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UFC 73: Stacked
Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
22-14-5 · USA
VS
Jason Gilliam
Jason Gilliam
11-1 · USA
July 7, 2007 · Sacramento, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.5lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Chris Lytle def. Jason Gilliam by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 2:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:15
Lytle5/81/101:56
Gilliam3/70/000:05
Total
Lytle5/81/101:56
Gilliam3/70/000:05

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
LytleWin probabilityGilliam
72.0%28.0%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
36%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 8.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lytle72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%18%
Submission29%40%
Decision30%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 5
Takedowns1.3 (0.13.1)act 1
Gilliam28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%32%
Submission7%26%
Decision12%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2455)act 3
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~89 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R27%
R37%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Lytle
52.9%-116
Gilliam
+11645.8%
Most takedownstie 11.5%
Lytle
84.8%-2287
Gilliam
+22873.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lytle
Expected: 46.0
46
Over 46
41.8%
+136
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.8%
-136
058116
Gilliam
Expected: 42.6
42.5
Over 42.5
42.6%
+135
Under 42.5
57.4%
-135
054107
Takedowns — over/under
Lytle
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
51.7%
-107
Under 1.5
48.3%
+107
035
Gilliam
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
17.9%
Exactly 0
82.1%
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 8.8 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
Lytle72.0%77.7%−5.7-415
Gilliam28.0%22.3%+5.7+333

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
63.2Striking24.1
Lytle +39.1
64.6Grappling0.0
Lytle +64.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LytleGilliam
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1445
Pound-for-pound
1521
1444
Divisional
1538
Striking offense
Striking defense
1501
Grappling offense
1493
1490
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
32 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
68"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.57
Strikes landed / min
0.00
47%
Strike accuracy
0%
1.63
Strikes absorbed / min
4.47
51%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.83
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
56%
Takedown accuracy
53%
Takedown defense
0%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
25%
UFC win rate
0%
-4
Win/loss streak
-1
20%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Lytle
  • LMatt HughesU-DEC R3
    Close +5254mo before
  • LMatt SerraS-DEC R3
    Close -1658mo before
  • LJoe RiggsKO/TKO R2
    1y 9mo before
  • LKaro ParisyanU-DEC R3
    Close -1102y 5mo before
  • WRonald JhunSUB R2
    Close -1802y 10mo before
Jason Gilliam
  • LJamie VarnerSUB R1
    4mo before
Lytle — win / loss by method
Record: 22-14-5

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, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
7% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 13 losses
W
14% of wins
L
93% of losses
UFC
2win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(83%) 5
Non-UFC
20win8loss5draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (15%)Decision(100%) 8
Gilliam — 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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (36%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Lytle
Gilliam
8
UFC fights
1
90.2 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
1.6 min · 1.6 avg
27y 5m
Career length
22y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lytle
Gilliam
129W–34L · 79.1%
Overall
11W–2L · 84.6%
29W–14L · 67.4%
Wins
0W–0L
100W–20L · 83.3%
Losses
11W–2L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lytle
Gilliam
246W–123L · 66.7%
Overall
48W–33L · 59.3%
142W–74L · 65.7%
Wins
48W–33L · 59.3%
104W–49L · 68.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lytle
Gilliam
3.54
Landed / min
0.00
32.5%
Accuracy
0.0%
63.1%
Defense
0.0%
0.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
20.7%
Time at distance
9.2%
Grappling & control
Lytle
Gilliam
0.83
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
55.6%
Takedown accuracy
52.8%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
17.8%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Lytle
  • Head44%(63)div 66%
  • Body37%(52)div 20%
  • Legs19%(27)div 14%
Gilliam
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Chris Lytle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jason Gilliam
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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