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UFC 55: Fury
Renato Sobral
Renato Sobral
27-6 · BRA
VS
Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
15-6-1 · USA
October 7, 2005 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
198.0lb
Renato Sobral def. Chael Sonnen by SUB (Triangle Choke), R2 1:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sobral9/143/502:20
Sonnen11/190/302:18
R2 · 1:20
Sobral2/31/100:23
Sonnen1/50/000:45
Total
Sobral11/174/602:43
Sonnen12/240/303:03

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 probabilitySonnen
29.5%70.5%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
29%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 7.6 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 Sonnen. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sobral29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%42%
Submission12%40%
Decision5%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes16 (821)act 11
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 4
Sonnen71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%53%
Submission17%24%
Decision17%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 12
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.2)act 0
Combined totals~37 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R234%
R37%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.8%
Sobral
37.2%+162
Sonnen
-16260.1%
Most takedownstie 29.6%
Sobral
27.1%+160
Sonnen
-16043.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sobral
Expected: 16.1
16
Over 16
40.8%
+136
Exactly 16
3.9%
push
Under 16
55.3%
-136
02141
Sonnen
Expected: 20.9
21
Over 21
40.5%
+139
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
56.4%
-139
02753
Takedowns — over/under
Sobral
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
44.8%
+123
Under 0.5
55.2%
-123
035
Sonnen
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.3%
+107
Exactly 1
20.6%
push
Under 1
41.1%
-107
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 7.6 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SobralSonnen
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1511
1532
Divisional
1511
1492
Striking offense
1482
1506
Striking defense
1500
1515
Grappling offense
1561
1526
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.43
Strikes landed / min
49%
Strike accuracy
0.86
Strikes absorbed / min
59%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.81
Takedowns / 15 min
71%
Takedown accuracy
25%
Takedown defense
2.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
174
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Renato Sobral
  • WTravis WiuffSUB R2
    Close -1106mo before
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close +2752y 10mo before
  • WElvis SinosicU-DEC R3
    3y 3mo before
  • LKevin RandlemanU-DEC R3
    3y 9mo before
  • WMaurice SmithM-DEC R3
    4y 11mo before
Chael Sonnen
No prior UFC fights.
Sobral — win / loss by method
Record: 27-6-0

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
30% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
37% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
24win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (33%)Submission(25%) 1
8 (33%)Decision(75%) 3
Sonnen — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-1

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, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
7% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
1 (7%)Submission(50%) 3
9 (60%)Decision(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sobral
Sonnen
5
UFC fights
0
53.3 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
28y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Sobral
Sonnen
67W–25L · 72.8%
Overall
47W–19L · 71.2%
Wins
20W–6L · 76.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sobral
Sonnen
324W–113L · 74.1%
Overall
285W–72L · 79.8%
294W–103L · 74.1%
Wins
97W–27L · 78.2%
30W–10L · 75.0%
Losses
188W–45L · 80.7%
Distance striking
Sobral
Sonnen
2.55
Landed / min
47.3%
Accuracy
63.6%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
19.1%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Sobral
Sonnen
2.81
Takedowns / 15 min
71.4%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
Takedown defense
2.53
Sub attempts / 15 min
66.6%
Control share
Strike target map
Sobral
  • Head71%(54)div 69%
  • Body8%(6)div 13%
  • Legs21%(16)div 18%
Sonnen
  • 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.

Renato Sobral
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chael Sonnen

No UFC fights on record.

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