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UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral
Hermes Franca
Hermes Franca
15-5 · BRA
VS
Jamie Varner
Jamie Varner
11-1 · USA
August 26, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Hermes Franca def. Jamie Varner by SUB (Armbar), R3 3:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Franca9/171/200:07
Varner7/451/202:10
R2
Franca3/80/000:22
Varner9/444/503:33
R3 · 3:31
Franca10/210/000:38
Varner2/174/801:25
Total
Franca22/461/201:07
Varner18/1069/1507:08

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
FrancaWin probabilityVarner
19.3%80.7%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
14%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Franca19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%29%
Submission3%15%
Decision11%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 22
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Varner81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%24%
Submission11%14%
Decision50%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 18
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.0)act 9
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R219%
R37%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Franca
48.6%+102
Varner
-10249.8%
Most takedownstie 28.8%
Franca
13.5%+428
Varner
-42857.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Franca
Expected: 33.9
34
Over 34
41.3%
+137
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.7%
-137
04385
Varner
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
42.1%
+137
Under 34.5
57.9%
-137
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Franca
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.9%
+271
Under 0.5
73.1%
-271
035
Varner
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
47.9%
+109
Under 1.5
52.1%
-109
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 11.8 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
Franca19.3%80.9%−61.6-550
Varner80.7%19.1%+61.6+400

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FrancaVarner
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1531
1522
Divisional
1531
1490
Striking offense
1482
1519
Striking defense
1500
1529
Grappling offense
1561
1506
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
32 yrs
Age
21 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.83
Strikes landed / min
42%
Strike accuracy
2.23
Strikes absorbed / min
57%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
3.07
Takedowns / 15 min
37%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
3.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
49
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Hermes Franca
  • WJoe JordanSUB R3
    49d before
  • LYves EdwardsS-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 5mo before
  • LJosh ThomsonM-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 7mo before
  • WCaol UnoKO/TKO R2
    2y 11mo before
  • WRichard CrunkiltonU-DEC R3
    Close +2603y 4mo before
Jamie Varner
No prior UFC fights.
Franca — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
7% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
8 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Varner — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0, 2 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Franca
Varner
5
UFC fights
0
63.5 min · 12.7 avg
Octagon time
24y 8m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Franca
Varner
80W–23L · 77.7%
Overall
49W–15L · 76.6%
Wins
31W–8L · 79.5%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Franca
Varner
150W–74L · 67.0%
Overall
20W–15L · 57.1%
102W–56L · 64.6%
Wins
19W–15L · 55.9%
48W–18L · 72.7%
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Franca
Varner
2.92
Landed / min
34.8%
Accuracy
66.0%
Defense
0.71
Knockdowns / 15 min
38.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Franca
Varner
3.07
Takedowns / 15 min
37.1%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
3.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
36.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Franca
  • Head78%(90)div 58%
  • Body14%(16)div 23%
  • Legs9%(10)div 19%
Varner
  • Head0%(0)div 58%
  • Body0%(0)div 23%
  • Legs0%(0)div 19%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Hermes Franca
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jamie Varner

No UFC fights on record.

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