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UFC 51: Super Saturday
Paul Buentello
Paul Buentello
19-8 · USA
VS
Justin Eilers
Justin Eilers
9-2-1 · USA
February 5, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
247.0lb
Weigh-in
225.0lb
Paul Buentello def. Justin Eilers by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:34
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:34
Buentello22/500/010:03
Eilers7/280/001:19
Total
Buentello22/500/010:03
Eilers7/280/001:19

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 probabilityEilers
46.4%53.6%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
17%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.2 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 Eilers. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Buentello46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%40%
Submission11%23%
Decision17%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3477)act 22
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.5)act 0
Eilers54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%41%
Submission6%11%
Decision26%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 7
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~97 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R215%
R36%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Buentello
69.6%-236
Eilers
+23629.4%
Most takedownstie 25.1%
Buentello
67.4%-897
Eilers
+8977.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Buentello
Expected: 59.2
59
Over 59
42.1%
+135
Exactly 59
1.1%
push
Under 59
56.7%
-135
074148
Eilers
Expected: 37.6
37.5
Over 37.5
42.7%
+134
Under 37.5
57.3%
-134
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Buentello
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
36.8%
-154
Exactly 1
39.3%
push
Under 1
23.9%
+154
035
Eilers
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
17.7%
Exactly 0
82.3%
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 9.2 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
Buentello46.4%50.0%−3.6-110
Eilers53.6%50.0%+3.6-110

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
BuentelloEilers
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1518
Pound-for-pound
1530
1518
Divisional
1530
1500
Striking offense
1507
1500
Striking defense
1507
1500
Grappling offense
1494
1500
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.24
Strike accuracy
44%
Strikes absorbed / min
5.68
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Buentello
No prior UFC fights.
Justin Eilers
  • WMike KyleKO/TKO R1
    Close -1606mo before
Buentello — win / loss by method
Record: 19-8-0

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
14 wins, 3 losses
W
74% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 4 losses
W
26% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (74%)KO/TKO(38%) 3
5 (26%)Submission(50%) 4
0 (0%)Decision(13%) 1
Eilers — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-1

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Buentello
Eilers
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
1.2 min · 1.2 avg
Career length
23y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Buentello
Eilers
Overall
8W–2L · 80.0%
Wins
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Buentello
Eilers
150W–54L · 73.5%
Overall
102W–53L · 65.8%
82W–39L · 67.8%
Wins
40W–43L · 48.2%
68W–15L · 81.9%
Losses
62W–10L · 86.1%
Distance striking
Buentello
Eilers
Landed / min
1.52
Accuracy
16.7%
Defense
100.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
12.16
Time at distance
53.4%
Grappling & control
Buentello
Eilers
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Buentello
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 15%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Eilers
  • Head100%(4)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 15%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Paul Buentello

No UFC fights on record.

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

Justin Eilers
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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