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UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2
Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping
11-0 · GBR
VS
Eric Schafer
Eric Schafer
7-1-2 · USA
December 30, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Michael Bisping def. Eric Schafer by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:24
Bisping19/330/100:40
Schafer3/63/702:31
Total
Bisping19/330/100:40
Schafer3/63/702:31

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
BispingWin probabilitySchafer
60.8%39.2%
KO / TKO
61%
Submission
11%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bisping61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO42%69%
Submission5%7%
Decision14%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 19
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Schafer39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%47%
Submission7%17%
Decision14%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 3
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 3
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R224%
R327%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Bisping
80.9%-448
Schafer
+44818.1%
Most takedownstie 62.7%
Bisping
6.0%+518
Schafer
-51831.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 56.9
57
Over 57
41.8%
+136
Exactly 57
1.2%
push
Under 57
57.0%
-136
072143
Schafer
Expected: 26.1
26
Over 26
41.4%
+135
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
56.1%
-135
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.0%
Exactly 0
92.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Schafer
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.8%
+205
Under 0.5
67.2%
-205
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 10.0 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
Bisping60.8%81.9%−21.1-580
Schafer39.2%18.1%+21.1+430

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
87.9Striking76.9
Bisping +11.1
100.0Grappling50.0
Bisping +50.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BispingSchafer
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1550
Pound-for-pound
1527
1550
Divisional
1527
1507
Striking offense
1485
1507
Striking defense
1504
1502
Grappling offense
1559
1505
Grappling defense
1557
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.44
Strikes landed / min
2.88
67%
Strike accuracy
70%
0.87
Strikes absorbed / min
0.82
64%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
80%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
100%
6.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
12.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Bisping
  • WJosh HaynesKO/TKO R2
    Close -5256mo before
Eric Schafer
  • WRob MacDonaldSUB R1
    Close +1454mo before
Bisping — 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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
82% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Schafer — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-2

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
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (17%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Bisping
Schafer
1
UFC fights
1
9.2 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
2.4 min · 2.4 avg
22y 4m
Career length
28y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bisping
Schafer
9W–5L · 64.3%
Overall
4W–1L · 80.0%
9W–5L · 64.3%
Wins
4W–1L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bisping
Schafer
39W–23L · 62.9%
Overall
21W–17L · 55.3%
39W–23L · 62.9%
Wins
20W–17L · 54.1%
0W–0L
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Bisping
Schafer
6.75
Landed / min
4.59
52.9%
Accuracy
57.1%
75.0%
Defense
50.0%
3.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
14.4%
Time at distance
35.8%
Grappling & control
Bisping
Schafer
6.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
80.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
6.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
12.33
86.5%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Bisping
  • Head61%(25)div 68%
  • Body32%(13)div 14%
  • Legs7%(3)div 18%
Schafer
  • Head29%(2)div 68%
  • Body14%(1)div 14%
  • Legs57%(4)div 18%

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

Michael Bisping
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Eric Schafer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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