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UFC 46: Supernatural
Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson
6-0 · USA
VS
Hermes Franca
Hermes Franca
8-0 · BRA
January 31, 2004 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Josh Thomson def. Hermes Franca by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Thomson20/421/100:48
Franca5/121/100:12
R2
Thomson13/170/003:12
Franca4/91/200:58
R3
Thomson7/91/200:05
Franca13/250/014:09
Total
Thomson40/682/304:05
Franca22/462/315:19

Scorecards

Thomson vs Franca

RdAbe BelardoGlenn TrowbridgeMarcos RosalesCommunity
R1---9.9-9.1
R2---9.8-9.2
R3---9-9.9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-28.2

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Thomson-Franca.

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
ThomsonWin probabilityFranca
66.2%33.8%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
28%
Decision
54%
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 Thomson, blue toward Franca. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Thomson66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%20%
Submission17%25%
Decision36%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 40
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 2
Franca34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%15%
Submission11%32%
Decision18%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 22
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 2
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R28%
R38%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Thomson
47.0%+109
Franca
-10951.2%
Most takedownstie 39.3%
Thomson
38.7%-175
Franca
+17522.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Thomson
Expected: 29.9
30
Over 30
41.3%
+137
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.5%
-137
03875
Franca
Expected: 31.4
31.5
Over 31.5
42.2%
+137
Under 31.5
57.8%
-137
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Thomson
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.8%
+179
Exactly 1
19.7%
push
Under 1
51.6%
-179
035
Franca
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.5%
+199
Under 0.5
66.5%
-199
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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Thomson66.2%50.0%+16.2-115
Franca33.8%50.0%−16.2-115

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
65.4Striking64.0
Thomson +1.4
50.0Grappling67.3
Franca +17.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ThomsonFranca
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1553
1533
Divisional
1553
1485
Striking offense
1493
1500
Striking defense
1509
1557
Grappling offense
1552
1546
Grappling defense
1536
Physical
25 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.00
Strikes landed / min
1.76
61%
Strike accuracy
53%
0.00
Strikes absorbed / min
2.68
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.45
Takedowns / 15 min
2.64
100%
Takedown accuracy
31%
Takedown defense
55%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.6
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
127
Days since last fight
127
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Thomson
  • WGerald StrebendtKO/TKO R1
    4mo before
Hermes Franca
  • WCaol UnoKO/TKO R2
    4mo before
  • WRichard CrunkiltonU-DEC R3
    Close +2609mo before
Thomson — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0, 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
50% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Franca — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (83%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Thomson
Franca
1
UFC fights
2
2.8 min · 2.8 avg
Octagon time
22.8 min · 11.4 avg
25y 6m
Career length
24y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Thomson
Franca
6W–2L · 75.0%
Overall
26W–5L · 83.9%
6W–2L · 75.0%
Wins
26W–5L · 83.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Thomson
Franca
8W–12L · 40.0%
Overall
26W–20L · 56.5%
8W–12L · 40.0%
Wins
26W–20L · 56.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Thomson
Franca
3.33
Landed / min
3.49
50.0%
Accuracy
46.9%
Defense
70.8%
5.45
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.32
10.9%
Time at distance
28.9%
Grappling & control
Thomson
Franca
5.45
Takedowns / 15 min
2.64
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
30.8%
Takedown defense
54.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.59
100.0%
Control share
15.3%
Strike target map
Thomson
  • Head91%(10)div 58%
  • Body9%(1)div 23%
  • Legs0%(0)div 19%
Franca
  • Head80%(32)div 58%
  • Body13%(5)div 23%
  • Legs8%(3)div 19%

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

Josh Thomson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Hermes Franca
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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