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UFC 85: Bedlam
Matt Wiman
Matt Wiman
9-3 · USA
VS
Thiago Tavares
Thiago Tavares
13-1 · BRA
June 7, 2008 · London, England, United Kingdom
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Matt Wiman def. Thiago Tavares by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 1:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Wiman2/71/100:30
Tavares6/151/303:59
R2 · 1:57
Wiman16/271/310:43
Tavares7/200/000:23
Total
Wiman18/342/411:13
Tavares13/351/304:22

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
WimanWin probabilityTavares
22.4%77.6%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
31%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Wiman22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%46%
Submission4%19%
Decision8%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 18
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 2
Tavares78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%32%
Submission27%34%
Decision27%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 13
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.0)act 1
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R220%
R310%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Wiman
43.8%+124
Tavares
-12454.3%
Most takedownstie 24.7%
Wiman
11.8%+537
Tavares
-53763.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Wiman
Expected: 26.1
26
Over 26
41.6%
+134
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
55.9%
-134
03366
Tavares
Expected: 29.3
29.5
Over 29.5
42.1%
+137
Under 29.5
57.9%
-137
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Wiman
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.3%
+267
Under 0.5
72.7%
-267
035
Tavares
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
51.1%
-105
Under 1.5
48.9%
+105
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 8.8 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
Wiman22.4%21.3%+1.1+361
Tavares77.6%78.7%−1.1-401

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
69.9Striking69.9
Tavares +0.0
83.5Grappling88.0
Tavares +4.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WimanTavares
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1561
1539
Divisional
1561
1495
Striking offense
1470
1494
Striking defense
1533
1523
Grappling offense
1540
1511
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
24 yrs
Age
23 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'7"
68"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.58
Strikes landed / min
1.08
57%
Strike accuracy
52%
2.39
Strikes absorbed / min
0.98
45%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.92
Takedowns / 15 min
4.83
58%
Takedown accuracy
52%
50%
Takedown defense
56%
3.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.3
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
75%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
75%
Last-5 win rate
75%
67%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
136
Days since last fight
136
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Wiman
  • WJustin BuchholzSUB R1
    Close -2234mo before
  • WMichihiro OmigawaU-DEC R3
    Close -2939mo before
  • WBrian GeraghtyKO/TKO R1
    Close -45011mo before
  • LSpencer FisherKO/TKO R2
    2y before
Thiago Tavares
  • WMichihiro OmigawaU-DEC R3
    Close -7254mo before
  • LTyson GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close +1009mo before
  • WJason BlackSUB R2
    Close +1151y before
  • WNaoyuki KotaniU-DEC R3
    Close -2851y 2mo before
Wiman — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
77% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
9 (90%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Wiman
Tavares
4
UFC fights
4
26.8 min · 6.7 avg
Octagon time
52.8 min · 13.2 avg
21y 11m
Career length
22y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Wiman
Tavares
46W–17L · 73.0%
Overall
53W–13L · 80.3%
29W–15L · 65.9%
Wins
44W–12L · 78.6%
17W–2L · 89.5%
Losses
9W–1L · 90.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Wiman
Tavares
25W–5L · 83.3%
Overall
31W–18L · 63.3%
1W–1L · 50.0%
Wins
31W–18L · 63.3%
24W–4L · 85.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Wiman
Tavares
7.08
Landed / min
1.96
37.1%
Accuracy
37.7%
57.9%
Defense
78.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
6.9%
Time at distance
19.3%
Grappling & control
Wiman
Tavares
3.92
Takedowns / 15 min
4.83
58.3%
Takedown accuracy
51.5%
50.0%
Takedown defense
55.6%
3.92
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.27
83.6%
Control share
52.1%
Strike target map
Wiman
  • Head88%(84)div 68%
  • Body5%(5)div 18%
  • Legs7%(7)div 14%
Tavares
  • Head67%(38)div 68%
  • Body28%(16)div 18%
  • Legs5%(3)div 14%

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

Matt Wiman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thiago Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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