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UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
10-2 · USA
VS
Bill Mahood
Bill Mahood
12-3-1 · CAN
June 4, 2005 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Forrest Griffin def. Bill Mahood by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:18
Griffin3/41/102:04
Mahood1/10/000:00
Total
Griffin3/41/102:04
Mahood1/10/000:00

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
GriffinWin probabilityMahood
86.1%13.9%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
31%
Decision
20%
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 Griffin, blue toward Mahood. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Griffin86%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%46%
Submission29%33%
Decision18%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 3
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.0)act 1
Mahood14%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%75%
Submission2%17%
Decision1%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R213%
R318%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Griffin
66.4%-206
Mahood
+20632.3%
Most takedownstie 13.3%
Griffin
84.1%-3316
Mahood
+33162.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 45.9
46
Over 46
41.7%
+136
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.9%
-136
058115
Mahood
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.2%
+137
Under 31.5
57.8%
-137
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
49.4%
-467
Exactly 1
40.1%
push
Under 1
10.6%
+467
035
Mahood
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.1%
Exactly 0
88.9%
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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GriffinMahood
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1519
1534
Divisional
1519
Striking offense
Striking defense
1501
Grappling offense
1500
1502
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.87
Strikes landed / min
48%
Strike accuracy
3.80
Strikes absorbed / min
62%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
22%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
56
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Forrest Griffin
  • WStephan BonnarU-DEC R3
    56d before
Bill Mahood
No prior UFC fights.
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1
Mahood — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-1, 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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
12 (100%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Griffin
Mahood
1
UFC fights
0
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
24y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Griffin
Mahood
7W–1L · 87.5%
Overall
7W–1L · 87.5%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Griffin
Mahood
252W–66L · 79.2%
Overall
69W–36L · 65.7%
142W–49L · 74.3%
Wins
63W–36L · 63.6%
110W–17L · 86.6%
Losses
6W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Griffin
Mahood
5.41
Landed / min
39.8%
Accuracy
66.1%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
62.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Griffin
Mahood
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
22.2%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
88.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Griffin
  • Head70%(62)div 68%
  • Body18%(16)div 13%
  • Legs11%(10)div 19%
Mahood
  • 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.

Forrest Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bill Mahood

No UFC fights on record.

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