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UFC 43: Meltdown
Falaniko Vitale
Falaniko Vitale
13-2 · USA
VS
Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland
9-1 · USA
June 6, 2003 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
184.5lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Falaniko Vitale def. Matt Lindland by KO/TKO (Slam), R1 1:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:56
Vitale2/70/100:28
Lindland2/90/300:54
Total
Vitale2/70/100:28
Lindland2/90/300:54

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
VitaleWin probabilityLindland
50.0%50.0%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
17%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Vitale50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%25%
Submission13%27%
Decision24%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 2
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Lindland50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%28%
Submission4%8%
Decision32%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2661)act 2
Takedowns2.3 (0.34.8)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R215%
R36%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Vitale
30.4%+225
Lindland
-22568.3%
Most takedownstie 5.2%
Vitale
2.0%+4618
Lindland
-461892.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vitale
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
42.0%
+138
Under 30.5
58.0%
-138
03876
Lindland
Expected: 46.5
46.5
Over 46.5
42.5%
+135
Under 46.5
57.5%
-135
059117
Takedowns — over/under
Vitale
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.9%
Exactly 0
86.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lindland
Expected: 2.3
2.5
Over 2.5
46.3%
+116
Under 2.5
53.7%
-116
047

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 10.8 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
Vitale50.0%21.1%+28.9+350
Lindland50.0%78.9%−28.9-500

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
VitaleLindland
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1530
Pound-for-pound
1583
1530
Divisional
1569
Striking offense
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
1529
1500
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
28 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'0"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.87
Strike accuracy
53%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.75
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
3.90
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
67%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
86%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Falaniko Vitale
No prior UFC fights.
Matt Lindland
  • WPhil BaroniU-DEC R3
    Close -1403mo before
  • WIvan SalaverryU-DEC R3
    8mo before
  • LMurilo BustamanteSUB R3
    1y 1mo before
  • WPat MiletichKO/TKO R1
    1y 2mo before
  • WPhil BaroniM-DEC R3
    1y 7mo before
Vitale — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
62% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
8 (62%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0
Lindland — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
100% 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
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 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

Profiles

Experience
Vitale
Lindland
0
UFC fights
7
Octagon time
77.0 min · 11.0 avg
Career length
29y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vitale
Lindland
Overall
54W–12L · 81.8%
Wins
46W–11L · 80.7%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vitale
Lindland
93W–77L · 54.7%
Overall
14W–6L · 70.0%
86W–67L · 56.2%
Wins
14W–6L · 70.0%
7W–10L · 41.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Vitale
Lindland
Landed / min
2.54
Accuracy
24.6%
Defense
60.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
16.9%
Grappling & control
Vitale
Lindland
Takedowns / 15 min
3.90
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.58
Control share
87.5%
Strike target map
Vitale
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Lindland
  • Head68%(151)div 64%
  • Body14%(30)div 19%
  • Legs18%(40)div 17%

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

Falaniko Vitale

No UFC fights on record.

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

Matt Lindland
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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