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UFC 45: Revolution
Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland
9-2 · USA
VS
Falaniko Vitale
Falaniko Vitale
15-2 · USA
November 21, 2003 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
184.5lb
Matt Lindland def. Falaniko Vitale by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 4:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lindland10/211/104:22
Vitale1/40/000:00
R2
Lindland17/250/203:04
Vitale1/110/100:00
R3 · 4:23
Lindland8/160/000:50
Vitale1/30/003:18
Total
Lindland35/621/308:16
Vitale3/180/103:18

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
LindlandWin probabilityVitale
50.8%49.2%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
26%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lindland51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%31%
Submission8%16%
Decision27%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2353)act 35
Takedowns2.0 (0.34.3)act 1
Vitale49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%32%
Submission18%37%
Decision15%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 3
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R217%
R38%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Lindland
68.1%-224
Vitale
+22430.4%
Most takedownstie 5.7%
Lindland
92.3%-4651
Vitale
+46512.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lindland
Expected: 40.4
40.5
Over 40.5
42.4%
+136
Under 40.5
57.6%
-136
051102
Vitale
Expected: 26.3
26.5
Over 26.5
42.1%
+138
Under 26.5
57.9%
-138
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Lindland
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
40.4%
-122
Exactly 2
26.5%
push
Under 2
33.1%
+122
047
Vitale
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.9%
Exactly 0
86.1%
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 9.4 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
69.2Striking61.6
Lindland +7.6
66.7Grappling25.0
Lindland +41.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LindlandVitale
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1565
Pound-for-pound
1549
1552
Divisional
1548
1479
Striking offense
1500
1510
Striking defense
1500
1529
Grappling offense
1505
1521
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
33 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.82
Strikes landed / min
1.03
53%
Strike accuracy
29%
1.74
Strikes absorbed / min
1.03
48%
Strike defense
78%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.80
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
47%
Takedown accuracy
0%
70%
Takedown defense
100%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Lindland
  • LFalaniko VitaleKO/TKO R1
    Close -5006mo before
  • WPhil BaroniU-DEC R3
    Close -1409mo before
  • WIvan SalaverryU-DEC R3
    1y 2mo before
  • LMurilo BustamanteSUB R3
    1y 6mo before
  • WPat MiletichKO/TKO R1
    1y 8mo before
Falaniko Vitale
  • WMatt LindlandKO/TKO R1
    Close +3506mo before
Lindland — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (17%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Vitale — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
8 (57%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Lindland
Vitale
8
UFC fights
1
79.0 min · 9.9 avg
Octagon time
1.9 min · 1.9 avg
29y 5m
Career length
26y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lindland
Vitale
67W–14L · 82.7%
Overall
9W–1L · 90.0%
46W–11L · 80.7%
Wins
9W–1L · 90.0%
21W–3L · 87.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lindland
Vitale
14W–6L · 70.0%
Overall
95W–80L · 54.3%
14W–6L · 70.0%
Wins
88W–70L · 55.7%
0W–0L
Losses
7W–10L · 41.2%
Distance striking
Lindland
Vitale
2.47
Landed / min
0.00
23.6%
Accuracy
0.0%
61.4%
Defense
100.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
16.9%
Time at distance
19.5%
Grappling & control
Lindland
Vitale
3.80
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
46.5%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
70.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.57
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
87.0%
Control share
34.1%
Strike target map
Lindland
  • Head68%(151)div 64%
  • Body14%(31)div 19%
  • Legs18%(41)div 17%
Vitale
  • Head50%(1)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs50%(1)div 17%

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

Matt Lindland
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Falaniko Vitale
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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