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UFC 75: Champion vs Champion
Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva
10-0 · BRA
VS
Tomasz Drwal
Tomasz Drwal
14-1-1 · POL
September 8, 2007 · London, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Thiago Silva def. Tomasz Drwal by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Silva11/310/400:09
Drwal23/731/100:50
R2 · 4:23
Silva37/740/010:16
Drwal20/540/100:14
Total
Silva48/1050/410:25
Drwal43/1271/201:04

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
SilvaWin probabilityDrwal
41.0%59.0%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
24%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 7.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Silva41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%54%
Submission9%22%
Decision10%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 48
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Drwal59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%48%
Submission16%26%
Decision15%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)act 43
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 1
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R221%
R311%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Silva
52.5%-115
Drwal
+11545.5%
Most takedownstie 44.0%
Silva
16.5%+239
Drwal
-23939.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 27.8
28
Over 28
40.8%
+140
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.9%
-140
03570
Drwal
Expected: 25.7
25.5
Over 25.5
43.0%
+133
Under 25.5
57.0%
-133
03365
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.5%
+308
Under 0.5
75.5%
-308
035
Drwal
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
46.6%
+114
Under 0.5
53.4%
-114
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 7.7 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
Silva41.0%73.5%−32.5-325
Drwal59.0%26.5%+32.5+263

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
SilvaDrwal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1538
1548
Divisional
1538
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1507
Grappling offense
1500
1493
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
24 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.91
Strikes landed / min
100%
Strike accuracy
2.73
Strikes absorbed / min
25%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
13.64
Takedowns / 15 min
50%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Silva
  • WJames IrvinKO/TKO R1
    3mo before
Tomasz Drwal
No prior UFC fights.
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0
Drwal — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-1

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (64%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (21%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (14%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Drwal
1
UFC fights
0
1.1 min · 1.1 avg
Octagon time
20y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Drwal
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Drwal
46W–29L · 61.3%
Overall
63W–36L · 63.6%
46W–29L · 61.3%
Wins
62W–35L · 63.9%
0W–0L
Losses
1W–1L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Silva
Drwal
4.62
Landed / min
100.0%
Accuracy
50.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
19.7%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Silva
Drwal
13.64
Takedowns / 15 min
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
67.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body100%(1)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
Drwal
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Thiago Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tomasz Drwal

No UFC fights on record.

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