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UFC 84: Ill Will
Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva
12-0 · BRA
VS
Antonio Mendes
Antonio Mendes
15-4 · BRA
May 24, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
203.0lb
Thiago Silva def. Antonio Mendes by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:24
Silva19/230/001:26
Mendes5/121/210:22
Total
Silva19/230/001:26
Mendes5/121/210:22

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
SilvaWin probabilityMendes
62.5%37.5%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
31%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 6.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Silva63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%57%
Submission17%27%
Decision10%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 19
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Mendes37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%34%
Submission14%37%
Decision10%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1228)act 5
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R154%
R215%
R310%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Silva
65.0%-196
Mendes
+19633.1%
Most takedownstie 55.0%
Silva
20.2%+123
Mendes
-12324.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 31.2
31
Over 31
41.8%
+134
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.1%
-134
03978
Mendes
Expected: 21.7
21.5
Over 21.5
43.1%
+132
Under 21.5
56.9%
-132
02855
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.5%
+293
Under 0.5
74.5%
-293
035
Mendes
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
30.0%
+233
Under 0.5
70.0%
-233
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 6.9 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
Silva62.5%85.1%−22.6-621
Mendes37.5%14.9%+22.6+561

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
SilvaMendes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1578
Pound-for-pound
1530
1578
Divisional
1530
1514
Striking offense
1500
1509
Striking defense
1500
1509
Grappling offense
1500
1491
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
74"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.11
Strikes landed / min
50%
Strike accuracy
3.45
Strikes absorbed / min
65%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.16
Takedowns / 15 min
29%
Takedown accuracy
33%
Takedown defense
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+3
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Silva
  • WHouston AlexanderKO/TKO R1
    Close +1406mo before
  • WTomasz DrwalKO/TKO R2
    Close -3259mo before
  • WJames IrvinKO/TKO R1
    1y before
Antonio Mendes
No prior UFC fights.
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0
Mendes — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (40%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
4 (27%)Submission(25%) 1
5 (33%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Mendes
3
UFC fights
0
13.9 min · 4.6 avg
Octagon time
20y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Mendes
34W–5L · 87.2%
Overall
34W–5L · 87.2%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Mendes
46W–29L · 61.3%
Overall
71W–22L · 76.3%
46W–29L · 61.3%
Wins
56W–20L · 73.7%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–2L · 88.2%
1 of Mendes's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Silva
Mendes
4.73
Landed / min
41.6%
Accuracy
73.5%
Defense
1.08
Knockdowns / 15 min
48.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Silva
Mendes
2.16
Takedowns / 15 min
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
Takedown defense
1.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
61.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head66%(47)div 67%
  • Body27%(19)div 16%
  • Legs7%(5)div 17%
Mendes
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Thiago Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Antonio Mendes

No UFC fights on record.

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