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Katsunori Kikuno
Katsunori Kikuno
18-5 · JPN
VS
Sam Sicilia
Sam Sicilia
13-4 · USA
September 20, 2014 · Saitama, Japan
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Katsunori Kikuno def. Sam Sicilia by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 1:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Kikuno27/670/000:01
Sicilia32/810/000:00
R2 · 1:38
Kikuno5/111/100:47
Sicilia4/100/000:00
Total
Kikuno32/781/100:48
Sicilia36/910/000:00

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
KikunoWin probabilitySicilia
39.1%60.9%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
14%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Kikuno39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%25%
Submission3%8%
Decision26%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2355)act 32
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.2)act 1
Sicilia61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%30%
Submission11%18%
Decision32%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 36
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R218%
R35%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Kikuno
54.3%-122
Sicilia
+12244.3%
Most takedownstie 35.6%
Kikuno
50.8%-374
Sicilia
+37413.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kikuno
Expected: 42.0
42
Over 42
41.8%
+136
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.6%
-136
053106
Sicilia
Expected: 37.7
37.5
Over 37.5
42.9%
+133
Under 37.5
57.1%
-133
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Kikuno
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.1%
+109
Exactly 1
20.4%
push
Under 1
41.6%
-109
035
Sicilia
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.0%
+317
Under 0.5
76.0%
-317
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 11.2 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
Kikuno39.1%58.2%−19.1-145
Sicilia60.9%41.8%+19.1+135

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
65.1Striking59.3
Kikuno +5.8
61.8Grappling55.1
Kikuno +6.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KikunoSicilia
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1545
Pound-for-pound
1526
1545
Divisional
1512
1499
Striking offense
1500
1522
Striking defense
1500
1498
Grappling offense
1499
1507
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
32 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
66"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.36
Strikes landed / min
2.87
49%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.83
Strikes absorbed / min
3.52
58%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.36
Takedowns / 15 min
2.15
75%
Takedown accuracy
42%
91%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Katsunori Kikuno
  • LTony FergusonKO/TKO R1
    Close +2854mo before
  • WQuinn MulhernU-DEC R3
    Close -1659mo before
Sam Sicilia
  • WAaron PhillipsU-DEC R3
    Close -1404mo before
  • LCole MillerSUB R2
    Close +1108mo before
  • WGodofredo PepeyKO/TKO R1
    Close +11010mo before
  • LMaximo BlancoU-DEC R3
    Close +1801y 5mo before
  • LRony JasonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1901y 11mo before
Kikuno — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (53%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(25%) 1
7 (41%)Decision(75%) 3
Sicilia — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Kikuno
Sicilia
2
UFC fights
6
19.1 min · 9.6 avg
Octagon time
55.8 min · 9.3 avg
19y 7m
Career length
18y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kikuno
Sicilia
32W–6L · 84.2%
Overall
67W–20L · 77.0%
18W–3L · 85.7%
Wins
28W–5L · 84.8%
14W–3L · 82.4%
Losses
39W–15L · 72.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kikuno
Sicilia
262W–135L · 66.0%
Overall
26W–23L · 53.1%
189W–115L · 62.2%
Wins
23W–23L · 50.0%
73W–20L · 78.5%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Kikuno
Sicilia
4.27
Landed / min
2.93
48.1%
Accuracy
29.1%
58.4%
Defense
61.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
47.8%
Time at distance
58.8%
Grappling & control
Kikuno
Sicilia
2.36
Takedowns / 15 min
2.15
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
42.1%
90.9%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.54
93.3%
Control share
72.6%
Strike target map
Kikuno
  • Head73%(33)div 63%
  • Body20%(9)div 19%
  • Legs7%(3)div 17%
Sicilia
  • Head71%(114)div 63%
  • Body22%(35)div 19%
  • Legs7%(11)div 17%

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

Katsunori Kikuno
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sam Sicilia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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