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UFC 11: The Proving Ground
David Abbott
David Abbott
3-2 · USA
VS
Sam Adkins
Sam Adkins
2-1 · USA
September 20, 1996 · Augusta, Georgia, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
298.0lb
Weigh-in
260.0lb
David Abbott def. Sam Adkins by SUB (Forearm Choke), R1 2:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:06
Abbott8/91/10
Adkins0/20/00
Total
Abbott8/91/10
Adkins0/20/00

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
AbbottWin probabilityAdkins
60.6%39.4%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
33%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 9.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Abbott61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%21%
Submission22%36%
Decision26%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 8
Takedowns0.6 (0.01.9)act 1
Adkins39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%16%
Submission11%27%
Decision22%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 0
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~116 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R25%
R35%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Abbott
44.6%+122
Adkins
-12254.5%
Most takedownstie 36.0%
Abbott
39.6%-162
Adkins
+16224.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Abbott
Expected: 55.0
55
Over 55
41.9%
+136
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
56.9%
-136
069138
Adkins
Expected: 61.1
61
Over 61
42.1%
+135
Exactly 61
1.1%
push
Under 61
56.8%
-135
077153
Takedowns — over/under
Abbott
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
84.9%
-563
Under 0.5
15.1%
+563
035
Adkins
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
71.1%
-245
Under 0.5
28.9%
+245
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 9.3 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
51.0Striking17.1
Abbott +33.9
64.4Grappling0.0
Abbott +64.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AbbottAdkins
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1518
Pound-for-pound
1515
1518
Divisional
1515
Striking offense
Striking defense
1505
Grappling offense
1488
1513
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.07
Strikes landed / min
0.00
49%
Strike accuracy
0%
1.58
Strikes absorbed / min
6.25
21%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.53
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
80%
Takedown accuracy
80%
Takedown defense
0%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
70
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
David Abbott
  • WSteve JennumSUB R1
    9mo before
  • LDan SevernU-DEC R1
    9mo before
  • WPaul VarelansKO/TKO R1
    1y 2mo before
  • LOleg TaktarovSUB R1
    1y 2mo before
  • WJohn MatuaKO/TKO R1
    1y 2mo before
Sam Adkins
  • WFelix Lee MitchellU-DEC R2
    2mo before
  • LDon FryeKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
  • WKeith MielkeKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
Abbott — win / loss by method
Record: 3-2-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Adkins — win / loss by method
Record: 2-1-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Abbott
Adkins
5
UFC fights
1
39.2 min · 7.8 avg
Octagon time
0.8 min · 0.8 avg
31y 0m
Career length
30y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Abbott
Adkins
11W–3L · 78.6%
Overall
0W–1L · 0.0%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–1L · 0.0%
9W–3L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Abbott
Adkins
0.48
Landed / min
0.00
31.3%
Accuracy
0.0%
72.7%
Defense
100.0%
0.77
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
52.7%
Time at distance
100.0%
Grappling & control
Abbott
Adkins
1.53
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
80.0%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.77
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
Strike target map
Abbott
  • Head95%(40)div 68%
  • Body5%(2)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
Adkins
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.

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

David Abbott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sam Adkins
CloseSSTDKDCtrl
  • U-DEC · R2
    Adkins—/——/—
    Lee Mitchell—/——/—
  • WKeith Mielke1996
    KO/TKO · R1
    Adkins—/——/—
    Mielke—/——/—

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