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UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3
Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
5-0 · USA
VS
Justin Eilers
Justin Eilers
9-4-1 · USA
February 4, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
226.0lb
Weigh-in
232.0lb
Brandon Vera def. Justin Eilers by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 1:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:25
Vera7/100/010:11
Eilers4/70/000:35
Total
Vera7/100/010:11
Eilers4/70/000:35

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
VeraWin probabilityEilers
60.6%39.4%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
26%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 8.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Vera61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%39%
Submission16%27%
Decision21%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3273)act 7
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.3)act 0
Eilers39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%50%
Submission9%24%
Decision10%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 4
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R214%
R310%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Vera
75.3%-319
Eilers
+31923.6%
Most takedownstie 25.2%
Vera
68.9%-1167
Eilers
+11675.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vera
Expected: 56.0
56
Over 56
41.9%
+136
Exactly 56
1.2%
push
Under 56
56.9%
-136
070140
Eilers
Expected: 30.5
30.5
Over 30.5
42.4%
+136
Under 30.5
57.6%
-136
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Vera
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
76.4%
-324
Under 0.5
23.6%
+324
035
Eilers
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
14.7%
Exactly 0
85.3%
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 8.0 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
Vera60.6%64.3%−3.7-200
Eilers39.4%35.7%+3.7+170

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
82.9Striking37.3
Vera +45.6
13.9Grappling0.0
Vera +13.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VeraEilers
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1531
Pound-for-pound
1499
1531
Divisional
1499
1492
Striking offense
1494
1506
Striking defense
1493
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.35
Strikes landed / min
1.78
68%
Strike accuracy
28%
1.20
Strikes absorbed / min
6.91
69%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
50%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
33%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
33%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
124
Days since last fight
245
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Vera
  • WFabiano SchernerKO/TKO R2
    4mo before
Justin Eilers
  • LAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R1
    8mo before
  • LPaul BuentelloKO/TKO R1
    Close -1101y before
  • WMike KyleKO/TKO R1
    Close -1601y 5mo before
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 5-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Eilers — win / loss by method
Record: 9-4-1

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
100% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Vera
Eilers
1
UFC fights
3
8.4 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
9.0 min · 3.0 avg
24y 1m
Career length
23y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vera
Eilers
5W–1L · 83.3%
Overall
35W–13L · 72.9%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Wins
8W–2L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Losses
27W–11L · 71.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vera
Eilers
10W–6L · 62.5%
Overall
102W–53L · 65.8%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Wins
40W–43L · 48.2%
0W–0L
Losses
62W–10L · 86.1%
Distance striking
Vera
Eilers
4.43
Landed / min
1.11
54.5%
Accuracy
14.6%
80.0%
Defense
55.0%
3.59
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.67
32.4%
Time at distance
70.5%
Grappling & control
Vera
Eilers
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
72.8%
Control share
88.9%
Strike target map
Vera
  • Head14%(4)div 67%
  • Body46%(13)div 16%
  • Legs39%(11)div 17%
Eilers
  • Head69%(11)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs31%(5)div 17%

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

Brandon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Justin Eilers
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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