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UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo
Marco Ruas
Marco Ruas
1-0-1 · BRA
VS
Paul Varelans
Paul Varelans
1-1 · USA
September 8, 1995 · Buffalo, New York, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds · Main event
210.0lb
Weigh-in
300.0lb
Marco Ruas def. Paul Varelans by KO/TKO (Kicks), R1 13:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ruas33/590/01
Varelans10/300/00
Total
Ruas33/590/01
Varelans10/300/00

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
RuasWin probabilityVarelans
31.0%69.0%
KO / TKO
10%
Submission
8%
Decision
82%
Expected fight time: 13.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ruas31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%6%
Submission3%11%
Decision26%83%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes75 (4397)act 33
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.0)act 0
Varelans69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%12%
Submission4%6%
Decision57%82%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (4090)act 10
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~144 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R23%
R34%
Distance82%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Ruas
53.1%-115
Varelans
+11546.2%
Most takedownstie 32.6%
Ruas
34.4%-104
Varelans
+10433.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ruas
Expected: 74.8
75
Over 75
41.9%
+137
Exactly 75
0.9%
push
Under 75
57.2%
-137
094187
Varelans
Expected: 69.5
69.5
Over 69.5
42.5%
+135
Under 69.5
57.5%
-135
087174
Takedowns — over/under
Ruas
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
82.0%
-455
Under 0.5
18.0%
+455
035
Varelans
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
79.3%
-384
Under 0.5
20.7%
+384
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 13.4 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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RuasVarelans
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1532
1533
Divisional
1532
1476
Striking offense
1489
1512
Striking defense
1487
1560
Grappling offense
1512
1543
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
34 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'8"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.09
Strike accuracy
38%
Strikes absorbed / min
7.89
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
50%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
75%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
0
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marco Ruas
No prior UFC fights.
Paul Varelans
  • LDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    56d before
  • WCal WorshamKO/TKO R1
    56d before
Ruas — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-1

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% 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
1win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Varelans — win / loss by method
Record: 1-1-0

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

Profiles

Experience
Ruas
Varelans
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
2.9 min · 1.5 avg
Career length
31y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ruas
Varelans
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ruas
Varelans
0W–0L
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Ruas
Varelans
Landed / min
1.74
Accuracy
23.1%
Defense
57.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
5.14
Time at distance
59.2%
Grappling & control
Ruas
Varelans
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
Strike target map
Ruas
  • Head0%(0)div 76%
  • Body0%(0)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 11%
  • No strike data on record.
Varelans
  • Head78%(7)div 76%
  • Body22%(2)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 11%

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

Marco Ruas

No UFC fights on record.

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.