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UFC 85: Bedlam
Luiz Cane
Luiz Cane
8-1 · BRA
VS
Jason Lambert
Jason Lambert
23-7 · USA
June 7, 2008 · London, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Luiz Cane def. Jason Lambert by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:07
Cane15/280/030:54
Lambert8/230/200:14
Total
Cane15/280/030:54
Lambert8/230/200:14

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
CaneWin probabilityLambert
73.5%26.5%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
27%
Decision
30%
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 Cane, blue toward Lambert. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Cane73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%44%
Submission19%26%
Decision22%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 15
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Lambert27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%40%
Submission8%30%
Decision8%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 8
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R212%
R316%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Cane
49.0%+101
Lambert
-10149.3%
Most takedownstie 50.1%
Cane
30.3%-154
Lambert
+15419.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cane
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.6%
+135
Under 32.5
57.4%
-135
04182
Lambert
Expected: 32.7
32.5
Over 32.5
42.9%
+133
Under 32.5
57.1%
-133
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Cane
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.7%
+180
Under 0.5
64.3%
-180
035
Lambert
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.1%
+283
Under 0.5
73.9%
-283
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
Cane73.5%42.6%+30.9+123
Lambert26.5%57.4%−30.9-153

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
76.2Striking78.0
Lambert +1.8
75.0Grappling62.3
Cane +12.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CaneLambert
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1510
Pound-for-pound
1562
1510
Divisional
1560
1501
Striking offense
1514
1502
Striking defense
1502
1505
Grappling offense
1522
1512
Grappling defense
1483
Physical
27 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.86
Strikes landed / min
3.71
45%
Strike accuracy
61%
2.70
Strikes absorbed / min
1.58
74%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
8.11
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
100%
Takedown accuracy
44%
100%
Takedown defense
32%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.1
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Luiz Cane
  • LJames IrvinDQ R1
    Close -1735mo before
Jason Lambert
  • LWilson GouveiaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1185mo before
  • WRenato SobralKO/TKO R2
    Close +3651y 3mo before
  • LRashad EvansKO/TKO R2
    Close +2001y 8mo before
  • WBranden Lee HinkleKO/TKO R1
    Close -1851y 11mo before
  • WTerry MartinKO/TKO R2
    Close -2472y 2mo before
Cane — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0, 1 NC

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
0 ()DQ / other(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Lambert — win / loss by method
Record: 23-7-0

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
15 wins, 4 losses
W
65% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
19win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (63%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
3 (16%)Submission(40%) 2
4 (21%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Cane
Lambert
1
UFC fights
6
1.9 min · 1.9 avg
Octagon time
36.1 min · 6.0 avg
20y 9m
Career length
25y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cane
Lambert
12W–4L · 75.0%
Overall
74W–20L · 78.7%
0W–0L
Wins
57W–16L · 78.1%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Losses
17W–4L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cane
Lambert
11W–5L · 68.8%
Overall
145W–70L · 67.4%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Wins
111W–45L · 71.2%
0W–0L
Losses
34W–25L · 57.6%
Distance striking
Cane
Lambert
4.90
Landed / min
3.32
42.1%
Accuracy
25.7%
73.7%
Defense
77.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.25
88.3%
Time at distance
7.5%
Grappling & control
Cane
Lambert
8.11
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
100.0%
Takedown defense
31.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.08
92.3%
Control share
50.7%
Strike target map
Cane
  • Head67%(6)div 67%
  • Body22%(2)div 16%
  • Legs11%(1)div 17%
Lambert
  • Head63%(84)div 67%
  • Body28%(37)div 16%
  • Legs10%(13)div 17%

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

Luiz Cane
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jason Lambert
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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