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UFC 21: Return of the Champions
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
9-0-1 · USA
VS
July 16, 1999 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
198.0lb
Weigh-in
175.0lb
Paul Jones def. Flavio Luiz Moura by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:20
Jones21/350/003:58
Luiz Moura1/20/010:14
Total
Jones21/350/003:58
Luiz Moura1/20/010:14

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
JonesWin probabilityLuiz Moura
30.7%69.3%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
20%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Jones31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%16%
Submission8%26%
Decision18%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3785)act 21
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.0)act 0
Luiz Moura69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%24%
Submission12%18%
Decision40%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes73 (4295)act 1
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~139 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R211%
R38%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Jones
44.2%+124
Luiz Moura
-12455.0%
Most takedownstie 33.2%
Jones
38.2%-133
Luiz Moura
+13328.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jones
Expected: 65.4
65.5
Over 65.5
42.4%
+136
Under 65.5
57.6%
-136
082164
Luiz Moura
Expected: 73.3
73.5
Over 73.5
42.4%
+136
Under 73.5
57.6%
-136
092184
Takedowns — over/under
Jones
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
85.3%
-580
Under 0.5
14.7%
+580
035
Luiz Moura
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
75.8%
-313
Under 0.5
24.2%
+313
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 11.0 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)
1530
Pound-for-pound
1508
1530
Divisional
1508
Striking offense
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
36 yrs
Age
23 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Open Stance
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)
Paul Jones
No prior UFC fights.
Flavio Luiz Moura
No prior UFC fights.
Jones — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-1

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, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
DQ / other
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (44%)Submission() 0
2 (22%)Decision() 0
2 (22%)DQ / other() 0
Luiz Moura — 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

Profiles

Experience
Jones
Luiz Moura
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.

Jones
Luiz Moura
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jones
Luiz Moura
34W–12L · 73.9%
Overall
5W–6L · 45.5%
34W–12L · 73.9%
Wins
5W–6L · 45.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Jones
Luiz Moura
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Jones
Luiz Moura
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Jones
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 21%
  • No strike data on record.
Luiz Moura
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 21%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Paul Jones

No UFC fights on record.

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

Flavio Luiz Moura

No UFC fights on record.

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