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UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
10-5 · BLR
VS
Marcio Cruz
Marcio Cruz
2-1 · BRA
December 30, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
236.0lb
Weigh-in
236.0lb
Andrei Arlovski def. Marcio Cruz by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:15
Arlovski7/110/001:22
Cruz0/20/500:52
Total
Arlovski7/110/001:22
Cruz0/20/500:52

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
ArlovskiWin probabilityCruz
32.9%67.1%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
67%
Decision
12%
Expected fight time: 5.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Arlovski33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%31%
Submission20%60%
Decision3%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 7
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Cruz67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%15%
Submission48%71%
Decision9%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 0
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R171%
R22%
R315%
Distance12%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Arlovski
57.0%-138
Cruz
+13841.3%
Most takedownstie 46.8%
Arlovski
37.8%-246
Cruz
+24615.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Arlovski
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
42.8%
+134
Under 33.5
57.2%
-134
04385
Cruz
Expected: 28.3
28.5
Over 28.5
42.0%
+138
Under 28.5
58.0%
-138
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Arlovski
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
47.5%
Exactly 0
52.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Cruz
Expected: 0.1
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 5.6 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
Arlovski32.9%80.2%−47.3-470
Cruz67.1%19.8%+47.3+390

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
66.9Striking76.1
Cruz +9.3
51.9Grappling25.9
Arlovski +26.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ArlovskiCruz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1518
1559
Divisional
1519
1528
Striking offense
1487
1517
Striking defense
1515
1504
Grappling offense
1537
1550
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.64
Strikes landed / min
3.29
36%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.78
Strikes absorbed / min
1.43
64%
Strike defense
71%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
33%
Takedown accuracy
11%
88%
Takedown defense
38%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
67%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
259
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Andrei Arlovski
  • LTim SylviaU-DEC R5
    Close -2856mo before
  • LTim SylviaKO/TKO R1
    Close -4159mo before
  • WPaul BuentelloKO/TKO R1
    1y 3mo before
  • WJustin EilersKO/TKO R1
    1y 7mo before
  • WTim SylviaSUB R1
    Close -1201y 11mo before
Marcio Cruz
  • LJeff MonsonS-DEC R3
    Close +1909mo before
  • WFrank MirKO/TKO R1
    Close +25011mo before
  • WKeigo KuniharaSUB R2
    1y 3mo before
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 10-5-0

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, 4 losses
W
70% of wins
L
80% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Cruz — win / loss by method
Record: 2-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Arlovski
Cruz
11
UFC fights
3
66.5 min · 6.0 avg
Octagon time
25.2 min · 8.4 avg
27y 4m
Career length
20y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Arlovski
Cruz
155W–34L · 82.0%
Overall
32W–7L · 82.1%
94W–26L · 78.3%
Wins
11W–2L · 84.6%
61W–8L · 88.4%
Losses
21W–5L · 80.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Arlovski
Cruz
11W–18L · 37.9%
Overall
11W–18L · 37.9%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Arlovski
Cruz
3.82
Landed / min
4.85
32.8%
Accuracy
35.1%
68.1%
Defense
84.0%
1.58
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
77.6%
Time at distance
37.7%
Grappling & control
Arlovski
Cruz
0.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
11.1%
87.5%
Takedown defense
37.5%
0.90
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.60
16.5%
Control share
35.1%
Strike target map
Arlovski
  • Head61%(148)div 65%
  • Body7%(16)div 17%
  • Legs32%(78)div 18%
Cruz
  • Head46%(38)div 65%
  • Body18%(15)div 17%
  • Legs36%(30)div 18%

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

Andrei Arlovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marcio Cruz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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