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UFC 51: Super Saturday
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
7-3 · BLR
VS
Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia
17-1 · USA
February 5, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds
238.0lb
Weigh-in
263.0lb
Andrei Arlovski def. Tim Sylvia by SUB (Ankle Lock), R1 0:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:47
Arlovski5/100/010:08
Sylvia2/40/000:00
Total
Arlovski5/100/010:08
Sylvia2/40/000:00

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
ArlovskiWin probabilitySylvia
24.4%75.6%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
24%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 14.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Arlovski24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%51%
Submission8%32%
Decision4%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3375)act 5
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Sylvia76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO44%58%
Submission16%21%
Decision16%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes77 (44100)act 2
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~135 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R23%
R324%
R414%
R510%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Arlovski
36.8%+170
Sylvia
-17062.4%
Most takedownstie 78.9%
Arlovski
3.8%+454
Sylvia
-45417.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Arlovski
Expected: 58.0
58
Over 58
41.9%
+136
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
57.0%
-136
073145
Sylvia
Expected: 76.6
76.5
Over 76.5
42.5%
+135
Under 76.5
57.5%
-135
096192
Takedowns — over/under
Arlovski
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
4.4%
Exactly 0
95.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Sylvia
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.8%
Exactly 0
82.2%
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 14.4 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
Arlovski24.4%52.2%−27.8-120
Sylvia75.6%47.8%+27.8+100

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
76.5Striking82.5
Sylvia +6.0
60.2Grappling56.0
Arlovski +4.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ArlovskiSylvia
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1545
Pound-for-pound
1572
1545
Divisional
1572
1516
Striking offense
1522
1515
Striking defense
1504
1511
Grappling offense
1510
1522
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
26 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'8"
77"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.72
Strikes landed / min
12.86
49%
Strike accuracy
58%
2.00
Strikes absorbed / min
3.41
65%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.45
Takedowns / 15 min
1.19
50%
Takedown accuracy
100%
87%
Takedown defense
100%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
75%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
75%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
309
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Andrei Arlovski
  • WWesley CorreiraKO/TKO R2
    10mo before
  • WVladimir MatyushenkoKO/TKO R1
    1y 4mo before
  • WIan FreemanKO/TKO R1
    Close +1202y 2mo before
  • LPedro RizzoKO/TKO R3
    2y 11mo before
  • LRicco RodriguezKO/TKO R3
    Close +1003y 7mo before
Tim Sylvia
  • LFrank MirSUB R1
    Close -2258mo before
  • WGan McGeeKO/TKO R1
    Close -1441y 4mo before
  • WRicco RodriguezKO/TKO R1
    Close +2201y 11mo before
  • WWesley CorreiraKO/TKO R2
    2y 4mo before
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
5 wins, 3 losses
W
71% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Sylvia — win / loss by method
Record: 17-1-0

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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
76% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Arlovski
Sylvia
6
UFC fights
4
33.6 min · 5.6 avg
Octagon time
12.6 min · 3.1 avg
27y 4m
Career length
25y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Arlovski
Sylvia
67W–18L · 78.8%
Overall
40W–6L · 87.0%
47W–14L · 77.0%
Wins
33W–5L · 86.8%
20W–4L · 83.3%
Losses
7W–1L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Arlovski
Sylvia
11W–18L · 37.9%
Overall
30W–22L · 57.7%
11W–18L · 37.9%
Wins
30W–22L · 57.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Arlovski
Sylvia
4.26
Landed / min
11.52
45.5%
Accuracy
51.0%
72.2%
Defense
59.6%
1.79
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.38
62.8%
Time at distance
72.3%
Grappling & control
Arlovski
Sylvia
0.45
Takedowns / 15 min
1.19
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
86.7%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.89
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
14.1%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Arlovski
  • Head62%(77)div 68%
  • Body3%(4)div 15%
  • Legs35%(44)div 16%
Sylvia
  • Head84%(136)div 68%
  • Body9%(15)div 15%
  • Legs7%(11)div 16%

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

Andrei Arlovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tim Sylvia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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