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UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3
Marcio Cruz
Marcio Cruz
1-0 · BRA
VS
Frank Mir
Frank Mir
8-1 · USA
February 4, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
233.0lb
Weigh-in
257.0lb
Marcio Cruz def. Frank Mir by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:10
Cruz31/441/203:37
Mir3/61/100:15
Total
Cruz31/441/203:37
Mir3/61/100:15

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
CruzWin probabilityMir
50.9%49.1%
KO / TKO
59%
Submission
23%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 7.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cruz51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%63%
Submission9%18%
Decision10%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 31
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 1
Mir49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%54%
Submission14%28%
Decision9%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 3
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.0)act 1
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R238%
R32%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Cruz
54.0%-122
Mir
+12244.1%
Most takedownstie 16.7%
Cruz
4.6%+1723
Mir
-172378.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cruz
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
41.8%
+134
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
55.9%
-134
03774
Mir
Expected: 26.2
26
Over 26
41.7%
+134
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
55.8%
-134
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Cruz
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.5%
Exactly 0
84.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Mir
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
48.4%
-349
Exactly 1
37.8%
push
Under 1
13.9%
+349
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 7.0 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
Cruz50.9%27.6%+23.3+250
Mir49.1%72.4%−23.3-300

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
74.8Striking59.4
Cruz +15.4
41.7Grappling65.3
Mir +23.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CruzMir
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1582
1516
Divisional
1580
Striking offense
Striking defense
1559
Grappling offense
1548
1543
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
27 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.99
Strikes landed / min
2.36
43%
Strike accuracy
62%
0.17
Strikes absorbed / min
2.81
90%
Strike defense
31%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.43
0%
Takedown accuracy
40%
60%
Takedown defense
0%
2.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
10.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
86%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
120
Days since last fight
595
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marcio Cruz
  • WKeigo KuniharaSUB R2
    4mo before
Frank Mir
  • WTim SylviaSUB R1
    Close +1851y 8mo before
  • WWes SimsKO/TKO R2
    Close -2252y before
  • WWes SimsDQ R1
    Close -5002y 8mo before
  • WDavid AbbottSUB R1
    Close +1052y 11mo before
  • LIan FreemanKO/TKO R1
    3y 7mo before
Cruz — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Mir — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (17%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Cruz
Mir
1
UFC fights
7
6.0 min · 6.0 avg
Octagon time
20.3 min · 2.9 avg
20y 10m
Career length
25y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cruz
Mir
3W–1L · 75.0%
Overall
64W–21L · 75.3%
3W–1L · 75.0%
Wins
52W–16L · 76.5%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–5L · 70.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cruz
Mir
Overall
4W–1L · 80.0%
Wins
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Cruz
Mir
4.80
Landed / min
6.28
40.7%
Accuracy
54.5%
100.0%
Defense
73.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.74
37.9%
Time at distance
14.1%
Grappling & control
Cruz
Mir
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.43
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
60.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
2.49
Sub attempts / 15 min
10.34
12.2%
Control share
68.0%
Strike target map
Cruz
  • Head17%(2)div 67%
  • Body8%(1)div 16%
  • Legs75%(9)div 17%
Mir
  • Head52%(25)div 67%
  • Body23%(11)div 16%
  • Legs25%(12)div 17%

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

Marcio Cruz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Frank Mir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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