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UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin
Cole Miller
Cole Miller
13-3 · USA
VS
Jorge Gurgel
Jorge Gurgel
12-3 · USA
July 5, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Cole Miller def. Jorge Gurgel by SUB (Triangle Choke), R3 4:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Miller14/560/000:07
Gurgel21/500/000:58
R2
Miller20/521/101:52
Gurgel21/401/100:34
R3 · 4:48
Miller7/330/100:06
Gurgel12/372/202:28
Total
Miller41/1411/202:05
Gurgel54/1273/304:00

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
MillerWin probabilityGurgel
56.5%43.5%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
33%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Miller57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%
Submission18%31%
Decision24%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 41
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Gurgel43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%11%
Submission14%34%
Decision24%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 54
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 3
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R26%
R39%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Miller
48.0%+105
Gurgel
-10550.4%
Most takedownstie 46.0%
Miller
33.6%-164
Gurgel
+16420.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Miller
Expected: 34.0
34
Over 34
41.5%
+136
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.5%
-136
04386
Gurgel
Expected: 34.9
35
Over 35
41.3%
+138
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.8%
-138
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Miller
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.7%
+146
Under 0.5
59.3%
-146
035
Gurgel
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.8%
+247
Under 0.5
71.2%
-247
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 9.7 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
Miller56.5%55.6%+0.9-137
Gurgel43.5%44.4%−0.9+117

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
55.8Striking61.2
Gurgel +5.4
61.6Grappling28.4
Miller +33.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MillerGurgel
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1535
1536
Divisional
1536
1497
Striking offense
1481
1501
Striking defense
1500
1510
Grappling offense
1496
1509
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
24 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'7"
73"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.47
Strikes landed / min
3.09
35%
Strike accuracy
31%
1.93
Strikes absorbed / min
3.15
48%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.58
Takedowns / 15 min
0.40
33%
Takedown accuracy
12%
67%
Takedown defense
67%
7.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
67%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
164
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cole Miller
  • LJeremy StephensKO/TKO R2
    Close -1735mo before
  • WLeonard GarciaU-DEC R3
    Close -14010mo before
  • WAndy WangKO/TKO R1
    Close -5631y before
Jorge Gurgel
  • WJohn HalversonU-DEC R3
    Close -1804mo before
  • LAlvin RobinsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1609mo before
  • WDiego SaraivaU-DEC R3
    Close -2201y before
  • WDanny AbbadiS-DEC R3
    Close -5501y 9mo before
  • LMark HominickU-DEC R3
    Close +1202y before
Miller — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
62% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (73%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(100%) 2
Gurgel — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Miller
Gurgel
3
UFC fights
5
25.9 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
75.0 min · 15.0 avg
21y 2m
Career length
24y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Miller
Gurgel
29W–10L · 74.4%
Overall
45W–20L · 69.2%
15W–8L · 65.2%
Wins
27W–13L · 67.5%
14W–2L · 87.5%
Losses
18W–7L · 72.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Miller
Gurgel
77W–33L · 70.0%
Overall
45W–18L · 71.4%
67W–31L · 68.4%
Wins
41W–17L · 70.7%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Miller
Gurgel
1.62
Landed / min
3.81
13.5%
Accuracy
25.3%
70.7%
Defense
68.9%
0.58
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
16.7%
Time at distance
51.1%
Grappling & control
Miller
Gurgel
0.58
Takedowns / 15 min
0.40
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
11.8%
66.7%
Takedown defense
66.7%
7.53
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
68.2%
Control share
66.4%
Strike target map
Miller
  • Head92%(35)div 68%
  • Body5%(2)div 18%
  • Legs3%(1)div 14%
Gurgel
  • Head72%(166)div 68%
  • Body6%(13)div 18%
  • Legs23%(53)div 14%

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

Cole Miller
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jorge Gurgel
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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