The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC 5: The Return of the Beast
Dan Severn
Dan Severn
2-1 · USA
VS
Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov
3-0 · RUS
April 7, 1995 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
260.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Dan Severn def. Oleg Taktarov by KO/TKO (Facial Cut), R1 4:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:21
Severn9/171/10
Taktarov0/00/00
Total
Severn9/171/10
Taktarov0/00/00

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 probabilityTaktarov
26.5%73.5%
KO / TKO
6%
Submission
6%
Decision
88%
Expected fight time: 13.9 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 Taktarov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Severn26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%3%
Submission2%9%
Decision23%88%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 9
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.3)act 1
Taktarov74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%7%
Submission4%5%
Decision65%88%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 0
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~109 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R22%
R33%
Distance88%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Severn
38.0%+161
Taktarov
-16161.0%
Most takedownstie 31.8%
Severn
44.7%-191
Taktarov
+19123.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Severn
Expected: 47.8
48
Over 48
41.5%
+138
Exactly 48
1.4%
push
Under 48
57.1%
-138
060120
Taktarov
Expected: 61.3
61.5
Over 61.5
42.3%
+136
Under 61.5
57.7%
-136
077154
Takedowns — over/under
Severn
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
35.2%
-250
Exactly 1
50.7%
push
Under 1
14.1%
+250
035
Taktarov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
69.2%
-225
Under 0.5
30.8%
+225
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 13.9 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.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SevernTaktarov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1524
1535
Divisional
1524
Striking offense
Striking defense
1531
Grappling offense
1559
1512
Grappling defense
1551
Physical
36 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.22
Strikes landed / min
57%
Strike accuracy
0.49
Strikes absorbed / min
40%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
3.25
Takedowns / 15 min
57%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
0
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dan Severn
  • LRoyce GracieSUB R1
    4mo before
  • WMarcus BossettSUB R1
    4mo before
  • WAnthony MaciasSUB R1
    4mo before
Oleg Taktarov
No prior UFC fights.
Severn — win / loss by method
Record: 2-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Taktarov — win / loss by method
Record: 3-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% 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
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Severn
Taktarov
3
UFC fights
0
18.4 min · 6.1 avg
Octagon time
31y 7m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Severn
Taktarov
5W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Severn
Taktarov
Overall
2W–1L · 66.7%
Wins
2W–1L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Severn
Taktarov
0.00
Landed / min
Accuracy
66.7%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
95.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Severn
Taktarov
3.25
Takedowns / 15 min
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
1.63
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Severn
  • Head100%(4)div 73%
  • Body0%(0)div 12%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
Taktarov
  • Head0%(0)div 73%
  • Body0%(0)div 12%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Oleg Taktarov

No UFC fights on record.

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