UFC 98: Evans vs Machida

Saturday, May 23, 2009·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA·11 fights
Model: 8/11(73%)
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Main Card

Light HeavyweightHIT
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
CO-I1596
Knockout Artist
VS
Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans
CO-III1307
Striker
Lyoto Machida won by KO/TKO (R2)
Machida 64%36% Evans
Over/UnderUnder 55%
Under 55%Over 45%
LEAN
Knockout Artist vs StrikerKnockout Artist wins 56% historically
Elo gap: -88(favors Evans)
Striking volume advantage: +1.7(favors Machida)
Takedown rate advantage: -1.2(favors Evans)
WelterweightHIT
Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes
CO-II1368
Wrestler
VS
Matt Serra
Matt Serra
CO-III1274
All-Rounder
Matt Hughes won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Hughes 61%39% Serra
Over/UnderOver 60%
Under 40%Over 60%
LEAN
Wrestler vs All-RounderWrestler wins 58% historically
Elo gap: +51(favors Hughes)
Striking volume advantage: -0.0(favors Serra)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.9(favors Serra)
MiddleweightHIT
Drew McFedries won by KO/TKO (R1)
McFedries 60%40% Foupa-Pokam
Over/UnderUnder 58%
Under 58%Over 42%
LEAN
Elo gap: +77(favors McFedries)
Striking volume advantage: +4.5(favors McFedries)
Takedown rate advantage: +2.4(favors McFedries)
MiddleweightMISS
Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
CO-I1527
Wrestler
VS
Dan Miller
Dan Miller
MC-I995
Wrestler
Chael Sonnen won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Sonnen 39%61% Miller
Over/UnderUnder 52%
Under 52%Over 48%
LEAN
Wrestler vs WrestlerWrestler wins 50% historically
Elo gap: -350(favors Miller)
Striking volume advantage: -0.2(favors Miller)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.2(favors Miller)
LightweightHIT
Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar
CO-II1361
Striker
VS
Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk
CO-II1417
Wrestler
Frankie Edgar won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Edgar 69%31% Sherk
Over/UnderOver 61%
Under 39%Over 61%
CONFIDENT
Striker vs WrestlerStriker wins 51% historically
Elo gap: -142(favors Sherk)
Striking volume advantage: +0.6(favors Edgar)
Takedown rate advantage: +1.7(favors Edgar)

Prelims

WelterweightHIT
Brock Larson
Brock Larson
MC-III911
Wrestler
VS
Mike Pyle
Mike Pyle
MC-II967
Knockout Artist
Brock Larson won by Submission (R1)
Larson 60%40% Pyle
Over/UnderOver 57%
Under 43%Over 57%
LEAN
Wrestler vs Knockout ArtistWrestler wins 51% historically
Elo gap: +189(favors Larson)
Striking volume advantage: +1.5(favors Larson)
Takedown rate advantage: +3.3(favors Larson)
HeavyweightMISS
Tim Hague
Tim Hague
UC-I762
VS
Pat Barry
Pat Barry
RK-III1012
Tim Hague won by Submission (R1)
Hague 48%52% Barry
Over/UnderUnder 58%
Under 58%Over 42%
TOSS-UP
Elo gap: -124(favors Barry)
Striking volume advantage: -2.3(favors Barry)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Barry)
LightweightMISS
Kyle Bradley
Kyle Bradley
MC-III901
VS
Kyle Bradley won by KO/TKO (R1)
Bradley 47%53% Nover
Over/UnderUnder 50%
Under 50%Over 50%
TOSS-UP
Elo gap: -116(favors Nover)
Striking volume advantage: +1.2(favors Bradley)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Nover)
Light HeavyweightHIT
Krzysztof Soszynski won by KO/TKO (R1)
Soszynski 64%36% Gusmao
Over/UnderUnder 63%
Under 63%Over 37%
LEAN
Elo gap: +385(favors Soszynski)
Striking volume advantage: -0.5(favors Gusmao)
Takedown rate advantage: +2.4(favors Soszynski)

Early Prelims

WelterweightHIT
Yoshiyuki Yoshida won by Submission (R1)
Yoshida 73%27% Wolff
Over/UnderUnder 50%
Under 50%Over 50%
CONFIDENT
Elo gap: +230(favors Yoshida)
Striking volume advantage: +2.2(favors Yoshida)
Takedown rate advantage: +4.7(favors Yoshida)
LightweightHIT
George Roop
George Roop
MC-II961
VS
George Roop won by Decision - Split (R3)
Roop 67%33% Kaplan
Over/UnderUnder 52%
Under 52%Over 48%
CONFIDENT
Elo gap: +64(favors Roop)
Striking volume advantage: -0.4(favors Kaplan)
Takedown rate advantage: -3.6(favors Kaplan)