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UFC 51: Super Saturday
Mike Kyle
Mike Kyle
8-3 · USA
VS
James Irvin
James Irvin
7-0 · USA
February 5, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
238.0lb
Weigh-in
224.0lb
Mike Kyle def. James Irvin by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:55
Kyle10/151/111:23
Irvin3/60/000:06
Total
Kyle10/151/111:23
Irvin3/60/000:06

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
KyleWin probabilityIrvin
58.2%41.8%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
21%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 7.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Kyle58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%63%
Submission10%18%
Decision11%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 10
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.1)act 1
Irvin42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%56%
Submission10%24%
Decision8%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (1024)act 3
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~43 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R230%
R39%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Kyle
62.9%-181
Irvin
+18134.8%
Most takedownstie 30.2%
Kyle
65.4%-1474
Irvin
+14744.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kyle
Expected: 25.0
25
Over 25
41.3%
+136
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.1%
-136
03263
Irvin
Expected: 18.2
18
Over 18
41.3%
+133
Exactly 18
3.5%
push
Under 18
55.1%
-133
02346
Takedowns — over/under
Kyle
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
49.3%
+103
Under 1.5
50.7%
-103
035
Irvin
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.8%
Exactly 0
90.2%
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 7.3 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
Kyle58.2%45.7%+12.5+110
Irvin41.8%54.3%−12.5-130

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
KyleIrvin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1513
Pound-for-pound
1526
1513
Divisional
1526
Striking offense
Striking defense
1507
Grappling offense
1500
1503
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
24 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.22
Strikes landed / min
65%
Strike accuracy
0.64
Strikes absorbed / min
64%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
2.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Kyle
  • LJustin EilersKO/TKO R1
    Close +1306mo before
  • WWes SimsKO/TKO R1
    10mo before
James Irvin
No prior UFC fights.
Kyle — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

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
8 wins, 3 losses
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Irvin — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Kyle
Irvin
2
UFC fights
0
6.2 min · 3.1 avg
Octagon time
25y 5m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Kyle
Irvin
14W–5L · 73.7%
Overall
6W–3L · 66.7%
Wins
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kyle
Irvin
31W–26L · 54.4%
Overall
17W–9L · 65.4%
10W–16L · 38.5%
Wins
17W–9L · 65.4%
21W–10L · 67.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Kyle
Irvin
2.02
Landed / min
20.0%
Accuracy
87.5%
Defense
2.41
Knockdowns / 15 min
16.0%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Kyle
Irvin
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
2.41
Sub attempts / 15 min
94.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Kyle
  • Head45%(9)div 68%
  • Body30%(6)div 15%
  • Legs25%(5)div 16%
Irvin
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 15%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Mike Kyle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

James Irvin

No UFC fights on record.

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