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UFC 85: Bedlam
Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor
8-3-1 · GBR
VS
Jess Liaudin
Jess Liaudin
14-9 · FRA
June 7, 2008 · London, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
169.0lb
Paul Taylor def. Jess Liaudin by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Taylor22/340/011:14
Liaudin14/292/303:06
R2
Taylor7/151/101:12
Liaudin10/171/302:53
R3
Taylor16/370/000:44
Liaudin11/244/702:57
Total
Taylor45/861/113:10
Liaudin35/707/1308:56

Scorecards

Taylor vs Liaudin

RdAndy RobertsBarry FoleyJeff MullenCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---9.5-9.5
R3---10-9
Total29-2828-2929-2829.5-27.5

Media (2 cards) · avg 2928 · 2 Taylor · 0 Liaudin

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Taylor-Liaudin.

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
TaylorWin probabilityLiaudin
69.5%30.5%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
26%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Taylor70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%39%
Submission14%20%
Decision29%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 45
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Liaudin30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%27%
Submission12%40%
Decision10%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 35
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 7
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R219%
R311%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Taylor
58.6%-147
Liaudin
+14739.8%
Most takedownstie 33.6%
Taylor
13.8%+382
Liaudin
-38252.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taylor
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
41.5%
+137
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.8%
-137
04895
Liaudin
Expected: 30.8
31
Over 31
41.1%
+138
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.8%
-138
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Taylor
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.5%
+308
Under 0.5
75.5%
-308
035
Liaudin
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
39.6%
-101
Exactly 1
21.3%
push
Under 1
39.1%
+101
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 9.4 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
Taylor69.5%67.2%+2.3-233
Liaudin30.5%32.8%−2.3+193

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
63.3Striking75.6
Liaudin +12.3
64.0Grappling25.0
Taylor +39.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TaylorLiaudin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1501
Pound-for-pound
1512
1501
Divisional
1512
1518
Striking offense
1501
1509
Striking defense
1496
1496
Grappling offense
1503
1499
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
28 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.59
Strikes landed / min
6.53
44%
Strike accuracy
54%
4.69
Strikes absorbed / min
3.04
56%
Strike defense
41%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
64%
Takedown defense
0%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.3
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
67%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Taylor
  • LPaul KellyU-DEC R3
    Close -2315mo before
  • LMarcus DavisSUB R1
    Close +1559mo before
  • WEdilberto de OliveiraKO/TKO R3
    Close +2051y 2mo before
Jess Liaudin
  • LMarcus DavisKO/TKO R1
    Close +2585mo before
  • WAnthony TorresKO/TKO R1
    Close -1239mo before
  • WDennis SiverSUB R1
    Close +1051y 2mo before
Taylor — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-1, 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win1loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0
Liaudin — win / loss by method
Record: 14-9-0

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, 6 losses
W
21% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
22% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(63%) 5
9 (75%)Submission(13%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(25%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Taylor
Liaudin
3
UFC fights
3
29.9 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
6.6 min · 2.2 avg
23y 11m
Career length
25y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Taylor
Liaudin
27W–3L · 90.0%
Overall
28W–6L · 82.4%
8W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
15W–3L · 83.3%
19W–3L · 86.4%
Losses
13W–3L · 81.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taylor
Liaudin
70W–53L · 56.9%
Overall
127W–78L · 62.0%
51W–41L · 55.4%
Wins
54W–53L · 50.5%
19W–12L · 61.3%
Losses
73W–25L · 74.5%
Distance striking
Taylor
Liaudin
7.84
Landed / min
6.68
37.8%
Accuracy
42.6%
65.8%
Defense
50.0%
1.01
Knockdowns / 15 min
4.56
38.5%
Time at distance
52.3%
Grappling & control
Taylor
Liaudin
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
63.6%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.51
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.28
14.8%
Control share
67.6%
Strike target map
Taylor
  • Head62%(85)div 66%
  • Body11%(15)div 20%
  • Legs27%(37)div 14%
Liaudin
  • Head72%(31)div 66%
  • Body7%(3)div 20%
  • Legs21%(9)div 14%

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

Paul Taylor
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jess Liaudin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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