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UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo
Paul Varelans
Paul Varelans
1-1 · USA
VS
Gerry Harris
Gerry Harris
1-4 · USA
September 8, 1995 · Buffalo, New York, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
300.0lb
Weigh-in
260.0lb
Paul Varelans def. Gerry Harris by KO/TKO (Elbows), R1 1:05
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:05
Varelans4/41/10
Harris0/20/00
Total
Varelans4/41/10
Harris0/20/00

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
VarelansWin probabilityHarris
61.5%38.5%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
13%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 11.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Varelans61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%26%
Submission8%13%
Decision37%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3375)act 4
Takedowns4.8 (0.98.9)act 1
Harris39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%18%
Submission6%14%
Decision26%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes118 (68154)act 0
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~176 sig strikes~4.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R29%
R36%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikes
Varelans
19.8%+402
Harris
-40279.7%
Most takedownstie 5.1%
Varelans
93.6%-7211
Harris
+72111.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Varelans
Expected: 57.8
58
Over 58
41.7%
+137
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
57.1%
-137
073145
Harris
Expected: 118.2
118
Over 118
42.3%
+135
Exactly 118
0.6%
push
Under 118
57.1%
-135
0148296
Takedowns — over/under
Varelans
Expected: 4.8
5
Over 5
37.3%
+136
Exactly 5
11.9%
push
Under 5
50.8%
-136
0815
Harris
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
43.9%
Exactly 0
56.1%
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 11.6 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
VarelansHarris
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1500
Pound-for-pound
1500
1500
Divisional
1500
Striking offense
Striking defense
1494
Grappling offense
1500
1496
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
6'8"
Height
6'8"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.09
Strikes landed / min
38%
Strike accuracy
7.89
Strikes absorbed / min
57%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Varelans
  • LDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    56d before
  • WCal WorshamKO/TKO R1
    56d before
Gerry Harris
No prior UFC fights.
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
Harris — win / loss by method
Record: 0-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

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

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

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

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

Paul Varelans
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gerry Harris

No UFC fights on record.

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