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UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia
13-0 · USA
VS
Wesley Correira
Wesley Correira
7-3 · USA
September 27, 2002 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
259.0lb
Weigh-in
263.0lb
Tim Sylvia def. Wesley Correira by KO/TKO (to Corner Stoppage), R2 1:43
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sylvia94/1490/000:03
Correira22/560/000:00
R2 · 1:43
Sylvia44/650/000:00
Correira4/90/100:00
Total
Sylvia138/2140/000:03
Correira26/650/100:00

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 probabilityCorreira
68.5%31.5%
KO / TKO
59%
Submission
14%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 8.2 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 Correira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sylvia68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO38%56%
Submission11%16%
Decision19%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (4193)act 138
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.4)act 0
Correira32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%63%
Submission4%11%
Decision8%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 26
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~106 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R222%
R312%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Sylvia
79.3%-397
Correira
+39719.9%
Most takedownstie 18.3%
Sylvia
79.6%-3739
Correira
+37392.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sylvia
Expected: 71.5
71.5
Over 71.5
42.5%
+135
Under 71.5
57.5%
-135
090179
Correira
Expected: 34.9
35
Over 35
41.4%
+137
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.7%
-137
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Sylvia
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
37.3%
-223
Exactly 1
46.0%
push
Under 1
16.7%
+223
035
Correira
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
7.1%
Exactly 0
92.9%
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 8.2 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

No market on record for this bout.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1506
1542
Divisional
1506
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1494
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'8"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tim Sylvia
No prior UFC fights.
Wesley Correira
No prior UFC fights.
Sylvia — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
69% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (69%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (15%)Submission() 0
2 (15%)Decision() 0
Correira — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
1 (14%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sylvia
Correira
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Sylvia
Correira
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sylvia
Correira
23W–16L · 59.0%
Overall
110W–42L · 72.4%
23W–16L · 59.0%
Wins
33W–17L · 66.0%
0W–0L
Losses
77W–25L · 75.5%
1 of Correira's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Sylvia
Correira
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Sylvia
Correira
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Sylvia
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 15%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Correira
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 15%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Tim Sylvia

No UFC fights on record.

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

Wesley Correira

No UFC fights on record.

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