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UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
David Abbott
David Abbott
10-15 · USA
VS
Paul Varelans
Paul Varelans
9-9 · USA
July 14, 1995 · Casper, Wyoming, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
280.0lb
Weigh-in
300.0lb
David Abbott def. Paul Varelans by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:53
Abbott14/211/10
Varelans1/20/00
Total
Abbott14/211/10
Varelans1/20/00

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
AbbottWin probabilityVarelans
34.5%65.5%
KO / TKO
15%
Submission
16%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 11.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Abbott35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%15%
Submission6%16%
Decision24%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (4091)act 14
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Varelans65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%15%
Submission11%16%
Decision45%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes67 (3888)act 1
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~137 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R23%
R37%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Abbott
51.6%-108
Varelans
+10847.6%
Most takedownstie 32.4%
Abbott
23.4%+189
Varelans
-18944.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Abbott
Expected: 70.2
70
Over 70
42.2%
+135
Exactly 70
1.0%
push
Under 70
56.8%
-135
088176
Varelans
Expected: 67.3
67.5
Over 67.5
42.3%
+137
Under 67.5
57.7%
-137
085169
Takedowns — over/under
Abbott
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
68.5%
-217
Under 0.5
31.5%
+217
035
Varelans
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
83.1%
-493
Under 0.5
16.9%
+493
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 11.9 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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1516
1516
Divisional
1516
1487
Striking offense
1508
1500
Striking defense
1494
1546
Grappling offense
1505
1544
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
30 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'8"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
0
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
David Abbott
No prior UFC fights.
Paul Varelans
No prior UFC fights.
Abbott — 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
Varelans — 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
Abbott
Varelans
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Abbott
Varelans
Overall
Wins
Losses
Distance striking
Abbott
Varelans
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Abbott
Varelans
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Abbott
  • Head0%(0)div 73%
  • Body0%(0)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.
Varelans
  • Head0%(0)div 73%
  • Body0%(0)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.

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

David Abbott

No UFC fights on record.

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

Paul Varelans

No UFC fights on record.

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