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UFC 55: Fury
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
9-3 · BLR
VS
Paul Buentello
Paul Buentello
21-8 · USA
October 7, 2005 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
236.0lb
Weigh-in
251.0lb
Andrei Arlovski def. Paul Buentello by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:15
Arlovski2/60/010:03
Buentello1/30/000:00
Total
Arlovski2/60/010:03
Buentello1/30/000:00

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
ArlovskiWin probabilityBuentello
38.1%61.9%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
28%
Decision
16%
Expected fight time: 13.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Arlovski38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%54%
Submission11%28%
Decision7%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 2
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Buentello62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%58%
Submission17%28%
Decision9%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3172)act 1
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~117 sig strikes~0.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R23%
R323%
R414%
R59%
Distance16%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Arlovski
54.2%-121
Buentello
+12144.8%
Most takedownstie 79.8%
Arlovski
6.1%+229
Buentello
-22914.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Arlovski
Expected: 61.4
61.5
Over 61.5
42.4%
+136
Under 61.5
57.6%
-136
077154
Buentello
Expected: 55.5
55.5
Over 55.5
42.5%
+135
Under 55.5
57.5%
-135
070139
Takedowns — over/under
Arlovski
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.9%
Exactly 0
93.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Buentello
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.7%
Exactly 0
85.3%
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 13.1 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
79.5Striking74.1
Arlovski +5.4
68.4Grappling49.8
Arlovski +18.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ArlovskiBuentello
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1576
Pound-for-pound
1549
1576
Divisional
1549
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.23
Strikes landed / min
5.55
51%
Strike accuracy
45%
1.92
Strikes absorbed / min
3.30
66%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.39
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
88%
Takedown defense
100%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
125
Days since last fight
125
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Andrei Arlovski
  • WJustin EilersKO/TKO R1
    4mo before
  • WTim SylviaSUB R1
    Close -1208mo before
  • WWesley CorreiraKO/TKO R2
    1y 6mo before
  • WVladimir MatyushenkoKO/TKO R1
    2y before
  • WIan FreemanKO/TKO R1
    Close +1202y 10mo before
Paul Buentello
  • WKevin JordanSUB R1
    4mo before
  • WJustin EilersKO/TKO R1
    Close -1108mo before
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
67% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Buentello — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-0

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

Profiles

Experience
Arlovski
Buentello
8
UFC fights
2
38.5 min · 4.8 avg
Octagon time
7.6 min · 3.8 avg
27y 4m
Career length
29y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Arlovski
Buentello
93W–22L · 80.9%
Overall
17W–4L · 81.0%
73W–18L · 80.2%
Wins
17W–4L · 81.0%
20W–4L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Arlovski
Buentello
11W–18L · 37.9%
Overall
150W–54L · 73.5%
11W–18L · 37.9%
Wins
82W–39L · 67.8%
0W–0L
Losses
68W–15L · 81.9%
Distance striking
Arlovski
Buentello
4.78
Landed / min
7.95
48.4%
Accuracy
35.9%
72.2%
Defense
78.4%
1.95
Knockdowns / 15 min
3.96
66.3%
Time at distance
38.2%
Grappling & control
Arlovski
Buentello
0.39
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
87.5%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.56
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.98
16.5%
Control share
20.7%
Strike target map
Arlovski
  • Head61%(100)div 67%
  • Body3%(5)div 16%
  • Legs36%(58)div 17%
Buentello
  • Head57%(24)div 67%
  • Body26%(11)div 16%
  • Legs17%(7)div 17%

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

Andrei Arlovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Buentello
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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