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Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum
11-3-1 · BRA
October 25, 2008 · Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
234.0lb
Weigh-in
256.0lb
Junior Dos Santos def. Fabricio Werdum by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:21
Dos Santos7/110/010:03
Werdum6/60/000:00
Total
Dos Santos7/110/010:03
Werdum6/60/000:00

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
Dos SantosWin probabilityWerdum
43.6%56.4%
KO / TKO
66%
Submission
4%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dos Santos44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%69%
Submission1%2%
Decision12%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 7
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Werdum56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%64%
Submission3%6%
Decision17%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 6
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R230%
R315%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Dos Santos
51.1%-107
Werdum
+10747.8%
Most takedownstie 63.3%
Dos Santos
13.5%+172
Werdum
-17223.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dos Santos
Expected: 48.2
48
Over 48
42.0%
+135
Exactly 48
1.4%
push
Under 48
56.6%
-135
061121
Werdum
Expected: 46.5
46.5
Over 46.5
42.5%
+135
Under 46.5
57.5%
-135
059117
Takedowns — over/under
Dos Santos
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.6%
Exactly 0
83.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Werdum
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.1%
+283
Under 0.5
73.9%
-283
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 9.1 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
Dos Santos43.6%17.3%+26.3+450
Werdum56.4%82.7%−26.3-650

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Dos SantosWerdum
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1513
Pound-for-pound
1547
1513
Divisional
1547
1500
Striking offense
1494
1533
Striking defense
1513
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
24 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.87
Strike accuracy
41%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.12
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.03
Takedown accuracy
25%
Takedown defense
25%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Junior Dos Santos
No prior UFC fights.
Fabricio Werdum
  • WBrandon VeraKO/TKO R1
    Close +1635mo before
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R2
    Close +2009mo before
  • LAndrei ArlovskiU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 6mo before
Dos Santos — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
83% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Werdum — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-1

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
9% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Dos Santos
Werdum
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
29.2 min · 9.7 avg
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dos Santos
Werdum
Overall
27W–8L · 77.1%
Wins
16W–3L · 84.2%
Losses
11W–5L · 68.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dos Santos
Werdum
30W–20L · 60.0%
Overall
114W–29L · 79.7%
26W–18L · 59.1%
Wins
75W–25L · 75.0%
4W–2L · 66.7%
Losses
39W–4L · 90.7%
Distance striking
Dos Santos
Werdum
Landed / min
1.90
Accuracy
27.4%
Defense
64.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
57.6%
Grappling & control
Dos Santos
Werdum
Takedowns / 15 min
1.03
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
Takedown defense
25.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
64.5%
Strike target map
Dos Santos
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Werdum
  • Head81%(68)div 65%
  • Body7%(6)div 18%
  • Legs12%(10)div 17%

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

Junior Dos Santos

No UFC fights on record.

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

Fabricio Werdum
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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