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UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3
Renato Sobral
Renato Sobral
28-6 · BRA
VS
February 4, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Renato Sobral def. Mike van Arsdale by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:21
Sobral9/120/101:36
van Arsdale1/40/100:14
Total
Sobral9/120/101:36
van Arsdale1/40/100:14

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
SobralWin probabilityvan Arsdale
88.5%11.5%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
23%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 8.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sobral88%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO44%49%
Submission20%23%
Decision24%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 9
Takedowns1.5 (0.13.5)act 0
van Arsdale12%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%59%
Submission3%22%
Decision2%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1330)act 1
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~54 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R229%
R39%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Sobral
61.5%-168
van Arsdale
+16836.6%
Most takedownstie 12.4%
Sobral
82.1%-1478
van Arsdale
+14785.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sobral
Expected: 30.8
31
Over 31
41.0%
+139
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.9%
-139
03977
van Arsdale
Expected: 23.3
23.5
Over 23.5
41.9%
+139
Under 23.5
58.1%
-139
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Sobral
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
57.0%
-133
Under 1.5
43.0%
+133
035
van Arsdale
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
25.9%
Exactly 0
74.1%
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 8.2 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
Sobral88.5%76.6%+11.9-375
van Arsdale11.5%23.4%−11.9+315

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
69.6Striking61.4
Sobral +8.2
83.5Grappling37.1
Sobral +46.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Sobralvan Arsdale
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1525
1547
Divisional
1493
1498
Striking offense
1465
1507
Striking defense
1520
1511
Grappling offense
1542
1513
Grappling defense
1531
Physical
30 yrs
Age
40 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
1.46
Strikes landed / min
1.87
51%
Strike accuracy
40%
0.97
Strikes absorbed / min
1.33
57%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.22
70%
Takedown accuracy
21%
57%
Takedown defense
58%
3.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
120
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Renato Sobral
  • WChael SonnenSUB R2
    4mo before
  • WTravis WiuffSUB R2
    Close -11010mo before
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close +2753y 2mo before
  • WElvis SinosicU-DEC R3
    3y 7mo before
  • LKevin RandlemanU-DEC R3
    4y 1mo before
Mike van Arsdale
  • LRandy CoutureSUB R3
    Close +3006mo before
  • WJohn MarshU-DEC R3
    Close +18510mo before
  • WJoe PardoSUB R1
    7y 9mo before
Sobral — win / loss by method
Record: 28-6-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
36% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
24win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (33%)Submission(25%) 1
8 (33%)Decision(75%) 3
van Arsdale — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sobral
van Arsdale
6
UFC fights
3
59.6 min · 9.9 avg
Octagon time
36.9 min · 12.3 avg
28y 10m
Career length
28y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sobral
van Arsdale
82W–31L · 72.6%
Overall
20W–12L · 62.5%
62W–25L · 71.3%
Wins
7W–5L · 58.3%
20W–6L · 76.9%
Losses
13W–7L · 65.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sobral
van Arsdale
324W–113L · 74.1%
Overall
25W–22L · 53.2%
294W–103L · 74.1%
Wins
21W–21L · 50.0%
30W–10L · 75.0%
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Sobral
van Arsdale
2.85
Landed / min
1.03
50.0%
Accuracy
18.2%
63.9%
Defense
72.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
17.7%
Time at distance
42.2%
Grappling & control
Sobral
van Arsdale
3.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.22
70.0%
Takedown accuracy
21.4%
57.1%
Takedown defense
58.3%
3.02
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.41
64.3%
Control share
46.8%
Strike target map
Sobral
  • Head69%(60)div 69%
  • Body10%(9)div 13%
  • Legs21%(18)div 18%
van Arsdale
  • Head52%(36)div 69%
  • Body41%(28)div 13%
  • Legs7%(5)div 18%

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

Renato Sobral
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mike van Arsdale
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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