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UFC 80: Rapid Fire
Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum
9-3-1 · BRA
VS
Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga
8-2 · BRA
January 19, 2008 · Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
247.0lb
Weigh-in
255.0lb
Fabricio Werdum def. Gabriel Gonzaga by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:34
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Werdum9/180/001:39
Gonzaga8/91/201:35
R2 · 4:34
Werdum37/710/101:10
Gonzaga11/242/200:26
Total
Werdum46/890/102:49
Gonzaga19/333/402:01

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
WerdumWin probabilityGonzaga
57.8%42.2%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
18%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Werdum58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%36%
Submission12%21%
Decision25%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 46
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Gonzaga42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%54%
Submission6%14%
Decision14%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 19
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 3
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R219%
R315%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Werdum
65.4%-197
Gonzaga
+19733.1%
Most takedownstie 42.7%
Werdum
12.2%+371
Gonzaga
-37145.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Werdum
Expected: 42.8
43
Over 43
41.4%
+138
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
57.1%
-138
054107
Gonzaga
Expected: 29.8
30
Over 30
41.0%
+139
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.8%
-139
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Werdum
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.3%
Exactly 0
80.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Gonzaga
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.1%
+158
Exactly 1
19.6%
push
Under 1
49.2%
-158
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 9.7 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
Werdum57.8%32.1%+25.7+200
Gonzaga42.2%67.9%−25.7-240

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
60.4Striking57.3
Werdum +3.1
0.0Grappling78.9
Gonzaga +78.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WerdumGonzaga
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1558
1511
Divisional
1558
1472
Striking offense
1513
1505
Striking defense
1508
1544
Grappling offense
1534
1555
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.53
Strikes landed / min
1.83
29%
Strike accuracy
41%
1.87
Strikes absorbed / min
2.28
65%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.63
0%
Takedown accuracy
44%
Takedown defense
75%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.3
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
80%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
273
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fabricio Werdum
  • LAndrei ArlovskiU-DEC R3
    Close -1109mo before
Gabriel Gonzaga
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R3
    Close -1335mo before
  • WMirko FilipovicKO/TKO R1
    Close +4009mo before
  • WCarmelo MarreroSUB R1
    Close -2761y 1mo before
  • WFabiano SchernerKO/TKO R2
    Close -3301y 8mo before
  • WKevin JordanKO/TKO R3
    Close -3502y 2mo before
Werdum — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-1

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
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(100%) 2
Gonzaga — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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, 2 losses
W
63% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Werdum
Gonzaga
1
UFC fights
5
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
39.9 min · 8.0 avg
24y 1m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Werdum
Gonzaga
11W–5L · 68.8%
Overall
56W–17L · 76.7%
0W–0L
Wins
41W–9L · 82.0%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Losses
15W–8L · 65.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Werdum
Gonzaga
114W–29L · 79.7%
Overall
8W–7L · 53.3%
75W–25L · 75.0%
Wins
6W–7L · 46.2%
39W–4L · 90.7%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Werdum
Gonzaga
1.34
Landed / min
1.81
23.5%
Accuracy
26.0%
72.1%
Defense
66.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.13
79.8%
Time at distance
36.0%
Grappling & control
Werdum
Gonzaga
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.63
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
43.8%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.26
58.1%
Control share
57.8%
Strike target map
Werdum
  • Head65%(15)div 65%
  • Body13%(3)div 17%
  • Legs22%(5)div 17%
Gonzaga
  • Head71%(52)div 65%
  • Body11%(8)div 17%
  • Legs18%(13)div 17%

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

Fabricio Werdum
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gabriel Gonzaga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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