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UFC 43: Meltdown
Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
10-3 · BRA
VS
Marvin Eastman
Marvin Eastman
5-2 · USA
June 6, 2003 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
203.0lb
Weigh-in
203.0lb
Vitor Belfort def. Marvin Eastman by KO/TKO (Knees), R1 1:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:07
Belfort9/120/010:03
Eastman1/50/000:00
Total
Belfort9/120/010:03
Eastman1/50/000:00

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
BelfortWin probabilityEastman
78.9%21.1%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
30%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 8.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Belfort79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%43%
Submission24%31%
Decision21%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 9
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Eastman21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%39%
Submission6%28%
Decision7%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 1
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R146%
R211%
R316%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Belfort
66.2%-207
Eastman
+20731.9%
Most takedownstie 57.4%
Belfort
12.2%+249
Eastman
-24930.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
41.7%
+135
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.2%
-135
03978
Eastman
Expected: 21.0
21
Over 21
41.1%
+136
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
55.8%
-136
02753
Takedowns — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.1%
Exactly 0
83.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Eastman
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.9%
+195
Under 0.5
66.1%
-195
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 8.0 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
Belfort78.9%65.6%+13.3-240
Eastman21.1%34.4%−13.3+170

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
BelfortEastman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1507
1488
Divisional
1507
1505
Striking offense
1482
1531
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.39
Strikes landed / min
52%
Strike accuracy
2.65
Strikes absorbed / min
41%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.91
Takedowns / 15 min
75%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
349
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vitor Belfort
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    11mo before
  • WWanderlei SilvaKO/TKO R1
    4y 8mo before
  • WJoe CharlesSUB R1
    5y 5mo before
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R1
    5y 8mo before
  • WDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    6y before
Marvin Eastman
No prior UFC fights.
Belfort — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 1
Eastman — win / loss by method
Record: 5-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Belfort
Eastman
7
UFC fights
0
30.9 min · 4.4 avg
Octagon time
29y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Belfort
Eastman
34W–15L · 69.4%
Overall
22W–14L · 61.1%
Wins
12W–1L · 92.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Belfort
Eastman
47W–15L · 75.8%
Overall
57W–30L · 65.5%
44W–14L · 75.9%
Wins
33W–9L · 78.6%
3W–1L · 75.0%
Losses
24W–21L · 53.3%
Distance striking
Belfort
Eastman
1.65
Landed / min
39.7%
Accuracy
63.6%
Defense
1.46
Knockdowns / 15 min
52.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Belfort
Eastman
2.91
Takedowns / 15 min
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
1.46
Sub attempts / 15 min
37.2%
Control share
Strike target map
Belfort
  • Head86%(64)div 61%
  • Body3%(2)div 14%
  • Legs11%(8)div 25%
Eastman
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body0%(0)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 25%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Vitor Belfort
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marvin Eastman

No UFC fights on record.

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