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UFC 85: Bedlam
Kevin Burns
Kevin Burns
5-1 · USA
VS
Roan Carneiro
Roan Carneiro
12-4 · BRA
June 7, 2008 · London, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Kevin Burns def. Roan Carneiro by SUB (Triangle Choke), R2 3:50
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Burns2/20/000:26
Carneiro7/141/304:25
R2 · 3:50
Burns6/110/000:28
Carneiro5/161/302:39
Total
Burns8/130/000:54
Carneiro12/302/607:04

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
BurnsWin probabilityCarneiro
31.7%68.3%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
32%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Burns32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%28%
Submission12%36%
Decision11%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 8
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Carneiro68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%23%
Submission21%31%
Decision31%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 12
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.6)act 2
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R239%
R36%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Burns
45.3%+117
Carneiro
-11752.9%
Most takedownstie 33.0%
Burns
11.2%+497
Carneiro
-49755.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Burns
Expected: 28.7
28.5
Over 28.5
42.9%
+133
Under 28.5
57.1%
-133
03672
Carneiro
Expected: 31.2
31
Over 31
41.9%
+134
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.0%
-134
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Burns
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.8%
+381
Under 0.5
79.2%
-381
035
Carneiro
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
42.8%
+134
Under 1.5
57.2%
-134
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 10.4 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
Burns31.7%20.2%+11.5+375
Carneiro68.3%79.8%−11.5-500

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
BurnsCarneiro
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1534
1511
Divisional
1535
1500
Striking offense
1486
1500
Striking defense
1512
1500
Grappling offense
1550
1500
Grappling defense
1536
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.69
Strike accuracy
68%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.21
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
6.07
Takedown accuracy
80%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.5
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kevin Burns
No prior UFC fights.
Roan Carneiro
  • WTony DeSouzaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1455mo before
  • LJon FitchSUB R2
    Close +3001y before
  • WRich ClementiU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 2mo before
Burns — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Carneiro — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
5 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Burns
Carneiro
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
29.7 min · 9.9 avg
Career length
24y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Burns
Carneiro
Overall
53W–16L · 76.8%
Wins
37W–14L · 72.5%
Losses
16W–2L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Burns
Carneiro
41W–15L · 73.2%
Overall
92W–52L · 63.9%
38W–15L · 71.7%
Wins
72W–46L · 61.0%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
20W–6L · 76.9%
Distance striking
Burns
Carneiro
Landed / min
3.48
Accuracy
58.3%
Defense
71.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
13.6%
Grappling & control
Burns
Carneiro
Takedowns / 15 min
6.07
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.54
Control share
84.7%
Strike target map
Burns
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.
Carneiro
  • Head72%(36)div 66%
  • Body14%(7)div 20%
  • Legs14%(7)div 14%

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

Kevin Burns

No UFC fights on record.

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

Roan Carneiro
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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