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UFC 49: Unfinished Business
Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards
26-8-1 · USA
VS
Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson
7-0 · USA
August 21, 2004 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Yves Edwards def. Josh Thomson by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 4:32
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:32
Edwards16/210/110:40
Thomson13/222/301:36
Total
Edwards16/210/110:40
Thomson13/222/301:36

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
EdwardsWin probabilityThomson
31.8%68.2%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
14%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Edwards32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%35%
Submission7%21%
Decision14%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 16
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Thomson68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%33%
Submission8%11%
Decision38%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 13
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 2
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R217%
R36%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Edwards
53.1%-118
Thomson
+11845.2%
Most takedownstie 42.8%
Edwards
14.7%+290
Thomson
-29042.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 33.0
33
Over 33
41.4%
+137
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.6%
-137
04283
Thomson
Expected: 30.2
30
Over 30
41.9%
+133
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
55.9%
-133
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.1%
+332
Under 0.5
76.9%
-332
035
Thomson
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.8%
+171
Exactly 1
19.2%
push
Under 1
51.0%
-171
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 10.4 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
76.1Striking75.7
Edwards +0.4
60.1Grappling46.9
Edwards +13.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EdwardsThomson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1572
Pound-for-pound
1549
1585
Divisional
1549
1491
Striking offense
1487
1550
Striking defense
1505
1507
Grappling offense
1550
1501
Grappling defense
1539
Physical
27 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.86
Strikes landed / min
2.87
55%
Strike accuracy
59%
0.92
Strikes absorbed / min
1.24
65%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.18
Takedowns / 15 min
2.54
100%
Takedown accuracy
75%
74%
Takedown defense
33%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
100%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
60%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
141
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yves Edwards
  • WHermes FrancaS-DEC R3
    Close +1005mo before
  • WNick AgallarKO/TKO R2
    9mo before
  • WEddie RuizU-DEC R3
    1y 3mo before
  • WRich ClementiSUB R3
    Close -5001y 6mo before
  • WJoao PieriniKO/TKO R1
    2y 2mo before
Josh Thomson
  • WHermes FrancaM-DEC R3
    Close -1157mo before
  • WGerald StrebendtKO/TKO R1
    11mo before
Edwards — win / loss by method
Record: 26-8-1

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 3 losses
W
42% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
19% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
21win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
10 (48%)Submission(50%) 3
3 (14%)Decision(50%) 3
Thomson — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0, 1 NC

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Edwards
Thomson
7
UFC fights
2
82.7 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
17.8 min · 8.9 avg
28y 9m
Career length
25y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Edwards
Thomson
53W–15L · 77.9%
Overall
14W–2L · 87.5%
36W–9L · 80.0%
Wins
14W–2L · 87.5%
17W–6L · 73.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Edwards
Thomson
138W–54L · 71.9%
Overall
8W–12L · 40.0%
107W–48L · 69.0%
Wins
8W–12L · 40.0%
31W–6L · 83.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Edwards
Thomson
3.04
Landed / min
5.35
47.8%
Accuracy
50.9%
77.6%
Defense
70.0%
0.54
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.85
30.3%
Time at distance
28.4%
Grappling & control
Edwards
Thomson
0.18
Takedowns / 15 min
2.54
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
74.1%
Takedown defense
33.3%
1.09
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
43.3%
Control share
55.1%
Strike target map
Edwards
  • Head48%(74)div 58%
  • Body21%(32)div 23%
  • Legs31%(48)div 19%
Thomson
  • Head51%(26)div 58%
  • Body10%(5)div 23%
  • Legs39%(20)div 19%

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

Yves Edwards
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Josh Thomson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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