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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale
Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez
11-0 · USA
VS
Kenny Florian
Kenny Florian
2-1 · USA
April 9, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
184.0lb
Weigh-in
183.0lb
Diego Sanchez def. Kenny Florian by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:49
Sanchez14/211/201:31
Florian2/40/000:00
Total
Sanchez14/211/201:31
Florian2/40/000:00

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
SanchezWin probabilityFlorian
35.7%64.3%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
17%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 12.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sanchez36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%23%
Submission8%23%
Decision19%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 14
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Florian64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%19%
Submission9%13%
Decision43%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 2
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R26%
R313%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Sanchez
26.1%+278
Florian
-27872.5%
Most takedownstie 53.8%
Sanchez
13.9%+232
Florian
-23232.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 23.6
23.5
Over 23.5
42.8%
+133
Under 23.5
57.2%
-133
03060
Florian
Expected: 40.6
40.5
Over 40.5
42.7%
+134
Under 40.5
57.3%
-134
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.8%
Exactly 0
81.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Florian
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.8%
+172
Under 0.5
63.2%
-172
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 12.0 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

No market on record for this bout.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1500
1542
Divisional
1500
Striking offense
Striking defense
1561
Grappling offense
1500
1558
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
23 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Sanchez
No prior UFC fights.
Kenny Florian
No prior UFC fights.
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0
Florian — win / loss by method
Record: 2-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sanchez
Florian
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Sanchez
Florian
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sanchez
Florian
54W–57L · 48.6%
Overall
22W–3L · 88.0%
54W–57L · 48.6%
Wins
0W–1L · 0.0%
0W–0L
Losses
22W–2L · 91.7%
Distance striking
Sanchez
Florian
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Sanchez
Florian
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Sanchez
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Florian
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Diego Sanchez

No UFC fights on record.

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

Kenny Florian

No UFC fights on record.

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