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UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia
21-2 · USA
VS
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
10-4 · BLR
July 8, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
258.5lb
Weigh-in
234.0lb
Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sylvia22/440/000:45
Arlovski19/540/100:00
R2
Sylvia23/540/000:00
Arlovski14/580/000:00
R3
Sylvia14/430/000:00
Arlovski11/650/000:00
R4
Sylvia14/600/000:00
Arlovski10/730/000:00
R5
Sylvia24/620/000:00
Arlovski12/770/000:00
Total
Sylvia97/2630/000:45
Arlovski66/3270/100:00

Scorecards

Sylvia vs Arlovski

RdDave HagenGlenn TrowbridgeNelson HamiltonCommunity
R1---9.7-9.3
R2---9.2-9.9
R3---9.1-9.9
R4---9.7-9.3
R5---9.9-9.1
Total49-4648-4748-4747.6-47.5

Media (1 card) · avg 4847 · 1 Sylvia · 0 Arlovski

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sylvia-Arlovski.

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
SylviaWin probabilityArlovski
69.4%30.6%
KO / TKO
70%
Submission
8%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sylvia69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO48%70%
Submission4%6%
Decision17%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3070)act 97
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Arlovski31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%70%
Submission4%14%
Decision5%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 66
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~0.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R242%
R32%
R41%
R51%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Sylvia
62.1%-169
Arlovski
+16936.7%
Most takedownstie 78.9%
Sylvia
17.3%-456
Arlovski
+4563.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sylvia
Expected: 53.7
53.5
Over 53.5
42.7%
+134
Under 53.5
57.3%
-134
068135
Arlovski
Expected: 40.7
40.5
Over 40.5
42.8%
+134
Under 40.5
57.2%
-134
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Sylvia
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.8%
Exactly 0
82.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Arlovski
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
4.4%
Exactly 0
95.6%
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 10.1 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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Sylvia69.4%29.4%+40.0+225
Arlovski30.6%70.6%−40.0-285

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
79.9Striking78.4
Sylvia +1.6
52.1Grappling66.9
Arlovski +14.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SylviaArlovski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1598
Pound-for-pound
1575
1598
Divisional
1574
1536
Striking offense
1531
1499
Striking defense
1516
1504
Grappling offense
1516
1507
Grappling defense
1542
Physical
30 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'8"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
8.12
Strikes landed / min
4.24
48%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.99
Strikes absorbed / min
2.12
58%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.42
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
100%
Takedown accuracy
50%
100%
Takedown defense
88%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
70%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
83%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tim Sylvia
  • WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R1
    Close +3353mo before
  • WAssuerio SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -3256mo before
  • WTra TelligmanKO/TKO R1
    Close -20511mo before
  • LAndrei ArlovskiSUB R1
    Close +1001y 5mo before
  • LFrank MirSUB R1
    Close -2252y 1mo before
Andrei Arlovski
  • LTim SylviaKO/TKO R1
    Close -4153mo before
  • WPaul BuentelloKO/TKO R1
    9mo before
  • WJustin EilersKO/TKO R1
    1y 1mo before
  • WTim SylviaSUB R1
    Close -1201y 5mo before
  • WWesley CorreiraKO/TKO R2
    2y 3mo before
Sylvia — win / loss by method
Record: 21-2-0

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
16 wins, 0 losses
W
76% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (73%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (13%)Submission() 0
2 (13%)Decision() 0
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

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
7 wins, 4 losses
W
70% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sylvia
Arlovski
8
UFC fights
10
36.1 min · 4.5 avg
Octagon time
41.5 min · 4.2 avg
25y 6m
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sylvia
Arlovski
75W–19L · 79.8%
Overall
134W–32L · 80.7%
61W–15L · 80.3%
Wins
94W–26L · 78.3%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
40W–6L · 87.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sylvia
Arlovski
34W–22L · 60.7%
Overall
11W–18L · 37.9%
34W–22L · 60.7%
Wins
11W–18L · 37.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Sylvia
Arlovski
7.94
Landed / min
4.74
42.1%
Accuracy
47.8%
58.4%
Defense
71.9%
1.66
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.53
73.7%
Time at distance
67.6%
Grappling & control
Sylvia
Arlovski
0.42
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
87.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.45
79.3%
Control share
17.8%
Strike target map
Sylvia
  • Head76%(223)div 66%
  • Body13%(38)div 17%
  • Legs11%(32)div 17%
Arlovski
  • Head62%(109)div 66%
  • Body5%(8)div 17%
  • Legs34%(59)div 17%

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

Tim Sylvia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Andrei Arlovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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