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UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson
Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher
10-4 · USA
VS
Sean Salmon
Sean Salmon
9-2 · USA
May 26, 2007 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Alan Belcher def. Sean Salmon by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 0:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:53
Belcher0/20/000:00
Salmon1/10/100:05
Total
Belcher0/20/000:00
Salmon1/10/100:05

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
BelcherWin probabilitySalmon
47.4%52.6%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
35%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 7.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Belcher47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%49%
Submission13%28%
Decision11%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 0
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.2)act 0
Salmon53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%34%
Submission22%41%
Decision13%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 1
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R152%
R28%
R316%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Belcher
58.8%-149
Salmon
+14939.5%
Most takedownstie 28.1%
Belcher
40.3%-128
Salmon
+12831.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Belcher
Expected: 36.2
36
Over 36
41.9%
+134
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.2%
-134
04691
Salmon
Expected: 29.3
29.5
Over 29.5
42.0%
+138
Under 29.5
58.0%
-138
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Belcher
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
73.8%
-282
Under 0.5
26.2%
+282
035
Salmon
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
63.4%
-173
Under 0.5
36.6%
+173
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 7.5 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
59.3Striking61.5
Salmon +2.1
38.1Grappling49.6
Salmon +11.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BelcherSalmon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1504
Pound-for-pound
1511
1519
Divisional
1511
Striking offense
Striking defense
1530
Grappling offense
1555
1523
Grappling defense
1555
Physical
23 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.20
Strikes landed / min
1.64
31%
Strike accuracy
36%
1.79
Strikes absorbed / min
2.13
63%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.80
Takedowns / 15 min
4.92
20%
Takedown accuracy
67%
54%
Takedown defense
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
49
Days since last fight
121
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alan Belcher
  • LKendall GroveSUB R2
    Close +14549d before
  • WJorge SantiagoKO/TKO R3
    Close +1105mo before
  • LYushin OkamiU-DEC R3
    Close +1559mo before
Sean Salmon
  • LRashad EvansKO/TKO R2
    Close +4504mo before
Belcher — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
70% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1
Salmon — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (56%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Belcher
Salmon
3
UFC fights
1
37.5 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
6.1 min · 6.1 avg
22y 0m
Career length
20y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Belcher
Salmon
35W–12L · 74.5%
Overall
9W–0L · 100.0%
12W–6L · 66.7%
Wins
0W–0L
23W–6L · 79.3%
Losses
9W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Belcher
Salmon
50W–53L · 48.5%
Overall
58W–32L · 64.4%
35W–42L · 45.5%
Wins
52W–32L · 61.9%
15W–11L · 57.7%
Losses
6W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Belcher
Salmon
2.00
Landed / min
0.49
24.3%
Accuracy
12.5%
74.2%
Defense
76.9%
0.40
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
37.5%
Time at distance
66.3%
Grappling & control
Belcher
Salmon
0.80
Takedowns / 15 min
4.92
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
53.8%
Takedown defense
0.80
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
37.5%
Control share
94.5%
Strike target map
Belcher
  • Head36%(16)div 68%
  • Body13%(6)div 14%
  • Legs51%(23)div 18%
Salmon
  • Head100%(10)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%

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

Alan Belcher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sean Salmon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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