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UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn
Eddie Sanchez
Eddie Sanchez
7-0 · USA
VS
Mario Neto
Mario Neto
9-3 · BRA
September 23, 2006 · Anaheim, California, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
235.5lb
Weigh-in
223.0lb
Eddie Sanchez def. Mario Neto by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 0:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sanchez5/260/000:59
Neto9/181/101:58
R2 · 0:17
Sanchez5/80/010:02
Neto1/20/000:00
Total
Sanchez10/340/011:01
Neto10/201/101:58

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
SanchezWin probabilityNeto
49.9%50.1%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
14%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sanchez50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%56%
Submission4%8%
Decision18%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 10
Takedowns2.9 (0.16.0)act 0
Neto50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%38%
Submission10%21%
Decision21%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 10
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~3.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R214%
R311%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Sanchez
43.8%+125
Neto
-12554.9%
Most takedownstie 12.9%
Sanchez
79.6%-1070
Neto
+10707.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
42.7%
+134
Under 39.5
57.3%
-134
050100
Neto
Expected: 44.7
44.5
Over 44.5
42.8%
+134
Under 44.5
57.2%
-134
056112
Takedowns — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 2.9
3
Over 3
38.5%
+116
Exactly 3
16.8%
push
Under 3
44.7%
-116
059
Neto
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
47.3%
+111
Under 0.5
52.7%
-111
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 9.1 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

No market on record for this bout.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1525
Pound-for-pound
1514
1525
Divisional
1514
1500
Striking offense
1482
1500
Striking defense
1500
1500
Grappling offense
1561
1500
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
23 yrs
Age
6'2"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Eddie Sanchez
No prior UFC fights.
Mario Neto
No prior UFC fights.
Sanchez — 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Neto — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (67%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sanchez
Neto
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Sanchez
Neto
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sanchez
Neto
17W–25L · 40.5%
Overall
94W–51L · 64.8%
17W–25L · 40.5%
Wins
78W–48L · 61.9%
0W–0L
Losses
16W–3L · 84.2%
Distance striking
Sanchez
Neto
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Sanchez
Neto
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Sanchez
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Neto
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Eddie Sanchez

No UFC fights on record.

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

Mario Neto

No UFC fights on record.

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