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UFC 84: Ill Will
Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin
8-0 · USA
VS
May 24, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
252.0lb
Weigh-in
230.0lb
Shane Carwin def. Christian Wellisch by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:44
Carwin5/140/010:00
Wellisch2/110/000:00
Total
Carwin5/140/010:00
Wellisch2/110/000:00

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
CarwinWin probabilityWellisch
76.6%23.4%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
26%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 8.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Carwin77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%43%
Submission21%27%
Decision23%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 5
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Wellisch23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%39%
Submission5%24%
Decision9%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1128)act 2
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~51 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R215%
R39%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Carwin
62.6%-177
Wellisch
+17735.4%
Most takedownstie 49.7%
Carwin
22.7%+121
Wellisch
-12127.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Carwin
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
41.8%
+134
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.0%
-134
03773
Wellisch
Expected: 21.5
21.5
Over 21.5
42.4%
+136
Under 21.5
57.6%
-136
02754
Takedowns — over/under
Carwin
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.2%
+243
Under 0.5
70.8%
-243
035
Wellisch
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.8%
+195
Under 0.5
66.2%
-195
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 8.1 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
Carwin76.6%66.0%+10.6-233
Wellisch23.4%34.0%−10.6+178

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
CarwinWellisch
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1527
1528
Divisional
1527
1482
Striking offense
1483
1500
Striking defense
1493
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
33 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
80"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.17
Strike accuracy
30%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.87
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.13
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
73%
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.1
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
245
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Shane Carwin
No prior UFC fights.
Christian Wellisch
  • WScott JunkSUB R1
    Close -2258mo before
  • WAnthony PeroshU-DEC R3
    Close -1361y 5mo before
  • LCheick KongoKO/TKO R1
    Close +1401y 9mo before
Carwin — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Wellisch — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Carwin
Wellisch
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
21.2 min · 7.1 avg
Career length
24y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Carwin
Wellisch
Overall
19W–5L · 79.2%
Wins
11W–3L · 78.6%
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Carwin
Wellisch
29W–14L · 67.4%
Overall
24W–10L · 70.6%
29W–14L · 67.4%
Wins
19W–10L · 65.5%
0W–0L
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Carwin
Wellisch
Landed / min
5.45
Accuracy
22.8%
Defense
62.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.71
Time at distance
32.1%
Grappling & control
Carwin
Wellisch
Takedowns / 15 min
2.13
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
72.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.13
Control share
39.6%
Strike target map
Carwin
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Wellisch
  • Head84%(56)div 65%
  • Body7%(5)div 17%
  • Legs9%(6)div 17%

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

Shane Carwin

No UFC fights on record.

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

Christian Wellisch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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