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UFC 9: Motor City Madness
Dan Severn
Dan Severn
8-2 · USA
VS
Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock
21-3-2 · USA
May 17, 1996 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds · Main event
247.0lb
Weigh-in
215.0lb
Dan Severn def. Ken Shamrock by S-DEC, R3 3:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Severn13/550/20
Shamrock14/640/00
R2 · 3:00
Severn0/40/00
Shamrock0/20/00
R3 · 3:00
Severn3/160/00
Shamrock4/150/10
Total
Severn16/750/20
Shamrock18/810/10

Scorecards

Severn vs Shamrock

RdLuther CampbellRobert FergusonSteve NekliaCommunity
R1---9.5-9.6
Total1-00-11-09.5-9.6

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Severn-Shamrock.

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
SevernWin probabilityShamrock
40.9%59.1%
KO / TKO
4%
Submission
6%
Decision
90%
Expected fight time: 14.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Severn41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%4%
Submission1%4%
Decision38%92%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 16
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Shamrock59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%4%
Submission5%8%
Decision52%88%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 18
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R12%
R24%
R34%
Distance90%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Severn
39.4%+150
Shamrock
-15059.1%
Most takedownstie 22.7%
Severn
11.7%+562
Shamrock
-56265.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Severn
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
41.5%
+136
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.4%
-136
04181
Shamrock
Expected: 39.7
39.5
Over 39.5
42.9%
+133
Under 39.5
57.1%
-133
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Severn
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
30.8%
+225
Under 0.5
69.2%
-225
035
Shamrock
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
39.1%
-218
Exactly 1
43.0%
push
Under 1
17.9%
+218
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 14.4 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
74.6Striking73.1
Severn +1.5
72.9Grappling67.6
Severn +5.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SevernShamrock
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1594
Pound-for-pound
1579
1594
Divisional
1579
1438
Striking offense
1468
1527
Striking defense
1544
1524
Grappling offense
1510
1540
Grappling defense
1545
Physical
37 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.27
Strikes landed / min
0.62
56%
Strike accuracy
54%
0.33
Strikes absorbed / min
0.20
59%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.72
Takedowns / 15 min
0.88
64%
Takedown accuracy
71%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
75%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
153
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dan Severn
  • WDavid AbbottU-DEC R1
    5mo before
  • WOleg TaktarovU-DEC R2
    5mo before
  • WPaul VarelansSUB R1
    5mo before
  • LKen ShamrockSUB R1
    10mo before
  • WDave BeneteauSUB R1
    1y 1mo before
Ken Shamrock
  • WKimo LeopoldoSUB R1
    3mo before
  • DOleg TaktarovOther R2
    8mo before
  • WDan SevernSUB R1
    10mo before
  • DRoyce GracieOther R2
    1y 1mo before
  • WChristophe LeningerKO/TKO R1
    1y 8mo before
Severn — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
63% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (63%)Submission(100%) 2
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Shamrock — win / loss by method
Record: 21-3-2

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
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 3 losses
W
86% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (75%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
15 (88%)Submission(100%) 3
2 (12%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Severn
Shamrock
10
UFC fights
6
78.7 min · 7.9 avg
Octagon time
85.0 min · 14.2 avg
31y 7m
Career length
32y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Severn
Shamrock
37W–7L · 84.1%
Overall
8W–2L · 80.0%
16W–4L · 80.0%
Wins
8W–2L · 80.0%
21W–3L · 87.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Severn
Shamrock
Overall
90W–46L · 66.2%
Wins
66W–40L · 62.3%
Losses
24W–6L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Severn
Shamrock
0.13
Landed / min
0.13
13.1%
Accuracy
26.3%
70.2%
Defense
77.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
76.4%
Time at distance
90.5%
Grappling & control
Severn
Shamrock
1.72
Takedowns / 15 min
0.88
64.3%
Takedown accuracy
71.4%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.14
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.06
Control share
Strike target map
Severn
  • Head71%(71)div 69%
  • Body21%(21)div 14%
  • Legs8%(8)div 18%
Shamrock
  • Head72%(38)div 69%
  • Body15%(8)div 14%
  • Legs13%(7)div 18%

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

Dan Severn
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ken Shamrock
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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