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UFC 69: Shootout
Matt Serra
Matt Serra
9-4 · USA
VS
April 7, 2007 · Houston, Texas, USA
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
169.5lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Matt Serra def. Georges St-Pierre by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:25
Serra20/400/020:00
St-Pierre6/230/100:05
Total
Serra20/400/020:00
St-Pierre6/230/100:05

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
SerraWin probabilitySt-Pierre
16.0%84.0%
KO / TKO
14%
Submission
14%
Decision
72%
Expected fight time: 21.4 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Serra, blue toward St-Pierre. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Serra16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%3%
Submission2%16%
Decision13%81%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 20
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
St-Pierre84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%16%
Submission11%13%
Decision59%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes103 (59134)act 6
Takedowns2.7 (0.05.7)act 0
Combined totals~133 sig strikes~2.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R14%
R210%
R37%
R44%
R53%
Distance72%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikes
Serra
8.1%+1129
St-Pierre
-112991.5%
Most takedownstie 12.2%
Serra
3.0%+2876
St-Pierre
-287684.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Serra
Expected: 30.6
30.5
Over 30.5
42.6%
+135
Under 30.5
57.4%
-135
03977
St-Pierre
Expected: 102.8
103
Over 103
42.0%
+136
Exactly 103
0.7%
push
Under 103
57.3%
-136
0129257
Takedowns — over/under
Serra
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.9%
Exactly 0
86.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
St-Pierre
Expected: 2.7
2.5
Over 2.5
52.0%
-108
Under 2.5
48.0%
+108
059

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 21.4 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
Serra16.0%10.2%+5.8+850
St-Pierre84.0%89.8%−5.8-1300

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
57.4Striking84.5
St-Pierre +27.1
49.1Grappling87.0
St-Pierre +37.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SerraSt-Pierre
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1531
Pound-for-pound
1617
1515
Divisional
1613
1445
Striking offense
1521
1537
Striking defense
1533
1514
Grappling offense
1538
1491
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
32 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'11"
68"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.30
Strikes landed / min
4.66
40%
Strike accuracy
55%
1.65
Strikes absorbed / min
1.34
46%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.69
Takedowns / 15 min
4.49
20%
Takedown accuracy
81%
40%
Takedown defense
85%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
88%
+1
Win/loss streak
+5
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
20%
Finish rate
57%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Serra
  • WChris LytleS-DEC R3
    Close +1355mo before
  • LKaro ParisyanU-DEC R3
    1y 10mo before
  • WIvan MenjivarU-DEC R3
    Close -1602y 10mo before
  • WJeff CurranU-DEC R3
    Close -3503y 2mo before
  • LDin ThomasS-DEC R3
    Close -1154y 1mo before
Georges St-Pierre
  • WMatt HughesKO/TKO R2
    Close +1155mo before
  • WBJ PennS-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 1mo before
  • WSean SherkKO/TKO R2
    Close -3001y 5mo before
  • WFrank TriggSUB R1
    Close -1751y 8mo before
  • WJason MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -1352y before
Serra — win / loss by method
Record: 9-4-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
St-Pierre — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (43%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Serra
St-Pierre
9
UFC fights
8
122.8 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
70.1 min · 8.8 avg
28y 4m
Career length
24y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Serra
St-Pierre
123W–38L · 76.4%
Overall
154W–19L · 89.0%
73W–26L · 73.7%
Wins
118W–15L · 88.7%
50W–12L · 80.6%
Losses
36W–4L · 90.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Serra
St-Pierre
0W–0L
Overall
56W–21L · 72.7%
0W–0L
Wins
56W–21L · 72.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Serra
St-Pierre
1.26
Landed / min
6.08
20.4%
Accuracy
46.5%
61.1%
Defense
68.2%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.86
27.2%
Time at distance
36.4%
Grappling & control
Serra
St-Pierre
2.69
Takedowns / 15 min
4.49
20.4%
Takedown accuracy
80.8%
40.0%
Takedown defense
84.6%
1.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.28
75.1%
Control share
88.8%
Strike target map
Serra
  • Head48%(77)div 67%
  • Body34%(54)div 21%
  • Legs18%(29)div 12%
St-Pierre
  • Head72%(236)div 67%
  • Body17%(55)div 21%
  • Legs11%(36)div 12%

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

Matt Serra
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Georges St-Pierre
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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