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UFC 68: The Uprising
Jamie Varner
Jamie Varner
11-2 · USA
VS
Jason Gilliam
Jason Gilliam
11-0 · USA
March 3, 2007 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Jamie Varner def. Jason Gilliam by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 1:34
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:34
Varner7/131/101:21
Gilliam0/20/000:00
Total
Varner7/131/101:21
Gilliam0/20/000:00

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
VarnerWin probabilityGilliam
92.0%8.0%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
40%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Varner92%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%24%
Submission37%41%
Decision32%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 7
Takedowns1.8 (0.23.9)act 1
Gilliam8%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%38%
Submission3%32%
Decision2%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 0
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R26%
R310%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Varner
57.9%-142
Gilliam
+14240.7%
Most takedownstie 7.1%
Varner
90.5%-3908
Gilliam
+39082.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Varner
Expected: 41.3
41.5
Over 41.5
42.1%
+137
Under 41.5
57.9%
-137
052104
Gilliam
Expected: 34.2
34
Over 34
41.9%
+134
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.2%
-134
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Varner
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.7%
+104
Exactly 2
27.1%
push
Under 2
37.2%
-104
036
Gilliam
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.0%
Exactly 0
85.0%
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 8.1 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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VarnerGilliam
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1538
1514
Divisional
1538
Striking offense
Striking defense
1558
Grappling offense
1500
1542
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
22 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.33
Strikes landed / min
17%
Strike accuracy
1.63
Strikes absorbed / min
52%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
9.99
Takedowns / 15 min
60%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jamie Varner
  • LHermes FrancaSUB R3
    Close +4006mo before
Jason Gilliam
No prior UFC fights.
Varner — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0, 2 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(100%) 1
Gilliam — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (36%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Varner
Gilliam
1
UFC fights
0
13.5 min · 13.5 avg
Octagon time
23y 4m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Varner
Gilliam
15W–5L · 75.0%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
15W–5L · 75.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Varner
Gilliam
20W–15L · 57.1%
Overall
48W–33L · 59.3%
19W–15L · 55.9%
Wins
48W–33L · 59.3%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Varner
Gilliam
0.23
Landed / min
2.7%
Accuracy
50.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
32.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Varner
Gilliam
9.99
Takedowns / 15 min
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
86.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Varner
  • Head78%(14)div 63%
  • Body6%(1)div 21%
  • Legs17%(3)div 16%
Gilliam
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Jamie Varner
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jason Gilliam

No UFC fights on record.

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