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UFC Fight Night 2
Chris Leben
Chris Leben
12-2 · USA
VS
Edwin DeWees
Edwin DeWees
31-7 · USA
October 3, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Chris Leben def. Edwin DeWees by SUB (Armbar), R1 3:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:26
Leben5/70/001:52
DeWees5/71/101:07
Total
Leben5/70/001:52
DeWees5/71/101:07

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
LebenWin probabilityDeWees
53.2%46.8%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
55%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 6.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Leben53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%19%
Submission25%46%
Decision18%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 5
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.4)act 0
DeWees47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%14%
Submission30%65%
Decision10%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 5
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R162%
R26%
R33%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Leben
62.7%-175
DeWees
+17535.8%
Most takedownstie 21.2%
Leben
70.9%-901
DeWees
+9017.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Leben
Expected: 38.2
38
Over 38
42.0%
+134
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.3%
-134
04896
DeWees
Expected: 28.3
28.5
Over 28.5
42.1%
+138
Under 28.5
57.9%
-138
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Leben
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
36.7%
-233
Exactly 1
47.5%
push
Under 1
15.8%
+233
035
DeWees
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.9%
Exactly 0
76.1%
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 6.7 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
74.7Striking36.8
Leben +37.9
38.1Grappling70.9
DeWees +32.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LebenDeWees
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1535
1552
Divisional
1551
Striking offense
Striking defense
1509
Grappling offense
1504
1511
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
25 yrs
Age
23 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.20
Strikes landed / min
1.12
51%
Strike accuracy
67%
1.63
Strikes absorbed / min
10.33
59%
Strike defense
20%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.81
Takedowns / 15 min
4.19
33%
Takedown accuracy
100%
50%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
0%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
58
Days since last fight
738
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Leben
  • WPatrick CoteS-DEC R3
    58d before
  • WJason ThackerKO/TKO R1
    6mo before
Edwin DeWees
  • LRich FranklinKO/TKO R1
    2y before
Leben — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(100%) 2
DeWees — win / loss by method
Record: 31-7-0, 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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 2 losses
W
58% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
13% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
31win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
18 (58%)Submission(33%) 2
4 (13%)Decision(67%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Leben
DeWees
2
UFC fights
1
16.6 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
3.6 min · 3.6 avg
23y 9m
Career length
26y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Leben
DeWees
6W–2L · 75.0%
Overall
13W–0L · 100.0%
6W–2L · 75.0%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
13W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Leben
DeWees
85W–30L · 73.9%
Overall
134W–98L · 57.8%
59W–25L · 70.2%
Wins
88W–85L · 50.9%
26W–5L · 83.9%
Losses
46W–13L · 78.0%
Distance striking
Leben
DeWees
4.75
Landed / min
0.00
36.0%
Accuracy
0.0%
72.4%
Defense
25.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
11.4%
Time at distance
5.0%
Grappling & control
Leben
DeWees
1.81
Takedowns / 15 min
4.19
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.19
83.9%
Control share
22.7%
Strike target map
Leben
  • Head72%(38)div 64%
  • Body19%(10)div 19%
  • Legs9%(5)div 17%
DeWees
  • Head25%(1)div 64%
  • Body75%(3)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Chris Leben
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Edwin DeWees
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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