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UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral
Eric Schafer
Eric Schafer
6-1-2 · USA
VS
Rob MacDonald
Rob MacDonald
4-1 · CAN
August 26, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Eric Schafer def. Rob MacDonald by SUB (Arm Triangle), R1 2:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:26
Schafer7/100/001:29
MacDonald2/40/100:00
Total
Schafer7/100/001:29
MacDonald2/40/100:00

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
SchaferWin probabilityMacDonald
45.4%54.6%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
27%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Schafer45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%25%
Submission13%29%
Decision21%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (923)act 7
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
MacDonald55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%32%
Submission15%26%
Decision23%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 2
Takedowns1.9 (0.04.7)act 0
Combined totals~43 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R28%
R36%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Schafer
34.1%+186
MacDonald
-18663.5%
Most takedownstie 25.8%
Schafer
13.2%+464
MacDonald
-46461.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Schafer
Expected: 17.9
18
Over 18
40.4%
+139
Exactly 18
3.5%
push
Under 18
56.1%
-139
02345
MacDonald
Expected: 25.0
25
Over 25
41.3%
+136
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.1%
-136
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Schafer
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
26.7%
+274
Under 0.5
73.3%
-274
035
MacDonald
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
37.3%
+124
Exactly 2
16.5%
push
Under 2
46.2%
-124
036

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 9.0 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
Schafer45.4%39.1%+6.3+145
MacDonald54.6%60.9%−6.3-175

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
SchaferMacDonald
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1510
1511
Divisional
1510
1482
Striking offense
1474
1500
Striking defense
1499
1561
Grappling offense
1555
1558
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.20
Strike accuracy
50%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.69
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
10.14
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
80%
Sub attempts / 15 min
7.6
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
50%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
59
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Eric Schafer
No prior UFC fights.
Rob MacDonald
  • WKristian RothaermelSUB R1
    59d before
  • LJason LambertSUB R1
    6mo before
Schafer — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-2

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, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (17%)DQ / other(0%) 0
MacDonald — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
1 (33%)DQ / other() 0

Profiles

Experience
Schafer
MacDonald
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
5.9 min · 3.0 avg
Career length
24y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Schafer
MacDonald
Overall
23W–7L · 76.7%
Wins
4W–2L · 66.7%
Losses
19W–5L · 79.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Schafer
MacDonald
21W–17L · 55.3%
Overall
3W–1L · 75.0%
20W–17L · 54.1%
Wins
3W–1L · 75.0%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Schafer
MacDonald
Landed / min
1.61
Accuracy
25.0%
Defense
63.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
21.0%
Grappling & control
Schafer
MacDonald
Takedowns / 15 min
10.14
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
7.61
Control share
75.8%
Strike target map
Schafer
  • Head0%(0)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
MacDonald
  • Head92%(12)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 14%
  • Legs8%(1)div 17%

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

Eric Schafer

No UFC fights on record.

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

Rob MacDonald
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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