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UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
Hermes Franca
Hermes Franca
14-5 · BRA
VS
Joe Jordan
Joe Jordan
23-10-2 · USA
July 8, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Catch Weight · 165 lb · 3 rounds
158.5lb
Weigh-in
164.0lb
Hermes Franca def. Joe Jordan by SUB (Triangle Choke), R3 0:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Franca14/381/500:22
Jordan15/400/000:45
R2
Franca32/711/300:33
Jordan5/360/000:22
R3 · 0:47
Franca0/41/100:27
Jordan0/20/000:00
Total
Franca46/1133/901:22
Jordan20/780/001:07

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 probabilityJordan
60.7%39.3%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
18%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.0 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 Jordan. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Franca61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%19%
Submission14%23%
Decision35%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 46
Takedowns1.2 (0.02.9)act 3
Jordan39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%29%
Submission4%10%
Decision24%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 20
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~98 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R210%
R36%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Franca
57.1%-137
Jordan
+13741.8%
Most takedownstie 17.4%
Franca
72.8%-746
Jordan
+7469.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Franca
Expected: 53.2
53
Over 53
42.1%
+135
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.7%
-135
067133
Jordan
Expected: 45.1
45
Over 45
41.8%
+135
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.7%
-135
057113
Takedowns — over/under
Franca
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
48.0%
-451
Exactly 1
41.3%
push
Under 1
10.7%
+451
035
Jordan
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
30.6%
+226
Under 0.5
69.4%
-226
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 11.0 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FrancaJordan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1521
Pound-for-pound
1515
1520
Divisional
1515
1488
Striking offense
1500
1513
Striking defense
1500
1531
Grappling offense
1500
1514
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
31 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.33
Strikes landed / min
42%
Strike accuracy
2.31
Strikes absorbed / min
51%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.84
Takedowns / 15 min
38%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
3.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
827
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Hermes Franca
  • LYves EdwardsS-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 3mo before
  • LJosh ThomsonM-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 5mo before
  • WCaol UnoKO/TKO R2
    2y 9mo before
  • WRichard CrunkiltonU-DEC R3
    Close +2603y 2mo before
Joe Jordan
No prior UFC fights.
Franca — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0

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
36% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
7% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
8 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Jordan — win / loss by method
Record: 23-10-2

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
14 wins, 3 losses
W
61% of wins
L
30% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
30% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
22% of wins
L
40% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
4% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
23win10loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (61%)KO/TKO(30%) 3
3 (13%)Submission(30%) 3
5 (22%)Decision(40%) 4
1 (4%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Franca
Jordan
4
UFC fights
0
52.8 min · 13.2 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
Jordan
57W–13L · 81.4%
Overall
26W–5L · 83.9%
Wins
31W–8L · 79.5%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Franca
Jordan
150W–74L · 67.0%
Overall
154W–71L · 68.4%
102W–56L · 64.6%
Wins
75W–44L · 63.0%
48W–18L · 72.7%
Losses
79W–27L · 74.5%
Distance striking
Franca
Jordan
1.98
Landed / min
31.8%
Accuracy
58.3%
Defense
0.85
Knockdowns / 15 min
32.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Franca
Jordan
2.84
Takedowns / 15 min
38.5%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
3.70
Sub attempts / 15 min
34.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Franca
  • Head81%(57)div 56%
  • Body11%(8)div 26%
  • Legs7%(5)div 18%
Jordan
  • Head0%(0)div 56%
  • Body0%(0)div 26%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • 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.

Joe Jordan

No UFC fights on record.

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