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UFC 54: Boiling Point
James Irvin
James Irvin
8-1 · USA
VS
Terry Martin
Terry Martin
10-1 · USA
August 20, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
James Irvin def. Terry Martin by KO/TKO (Flying Knee), R2 0:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Irvin5/60/000:00
Martin12/132/404:46
R2 · 0:09
Irvin1/10/010:04
Martin0/00/000:00
Total
Irvin6/70/010:04
Martin12/132/404:46

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
IrvinWin probabilityMartin
35.1%64.9%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
26%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 8.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Irvin35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%48%
Submission8%23%
Decision10%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Martin65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%40%
Submission18%28%
Decision21%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 12
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.5)act 2
Combined totals~51 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R216%
R38%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Irvin
43.4%+126
Martin
-12654.5%
Most takedownstie 30.3%
Irvin
4.2%+1545
Martin
-154565.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Irvin
Expected: 23.9
24
Over 24
41.0%
+138
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.3%
-138
03060
Martin
Expected: 27.1
27
Over 27
41.5%
+135
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.1%
-135
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Irvin
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.5%
Exactly 0
90.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Martin
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
51.2%
-105
Under 1.5
48.8%
+105
036

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 8.0 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
Irvin35.1%50.0%−14.9-110
Martin64.9%50.0%+14.9-110

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
IrvinMartin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1510
Pound-for-pound
1528
1526
Divisional
1528
Striking offense
Striking defense
1491
Grappling offense
1561
1494
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
26 yrs
Age
24 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'8"
75"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.57
Strikes landed / min
50%
Strike accuracy
5.22
Strikes absorbed / min
33%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
James Irvin
  • LMike KyleKO/TKO R1
    Close -1306mo before
Terry Martin
No prior UFC fights.
Irvin — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
88% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Martin — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Irvin
Martin
1
UFC fights
0
1.9 min · 1.9 avg
Octagon time
23y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Irvin
Martin
8W–3L · 72.7%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Irvin
Martin
21W–9L · 70.0%
Overall
75W–42L · 64.1%
21W–9L · 70.0%
Wins
72W–42L · 63.2%
0W–0L
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Irvin
Martin
6.04
Landed / min
40.0%
Accuracy
37.5%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
17.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Irvin
Martin
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Irvin
  • Head33%(1)div 68%
  • Body33%(1)div 13%
  • Legs33%(1)div 19%
Martin
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 19%
  • No strike data on record.

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

James Irvin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Terry Martin

No UFC fights on record.

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