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UFC 81: Breaking Point
VS
Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia
24-3 · USA
February 2, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
237.0lb
Weigh-in
261.0lb
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R3 1:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodrigo Nogueira11/301/400:02
Sylvia27/610/011:29
R2
Rodrigo Nogueira15/351/600:15
Sylvia23/620/000:00
R3 · 1:28
Rodrigo Nogueira2/50/100:14
Sylvia3/80/000:31
Total
Rodrigo Nogueira28/702/1100:31
Sylvia53/1310/012:00

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
Rodrigo NogueiraWin probabilitySylvia
48.4%51.6%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
19%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 12.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rodrigo Nogueira48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%38%
Submission16%33%
Decision14%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2150)act 28
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 2
Sylvia52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO38%73%
Submission3%6%
Decision11%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 53
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R29%
R315%
R48%
R56%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Rodrigo Nogueira
32.3%+207
Sylvia
-20766.7%
Most takedownstie 63.9%
Rodrigo Nogueira
21.3%-144
Sylvia
+14414.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 38.6
38.5
Over 38.5
42.6%
+135
Under 38.5
57.4%
-135
04997
Sylvia
Expected: 56.6
56.5
Over 56.5
42.6%
+135
Under 56.5
57.4%
-135
071142
Takedowns — over/under
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
23.9%
+319
Under 0.5
76.1%
-319
035
Sylvia
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
17.5%
+472
Under 0.5
82.5%
-472
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 12.8 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
Rodrigo Nogueira48.4%60.1%−11.7-168
Sylvia51.6%39.9%+11.7+140

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
74.6Striking72.2
Rodrigo Nogueira +2.4
70.0Grappling47.3
Rodrigo Nogueira +22.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Rodrigo NogueiraSylvia
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1591
Pound-for-pound
1622
1591
Divisional
1622
1479
Striking offense
1523
1502
Striking defense
1510
1555
Grappling offense
1493
1553
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'8"
77"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.67
Strikes landed / min
4.22
46%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.07
Strikes absorbed / min
2.51
76%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.12
80%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
73%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
0%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
  • WHeath HerringU-DEC R3
    Close -6257mo before
Tim Sylvia
  • WBrandon VeraU-DEC R3
    Close +1183mo before
  • LRandy CoutureU-DEC R5
    Close -23511mo before
  • WJeff MonsonU-DEC R5
    Close -2601y 2mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiU-DEC R5
    Close +2251y 7mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R1
    Close +3351y 10mo before
Rodrigo Nogueira — win / loss by method
Record: 27-4-1, 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
26win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
16 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (31%)Decision(100%) 4
Sylvia — win / loss by method
Record: 24-3-0

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
16 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
4 (44%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
15win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (73%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (13%)Submission() 0
2 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodrigo Nogueira
Sylvia
1
UFC fights
12
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
126.1 min · 10.5 avg
27y 1m
Career length
25y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodrigo Nogueira
Sylvia
27W–12L · 69.2%
Overall
130W–36L · 78.3%
27W–12L · 69.2%
Wins
102W–24L · 81.0%
0W–0L
Losses
28W–12L · 70.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodrigo Nogueira
Sylvia
394W–110L · 78.2%
Overall
34W–22L · 60.7%
335W–105L · 76.1%
Wins
34W–22L · 60.7%
59W–5L · 92.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rodrigo Nogueira
Sylvia
5.15
Landed / min
4.81
41.7%
Accuracy
34.3%
79.0%
Defense
68.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
58.3%
Time at distance
58.4%
Grappling & control
Rodrigo Nogueira
Sylvia
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.12
80.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
72.7%
2.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.12
68.6%
Control share
44.3%
Strike target map
Rodrigo Nogueira
  • Head80%(44)div 66%
  • Body20%(11)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
Sylvia
  • Head70%(371)div 66%
  • Body14%(73)div 17%
  • Legs17%(88)div 17%

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

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tim Sylvia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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