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Zak Ottow
Zak Ottow
13-3 · USA
VS
Joshua Burkman
Joshua Burkman
28-13 · USA
October 1, 2016 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Zak Ottow def. Joshua Burkman by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ottow16/370/000:00
Burkman17/380/100:00
R2
Ottow28/610/000:00
Burkman13/470/100:00
R3
Ottow21/510/200:09
Burkman17/411/201:16
Total
Ottow65/1490/200:09
Burkman47/1261/401:16

Scorecards

Ottow vs Burkman

RdGlenn TrowbridgeJeff MullenSal D'AmatoCommunity
R1---9.9-9.1
R2---9.9-9.1
R3---9.7-9.3
Total28-2929-2829-2829.5-27.5

Media (18 cards) · avg 29.627.4 · 18 Ottow · 0 Burkman

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ottow-Burkman.

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
OttowWin probabilityBurkman
58.7%41.3%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
11%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ottow59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%34%
Submission8%14%
Decision31%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 65
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Burkman41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%31%
Submission3%8%
Decision25%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 47
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R217%
R37%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Ottow
63.4%-180
Burkman
+18035.2%
Most takedownstie 45.8%
Ottow
29.3%-118
Burkman
+11824.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ottow
Expected: 42.5
42.5
Over 42.5
42.4%
+136
Under 42.5
57.6%
-136
054107
Burkman
Expected: 31.0
31
Over 31
41.5%
+136
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.4%
-136
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Ottow
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
36.4%
+175
Under 0.5
63.6%
-175
035
Burkman
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.1%
+202
Under 0.5
66.9%
-202
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 11.0 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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Ottow58.7%30.2%+28.5+220
Burkman41.3%69.8%−28.5-260

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OttowBurkman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1495
1529
Divisional
1491
1500
Striking offense
1482
1500
Striking defense
1521
1500
Grappling offense
1514
1500
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
29 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.67
Strike accuracy
44%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.90
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.75
Takedown accuracy
38%
Takedown defense
73%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
40%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
20%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
125
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Zak Ottow
No prior UFC fights.
Joshua Burkman
  • LPaul FelderU-DEC R3
    Close +2454mo before
  • WKJ NoonsU-DEC R3
    Close -1308mo before
  • LPatrick CoteKO/TKO R3
    Close -1701y 1mo before
  • LDong Hyun KimSUB R3
    Close +1751y 4mo before
  • LPete SellU-DEC R3
    Close -2237y 11mo before
Ottow — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
77% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
10 (77%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(33%) 1
Burkman — win / loss by method
Record: 28-13-0, 1 NC

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 7 losses
W
36% of wins
L
54% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 5 losses
W
39% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
6win8loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(38%) 3
4 (67%)Decision(50%) 4
Non-UFC
22win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (41%)Submission(80%) 4
7 (32%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Ottow
Burkman
0
UFC fights
15
Octagon time
179.8 min · 12.0 avg
Career length
23y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ottow
Burkman
Overall
210W–55L · 79.2%
Wins
104W–25L · 80.6%
Losses
106W–30L · 77.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ottow
Burkman
135W–156L · 46.4%
Overall
307W–93L · 76.8%
105W–147L · 41.7%
Wins
187W–69L · 73.0%
30W–9L · 76.9%
Losses
120W–24L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Ottow
Burkman
Landed / min
3.81
Accuracy
37.4%
Defense
60.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.17
Time at distance
45.2%
Grappling & control
Ottow
Burkman
Takedowns / 15 min
2.75
Takedown accuracy
38.4%
Takedown defense
73.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.33
Control share
60.9%
Strike target map
Ottow
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Burkman
  • Head51%(243)div 63%
  • Body16%(79)div 21%
  • Legs33%(158)div 16%

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

Zak Ottow

No UFC fights on record.

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

Joshua Burkman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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