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UFC 65: Bad Intentions
Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
7-0 · USA
VS
Frank Mir
Frank Mir
9-2 · USA
November 18, 2006 · Sacramento, California, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
230.5lb
Weigh-in
254.0lb
Brandon Vera def. Frank Mir by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:09
Vera15/210/000:34
Mir2/70/100:00
Total
Vera15/210/000:34
Mir2/70/100:00

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
VeraWin probabilityMir
44.0%56.0%
KO / TKO
66%
Submission
10%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 7.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Vera44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%77%
Submission2%4%
Decision8%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 15
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Mir56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%58%
Submission8%14%
Decision16%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1126)act 2
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~48 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R230%
R35%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Vera
63.3%-183
Mir
+18334.6%
Most takedownstie 63.7%
Vera
7.7%+371
Mir
-37128.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vera
Expected: 28.0
28
Over 28
41.4%
+136
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.2%
-136
03671
Mir
Expected: 20.2
20
Over 20
41.7%
+132
Exactly 20
3.2%
push
Under 20
55.1%
-132
02651
Takedowns — over/under
Vera
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.0%
Exactly 0
90.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Mir
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
30.3%
+230
Under 0.5
69.7%
-230
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 7.5 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
Vera44.0%75.6%−31.6-365
Mir56.0%24.4%+31.6+295

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
75.7Striking59.6
Vera +16.1
24.3Grappling71.6
Mir +47.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VeraMir
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1577
1560
Divisional
1575
1504
Striking offense
1501
1515
Striking defense
1496
1541
Grappling offense
1550
1528
Grappling defense
1483
Physical
29 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.46
Strikes landed / min
2.64
54%
Strike accuracy
60%
1.85
Strikes absorbed / min
3.45
59%
Strike defense
36%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.80
0%
Takedown accuracy
45%
33%
Takedown defense
25%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
5.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
78%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Vera
  • WAssuerio SilvaSUB R1
    Close -2406mo before
  • WJustin EilersKO/TKO R1
    Close -2009mo before
  • WFabiano SchernerKO/TKO R2
    1y 2mo before
Frank Mir
  • WDan ChristisonU-DEC R3
    Close -3054mo before
  • LMarcio CruzKO/TKO R1
    Close -3009mo before
  • WTim SylviaSUB R1
    Close +1852y 5mo before
  • WWes SimsKO/TKO R2
    Close -2252y 10mo before
  • WWes SimsDQ R1
    Close -5003y 5mo before
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Mir — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
4 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (14%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Vera
Mir
3
UFC fights
9
12.4 min · 4.1 avg
Octagon time
39.5 min · 4.4 avg
24y 1m
Career length
25y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vera
Mir
25W–9L · 73.5%
Overall
73W–24L · 75.3%
25W–9L · 73.5%
Wins
60W–19L · 75.9%
0W–0L
Losses
13W–5L · 72.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vera
Mir
10W–6L · 62.5%
Overall
4W–1L · 80.0%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Wins
4W–1L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Vera
Mir
4.66
Landed / min
4.88
41.4%
Accuracy
50.0%
73.8%
Defense
61.5%
3.62
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
41.4%
Time at distance
13.0%
Grappling & control
Vera
Mir
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.80
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
33.3%
Takedown defense
25.0%
1.21
Sub attempts / 15 min
5.32
59.6%
Control share
61.4%
Strike target map
Vera
  • Head23%(10)div 66%
  • Body40%(17)div 17%
  • Legs37%(16)div 17%
Mir
  • Head42%(44)div 66%
  • Body42%(44)div 17%
  • Legs15%(16)div 17%

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

Brandon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Frank Mir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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