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UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
Paul Buentello
Paul Buentello
20-8 · USA
VS
Kevin Jordan
Kevin Jordan
8-2 · USA
June 4, 2005 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
250.0lb
Weigh-in
228.0lb
Paul Buentello def. Kevin Jordan by SUB (Neck Crank), R1 4:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:00
Buentello20/430/010:39
Jordan18/330/101:22
Total
Buentello20/430/010:39
Jordan18/330/101:22

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
BuentelloWin probabilityJordan
65.7%34.3%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
28%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 7.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Buentello66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%52%
Submission19%29%
Decision13%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 20
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.6)act 0
Jordan34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%31%
Submission9%26%
Decision15%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 18
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R148%
R215%
R310%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Buentello
60.2%-157
Jordan
+15738.4%
Most takedownstie 22.5%
Buentello
69.8%-908
Jordan
+9087.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Buentello
Expected: 41.4
41.5
Over 41.5
42.3%
+137
Under 41.5
57.7%
-137
052104
Jordan
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.6%
+135
Under 32.5
57.4%
-135
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Buentello
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
39.3%
-199
Exactly 1
40.9%
push
Under 1
19.8%
+199
035
Jordan
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.9%
Exactly 0
79.1%
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 7.7 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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BuentelloJordan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1515
1534
Divisional
1515
1507
Striking offense
1500
1507
Striking defense
1500
1491
Grappling offense
1500
1502
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.17
Strikes landed / min
44%
Strike accuracy
1.96
Strikes absorbed / min
75%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Buentello
  • WJustin EilersKO/TKO R1
    Close -1104mo before
Kevin Jordan
No prior UFC fights.
Buentello — win / loss by method
Record: 20-8-0

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
15 wins, 3 losses
W
75% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (74%)KO/TKO(38%) 3
5 (26%)Submission(50%) 4
0 (0%)Decision(13%) 1
Jordan — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Buentello
Jordan
1
UFC fights
0
3.6 min · 3.6 avg
Octagon time
29y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Buentello
Jordan
9W–2L · 81.8%
Overall
9W–2L · 81.8%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Buentello
Jordan
150W–54L · 73.5%
Overall
55W–39L · 58.5%
82W–39L · 67.8%
Wins
43W–35L · 55.1%
68W–15L · 81.9%
Losses
12W–4L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Buentello
Jordan
9.55
Landed / min
40.0%
Accuracy
95.2%
Defense
4.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
52.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Buentello
Jordan
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Buentello
  • Head55%(12)div 68%
  • Body14%(3)div 16%
  • Legs32%(7)div 17%
Jordan
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Paul Buentello
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kevin Jordan

No UFC fights on record.

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