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UFC 77: Hostile Territory
Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher
11-4 · USA
VS
Kalib Starnes
Kalib Starnes
8-1-1 · CAN
October 20, 2007 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Alan Belcher def. Kalib Starnes by KO/TKO (Facial Cut), R2 1:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Belcher38/630/000:51
Starnes26/591/200:25
R2 · 1:39
Belcher19/370/000:00
Starnes14/300/100:02
Total
Belcher57/1000/000:51
Starnes40/891/300:27

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
BelcherWin probabilityStarnes
63.9%36.1%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
34%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Belcher64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%30%
Submission20%31%
Decision25%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 57
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Starnes36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%15%
Submission14%39%
Decision16%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 40
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 1
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R29%
R39%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Belcher
63.5%-182
Starnes
+18234.9%
Most takedownstie 45.9%
Belcher
27.3%-102
Starnes
+10226.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Belcher
Expected: 36.0
36
Over 36
41.7%
+136
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.5%
-136
04691
Starnes
Expected: 26.2
26
Over 26
41.7%
+134
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
55.8%
-134
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Belcher
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.3%
+183
Under 0.5
64.7%
-183
035
Starnes
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
35.3%
+183
Under 0.5
64.7%
-183
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 9.0 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
Belcher63.9%47.9%+16.0-103
Starnes36.1%52.1%−16.0-123

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
59.0Striking72.6
Starnes +13.6
43.6Grappling42.4
Belcher +1.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BelcherStarnes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1521
Pound-for-pound
1537
1504
Divisional
1537
1491
Striking offense
1487
1511
Striking defense
1503
1525
Grappling offense
1505
1518
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
23 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.17
Strikes landed / min
2.94
31%
Strike accuracy
60%
1.77
Strikes absorbed / min
2.91
62%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.78
Takedowns / 15 min
1.52
20%
Takedown accuracy
33%
57%
Takedown defense
25%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alan Belcher
  • WSean SalmonSUB R1
    5mo before
  • LKendall GroveSUB R2
    Close +1456mo before
  • WJorge SantiagoKO/TKO R3
    Close +11010mo before
  • LYushin OkamiU-DEC R3
    Close +1551y 2mo before
Kalib Starnes
  • WChris LebenU-DEC R3
    Close +2105mo before
  • LYushin OkamiKO/TKO R3
    Close -1151y before
  • WDanny AbbadiSUB R1
    Close -8001y 4mo before
Belcher — 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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1
Starnes — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-1

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, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% 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
6win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Belcher
Starnes
4
UFC fights
3
38.3 min · 9.6 avg
Octagon time
29.6 min · 9.9 avg
22y 0m
Career length
28y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Belcher
Starnes
44W–14L · 75.9%
Overall
34W–7L · 82.9%
21W–8L · 72.4%
Wins
17W–4L · 81.0%
23W–6L · 79.3%
Losses
17W–3L · 85.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Belcher
Starnes
50W–53L · 48.5%
Overall
19W–10L · 65.5%
35W–42L · 45.5%
Wins
19W–10L · 65.5%
15W–11L · 57.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Belcher
Starnes
1.89
Landed / min
2.86
23.9%
Accuracy
46.4%
74.2%
Defense
70.5%
0.39
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
38.7%
Time at distance
37.8%
Grappling & control
Belcher
Starnes
0.78
Takedowns / 15 min
1.52
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
57.1%
Takedown defense
25.0%
1.17
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.01
37.4%
Control share
62.0%
Strike target map
Belcher
  • Head36%(16)div 63%
  • Body13%(6)div 19%
  • Legs51%(23)div 17%
Starnes
  • Head40%(35)div 63%
  • Body38%(33)div 19%
  • Legs22%(19)div 17%

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

Alan Belcher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kalib Starnes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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