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UFC 85: Bedlam
Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum
10-3-1 · BRA
VS
Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
8-1 · USA
June 7, 2008 · London, England, United Kingdom
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
247.0lb
Weigh-in
228.0lb
Fabricio Werdum def. Brandon Vera by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:40
Werdum15/362/402:13
Vera15/220/000:37
Total
Werdum15/362/402:13
Vera15/220/000:37

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
WerdumWin probabilityVera
62.8%37.2%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
30%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Werdum63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%34%
Submission22%35%
Decision20%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 15
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 2
Vera37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%49%
Submission8%21%
Decision11%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 15
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R214%
R314%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Werdum
59.3%-151
Vera
+15139.1%
Most takedownstie 55.2%
Werdum
36.4%-435
Vera
+4358.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Werdum
Expected: 36.4
36.5
Over 36.5
42.4%
+136
Under 36.5
57.6%
-136
04692
Vera
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
41.8%
+134
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.0%
-134
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Werdum
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.1%
+156
Under 0.5
60.9%
-156
035
Vera
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.1%
Exactly 0
87.9%
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 8.4 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
Werdum62.8%37.0%+25.8+163
Vera37.2%63.0%−25.8-183

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
67.7Striking71.1
Vera +3.4
6.9Grappling45.8
Vera +38.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WerdumVera
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1562
1529
Divisional
1562
1482
Striking offense
1517
1508
Striking defense
1518
1538
Grappling offense
1524
1546
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
30 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.81
Strikes landed / min
4.06
41%
Strike accuracy
67%
1.91
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
59%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.52
0%
Takedown accuracy
50%
25%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fabricio Werdum
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R2
    Close +2005mo before
  • LAndrei ArlovskiU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 2mo before
Brandon Vera
  • LTim SylviaU-DEC R3
    Close -1438mo before
  • WFrank MirKO/TKO R1
    Close -3651y 7mo before
  • WAssuerio SilvaSUB R1
    Close -2402y before
  • WJustin EilersKO/TKO R1
    Close -2002y 4mo before
  • WFabiano SchernerKO/TKO R2
    2y 8mo before
Werdum — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-1

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
10% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(100%) 2
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Werdum
Vera
2
UFC fights
5
24.6 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
28.6 min · 5.7 avg
24y 1m
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Werdum
Vera
19W–7L · 73.1%
Overall
57W–14L · 80.3%
8W–2L · 80.0%
Wins
34W–11L · 75.6%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Losses
23W–3L · 88.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Werdum
Vera
114W–29L · 79.7%
Overall
10W–6L · 62.5%
75W–25L · 75.0%
Wins
10W–6L · 62.5%
39W–4L · 90.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Werdum
Vera
1.88
Landed / min
6.39
28.3%
Accuracy
47.9%
64.9%
Defense
70.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.57
64.8%
Time at distance
25.2%
Grappling & control
Werdum
Vera
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.52
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
25.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.52
58.2%
Control share
41.8%
Strike target map
Werdum
  • Head84%(58)div 65%
  • Body6%(4)div 17%
  • Legs10%(7)div 17%
Vera
  • Head34%(39)div 65%
  • Body27%(31)div 17%
  • Legs40%(46)div 17%

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

Fabricio Werdum
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brandon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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