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UFC 43: Meltdown
Frank Mir
Frank Mir
5-1 · USA
VS
Wes Sims
Wes Sims
6-1 · USA
June 6, 2003 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
248.0lb
Weigh-in
244.0lb
Frank Mir def. Wes Sims by DQ, R1 2:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:55
Mir4/71/102:37
Sims1/10/000:12
Total
Mir4/71/102:37
Sims1/10/000:12

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
MirWin probabilitySims
65.9%34.1%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
74%
Decision
10%
Expected fight time: 4.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Mir66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%11%
Submission51%77%
Decision8%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1025)act 4
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.6)act 1
Sims34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%24%
Submission23%68%
Decision3%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1024)act 1
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~38 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R183%
R23%
R34%
Distance10%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.8%
Mir
50.5%-108
Sims
+10846.8%
Most takedownstie 13.1%
Mir
85.4%-5706
Sims
+57061.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mir
Expected: 19.5
19.5
Over 19.5
42.6%
+135
Under 19.5
57.4%
-135
02549
Sims
Expected: 18.7
18.5
Over 18.5
43.3%
+131
Under 18.5
56.7%
-131
02447
Takedowns — over/under
Mir
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
40.7%
-376
Exactly 1
48.5%
push
Under 1
10.8%
+376
035
Sims
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
7.0%
Exactly 0
93.0%
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 4.3 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
Mir65.9%76.9%−11.0-500
Sims34.1%23.1%+11.0+300

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
MirSims
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1514
1534
Divisional
1514
Striking offense
Striking defense
1525
Grappling offense
1500
1485
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
24 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'10"
79"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.81
Strikes landed / min
54%
Strike accuracy
5.00
Strikes absorbed / min
31%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.08
Takedowns / 15 min
14%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
14.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
75%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Frank Mir
  • WDavid AbbottSUB R1
    Close +1053mo before
  • LIan FreemanKO/TKO R1
    11mo before
  • WPete WilliamsSUB R1
    1y 2mo before
  • WRoberto TravenSUB R1
    1y 7mo before
Wes Sims
No prior UFC fights.
Mir — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Sims — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0, 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
1 (17%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Mir
Sims
4
UFC fights
0
7.2 min · 1.8 avg
Octagon time
25y 0m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Mir
Sims
36W–18L · 66.7%
Overall
24W–13L · 64.9%
Wins
12W–5L · 70.6%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mir
Sims
4W–1L · 80.0%
Overall
50W–12L · 80.6%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Wins
6W–6L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
44W–6L · 88.0%
Distance striking
Mir
Sims
6.22
Landed / min
50.0%
Accuracy
69.2%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
24.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Mir
Sims
2.08
Takedowns / 15 min
14.3%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
14.58
Sub attempts / 15 min
18.2%
Control share
Strike target map
Mir
  • Head23%(3)div 69%
  • Body31%(4)div 14%
  • Legs46%(6)div 16%
Sims
  • Head0%(0)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Frank Mir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Wes Sims

No UFC fights on record.

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