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UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben
David Bielkheden
David Bielkheden
12-6 · SWE
VS
Jess Liaudin
Jess Liaudin
14-10 · FRA
October 18, 2008 · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
David Bielkheden def. Jess Liaudin by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bielkheden19/244/502:52
Liaudin9/150/001:32
R2
Bielkheden7/122/302:37
Liaudin3/100/001:32
R3
Bielkheden10/171/304:25
Liaudin0/01/100:10
Total
Bielkheden36/537/1109:54
Liaudin12/251/103:14

Scorecards

Bielkheden vs Liaudin

RdChris LeeChris WattsRichard BertrandCommunity
R1---9.5-9.5
R2---9-10
R3---9.5-9.5
Total29-2830-2729-2828-29

Media (3 cards) · avg 2928 · 3 Bielkheden · 0 Liaudin

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Bielkheden-Liaudin.

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
BielkhedenWin probabilityLiaudin
61.2%38.8%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
26%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bielkheden61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%29%
Submission11%19%
Decision32%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 36
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 7
Liaudin39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%22%
Submission15%38%
Decision15%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 12
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 1
Combined totals~51 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R217%
R310%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Bielkheden
59.4%-154
Liaudin
+15438.5%
Most takedownstie 29.8%
Bielkheden
37.7%-116
Liaudin
+11632.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bielkheden
Expected: 28.3
28.5
Over 28.5
41.9%
+139
Under 28.5
58.1%
-139
03671
Liaudin
Expected: 22.4
22.5
Over 22.5
42.1%
+137
Under 22.5
57.9%
-137
02856
Takedowns — over/under
Bielkheden
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.5%
+132
Exactly 1
20.0%
push
Under 1
45.5%
-132
035
Liaudin
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.7%
+161
Exactly 1
19.9%
push
Under 1
49.5%
-161
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 10.2 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
Bielkheden61.2%61.6%−0.4-173
Liaudin38.8%38.4%+0.4+153

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
49.6Striking65.6
Liaudin +16.0
0.0Grappling64.4
Liaudin +64.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BielkhedenLiaudin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1503
Pound-for-pound
1496
1516
Divisional
1492
1500
Striking offense
1501
1500
Striking defense
1495
1489
Grappling offense
1509
1495
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
29 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.21
Strikes landed / min
3.61
100%
Strike accuracy
52%
5.09
Strikes absorbed / min
3.01
52%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.86
Takedown accuracy
50%
0%
Takedown defense
0%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
David Bielkheden
  • LDiego SanchezKO/TKO R1
    Close +4008mo before
Jess Liaudin
  • LPaul TaylorS-DEC R3
    Close +1934mo before
  • LMarcus DavisKO/TKO R1
    Close +2589mo before
  • WAnthony TorresKO/TKO R1
    Close -1231y 1mo before
  • WDennis SiverSUB R1
    Close +1051y 6mo before
Bielkheden — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-0

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, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 5 losses
W
25% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(100%) 5
Liaudin — win / loss by method
Record: 14-10-0

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
3 wins, 6 losses
W
21% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
7% of wins
L
30% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
12win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(63%) 5
9 (75%)Submission(13%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(25%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Bielkheden
Liaudin
1
UFC fights
4
4.7 min · 4.7 avg
Octagon time
21.6 min · 5.4 avg
24y 8m
Career length
25y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bielkheden
Liaudin
17W–2L · 89.5%
Overall
36W–9L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Wins
15W–3L · 83.3%
17W–2L · 89.5%
Losses
21W–6L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bielkheden
Liaudin
72W–32L · 69.2%
Overall
127W–78L · 62.0%
39W–20L · 66.1%
Wins
54W–53L · 50.5%
33W–12L · 73.3%
Losses
73W–25L · 74.5%
Distance striking
Bielkheden
Liaudin
0.00
Landed / min
7.29
Accuracy
40.2%
100.0%
Defense
56.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.39
2.3%
Time at distance
24.8%
Grappling & control
Bielkheden
Liaudin
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.86
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.39
0.0%
Control share
72.8%
Strike target map
Bielkheden
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body100%(1)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
Liaudin
  • Head74%(58)div 68%
  • Body12%(9)div 18%
  • Legs14%(11)div 14%

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

David Bielkheden
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jess Liaudin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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