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UFC 51: Super Saturday
Pete Sell
Pete Sell
5-0 · USA
VS
Phil Baroni
Phil Baroni
5-4 · USA
February 5, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
183.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Pete Sell def. Phil Baroni by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R3 4:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sell9/171/404:20
Baroni5/100/100:00
R2
Sell4/180/000:00
Baroni9/162/203:16
R3 · 4:19
Sell3/140/000:00
Baroni3/142/303:00
Total
Sell16/491/404:20
Baroni17/404/606:16

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
SellWin probabilityBaroni
54.9%45.1%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
24%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sell55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%27%
Submission16%30%
Decision24%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 16
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 1
Baroni45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%48%
Submission8%18%
Decision15%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 17
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 4
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R223%
R39%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Sell
52.2%-113
Baroni
+11346.2%
Most takedownstie 41.6%
Sell
27.8%+110
Baroni
-11030.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sell
Expected: 34.2
34
Over 34
42.0%
+134
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.1%
-134
04386
Baroni
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
41.6%
+136
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.4%
-136
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Sell
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
36.8%
+172
Under 0.5
63.2%
-172
035
Baroni
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.9%
+150
Under 0.5
60.1%
-150
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 9.4 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
Sell54.9%27.6%+27.3+250
Baroni45.1%72.4%−27.3-300

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
SellBaroni
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1497
1517
Divisional
1495
1500
Striking offense
1501
1500
Striking defense
1498
1500
Grappling offense
1505
1500
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
22 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.76
Strike accuracy
55%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.56
Strike defense
32%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
Takedown accuracy
38%
Takedown defense
62%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
43%
Win/loss streak
-3
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Pete Sell
No prior UFC fights.
Phil Baroni
  • LEvan TannerU-DEC R3
    Close -1158mo before
  • LEvan TannerKO/TKO R1
    1y 3mo before
  • LMatt LindlandU-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 11mo before
  • WDave MenneKO/TKO R1
    2y 4mo before
  • WAmar SuloevKO/TKO R1
    2y 9mo before
Sell — win / loss by method
Record: 5-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
3 (60%)Decision() 0
Baroni — win / loss by method
Record: 5-4-0

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, 1 loss
W
80% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
20% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Sell
Baroni
0
UFC fights
7
Octagon time
63.0 min · 9.0 avg
Career length
26y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sell
Baroni
Overall
114W–20L · 85.1%
Wins
46W–11L · 80.7%
Losses
68W–9L · 88.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sell
Baroni
8W–2L · 80.0%
Overall
0W–0L
8W–2L · 80.0%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Sell
Baroni
Landed / min
3.28
Accuracy
33.1%
Defense
48.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.95
Time at distance
21.3%
Grappling & control
Sell
Baroni
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
Takedown defense
61.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.48
Control share
32.6%
Strike target map
Sell
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Baroni
  • Head58%(101)div 64%
  • Body40%(70)div 20%
  • Legs2%(3)div 17%

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

Pete Sell

No UFC fights on record.

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

Phil Baroni
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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