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UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3
Jeff Monson
Jeff Monson
20-5 · USA
VS
February 4, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
239.0lb
Weigh-in
227.0lb
Jeff Monson def. Branden Lee Hinkle by SUB (North-South Choke), R1 4:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:35
Monson10/111/303:02
Lee Hinkle5/80/001:12
Total
Monson10/111/303:02
Lee Hinkle5/80/001:12

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
MonsonWin probabilityLee Hinkle
51.7%48.3%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
16%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Monson52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%23%
Submission11%22%
Decision29%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 10
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.0)act 1
Lee Hinkle48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%52%
Submission4%9%
Decision19%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 5
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R28%
R37%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Monson
51.9%-112
Lee Hinkle
+11246.5%
Most takedownstie 22.2%
Monson
54.2%-230
Lee Hinkle
+23023.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Monson
Expected: 34.7
34.5
Over 34.5
42.9%
+133
Under 34.5
57.1%
-133
04487
Lee Hinkle
Expected: 32.7
32.5
Over 32.5
43.0%
+133
Under 32.5
57.0%
-133
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Monson
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
47.1%
-323
Exactly 1
38.3%
push
Under 1
14.6%
+323
035
Lee Hinkle
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
57.3%
-134
Under 0.5
42.7%
+134
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 9.6 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
Monson51.7%61.6%−9.9-180
Lee Hinkle48.3%38.4%+9.9+150

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
54.2Striking99.5
Lee Hinkle +45.3
25.7Grappling65.4
Lee Hinkle +39.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MonsonLee Hinkle
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1490
Pound-for-pound
1521
1505
Divisional
1521
Striking offense
Striking defense
1533
Grappling offense
1559
1527
Grappling defense
1555
Physical
35 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'3"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.16
Strikes landed / min
6.38
43%
Strike accuracy
71%
2.34
Strikes absorbed / min
0.00
43%
Strike defense
100%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.58
Takedowns / 15 min
3.54
15%
Takedown accuracy
50%
40%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
10.6
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
100%
-2
Win/loss streak
+1
33%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
1485
Days since last fight
120
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jeff Monson
  • LRicco RodriguezKO/TKO R3
    4y 1mo before
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    5y 2mo before
  • WTim LajcikU-DEC R2
    5y 4mo before
Branden Lee Hinkle
  • WSean GannonKO/TKO R1
    4mo before
Monson — win / loss by method
Record: 20-5-0

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
15% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
19win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (16%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (58%)Submission(67%) 2
5 (26%)Decision(33%) 1
Lee Hinkle — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-0, 1 NC

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
77% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 5 losses
W
15% of wins
L
83% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (17%)Submission(83%) 5
1 (8%)Decision(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Monson
Lee Hinkle
3
UFC fights
1
38.0 min · 12.7 avg
Octagon time
4.2 min · 4.2 avg
28y 8m
Career length
27y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Monson
Lee Hinkle
21W–5L · 80.8%
Overall
2W–0L · 100.0%
5W–3L · 62.5%
Wins
2W–0L · 100.0%
16W–2L · 88.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Monson
Lee Hinkle
85W–45L · 65.4%
Overall
185W–109L · 62.9%
80W–42L · 65.6%
Wins
141W–80L · 63.8%
5W–3L · 62.5%
Losses
44W–29L · 60.3%
Distance striking
Monson
Lee Hinkle
0.48
Landed / min
0.00
20.0%
Accuracy
55.2%
Defense
100.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
33.2%
Time at distance
2.6%
Grappling & control
Monson
Lee Hinkle
1.58
Takedowns / 15 min
3.54
14.8%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
40.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
10.63
54.7%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Monson
  • Head61%(27)div 67%
  • Body30%(13)div 16%
  • Legs9%(4)div 17%
Lee Hinkle
  • Head74%(20)div 67%
  • Body26%(7)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Jeff Monson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Branden Lee Hinkle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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