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UFC 79: Nemesis
James Irvin
James Irvin
12-4 · USA
VS
Luiz Cane
Luiz Cane
8-0 · BRA
December 29, 2007 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
James Irvin def. Luiz Cane by DQ, R1 1:51
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:51
Irvin5/190/100:01
Cane9/201/100:12
Total
Irvin5/190/100:01
Cane9/201/100:12

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
IrvinWin probabilityCane
19.3%80.7%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
7%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Irvin19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%51%
Submission2%13%
Decision7%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 5
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Cane81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO45%55%
Submission5%6%
Decision31%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 9
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 1
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R214%
R39%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Irvin
38.4%+156
Cane
-15660.1%
Most takedownstie 53.7%
Irvin
6.7%+593
Cane
-59339.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Irvin
Expected: 32.2
32
Over 32
41.8%
+134
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.1%
-134
04181
Cane
Expected: 40.8
41
Over 41
41.4%
+138
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
57.0%
-138
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Irvin
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.8%
Exactly 0
90.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Cane
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.1%
+207
Exactly 1
13.6%
push
Under 1
58.3%
-207
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 8.9 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
Irvin19.3%38.0%−18.7+158
Cane80.7%62.0%+18.7-173

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
IrvinCane
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1527
1524
Divisional
1527
1507
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1485
Grappling offense
1500
1469
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
29 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.68
Strikes landed / min
60%
Strike accuracy
2.86
Strikes absorbed / min
29%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
40%
Takedown defense
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
James Irvin
  • LThiago SilvaKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
  • WHector RamirezKO/TKO R2
    1y 1mo before
  • LStephan BonnarSUB R1
    Close +1451y 11mo before
  • WTerry MartinKO/TKO R2
    Close -1102y 4mo before
  • LMike KyleKO/TKO R1
    Close -1302y 11mo before
Luiz Cane
No prior UFC fights.
Irvin — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0, 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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
75% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(100%) 1
Cane — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0, 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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% 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
8win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Irvin
Cane
5
UFC fights
0
20.3 min · 4.1 avg
Octagon time
23y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Irvin
Cane
41W–7L · 85.4%
Overall
16W–2L · 88.9%
Wins
25W–5L · 83.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Irvin
Cane
36W–21L · 63.2%
Overall
11W–5L · 68.8%
29W–19L · 60.4%
Wins
11W–5L · 68.8%
7W–2L · 77.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Irvin
Cane
5.65
Landed / min
52.4%
Accuracy
41.7%
Defense
1.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
19.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Irvin
Cane
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
Takedown defense
0.74
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Irvin
  • Head32%(11)div 67%
  • Body21%(7)div 16%
  • Legs47%(16)div 17%
Cane
  • 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.

James Irvin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Luiz Cane

No UFC fights on record.

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