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UFC 76: Knockout
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
14-4 · USA
VS
Mauricio Rua
Mauricio Rua
16-2 · BRA
September 22, 2007 · Anaheim, California, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Forrest Griffin def. Mauricio Rua by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 4:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Griffin19/461/101:04
Rua13/343/602:10
R2
Griffin27/531/101:52
Rua11/341/401:01
R3 · 4:45
Griffin20/310/002:44
Rua3/71/201:38
Total
Griffin66/1302/205:40
Rua27/755/1204:49

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
GriffinWin probabilityRua
56.8%43.2%
KO / TKO
71%
Submission
8%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 7.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Griffin57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%61%
Submission6%11%
Decision16%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 66
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 2
Rua43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%84%
Submission2%3%
Decision5%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 27
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 5
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R241%
R34%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Griffin
54.7%-125
Rua
+12543.7%
Most takedownstie 66.8%
Griffin
19.7%-146
Rua
+14613.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 37.0
37
Over 37
41.6%
+136
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.6%
-136
04793
Rua
Expected: 32.8
33
Over 33
41.1%
+138
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.9%
-138
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.0%
+355
Under 0.5
78.0%
-355
035
Rua
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.0%
Exactly 0
84.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 7.6 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
Griffin56.8%28.7%+28.1+233
Rua43.2%71.3%−28.1-293

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
GriffinRua
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1556
1557
Divisional
1556
1512
Striking offense
1500
1503
Striking defense
1533
1492
Grappling offense
1480
1513
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.56
Strikes landed / min
41%
Strike accuracy
3.32
Strikes absorbed / min
62%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.64
Takedowns / 15 min
25%
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Forrest Griffin
  • WHector RamirezU-DEC R3
    Close -2303mo before
  • LKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close -3509mo before
  • WStephan BonnarU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 1mo before
  • LTito OrtizS-DEC R3
    Close +2751y 5mo before
  • WElvis SinosicKO/TKO R1
    1y 11mo before
Mauricio Rua
No prior UFC fights.
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1
Rua — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0

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
13 wins, 1 loss
W
81% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (81%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (6%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Griffin
Rua
7
UFC fights
0
70.5 min · 10.1 avg
Octagon time
24y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Griffin
Rua
64W–22L · 74.4%
Overall
40W–16L · 71.4%
Wins
24W–6L · 80.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Griffin
Rua
252W–66L · 79.2%
Overall
230W–100L · 69.7%
142W–49L · 74.3%
Wins
195W–87L · 69.1%
110W–17L · 86.6%
Losses
35W–13L · 72.9%
Distance striking
Griffin
Rua
5.78
Landed / min
37.5%
Accuracy
66.3%
Defense
0.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
74.1%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Griffin
Rua
0.64
Takedowns / 15 min
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
0.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
46.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Griffin
  • Head64%(250)div 67%
  • Body11%(44)div 15%
  • Legs25%(98)div 18%
Rua
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 15%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Forrest Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mauricio Rua

No UFC fights on record.

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