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UFC 41: Onslaught
Din Thomas
Din Thomas
15-3 · USA
VS
Matt Serra
Matt Serra
6-2 · USA
February 28, 2003 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Din Thomas def. Matt Serra by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Thomas8/190/000:09
Serra17/330/600:43
R2
Thomas10/210/000:08
Serra4/270/1000:00
R3
Thomas11/210/001:28
Serra5/211/1200:42
Total
Thomas29/610/001:45
Serra26/811/2801:25

Scorecards

Thomas vs Serra

RdDouglas CrosbyNelson HamiltonSteve WrightCommunity
R1---9.7-9.4
R2---9.8-9.2
R3---9.4-9.6
Total0-00-00-028.9-28.2

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Thomas-Serra.

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
ThomasWin probabilitySerra
56.1%43.9%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
23%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Thomas56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%
Submission13%23%
Decision29%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 29
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Serra44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%12%
Submission10%22%
Decision29%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 26
Takedowns1.1 (0.02.8)act 1
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R224%
R36%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Thomas
50.7%-106
Serra
+10647.9%
Most takedownstie 19.8%
Thomas
11.7%+587
Serra
-58768.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Thomas
Expected: 39.4
39.5
Over 39.5
42.2%
+137
Under 39.5
57.8%
-137
05099
Serra
Expected: 38.2
38
Over 38
42.0%
+134
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.3%
-134
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Thomas
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+176
Under 0.5
63.8%
-176
035
Serra
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
44.6%
-391
Exactly 1
43.9%
push
Under 1
11.4%
+391
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 11.5 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
Thomas56.1%50.9%+5.2-125
Serra43.9%49.1%−5.2-115

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
64.0Striking50.2
Thomas +13.8
80.2Grappling50.0
Thomas +30.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ThomasSerra
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1516
1515
Divisional
1513
1494
Striking offense
1468
1510
Striking defense
1510
1509
Grappling offense
1532
1505
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
26 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'6"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.65
Strikes landed / min
0.61
55%
Strike accuracy
29%
1.83
Strikes absorbed / min
1.23
45%
Strike defense
41%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.29
Takedowns / 15 min
2.20
63%
Takedown accuracy
16%
75%
Takedown defense
25%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.1
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Din Thomas
  • LCaol UnoU-DEC R3
    5mo before
  • WFabiano IhaU-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 5mo before
  • LBJ PennKO/TKO R1
    Close +1151y 8mo before
Matt Serra
  • LBJ PennU-DEC R3
    5mo before
  • WKelly DullantySUB R1
    missed11mo before
  • WYves EdwardsM-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 5mo before
  • LShonie CarterKO/TKO R3
    1y 10mo before
Thomas — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (64%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Serra — win / loss by method
Record: 6-2-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Thomas
Serra
3
UFC fights
4
32.7 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
47.8 min · 12.0 avg
27y 9m
Career length
28y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Thomas
Serra
22W–9L · 71.0%
Overall
44W–11L · 80.0%
7W–4L · 63.6%
Wins
22W–5L · 81.5%
15W–5L · 75.0%
Losses
22W–6L · 78.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Thomas
Serra
29W–13L · 69.0%
Overall
0W–0L
20W–11L · 64.5%
Wins
0W–0L
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Thomas
Serra
5.15
Landed / min
0.86
44.1%
Accuracy
17.5%
71.9%
Defense
48.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
8.9%
Time at distance
26.7%
Grappling & control
Thomas
Serra
2.29
Takedowns / 15 min
2.20
62.5%
Takedown accuracy
15.6%
75.0%
Takedown defense
25.0%
1.83
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.14
43.8%
Control share
68.2%
Strike target map
Thomas
  • Head98%(53)div 61%
  • Body2%(1)div 23%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Serra
  • Head48%(14)div 61%
  • Body28%(8)div 23%
  • Legs24%(7)div 16%

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

Din Thomas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matt Serra
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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