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UFC 74: Respect
Thales Leites
Thales Leites
11-1 · BRA
VS
Ryan Jensen
Ryan Jensen
11-1 · USA
August 25, 2007 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
188.0lbMissed +2.0
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Thales Leites def. Ryan Jensen by SUB (Armbar), R1 3:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:47
Leites10/183/401:13
Jensen11/260/000:39
Total
Leites10/183/401:13
Jensen11/260/000:39

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
LeitesWin probabilityJensen
62.1%37.9%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
43%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Leites62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%16%
Submission26%42%
Decision26%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 10
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 3
Jensen38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%25%
Submission17%44%
Decision12%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1229)act 11
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~49 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R25%
R38%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Leites
55.5%-131
Jensen
+13142.4%
Most takedownstie 36.4%
Leites
55.3%-667
Jensen
+6678.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Leites
Expected: 26.2
26
Over 26
41.7%
+134
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
55.8%
-134
03366
Jensen
Expected: 22.6
22.5
Over 22.5
42.8%
+133
Under 22.5
57.2%
-133
02957
Takedowns — over/under
Leites
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
41.5%
+141
Under 1.5
58.5%
-141
035
Jensen
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 8.2 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
Leites62.1%71.2%−9.1-315
Jensen37.9%28.8%+9.1+225

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
LeitesJensen
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1530
1547
Divisional
1530
1486
Striking offense
1500
1508
Striking defense
1500
1542
Grappling offense
1500
1537
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.19
Strikes landed / min
41%
Strike accuracy
3.16
Strikes absorbed / min
52%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.66
Takedowns / 15 min
26%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
2.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
67%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thales Leites
  • WFloyd SwordSUB R1
    Close -5002mo before
  • WPete SellU-DEC R3
    Close -2755mo before
  • LMartin KampmannU-DEC R3
    9mo before
Ryan Jensen
No prior UFC fights.
Leites — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% 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
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0
Jensen — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
7 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Leites
Jensen
3
UFC fights
0
33.8 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
22y 8m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Leites
Jensen
27W–5L · 84.4%
Overall
17W–4L · 81.0%
Wins
10W–1L · 90.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Leites
Jensen
82W–57L · 59.0%
Overall
90W–49L · 64.7%
82W–57L · 59.0%
Wins
78W–49L · 61.4%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Leites
Jensen
3.76
Landed / min
27.6%
Accuracy
55.9%
Defense
0.44
Knockdowns / 15 min
39.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Leites
Jensen
2.66
Takedowns / 15 min
26.1%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
2.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
84.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Leites
  • Head81%(87)div 64%
  • Body10%(11)div 19%
  • Legs9%(10)div 17%
Jensen
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Thales Leites
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ryan Jensen

No UFC fights on record.

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