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UFC 44: Undisputed
Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia
15-0 · USA
VS
Gan McGee
Gan McGee
12-1 · USA
September 26, 2003 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds
262.0lb
Weigh-in
265.0lb
Tim Sylvia def. Gan McGee by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:54
Sylvia10/340/010:04
McGee7/250/000:00
Total
Sylvia10/340/010:04
McGee7/250/000:00

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
SylviaWin probabilityMcGee
32.3%67.7%
KO / TKO
65%
Submission
16%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sylvia32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%59%
Submission5%17%
Decision8%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (3989)act 10
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 0
McGee68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO46%67%
Submission11%16%
Decision11%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 7
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~114 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R210%
R315%
R48%
R56%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Sylvia
68.1%-219
McGee
+21931.0%
Most takedownstie 25.7%
Sylvia
58.4%-366
McGee
+36616.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sylvia
Expected: 68.4
68.5
Over 68.5
42.4%
+136
Under 68.5
57.6%
-136
086171
McGee
Expected: 45.3
45.5
Over 45.5
42.1%
+137
Under 45.5
57.9%
-137
057114
Takedowns — over/under
Sylvia
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
38.8%
-155
Exactly 1
36.2%
push
Under 1
25.1%
+155
035
McGee
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
34.2%
+193
Under 0.5
65.8%
-193
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 11.7 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
Sylvia32.3%54.6%−22.3-144
McGee67.7%45.4%+22.3+104

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
82.6Striking56.5
Sylvia +26.1
25.0Grappling43.4
McGee +18.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SylviaMcGee
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1574
Pound-for-pound
1541
1574
Divisional
1555
1514
Striking offense
1497
1503
Striking defense
1503
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'8"
Height
6'10"
80"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
15.20
Strikes landed / min
1.86
63%
Strike accuracy
35%
3.34
Strikes absorbed / min
1.65
56%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
Takedown accuracy
25%
100%
Takedown defense
88%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tim Sylvia
  • WRicco RodriguezKO/TKO R1
    Close +2207mo before
  • WWesley CorreiraKO/TKO R2
    1y before
Gan McGee
  • WAlexandre DantasKO/TKO R1
    Close -8007mo before
  • WPedro RizzoKO/TKO R1
    1y before
  • LJosh BarnettKO/TKO R2
    2y 10mo before
Sylvia — win / loss by method
Record: 15-0-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (69%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (15%)Submission() 0
2 (15%)Decision() 0
McGee — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
83% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (10%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
1 (10%)DQ / other() 0

Profiles

Experience
Sylvia
McGee
2
UFC fights
3
9.9 min · 4.9 avg
Octagon time
19.4 min · 6.5 avg
25y 6m
Career length
26y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sylvia
McGee
21W–4L · 84.0%
Overall
21W–4L · 84.0%
21W–4L · 84.0%
Wins
12W–4L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sylvia
McGee
23W–16L · 59.0%
Overall
33W–19L · 63.5%
23W–16L · 59.0%
Wins
33W–19L · 63.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Sylvia
McGee
14.05
Landed / min
2.96
56.6%
Accuracy
27.5%
57.7%
Defense
57.1%
1.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
70.7%
Time at distance
33.2%
Grappling & control
Sylvia
McGee
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
87.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Control share
73.4%
Strike target map
Sylvia
  • Head83%(125)div 69%
  • Body9%(14)div 15%
  • Legs7%(11)div 16%
McGee
  • Head86%(31)div 69%
  • Body8%(3)div 15%
  • Legs6%(2)div 16%

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

Tim Sylvia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gan McGee
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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