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UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland
3-0 · USA
VS
Yoji Anjo
Yoji Anjo
0-3 · JPN
December 16, 2000 · Tokyo, Japan
Middleweight · 3 rounds
192.0lb
Weigh-in
189.0lb
Matt Lindland def. Yoji Anjo by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:58
Lindland17/260/002:06
Anjo0/10/100:12
Total
Lindland17/260/002:06
Anjo0/10/100:12

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
LindlandWin probabilityAnjo
77.1%22.9%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
17%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lindland77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%41%
Submission14%17%
Decision32%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 17
Takedowns2.8 (0.45.6)act 0
Anjo23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%36%
Submission4%15%
Decision11%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 0
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~2.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R216%
R315%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Lindland
69.7%-240
Anjo
+24029.0%
Most takedownstie 2.2%
Lindland
97.3%-21946
Anjo
+219460.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lindland
Expected: 45.5
45.5
Over 45.5
42.4%
+136
Under 45.5
57.6%
-136
057114
Anjo
Expected: 28.6
28.5
Over 28.5
42.7%
+134
Under 28.5
57.3%
-134
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Lindland
Expected: 2.8
3
Over 3
36.1%
+125
Exactly 3
18.7%
push
Under 3
45.1%
-125
059
Anjo
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
6.0%
Exactly 0
94.0%
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 10.3 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LindlandAnjo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1467
1508
Divisional
1482
Striking offense
Striking defense
1561
Grappling offense
1486
1558
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
0.44
Strike accuracy
60%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.17
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
13%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-2
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
246
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Lindland
No prior UFC fights.
Yoji Anjo
  • LMurilo BustamanteSUB R2
    8mo before
  • LDavid AbbottU-DEC R2
    3y before
Lindland — win / loss by method
Record: 3-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Anjo — win / loss by method
Record: 0-3-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(50%) 1
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Lindland
Anjo
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
20.5 min · 10.3 avg
Career length
29y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lindland
Anjo
Overall
11W–6L · 64.7%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
11W–6L · 64.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lindland
Anjo
14W–6L · 70.0%
Overall
0W–0L
14W–6L · 70.0%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lindland
Anjo
Landed / min
0.55
Accuracy
61.5%
Defense
53.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
71.4%
Grappling & control
Lindland
Anjo
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
12.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.73
Control share
4.0%
Strike target map
Lindland
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Anjo
  • Head11%(1)div 67%
  • Body11%(1)div 17%
  • Legs78%(7)div 16%

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

Matt Lindland

No UFC fights on record.

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

Yoji Anjo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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