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UFC 65: Bad Intentions
Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia
22-2 · USA
VS
Jeff Monson
Jeff Monson
23-5 · USA
November 18, 2006 · Sacramento, California, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds
262.5lb
Weigh-in
237.5lb
Tim Sylvia def. Jeff Monson by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sylvia6/360/001:10
Monson3/130/400:00
R2
Sylvia18/620/000:38
Monson1/90/400:00
R3
Sylvia5/180/000:16
Monson6/161/103:54
R4
Sylvia2/140/002:30
Monson0/10/101:14
R5
Sylvia18/450/001:13
Monson2/110/300:00
Total
Sylvia49/1750/005:47
Monson12/501/1305:08

Scorecards

Sylvia vs Monson

RdAlejandro RochinHector HernandezRichard BertrandCommunity
R1---9.9-9.1
R2---9.9-9.1
R3---9.2-9.8
R4---9.9-9.1
R5---10-8.9
Total49-4650-4549-4648.9-46

Media (1 card) · avg 4946 · 1 Sylvia · 0 Monson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sylvia-Monson.

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
SylviaWin probabilityMonson
73.3%26.7%
KO / TKO
61%
Submission
16%
Decision
23%
Expected fight time: 12.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sylvia73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO51%70%
Submission7%9%
Decision15%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2864)act 49
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Monson27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%36%
Submission9%34%
Decision8%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 12
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 1
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R229%
R311%
R47%
R55%
Distance23%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Sylvia
73.4%-289
Monson
+28925.4%
Most takedownstie 53.5%
Sylvia
11.9%+291
Monson
-29134.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sylvia
Expected: 49.0
49
Over 49
41.8%
+136
Exactly 49
1.4%
push
Under 49
56.9%
-136
062123
Monson
Expected: 28.0
28
Over 28
41.2%
+137
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.4%
-137
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Sylvia
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.2%
Exactly 0
83.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Monson
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
38.2%
+162
Under 0.5
61.8%
-162
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 12.6 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
Sylvia73.3%69.1%+4.2-260
Monson26.7%30.9%−4.2+210

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
81.4Striking58.7
Sylvia +22.8
51.2Grappling40.6
Sylvia +10.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SylviaMonson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1613
Pound-for-pound
1540
1613
Divisional
1553
1535
Striking offense
1476
1503
Striking defense
1505
1496
Grappling offense
1512
1519
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
30 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'8"
Height
5'9"
80"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.38
Strikes landed / min
1.73
45%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.85
Strikes absorbed / min
2.36
70%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.25
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
100%
Takedown accuracy
21%
100%
Takedown defense
70%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
67%
+4
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
71%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tim Sylvia
  • WAndrei ArlovskiU-DEC R5
    Close +2254mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R1
    Close +3357mo before
  • WAssuerio SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -32510mo before
  • WTra TelligmanKO/TKO R1
    Close -2051y 3mo before
  • LAndrei ArlovskiSUB R1
    Close +1001y 9mo before
Jeff Monson
  • WAnthony PeroshKO/TKO R1
    Close -5944mo before
  • WMarcio CruzS-DEC R3
    Close -2307mo before
  • WBranden Lee HinkleSUB R1
    Close -1809mo before
  • LRicco RodriguezKO/TKO R3
    4y 10mo before
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    5y 11mo before
Sylvia — win / loss by method
Record: 22-2-0

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
16 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (73%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (13%)Submission() 0
2 (13%)Decision() 0
Monson — win / loss by method
Record: 23-5-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 2 losses
W
52% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
19win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (16%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (58%)Submission(67%) 2
5 (26%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sylvia
Monson
9
UFC fights
6
61.1 min · 6.8 avg
Octagon time
60.3 min · 10.0 avg
25y 6m
Career length
28y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sylvia
Monson
85W–23L · 78.7%
Overall
41W–12L · 77.4%
71W–19L · 78.9%
Wins
25W–10L · 71.4%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
16W–2L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sylvia
Monson
34W–22L · 60.7%
Overall
85W–45L · 65.4%
34W–22L · 60.7%
Wins
80W–42L · 65.6%
0W–0L
Losses
5W–3L · 62.5%
Distance striking
Sylvia
Monson
5.96
Landed / min
1.13
39.7%
Accuracy
18.7%
70.9%
Defense
61.5%
0.98
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
82.1%
Time at distance
33.8%
Grappling & control
Sylvia
Monson
0.25
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
20.6%
100.0%
Takedown defense
70.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.25
81.3%
Control share
64.1%
Strike target map
Sylvia
  • Head75%(291)div 66%
  • Body12%(45)div 17%
  • Legs14%(54)div 17%
Monson
  • Head58%(60)div 66%
  • Body31%(32)div 17%
  • Legs12%(12)div 17%

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

Tim Sylvia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jeff Monson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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