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UFC 13: The Ultimate Force
Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
3-0 · BRA
VS
David Abbott
David Abbott
6-4 · USA
May 30, 1997 · Augusta, Georgia, USA
Heavyweight · 1 rounds · Main event
215.0lb
Weigh-in
270.0lb
Vitor Belfort def. David Abbott by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:52
Belfort15/241/10
Abbott2/50/10
Total
Belfort15/241/10
Abbott2/50/10

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
BelfortWin probabilityAbbott
80.4%19.6%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
47%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 7.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Belfort80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%33%
Submission37%46%
Decision16%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 15
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.0)act 1
Abbott20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%32%
Submission11%53%
Decision3%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 2
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R153%
R26%
R321%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Belfort
68.9%-233
Abbott
+23329.5%
Most takedownstie 23.8%
Belfort
73.1%-2328
Abbott
+23283.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 37.7
37.5
Over 37.5
42.9%
+133
Under 37.5
57.1%
-133
04895
Abbott
Expected: 24.1
24
Over 24
41.3%
+136
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.0%
-136
03161
Takedowns — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
78.2%
-358
Under 0.5
21.8%
+358
035
Abbott
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
9.9%
Exactly 0
90.1%
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 7.4 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
97.9Striking55.1
Belfort +42.8
0.0Grappling66.7
Abbott +66.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BelfortAbbott
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1534
1534
Divisional
1500
1514
Striking offense
1514
1539
Striking defense
1536
1488
Grappling offense
1508
1510
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
20 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
13.00
Strikes landed / min
1.50
63%
Strike accuracy
49%
0.50
Strikes absorbed / min
2.09
89%
Strike defense
33%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.39
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
83%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
60%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
174
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vitor Belfort
  • WScott FerrozzoKO/TKO R1
    4mo before
  • WTra TelligmanKO/TKO R1
    4mo before
David Abbott
  • WCal WorshamKO/TKO R1
    6mo before
  • LDon FryeSUB R1
    6mo before
  • WSteve NelmarkKO/TKO R1
    6mo before
  • LScott FerrozzoU-DEC R2
    8mo before
  • WSam AdkinsSUB R1
    8mo before
Belfort — 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Abbott — win / loss by method
Record: 6-4-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(50%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Belfort
Abbott
2
UFC fights
10
2.0 min · 1.0 avg
Octagon time
64.6 min · 6.5 avg
29y 10m
Career length
31y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Belfort
Abbott
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
23W–7L · 76.7%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
6W–2L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–5L · 77.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Belfort
Abbott
1W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
1W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Belfort
Abbott
4.15
Landed / min
1.02
57.1%
Accuracy
37.5%
100.0%
Defense
64.5%
15.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.70
48.2%
Time at distance
54.8%
Grappling & control
Belfort
Abbott
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.39
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
83.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.93
Control share
Strike target map
Belfort
  • Head100%(26)div 88%
  • Body0%(0)div 11%
  • Legs0%(0)div 2%
Abbott
  • Head94%(91)div 88%
  • Body6%(6)div 11%
  • Legs0%(0)div 2%

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

Vitor Belfort
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

David Abbott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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