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UFC 76: Knockout
Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin
9-1 · USA
VS
Thiago Tavares
Thiago Tavares
12-0 · BRA
September 22, 2007 · Anaheim, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Tyson Griffin def. Thiago Tavares by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Griffin12/391/203:07
Tavares2/130/200:08
R2
Griffin3/71/101:54
Tavares1/11/102:47
R3
Griffin14/200/302:51
Tavares3/73/601:00
Total
Griffin29/662/607:52
Tavares6/214/903:55

Scorecards

Griffin vs Tavares

RdCecil PeoplesMarcos RosalesRichard BertrandCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---9.5-9.8
R3---10-9
Total30-2729-2829-2829.5-27.8

Media (3 cards) · avg 29.327.7 · 3 Griffin · 0 Tavares

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Griffin-Tavares.

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 probabilityTavares
45.4%54.6%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
18%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.7 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 Tavares. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Griffin45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%43%
Submission5%11%
Decision21%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 29
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 2
Tavares55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%27%
Submission13%24%
Decision27%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1638)act 6
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.3)act 4
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R232%
R36%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Griffin
57.3%-140
Tavares
+14041.0%
Most takedownstie 21.3%
Griffin
8.7%+805
Tavares
-80570.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
42.2%
+137
Under 35.5
57.8%
-137
04589
Tavares
Expected: 29.5
29.5
Over 29.5
42.6%
+135
Under 29.5
57.4%
-135
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.4%
+327
Under 0.5
76.6%
-327
035
Tavares
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.6%
+124
Exactly 2
20.3%
push
Under 2
44.1%
-124
036

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 10.7 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
Griffin45.4%53.3%−7.9-133
Tavares54.6%46.7%+7.9+100

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
58.9Striking78.1
Tavares +19.2
80.4Grappling83.6
Tavares +3.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GriffinTavares
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1565
1540
Divisional
1565
1490
Striking offense
1474
1510
Striking defense
1517
1547
Grappling offense
1556
1530
Grappling defense
1542
Physical
23 yrs
Age
22 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'7"
68"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.76
Strikes landed / min
1.40
43%
Strike accuracy
70%
2.89
Strikes absorbed / min
0.53
45%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.83
Takedowns / 15 min
3.94
67%
Takedown accuracy
60%
59%
Takedown defense
50%
3.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.6
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
102
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tyson Griffin
  • WClay GuidaS-DEC R3
    Close -2303mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarU-DEC R3
    Close -7008mo before
  • WDavid LeeSUB R1
    Close -6001y before
Thiago Tavares
  • WJason BlackSUB R2
    Close +1153mo before
  • WNaoyuki KotaniU-DEC R3
    Close -2856mo before
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
9 (90%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Griffin
Tavares
3
UFC fights
2
31.8 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
22.8 min · 11.4 avg
21y 8m
Career length
22y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Griffin
Tavares
32W–8L · 80.0%
Overall
40W–7L · 85.1%
26W–8L · 76.5%
Wins
40W–7L · 85.1%
6W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Griffin
Tavares
31W–9L · 77.5%
Overall
31W–18L · 63.3%
31W–9L · 77.5%
Wins
31W–18L · 63.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Griffin
Tavares
5.16
Landed / min
1.43
35.7%
Accuracy
50.0%
68.4%
Defense
68.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
36.5%
Time at distance
21.4%
Grappling & control
Griffin
Tavares
2.83
Takedowns / 15 min
3.94
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
58.6%
Takedown defense
50.0%
3.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.63
28.2%
Control share
58.0%
Strike target map
Griffin
  • Head56%(49)div 66%
  • Body30%(26)div 19%
  • Legs15%(13)div 14%
Tavares
  • Head72%(23)div 66%
  • Body25%(8)div 19%
  • Legs3%(1)div 14%

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

Tyson Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thiago Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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