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UFC 88: Breakthrough
Tim Boetsch
Tim Boetsch
7-2 · USA
VS
Michael Patt
Michael Patt
12-2 · USA
September 6, 2008 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.3lb
Weigh-in
205.3lb
Tim Boetsch def. Michael Patt by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:03
Boetsch15/310/010:05
Patt9/210/100:00
Total
Boetsch15/310/010:05
Patt9/210/100:00

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
BoetschWin probabilityPatt
67.4%32.6%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
45%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 6.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Boetsch67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%40%
Submission26%39%
Decision14%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 15
Takedowns1.7 (0.03.9)act 0
Patt33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%16%
Submission20%59%
Decision8%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 9
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R159%
R26%
R313%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Boetsch
54.7%-124
Patt
+12443.9%
Most takedownstie 15.0%
Boetsch
83.7%-6507
Patt
+65071.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Boetsch
Expected: 40.9
41
Over 41
41.5%
+137
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.9%
-137
052103
Patt
Expected: 36.4
36.5
Over 36.5
42.2%
+137
Under 36.5
57.8%
-137
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Boetsch
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
57.2%
-133
Under 1.5
42.8%
+133
036
Patt
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
7.2%
Exactly 0
92.8%
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 6.9 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
Boetsch67.4%76.4%−9.0-393
Patt32.6%23.6%+9.0+306

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
BoetschPatt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1526
1514
Divisional
1526
1491
Striking offense
1500
1498
Striking defense
1500
1539
Grappling offense
1500
1548
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
6'0"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.32
Strikes landed / min
51%
Strike accuracy
3.37
Strikes absorbed / min
63%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.33
Takedowns / 15 min
33%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
157
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tim Boetsch
  • LMatt HamillKO/TKO R2
    Close +1785mo before
  • WDavid HeathKO/TKO R1
    Close +2317mo before
Michael Patt
No prior UFC fights.
Boetsch — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Patt — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Boetsch
Patt
2
UFC fights
0
11.3 min · 5.6 avg
Octagon time
19y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Boetsch
Patt
13W–3L · 81.3%
Overall
9W–2L · 81.8%
Wins
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Boetsch
Patt
43W–28L · 60.6%
Overall
60W–33L · 64.5%
25W–25L · 50.0%
Wins
48W–30L · 61.5%
18W–3L · 85.7%
Losses
12W–3L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Boetsch
Patt
4.70
Landed / min
41.3%
Accuracy
67.9%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
58.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Boetsch
Patt
1.33
Takedowns / 15 min
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
5.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Boetsch
  • Head57%(34)div 66%
  • Body32%(19)div 16%
  • Legs12%(7)div 18%
Patt
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Tim Boetsch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Michael Patt

No UFC fights on record.

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