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UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin
Joe Stevenson
Joe Stevenson
28-8 · USA
VS
Gleison Tibau
Gleison Tibau
19-4 · BRA
July 5, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Joe Stevenson def. Gleison Tibau by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 2:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Stevenson9/171/212:56
Tibau0/42/201:07
R2 · 2:57
Stevenson3/100/100:18
Tibau4/203/301:24
Total
Stevenson12/271/313:14
Tibau4/245/502:31

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
StevensonWin probabilityTibau
32.7%67.3%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
23%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 11.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Stevenson33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%27%
Submission8%23%
Decision16%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 12
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 1
Tibau67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%20%
Submission15%23%
Decision39%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 4
Takedowns2.0 (0.04.7)act 5
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R228%
R36%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Stevenson
46.6%+110
Tibau
-11051.4%
Most takedownstie 21.2%
Stevenson
8.6%+817
Tibau
-81770.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Stevenson
Expected: 26.9
27
Over 27
40.9%
+138
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.7%
-138
03468
Tibau
Expected: 28.3
28.5
Over 28.5
42.0%
+138
Under 28.5
58.0%
-138
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Stevenson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.7%
+340
Under 0.5
77.3%
-340
035
Tibau
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
39.6%
+105
Exactly 2
18.9%
push
Under 2
41.5%
-105
047

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 11.4 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
Stevenson32.7%67.2%−34.5-240
Tibau67.3%32.8%+34.5+190

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
68.5Striking57.4
Stevenson +11.1
73.7Grappling82.4
Tibau +8.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StevensonTibau
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1587
Pound-for-pound
1549
1591
Divisional
1563
1494
Striking offense
1475
1497
Striking defense
1510
1522
Grappling offense
1532
1496
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
26 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.12
Strikes landed / min
1.40
52%
Strike accuracy
36%
2.31
Strikes absorbed / min
2.10
60%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.15
Takedowns / 15 min
4.97
67%
Takedown accuracy
67%
29%
Takedown defense
80%
2.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
60%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Stevenson
  • LBJ PennSUB R2
    Close +2656mo before
  • WKurt PellegrinoU-DEC R3
    Close -30010mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardSUB R1
    Close -1601y 3mo before
  • WDokonjonosuke MishimaSUB R1
    1y 8mo before
  • WYves EdwardsKO/TKO R2
    Close +1602y before
Gleison Tibau
  • LTyson GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close +3035mo before
  • WTerry EtimU-DEC R3
    Close -18310mo before
  • WJeff CoxSUB R1
    Close -3601y 1mo before
  • WJason DentU-DEC R3
    1y 4mo before
  • LNick DiazKO/TKO R2
    1y 8mo before
Stevenson — win / loss by method
Record: 28-8-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
23win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (26%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
10 (43%)Submission(33%) 2
7 (30%)Decision(50%) 3
Tibau — win / loss by method
Record: 19-4-0

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, 2 losses
W
16% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
37% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (19%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
8 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (31%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Stevenson
Tibau
7
UFC fights
5
66.6 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
54.3 min · 10.9 avg
27y 2m
Career length
26y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Stevenson
Tibau
110W–29L · 79.1%
Overall
55W–16L · 77.5%
83W–22L · 79.0%
Wins
32W–9L · 78.0%
27W–7L · 79.4%
Losses
23W–7L · 76.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Stevenson
Tibau
104W–62L · 62.7%
Overall
42W–26L · 61.8%
75W–52L · 59.1%
Wins
37W–25L · 59.7%
29W–10L · 74.4%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Stevenson
Tibau
2.65
Landed / min
1.40
37.7%
Accuracy
19.0%
69.1%
Defense
57.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
26.0%
Time at distance
30.2%
Grappling & control
Stevenson
Tibau
3.15
Takedowns / 15 min
4.97
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
28.6%
Takedown defense
80.0%
2.93
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.83
47.0%
Control share
86.2%
Strike target map
Stevenson
  • Head79%(112)div 68%
  • Body13%(19)div 18%
  • Legs7%(10)div 14%
Tibau
  • Head88%(67)div 68%
  • Body9%(7)div 18%
  • Legs3%(2)div 14%

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

Joe Stevenson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gleison Tibau
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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