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UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo
Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock
18-3-1 · USA
VS
Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov
7-1 · RUS
September 8, 1995 · Buffalo, New York, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
215.0lb
Weigh-in
215.0lb
Draw
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Shamrock22/401/10
Taktarov2/140/10
R2 · 3:00
Shamrock7/180/00
Taktarov2/80/10
Total
Shamrock29/581/10
Taktarov4/220/20

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
ShamrockWin probabilityTaktarov
33.5%66.5%
KO / TKO
9%
Submission
23%
Decision
68%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Shamrock34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%10%
Submission9%27%
Decision22%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 29
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.7)act 1
Taktarov66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%8%
Submission14%21%
Decision47%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 4
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R22%
R35%
Distance68%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Shamrock
47.6%+107
Taktarov
-10750.8%
Most takedownstie 16.9%
Shamrock
76.6%-1175
Taktarov
+11756.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Shamrock
Expected: 34.5
34.5
Over 34.5
42.4%
+136
Under 34.5
57.6%
-136
04487
Taktarov
Expected: 35.7
35.5
Over 35.5
42.8%
+134
Under 35.5
57.2%
-134
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Shamrock
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
43.5%
-404
Exactly 1
45.8%
push
Under 1
10.8%
+404
035
Taktarov
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.9%
Exactly 0
77.1%
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 11.7 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
71.4Striking56.9
Shamrock +14.5
66.5Grappling34.3
Shamrock +32.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ShamrockTaktarov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1567
Pound-for-pound
1555
1567
Divisional
1555
1489
Striking offense
1485
1525
Striking defense
1507
1508
Grappling offense
1533
1530
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
31 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
72"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.50
Strikes landed / min
0.16
60%
Strike accuracy
33%
0.19
Strikes absorbed / min
1.29
53%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.95
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
60%
Takedown accuracy
0%
100%
Takedown defense
33%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
75%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
56
Days since last fight
56
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ken Shamrock
  • WDan SevernSUB R1
    56d before
  • DRoyce GracieOther R2
    5mo before
  • WChristophe LeningerKO/TKO R1
    1y before
  • WFelix Lee MitchellSUB R1
    1y before
Oleg Taktarov
  • WDave BeneteauSUB R1
    56d before
  • WDavid AbbottSUB R1
    56d before
  • WAnthony MaciasSUB R1
    56d before
  • LDan SevernKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • WErnie VerdiciaSUB R1
    5mo before
Shamrock — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-1

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 3 losses
W
89% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
14 (93%)Submission(100%) 3
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0
Taktarov — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Shamrock
Taktarov
4
UFC fights
5
47.6 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
25.6 min · 5.1 avg
32y 10m
Career length
32y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Shamrock
Taktarov
5W–1L · 83.3%
Overall
4W–3L · 57.1%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Wins
2W–2L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–1L · 66.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Shamrock
Taktarov
76W–32L · 70.4%
Overall
2W–1L · 66.7%
52W–26L · 66.7%
Wins
2W–1L · 66.7%
24W–6L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Shamrock
Taktarov
0.05
Landed / min
0.14
25.0%
Accuracy
33.3%
75.0%
Defense
72.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
89.1%
Time at distance
83.7%
Grappling & control
Shamrock
Taktarov
0.95
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.95
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.10
Control share
Strike target map
Shamrock
  • Head50%(12)div 76%
  • Body25%(6)div 13%
  • Legs25%(6)div 11%
Taktarov
  • Head100%(4)div 76%
  • Body0%(0)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 11%

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

Ken Shamrock
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Oleg Taktarov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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