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UFC 54: Boiling Point
Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia
18-2 · USA
VS
Tra Telligman
Tra Telligman
7-4-1 · USA
August 20, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
264.0lb
Weigh-in
229.0lb
Tim Sylvia def. Tra Telligman by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 4:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:59
Sylvia31/690/010:01
Telligman13/400/000:00
Total
Sylvia31/690/010:01
Telligman13/400/000:00

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
SylviaWin probabilityTelligman
81.9%18.1%
KO / TKO
67%
Submission
18%
Decision
14%
Expected fight time: 7.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sylvia82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO58%70%
Submission13%16%
Decision11%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3477)act 31
Takedowns1.1 (0.02.9)act 0
Telligman18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%55%
Submission5%29%
Decision3%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 13
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R233%
R315%
Distance14%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Sylvia
84.6%-584
Telligman
+58414.5%
Most takedownstie 16.3%
Sylvia
81.2%-3326
Telligman
+33262.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sylvia
Expected: 59.2
59
Over 59
42.1%
+135
Exactly 59
1.1%
push
Under 59
56.7%
-135
074148
Telligman
Expected: 23.8
24
Over 24
40.5%
+140
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.8%
-140
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Sylvia
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
45.2%
-313
Exactly 1
40.3%
push
Under 1
14.5%
+313
035
Telligman
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
9.0%
Exactly 0
91.0%
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 7.4 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
Sylvia81.9%64.9%+17.0-205
Telligman18.1%35.1%−17.0+175

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
81.4Striking60.6
Sylvia +20.8
55.6Grappling22.9
Sylvia +32.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SylviaTelligman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1481
1555
Divisional
1480
1520
Striking offense
1486
1497
Striking defense
1489
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
40 yrs
6'8"
Height
6'2"
80"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
12.25
Strikes landed / min
2.26
58%
Strike accuracy
42%
3.59
Strikes absorbed / min
3.09
58%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.12
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
100%
Takedown defense
56%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
25%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
25%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
806
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tim Sylvia
  • LAndrei ArlovskiSUB R1
    Close +1006mo before
  • LFrank MirSUB R1
    Close -2251y 2mo before
  • WGan McGeeKO/TKO R1
    Close -1441y 11mo before
  • WRicco RodriguezKO/TKO R1
    Close +2202y 6mo before
  • WWesley CorreiraKO/TKO R2
    2y 11mo before
Tra Telligman
  • LPedro RizzoKO/TKO R2
    Close +1302y 2mo before
  • LPedro RizzoKO/TKO R1
    6y 3mo before
  • WBrad KohlerSUB R1
    7y 8mo before
  • LVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    8y 6mo before
Sylvia — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0

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
14 wins, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (73%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (13%)Submission() 0
2 (13%)Decision() 0
Telligman — win / loss by method
Record: 7-4-1

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
4 wins, 3 losses
W
57% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sylvia
Telligman
5
UFC fights
4
13.4 min · 2.7 avg
Octagon time
25.3 min · 6.3 avg
25y 6m
Career length
30y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sylvia
Telligman
47W–9L · 83.9%
Overall
26W–5L · 83.9%
33W–5L · 86.8%
Wins
6W–0L · 100.0%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
20W–5L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sylvia
Telligman
34W–22L · 60.7%
Overall
56W–6L · 90.3%
34W–22L · 60.7%
Wins
46W–4L · 92.0%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–2L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Sylvia
Telligman
10.96
Landed / min
2.47
51.0%
Accuracy
40.2%
57.1%
Defense
70.7%
2.24
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.59
72.9%
Time at distance
68.9%
Grappling & control
Sylvia
Telligman
1.12
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
55.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.59
93.4%
Control share
10.1%
Strike target map
Sylvia
  • Head84%(137)div 67%
  • Body9%(15)div 16%
  • Legs7%(12)div 17%
Telligman
  • Head67%(38)div 67%
  • Body18%(10)div 16%
  • Legs16%(9)div 17%

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

Tim Sylvia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tra Telligman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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