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UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3
Paul Buentello
Paul Buentello
21-9 · USA
VS
Gilbert Aldana
Gilbert Aldana
5-0 · USA
February 4, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
254.0lb
Weigh-in
257.0lb
Paul Buentello def. Gilbert Aldana by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Buentello32/491/200:42
Aldana24/460/101:17
R2 · 2:27
Buentello17/220/001:17
Aldana4/80/100:32
Total
Buentello49/711/201:59
Aldana28/540/201:49

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
BuentelloWin probabilityAldana
55.3%44.7%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
25%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Buentello55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%43%
Submission17%31%
Decision14%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 49
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.3)act 1
Aldana45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%37%
Submission8%19%
Decision20%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 28
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R216%
R35%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Buentello
58.6%-146
Aldana
+14640.1%
Most takedownstie 27.4%
Buentello
54.9%-309
Aldana
+30917.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Buentello
Expected: 44.8
45
Over 45
41.4%
+138
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
57.1%
-138
056112
Aldana
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
42.7%
+134
Under 36.5
57.3%
-134
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Buentello
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
33.2%
-126
Exactly 1
40.5%
push
Under 1
26.3%
+126
035
Aldana
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
36.8%
+172
Under 0.5
63.2%
-172
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 8.1 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
Buentello55.3%71.1%−15.8-275
Aldana44.7%28.9%+15.8+235

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
BuentelloAldana
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1517
1535
Divisional
1517
1509
Striking offense
1500
1508
Striking defense
1500
1499
Grappling offense
1500
1503
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.50
Strikes landed / min
45%
Strike accuracy
3.45
Strikes absorbed / min
60%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
120
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Buentello
  • LAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R1
    4mo before
  • WKevin JordanSUB R1
    8mo before
  • WJustin EilersKO/TKO R1
    Close -1101y before
Gilbert Aldana
No prior UFC fights.
Buentello — win / loss by method
Record: 21-9-0

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
15 wins, 4 losses
W
71% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 4 losses
W
29% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
11% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
19win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (74%)KO/TKO(38%) 3
5 (26%)Submission(50%) 4
0 (0%)Decision(13%) 1
Aldana — 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Buentello
Aldana
3
UFC fights
0
7.8 min · 2.6 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.

Buentello
Aldana
26W–7L · 78.8%
Overall
17W–4L · 81.0%
Wins
9W–3L · 75.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Buentello
Aldana
150W–54L · 73.5%
Overall
5W–10L · 33.3%
82W–39L · 67.8%
Wins
5W–10L · 33.3%
68W–15L · 81.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Buentello
Aldana
7.76
Landed / min
35.8%
Accuracy
76.7%
Defense
3.84
Knockdowns / 15 min
39.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Buentello
Aldana
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
1.92
Sub attempts / 15 min
20.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Buentello
  • Head58%(25)div 67%
  • Body26%(11)div 16%
  • Legs16%(7)div 17%
Aldana
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Paul Buentello
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gilbert Aldana

No UFC fights on record.

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