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UFC 70: Nations Collide
Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor
7-1-1 · GBR
VS
April 21, 2007 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
169.0lb
Paul Taylor def. Edilberto de Oliveira by KO/TKO (Kick), R3 0:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Taylor40/900/000:00
de Oliveira24/640/300:20
R2
Taylor31/910/000:05
de Oliveira20/710/200:00
R3 · 0:37
Taylor7/170/010:03
de Oliveira2/70/000:00
Total
Taylor78/1980/010:08
de Oliveira46/1420/500:20

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
TaylorWin probabilityde Oliveira
39.5%60.5%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
27%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Taylor40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%34%
Submission9%23%
Decision17%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes77 (44100)act 78
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.4)act 0
de Oliveira60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%29%
Submission18%29%
Decision25%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 46
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~133 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R211%
R311%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Taylor
63.4%-177
de Oliveira
+17735.8%
Most takedownstie 24.3%
Taylor
65.6%-647
de Oliveira
+64710.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taylor
Expected: 76.7
76.5
Over 76.5
42.7%
+134
Under 76.5
57.3%
-134
096192
de Oliveira
Expected: 56.7
56.5
Over 56.5
42.8%
+134
Under 56.5
57.2%
-134
071142
Takedowns — over/under
Taylor
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
35.7%
-167
Exactly 1
42.9%
push
Under 1
21.4%
+167
035
de Oliveira
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
24.9%
Exactly 0
75.1%
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 9.4 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
Taylor39.5%31.3%+8.2+205
de Oliveira60.5%68.7%−8.2-255

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1525
1515
Divisional
1525
1500
Striking offense
1500
1533
Striking defense
1500
1494
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
24 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
72"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Taylor
No prior UFC fights.
Edilberto de Oliveira
No prior UFC fights.
Taylor — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-1, 1 NC

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, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 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
7win1loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0
de Oliveira — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-1

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Taylor
de Oliveira
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Taylor
de Oliveira
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taylor
de Oliveira
70W–53L · 56.9%
Overall
7W–3L · 70.0%
51W–41L · 55.4%
Wins
7W–3L · 70.0%
19W–12L · 61.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Taylor
de Oliveira
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Taylor
de Oliveira
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Taylor
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 12%
  • No strike data on record.
de Oliveira
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 12%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Paul Taylor

No UFC fights on record.

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

Edilberto de Oliveira

No UFC fights on record.

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