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UFC 84: Ill Will
Goran Reljic
Goran Reljic
7-0 · HRV
VS
Wilson Gouveia
Wilson Gouveia
10-4 · USA
May 24, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Goran Reljic def. Wilson Gouveia by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 3:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Reljic15/300/000:45
Gouveia16/400/000:00
R2 · 3:15
Reljic18/330/010:23
Gouveia17/330/011:10
Total
Reljic33/630/011:08
Gouveia33/730/011:10

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
ReljicWin probabilityGouveia
80.1%19.9%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
19%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Reljic80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%45%
Submission15%19%
Decision29%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 33
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Gouveia20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%54%
Submission4%18%
Decision5%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 33
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~50 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R213%
R313%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Reljic
54.5%-126
Gouveia
+12643.4%
Most takedownstie 42.6%
Reljic
34.2%-147
Gouveia
+14723.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Reljic
Expected: 26.7
26.5
Over 26.5
43.1%
+132
Under 26.5
56.9%
-132
03467
Gouveia
Expected: 23.6
23.5
Over 23.5
42.9%
+133
Under 23.5
57.1%
-133
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Reljic
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.6%
+135
Under 0.5
57.4%
-135
035
Gouveia
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.3%
+209
Under 0.5
67.7%
-209
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 8.7 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
Reljic80.1%42.5%+37.6+127
Gouveia19.9%57.5%−37.6-147

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
ReljicGouveia
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1555
1523
Divisional
1554
1482
Striking offense
1506
1500
Striking defense
1511
1561
Grappling offense
1516
1558
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
24 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
81"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.96
Strike accuracy
44%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.45
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
Takedown accuracy
60%
Takedown defense
57%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.2
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
80%
Win/loss streak
+4
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Goran Reljic
No prior UFC fights.
Wilson Gouveia
  • WJason LambertKO/TKO R2
    Close -1334mo before
  • WCarmelo MarreroSUB R1
    1y before
  • WSeth PetruzelliSUB R2
    Close -2601y 2mo before
  • WWes CombsSUB R1
    Close -1051y 9mo before
  • LKeith JardineU-DEC R3
    Close +3751y 11mo before
Reljic — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
14% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (71%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Gouveia — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

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
5 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Reljic
Gouveia
0
UFC fights
5
Octagon time
32.8 min · 6.5 avg
Career length
24y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Reljic
Gouveia
Overall
60W–13L · 82.2%
Wins
49W–11L · 81.7%
Losses
11W–2L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Reljic
Gouveia
10W–11L · 47.6%
Overall
63W–33L · 65.6%
10W–11L · 47.6%
Wins
39W–24L · 61.9%
0W–0L
Losses
24W–9L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Reljic
Gouveia
Landed / min
3.78
Accuracy
42.9%
Defense
66.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.92
Time at distance
61.5%
Grappling & control
Reljic
Gouveia
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
Takedown defense
57.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.21
Control share
50.7%
Strike target map
Reljic
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Gouveia
  • Head54%(52)div 67%
  • Body2%(2)div 16%
  • Legs44%(43)div 17%

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

Goran Reljic

No UFC fights on record.

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

Wilson Gouveia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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