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UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95
Dan Severn
Dan Severn
5-2 · USA
VS
Paul Varelans
Paul Varelans
3-2 · USA
December 16, 1995 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
Dan Severn def. Paul Varelans by SUB (Arm Triangle), R1 1:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:01
Severn0/01/10
Varelans1/10/00
Total
Severn0/01/10
Varelans1/10/00

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
SevernWin probabilityVarelans
28.2%71.8%
KO / TKO
5%
Submission
3%
Decision
92%
Expected fight time: 14.3 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 Varelans. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Severn28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%3%
Submission2%6%
Decision25%91%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (3479)act 0
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.5)act 1
Varelans72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%5%
Submission1%2%
Decision67%93%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (3988)act 1
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~128 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R15%
R21%
R32%
Distance92%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Severn
44.0%+125
Varelans
-12555.1%
Most takedownstie 29.3%
Severn
50.1%-244
Varelans
+24420.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Severn
Expected: 60.4
60.5
Over 60.5
42.4%
+136
Under 60.5
57.6%
-136
076151
Varelans
Expected: 68.0
68
Over 68
42.0%
+136
Exactly 68
1.0%
push
Under 68
57.0%
-136
085170
Takedowns — over/under
Severn
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
38.6%
-294
Exactly 1
48.2%
push
Under 1
13.1%
+294
035
Varelans
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
63.9%
-177
Under 0.5
36.1%
+177
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 14.3 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
68.0Striking53.7
Severn +14.3
92.7Grappling72.1
Severn +20.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SevernVarelans
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1549
Pound-for-pound
1516
1549
Divisional
1516
1458
Striking offense
1483
1517
Striking defense
1480
1526
Grappling offense
1504
1513
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
37 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'8"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.64
Strikes landed / min
1.37
58%
Strike accuracy
41%
0.47
Strikes absorbed / min
3.17
48%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.54
Takedowns / 15 min
1.64
64%
Takedown accuracy
100%
100%
Takedown defense
50%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.5
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
60%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
71%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
99
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dan Severn
  • LKen ShamrockSUB R1
    5mo before
  • WDave BeneteauSUB R1
    8mo before
  • WJoe CharlesSUB R1
    8mo before
  • WOleg TaktarovKO/TKO R1
    8mo before
  • WAnthony MaciasSUB R1
    1y before
Paul Varelans
  • WMark HallSUB R1
    3mo before
  • WGerry HarrisKO/TKO R1
    3mo before
  • LMarco RuasKO/TKO R1
    3mo before
  • LDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • WCal WorshamKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
Severn — win / loss by method
Record: 5-2-0

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
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
80% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (80%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Varelans — 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, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Severn
Varelans
7
UFC fights
5
29.7 min · 4.2 avg
Octagon time
18.3 min · 3.7 avg
31y 7m
Career length
31y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Severn
Varelans
25W–3L · 89.3%
Overall
1W–0L · 100.0%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
21W–3L · 87.5%
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Severn
Varelans
0.04
Landed / min
0.65
100.0%
Accuracy
24.4%
66.7%
Defense
47.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.82
86.0%
Time at distance
83.8%
Grappling & control
Severn
Varelans
3.54
Takedowns / 15 min
1.64
63.6%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
2.02
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.46
Control share
Strike target map
Severn
  • Head89%(17)div 71%
  • Body0%(0)div 13%
  • Legs11%(2)div 16%
Varelans
  • Head64%(16)div 71%
  • Body16%(4)div 13%
  • Legs20%(5)div 16%

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.

Paul Varelans
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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