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UFC 59: Reality Check
Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner
31-6 · USA
VS
Justin Levens
Justin Levens
7-1 · USA
April 15, 2006 · Anaheim, California, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Evan Tanner def. Justin Levens by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 3:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:14
Tanner10/171/202:13
Levens2/40/000:20
Total
Tanner10/171/202:13
Levens2/40/000:20

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
TannerWin probabilityLevens
45.7%54.3%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
23%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Tanner46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%25%
Submission14%30%
Decision20%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2763)act 10
Takedowns2.1 (0.24.4)act 1
Levens54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%23%
Submission9%16%
Decision33%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 2
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Combined totals~89 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R215%
R34%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Tanner
58.5%-145
Levens
+14540.3%
Most takedownstie 5.6%
Tanner
92.7%-5304
Levens
+53041.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tanner
Expected: 48.7
48.5
Over 48.5
42.8%
+133
Under 48.5
57.2%
-133
061122
Levens
Expected: 40.0
40
Over 40
41.7%
+136
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.7%
-136
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Tanner
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
42.0%
-131
Exactly 2
25.8%
push
Under 2
32.2%
+131
047
Levens
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.7%
Exactly 0
88.3%
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 10.3 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
Tanner45.7%75.1%−29.4-325
Levens54.3%24.9%+29.4+295

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
TannerLevens
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1601
Pound-for-pound
1521
1583
Divisional
1521
1499
Striking offense
1500
1516
Striking defense
1500
1531
Grappling offense
1500
1519
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
35 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.44
Strikes landed / min
62%
Strike accuracy
2.22
Strikes absorbed / min
61%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.49
Takedowns / 15 min
48%
Takedown accuracy
22%
Takedown defense
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
194
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Evan Tanner
  • LDavid LoiseauKO/TKO R2
    6mo before
  • LRich FranklinKO/TKO R4
    10mo before
  • WDavid TerrellKO/TKO R1
    both missedClose +1201y 2mo before
  • WRobbie LawlerSUB R1
    Close -1601y 6mo before
  • WPhil BaroniU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 10mo before
Justin Levens
No prior UFC fights.
Tanner — win / loss by method
Record: 31-6-0

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
12 wins, 5 losses
W
39% of wins
L
83% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 1 loss
W
52% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 4
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
21win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
13 (62%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (5%)Decision(0%) 0
Levens — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Tanner
Levens
14
UFC fights
0
96.4 min · 6.9 avg
Octagon time
29y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Tanner
Levens
110W–35L · 75.9%
Overall
61W–28L · 68.5%
Wins
49W–7L · 87.5%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tanner
Levens
158W–123L · 56.2%
Overall
15W–8L · 65.2%
153W–113L · 57.5%
Wins
6W–7L · 46.2%
5W–10L · 33.3%
Losses
9W–1L · 90.0%
Distance striking
Tanner
Levens
2.75
Landed / min
44.6%
Accuracy
68.3%
Defense
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
40.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Tanner
Levens
2.49
Takedowns / 15 min
48.5%
Takedown accuracy
22.2%
Takedown defense
2.02
Sub attempts / 15 min
82.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Tanner
  • Head63%(210)div 63%
  • Body27%(88)div 20%
  • Legs10%(34)div 17%
Levens
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Evan Tanner
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Justin Levens

No UFC fights on record.

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