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UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner
22-2 · USA
VS
Lance Gibson
Lance Gibson
4-3 · CAN
December 16, 2000 · Tokyo, Japan
Middleweight · 3 rounds
193.0lb
Weigh-in
194.0lb
Evan Tanner def. Lance Gibson by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:58
Tanner32/401/104:12
Gibson6/80/000:00
Total
Tanner32/401/104:12
Gibson6/80/000:00

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
TannerWin probabilityGibson
72.0%28.0%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
29%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Tanner72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%32%
Submission24%34%
Decision25%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 32
Takedowns1.7 (0.23.7)act 1
Gibson28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%24%
Submission4%16%
Decision17%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R212%
R37%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Tanner
64.2%-186
Gibson
+18634.4%
Most takedownstie 9.3%
Tanner
87.2%-2537
Gibson
+25373.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tanner
Expected: 43.3
43.5
Over 43.5
42.3%
+137
Under 43.5
57.7%
-137
055109
Gibson
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
41.7%
+134
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.1%
-134
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Tanner
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
60.3%
-152
Under 1.5
39.7%
+152
036
Gibson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
19.2%
Exactly 0
80.8%
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 8.9 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
89.3Striking67.4
Tanner +21.8
63.7Grappling47.6
Tanner +16.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TannerGibson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1575
Pound-for-pound
1505
1575
Divisional
1505
1487
Striking offense
1507
1519
Striking defense
1498
1512
Grappling offense
1504
1515
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
29 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.31
Strikes landed / min
2.43
68%
Strike accuracy
62%
0.55
Strikes absorbed / min
1.99
82%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.75
Takedowns / 15 min
2.21
100%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0%
Takedown defense
6.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
652
Days since last fight
281
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Evan Tanner
  • WValeri IgnatovKO/TKO R1
    1y 9mo before
  • WDarrel GholarSUB R1
    1y 11mo before
Lance Gibson
  • WJermaine AndreKO/TKO R3
    9mo before
Tanner — win / loss by method
Record: 22-2-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
59% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
20win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (35%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
12 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (5%)Decision(0%) 0
Gibson — win / loss by method
Record: 4-3-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Tanner
Gibson
2
UFC fights
1
10.9 min · 5.5 avg
Octagon time
13.6 min · 13.6 avg
29y 3m
Career length
29y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tanner
Gibson
0W–1L · 0.0%
Overall
8W–1L · 88.9%
0W–1L · 0.0%
Wins
8W–1L · 88.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tanner
Gibson
139W–86L · 61.8%
Overall
42W–16L · 72.4%
134W–76L · 63.8%
Wins
24W–13L · 64.9%
5W–10L · 33.3%
Losses
18W–3L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Tanner
Gibson
1.82
Landed / min
2.17
54.2%
Accuracy
16.7%
95.2%
Defense
50.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.10
65.5%
Time at distance
6.8%
Grappling & control
Tanner
Gibson
2.75
Takedowns / 15 min
2.21
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
6.87
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.10
Control share
97.6%
Strike target map
Tanner
  • Head60%(28)div 67%
  • Body19%(9)div 17%
  • Legs21%(10)div 16%
Gibson
  • Head45%(15)div 67%
  • Body30%(10)div 17%
  • Legs24%(8)div 16%

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

Evan Tanner
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lance Gibson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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