDong Hyun KimS-DEC R3
    2mo before
  • WMatt ArroyoKO/TKO R2
    Close +1505mo before
Ryan Thomas
  • LBen SaundersSUB R2
    Close +2163mo before
Brown — win / loss by method
Record: 8-7-0

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, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 5 losses
W
50% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (57%)Submission(83%) 5
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1
Thomas — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (44%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Brown
Thomas
2
UFC fights
1
23.7 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
7.5 min · 7.5 avg
20y 10m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brown
Thomas
13W–1L · 92.9%
Overall
5W–0L · 100.0%
3W–1L · 75.0%
Wins
0W–0L
10W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brown
Thomas
62W–37L · 62.6%
Overall
32W–43L · 42.7%
12W–2L · 85.7%
Wins
23W–42L · 35.4%
50W–35L · 58.8%
Losses
9W–1L · 90.0%
Distance striking
Brown
Thomas
5.62
Landed / min
3.57
46.4%
Accuracy
21.4%
69.0%
Defense
32.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
24.1%
Time at distance
33.8%
Grappling & control
Brown
Thomas
0.63
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
75.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.90
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.02
55.5%
Control share
8.1%
Strike target map
Brown
  • Head41%(33)div 65%
  • Body45%(36)div 20%
  • Legs14%(11)div 15%
Thomas
  • Head58%(7)div 65%
  • Body17%(2)div 20%
  • Legs25%(3)div 15%

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

Matt Brown
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ryan Thomas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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