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UFC 68: The Uprising
Jason Lambert
Jason Lambert
22-6 · USA
VS
Renato Sobral
Renato Sobral
29-7 · BRA
March 3, 2007 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Jason Lambert def. Renato Sobral by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 3:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lambert10/120/010:11
Sobral3/151/103:58
R2 · 3:36
Lambert9/182/213:00
Sobral2/70/000:00
Total
Lambert19/302/223:11
Sobral5/221/103:58

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
LambertWin probabilitySobral
42.0%58.0%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
16%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 7.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lambert42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%71%
Submission4%10%
Decision8%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1128)act 19
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 2
Sobral58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%45%
Submission12%21%
Decision20%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1126)act 5
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.2)act 1
Combined totals~41 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R222%
R35%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.6%
Lambert
51.7%-113
Sobral
+11345.7%
Most takedownstie 28.7%
Lambert
9.1%+679
Sobral
-67962.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lambert
Expected: 21.4
21.5
Over 21.5
42.1%
+138
Under 21.5
57.9%
-138
02754
Sobral
Expected: 20.0
20
Over 20
40.8%
+137
Exactly 20
3.2%
push
Under 20
56.0%
-137
02550
Takedowns — over/under
Lambert
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.5%
Exactly 0
80.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Sobral
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
49.5%
+102
Under 1.5
50.5%
-102
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 7.6 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
Lambert42.0%20.8%+21.2+365
Sobral58.0%79.2%−21.2-445

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
73.7Striking67.5
Lambert +6.2
44.2Grappling83.9
Sobral +39.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LambertSobral
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1563
1563
Divisional
1547
1506
Striking offense
1492
1503
Striking defense
1503
1514
Grappling offense
1518
1484
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.02
Strikes landed / min
1.53
67%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.15
Strikes absorbed / min
1.20
45%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.69
Takedowns / 15 min
3.30
17%
Takedown accuracy
67%
29%
Takedown defense
63%
3.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.1
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
63%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jason Lambert
  • LRashad EvansKO/TKO R2
    Close +2005mo before
  • WBranden Lee HinkleKO/TKO R1
    Close -1858mo before
  • WTerry MartinKO/TKO R2
    Close -24711mo before
  • WRob MacDonaldSUB R1
    1y before
Renato Sobral
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close +2706mo before
  • WMike van ArsdaleSUB R1
    Close -3751y 1mo before
  • WChael SonnenSUB R2
    1y 5mo before
  • WTravis WiuffSUB R2
    Close -1101y 11mo before
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close +2754y 3mo before
Lambert — win / loss by method
Record: 22-6-0

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
14 wins, 3 losses
W
64% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
19win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (63%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
3 (16%)Submission(40%) 2
4 (21%)Decision(20%) 1
Sobral — win / loss by method
Record: 29-7-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
28% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
34% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
24win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (33%)Submission(25%) 1
8 (33%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Lambert
Sobral
4
UFC fights
8
21.9 min · 5.5 avg
Octagon time
63.6 min · 7.9 avg
25y 5m
Career length
28y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lambert
Sobral
36W–9L · 80.0%
Overall
108W–36L · 75.0%
28W–9L · 75.7%
Wins
70W–27L · 72.2%
8W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
38W–9L · 80.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lambert
Sobral
145W–70L · 67.4%
Overall
324W–113L · 74.1%
111W–45L · 71.2%
Wins
294W–103L · 74.1%
34W–25L · 57.6%
Losses
30W–10L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Lambert
Sobral
1.99
Landed / min
2.76
12.5%
Accuracy
45.8%
82.4%
Defense
60.2%
0.69
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
6.9%
Time at distance
18.8%
Grappling & control
Lambert
Sobral
0.69
Takedowns / 15 min
3.30
16.7%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
29.4%
Takedown defense
62.5%
3.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.07
40.6%
Control share
64.6%
Strike target map
Lambert
  • Head60%(53)div 68%
  • Body27%(24)div 14%
  • Legs13%(11)div 18%
Sobral
  • Head63%(61)div 68%
  • Body10%(10)div 14%
  • Legs27%(26)div 18%

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

Jason Lambert
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Renato Sobral
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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