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UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Dennis Hallman
Dennis Hallman
16-3 · USA
VS
Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes
22-1 · USA
December 16, 2000 · Tokyo, Japan
Welterweight · 3 rounds
167.0lb
Weigh-in
169.0lb
Dennis Hallman def. Matt Hughes by SUB (Armbar), R1 0:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:20
Hallman0/00/000:00
Hughes1/11/100:11
Total
Hallman0/00/000:00
Hughes1/11/100:11

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
HallmanWin probabilityHughes
66.9%33.1%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
8%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 12.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hallman67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%17%
Submission7%10%
Decision49%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 0
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Hughes33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%33%
Submission1%4%
Decision21%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 1
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.5)act 1
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R215%
R35%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Hallman
34.6%+183
Hughes
-18363.6%
Most takedownstie 24.4%
Hallman
11.0%+588
Hughes
-58864.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hallman
Expected: 24.1
24
Over 24
41.4%
+135
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
55.9%
-135
03161
Hughes
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
42.1%
+137
Under 33.5
57.9%
-137
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Hallman
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.3%
+295
Under 0.5
74.7%
-295
035
Hughes
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
36.4%
+126
Exactly 2
18.0%
push
Under 2
45.7%
-126
036

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 12.5 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HallmanHughes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1550
1532
Divisional
1536
Striking offense
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
1554
1500
Grappling defense
1554
Physical
25 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.86
Strike accuracy
64%
Strikes absorbed / min
0.46
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
5.37
Takedown accuracy
58%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
190
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dennis Hallman
No prior UFC fights.
Matt Hughes
  • WMarcelo AguiarKO/TKO R1
    6mo before
  • WValeri IgnatovU-DEC R3
    1y 3mo before
Hallman — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
69% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
11 (69%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (19%)Decision(67%) 2
Hughes — win / loss by method
Record: 22-1-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
20win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (30%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Hallman
Hughes
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
19.6 min · 9.8 avg
Career length
28y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hallman
Hughes
Overall
2W–3L · 40.0%
Wins
2W–3L · 40.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hallman
Hughes
50W–22L · 69.4%
Overall
86W–26L · 76.8%
23W–14L · 62.2%
Wins
79W–26L · 75.2%
27W–8L · 77.1%
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Hallman
Hughes
Landed / min
0.96
Accuracy
44.8%
Defense
77.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
69.3%
Grappling & control
Hallman
Hughes
Takedowns / 15 min
5.37
Takedown accuracy
58.3%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Hallman
  • Head0%(0)div 60%
  • Body0%(0)div 31%
  • Legs0%(0)div 9%
  • No strike data on record.
Hughes
  • Head65%(62)div 60%
  • Body35%(33)div 31%
  • Legs0%(0)div 9%

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

Dennis Hallman

No UFC fights on record.

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

Matt Hughes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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