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UFC 56: Full Force
Sam Hoger
Sam Hoger
5-1 · USA
VS
Jeff Newton
Jeff Newton
4-1 · USA
November 19, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
203.0lb
Sam Hoger def. Jeff Newton by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:05
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Hoger0/32/203:32
Newton1/50/000:09
R2 · 2:05
Hoger10/181/101:13
Newton1/50/000:00
Total
Hoger10/213/304:45
Newton2/100/000:09

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
HogerWin probabilityNewton
84.9%15.1%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
22%
Decision
43%
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 Hoger, blue toward Newton. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Hoger85%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%34%
Submission19%22%
Decision37%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3170)act 10
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.5)act 3
Newton15%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%43%
Submission3%20%
Decision6%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 2
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~100 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R216%
R310%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Hoger
57.0%-136
Newton
+13641.9%
Most takedownstie 31.9%
Hoger
43.6%-178
Newton
+17824.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hoger
Expected: 54.2
54
Over 54
42.1%
+135
Exactly 54
1.2%
push
Under 54
56.7%
-135
068136
Newton
Expected: 46.0
46
Over 46
41.8%
+136
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.8%
-136
058116
Takedowns — over/under
Hoger
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
38.2%
-260
Exactly 1
47.0%
push
Under 1
14.7%
+260
035
Newton
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
74.6%
-294
Under 0.5
25.4%
+294
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
Hoger84.9%69.1%+15.8-260
Newton15.1%30.9%−15.8+210

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
HogerNewton
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1510
1511
Divisional
1510
1492
Striking offense
1500
1508
Striking defense
1500
1495
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Sideways
Striking (UFC career)
1.10
Strikes landed / min
22%
Strike accuracy
2.13
Strikes absorbed / min
63%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
50%
Takedown accuracy
56%
Takedown defense
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sam Hoger
  • LStephan BonnarU-DEC R3
    3mo before
  • WBobby SouthworthU-DEC R3
    7mo before
Jeff Newton
No prior UFC fights.
Hoger — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (75%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Newton — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Hoger
Newton
2
UFC fights
0
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
23y 1m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Hoger
Newton
13W–5L · 72.2%
Overall
6W–3L · 66.7%
Wins
7W–2L · 77.8%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hoger
Newton
6W–5L · 54.5%
Overall
24W–14L · 63.2%
6W–5L · 54.5%
Wins
20W–11L · 64.5%
0W–0L
Losses
4W–3L · 57.1%
Distance striking
Hoger
Newton
2.11
Landed / min
21.4%
Accuracy
73.8%
Defense
0.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
42.7%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Hoger
Newton
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
55.6%
Takedown defense
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
30.1%
Control share
Strike target map
Hoger
  • Head64%(21)div 69%
  • Body21%(7)div 13%
  • Legs15%(5)div 18%
Newton
  • Head0%(0)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Sam Hoger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jeff Newton

No UFC fights on record.

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