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UFC 69: Shootout
Kendall Grove
Kendall Grove
7-3 · USA
VS
Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher
10-3 · USA
April 7, 2007 · Houston, Texas, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Kendall Grove def. Alan Belcher by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R2 4:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Grove17/370/001:38
Belcher3/71/501:32
R2 · 4:42
Grove24/371/103:06
Belcher5/60/200:40
Total
Grove41/741/104:44
Belcher8/131/702:12

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
GroveWin probabilityBelcher
38.3%61.7%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
19%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Grove38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%26%
Submission9%23%
Decision19%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 41
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 1
Belcher62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%40%
Submission10%16%
Decision27%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 8
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.3)act 1
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R225%
R37%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Grove
50.5%-106
Belcher
+10647.7%
Most takedownstie 42.7%
Grove
14.3%+300
Belcher
-30043.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Grove
Expected: 31.7
31.5
Over 31.5
42.9%
+133
Under 31.5
57.1%
-133
04080
Belcher
Expected: 30.7
30.5
Over 30.5
43.0%
+133
Under 30.5
57.0%
-133
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Grove
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.4%
+346
Under 0.5
77.6%
-346
035
Belcher
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
33.7%
+152
Exactly 1
14.9%
push
Under 1
51.4%
-152
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 10.2 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
Grove38.3%60.4%−22.1-165
Belcher61.7%39.6%+22.1+145

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
65.4Striking63.0
Grove +2.4
67.8Grappling47.6
Grove +20.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GroveBelcher
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1520
1534
Divisional
1520
1504
Striking offense
1486
1507
Striking defense
1512
1509
Grappling offense
1545
1498
Grappling defense
1541
Physical
24 yrs
Age
22 yrs
6'6"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.00
Strikes landed / min
1.33
58%
Strike accuracy
28%
2.00
Strikes absorbed / min
0.94
43%
Strike defense
75%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.79
Takedowns / 15 min
0.54
100%
Takedown accuracy
33%
50%
Takedown defense
58%
5.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
179
Days since last fight
115
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kendall Grove
  • WChris PriceKO/TKO R1
    Close -5206mo before
  • WEd HermanU-DEC R3
    Close +1559mo before
Alan Belcher
  • WJorge SantiagoKO/TKO R3
    Close +1104mo before
  • LYushin OkamiU-DEC R3
    Close +1557mo before
Grove — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0, 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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
4 (80%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Belcher — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Grove
Belcher
2
UFC fights
2
19.0 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
27.8 min · 13.9 avg
23y 0m
Career length
22y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Grove
Belcher
22W–3L · 88.0%
Overall
28W–9L · 75.7%
22W–3L · 88.0%
Wins
12W–6L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Losses
16W–3L · 84.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Grove
Belcher
34W–14L · 70.8%
Overall
50W–53L · 48.5%
9W–7L · 56.3%
Wins
35W–42L · 45.5%
25W–7L · 78.1%
Losses
15W–11L · 57.7%
Distance striking
Grove
Belcher
3.72
Landed / min
1.69
37.5%
Accuracy
20.2%
72.2%
Defense
79.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.54
8.5%
Time at distance
44.7%
Grappling & control
Grove
Belcher
0.79
Takedowns / 15 min
0.54
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
50.0%
Takedown defense
58.3%
5.53
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.08
37.2%
Control share
40.2%
Strike target map
Grove
  • Head63%(24)div 64%
  • Body29%(11)div 19%
  • Legs8%(3)div 17%
Belcher
  • Head43%(16)div 64%
  • Body3%(1)div 19%
  • Legs54%(20)div 17%

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

Kendall Grove
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alan Belcher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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