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UFC 64: Unstoppable
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
18-4 · BRA
VS
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
22-1 · USA
October 14, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Anderson Silva def. Rich Franklin by KO/TKO (Knees), R1 2:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:59
Silva31/360/010:23
Franklin10/230/000:00
Total
Silva31/360/010:23
Franklin10/230/000:00

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
SilvaWin probabilityFranklin
43.2%56.8%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
9%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 19.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Silva43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%29%
Submission2%4%
Decision29%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3683)act 31
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Franklin57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%39%
Submission7%12%
Decision28%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes78 (45102)act 10
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~142 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R26%
R313%
R47%
R55%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Silva
40.3%+146
Franklin
-14659.0%
Most takedownstie 70.1%
Silva
15.2%-103
Franklin
+10314.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 63.9
64
Over 64
41.9%
+136
Exactly 64
1.1%
push
Under 64
57.1%
-136
080160
Franklin
Expected: 78.1
78
Over 78
42.2%
+135
Exactly 78
0.9%
push
Under 78
57.0%
-135
098196
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.0%
Exactly 0
83.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Franklin
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.7%
Exactly 0
83.3%
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 19.4 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
Silva43.2%33.6%+9.6+185
Franklin56.8%66.4%−9.6-225

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
94.9Striking84.5
Silva +10.4
0.0Grappling54.5
Franklin +54.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SilvaFranklin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1555
Pound-for-pound
1644
1555
Divisional
1601
1510
Striking offense
1534
1534
Striking defense
1543
1483
Grappling offense
1511
1500
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
31 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
20.82
Strikes landed / min
5.10
85%
Strike accuracy
48%
1.22
Strikes absorbed / min
1.18
88%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.73
Takedown accuracy
89%
Takedown defense
56%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+7
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
86%
Recent opp. quality
108
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anderson Silva
  • WChris LebenKO/TKO R1
    Close -2004mo before
Rich Franklin
  • WDavid LoiseauU-DEC R5
    Close -3007mo before
  • WNate QuarryKO/TKO R1
    Close -35011mo before
  • WEvan TannerKO/TKO R4
    1y 4mo before
  • WKen ShamrockKO/TKO R1
    Close -2001y 6mo before
  • WJorge RiveraSUB R3
    Close -3502y before
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
28% of wins
L
25% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (65%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (29%)Decision(25%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(25%) 1
Franklin — win / loss by method
Record: 22-1-0, 1 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
16 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
11 (73%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Franklin
1
UFC fights
7
0.8 min · 0.8 avg
Octagon time
69.4 min · 9.9 avg
29y 1m
Career length
27y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Franklin
15W–2L · 88.2%
Overall
142W–27L · 84.0%
15W–2L · 88.2%
Wins
142W–27L · 84.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Franklin
200W–78L · 71.9%
Overall
178W–111L · 61.6%
174W–64L · 73.1%
Wins
176W–111L · 61.3%
26W–14L · 65.0%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Silva
Franklin
20.39
Landed / min
5.46
92.9%
Accuracy
38.1%
87.5%
Defense
74.7%
36.73
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.51
78.1%
Time at distance
51.5%
Grappling & control
Silva
Franklin
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.73
Takedown accuracy
88.9%
Takedown defense
55.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.43
100.0%
Control share
88.5%
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head100%(17)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Franklin
  • Head71%(252)div 64%
  • Body24%(85)div 20%
  • Legs5%(17)div 16%

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

Anderson Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rich Franklin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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