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UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben
Per Eklund
Per Eklund
13-3-1 · SWE
VS
Samy Schiavo
Samy Schiavo
10-5 · FRA
October 18, 2008 · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Per Eklund def. Samy Schiavo by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 1:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Eklund8/140/200:10
Schiavo11/290/103:40
R2
Eklund17/210/202:23
Schiavo12/231/101:39
R3 · 1:47
Eklund6/71/101:30
Schiavo0/40/000:00
Total
Eklund31/421/504:03
Schiavo23/561/205:19

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
EklundWin probabilitySchiavo
76.4%23.6%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
23%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Eklund76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%27%
Submission18%23%
Decision38%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 31
Takedowns1.6 (0.13.7)act 1
Schiavo24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%38%
Submission5%22%
Decision10%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 23
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.2)act 1
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R221%
R38%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Eklund
55.5%-129
Schiavo
+12943.1%
Most takedownstie 13.4%
Eklund
79.4%-1106
Schiavo
+11067.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Eklund
Expected: 44.5
44.5
Over 44.5
42.5%
+135
Under 44.5
57.5%
-135
056112
Schiavo
Expected: 38.9
39
Over 39
41.5%
+137
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.8%
-137
04998
Takedowns — over/under
Eklund
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
58.3%
-140
Under 1.5
41.7%
+140
035
Schiavo
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
27.3%
Exactly 0
72.7%
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 10.3 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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Eklund76.4%65.2%+11.2-208
Schiavo23.6%34.8%−11.2+178

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
65.3Striking47.6
Eklund +17.7
25.5Grappling0.0
Eklund +25.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EklundSchiavo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1496
1514
Divisional
1496
1496
Striking offense
1495
1507
Striking defense
1493
1499
Grappling offense
1488
1494
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
72"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.33
Strikes landed / min
0.94
47%
Strike accuracy
18%
2.20
Strikes absorbed / min
2.59
74%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
7%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
273
Days since last fight
199
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Per Eklund
  • LSam StoutU-DEC R3
    Close +2089mo before
Samy Schiavo
  • LClay GuidaKO/TKO R1
    Close +4757mo before
Eklund — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-1

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (46%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (31%)Decision(50%) 1
1 (8%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Schiavo — win / loss by method
Record: 10-5-0

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, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 4 losses
W
50% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (50%)Submission(100%) 4
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Eklund
Schiavo
1
UFC fights
1
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
4.3 min · 4.3 avg
24y 5m
Career length
26y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Eklund
Schiavo
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
22W–9L · 71.0%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
12W–3L · 80.0%
Losses
22W–9L · 71.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Eklund
Schiavo
81W–36L · 69.2%
Overall
77W–59L · 56.6%
60W–32L · 65.2%
Wins
52W–48L · 52.0%
21W–4L · 84.0%
Losses
25W–11L · 69.4%
Distance striking
Eklund
Schiavo
2.57
Landed / min
1.71
42.4%
Accuracy
18.2%
92.1%
Defense
81.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
36.3%
Time at distance
54.9%
Grappling & control
Eklund
Schiavo
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
6.7%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
35.3%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Eklund
  • Head25%(5)div 68%
  • Body55%(11)div 18%
  • Legs20%(4)div 14%
Schiavo
  • Head100%(4)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%

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

Per Eklund
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Samy Schiavo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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