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UFC 77: Hostile Territory
Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar
11-4 · USA
VS
Eric Schafer
Eric Schafer
7-2-2 · USA
October 20, 2007 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
203.0lb
Stephan Bonnar def. Eric Schafer by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bonnar8/190/001:21
Schafer13/171/302:09
R2 · 2:47
Bonnar22/350/002:29
Schafer0/00/200:00
Total
Bonnar30/540/003:50
Schafer13/171/502:09

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
BonnarWin probabilitySchafer
71.4%28.6%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
16%
Decision
35%
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 Bonnar, blue toward Schafer. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Bonnar71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%47%
Submission12%16%
Decision26%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 30
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Schafer29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%58%
Submission4%13%
Decision8%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1126)act 13
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R223%
R39%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Bonnar
68.8%-235
Schafer
+23529.3%
Most takedownstie 45.1%
Bonnar
30.1%-121
Schafer
+12124.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bonnar
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
41.4%
+137
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.6%
-137
04080
Schafer
Expected: 20.2
20
Over 20
41.7%
+132
Exactly 20
3.2%
push
Under 20
55.1%
-132
02651
Takedowns — over/under
Bonnar
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
37.5%
+167
Under 0.5
62.5%
-167
035
Schafer
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
32.7%
+205
Under 0.5
67.3%
-205
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
Bonnar71.4%74.7%−3.3-348
Schafer28.6%25.3%+3.3+280

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
55.7Striking59.5
Schafer +3.7
56.5Grappling94.5
Schafer +38.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BonnarSchafer
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1512
1536
Divisional
1512
1487
Striking offense
1479
1512
Striking defense
1496
1513
Grappling offense
1561
1497
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
30 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
79"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.32
Strikes landed / min
1.46
35%
Strike accuracy
63%
3.30
Strikes absorbed / min
3.07
54%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.10
Takedowns / 15 min
6.59
38%
Takedown accuracy
43%
56%
Takedown defense
100%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
8.8
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
294
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Stephan Bonnar
  • WMike NickelsSUB R1
    Close -5573mo before
  • LForrest GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close +2101y 2mo before
  • LRashad EvansM-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 4mo before
  • WKeith JardineU-DEC R3
    Close -3351y 6mo before
  • WJames IrvinSUB R1
    Close -1751y 9mo before
Eric Schafer
  • LMichael BispingKO/TKO R1
    Close +43010mo before
  • WRob MacDonaldSUB R1
    Close +1451y 2mo before
Bonnar — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (71%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0
Schafer — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-2

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (17%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Bonnar
Schafer
7
UFC fights
2
81.7 min · 11.7 avg
Octagon time
6.8 min · 3.4 avg
24y 9m
Career length
28y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bonnar
Schafer
58W–8L · 87.9%
Overall
15W–1L · 93.8%
30W–3L · 90.9%
Wins
4W–1L · 80.0%
28W–5L · 84.8%
Losses
11W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bonnar
Schafer
27W–16L · 62.8%
Overall
21W–17L · 55.3%
26W–16L · 61.9%
Wins
20W–17L · 54.1%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Bonnar
Schafer
3.18
Landed / min
2.28
29.1%
Accuracy
50.0%
59.9%
Defense
52.6%
0.18
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
48.1%
Time at distance
25.7%
Grappling & control
Bonnar
Schafer
1.10
Takedowns / 15 min
6.59
37.5%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
56.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.47
Sub attempts / 15 min
8.78
53.1%
Control share
85.7%
Strike target map
Bonnar
  • Head82%(156)div 67%
  • Body11%(21)div 15%
  • Legs7%(13)div 18%
Schafer
  • Head30%(3)div 67%
  • Body30%(3)div 15%
  • Legs40%(4)div 18%

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

Stephan Bonnar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Eric Schafer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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