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UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
Al Iaquinta
Al Iaquinta
5-2-1 · USA
VS
Ryan Couture
Ryan Couture
6-2 · USA
August 31, 2013 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Al Iaquinta def. Ryan Couture by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Iaquinta29/622/200:12
Couture17/530/000:07
R2
Iaquinta19/531/100:14
Couture12/470/300:24
R3
Iaquinta32/621/100:25
Couture16/550/300:37
Total
Iaquinta80/1774/400:51
Couture45/1550/601:08

Scorecards

Iaquinta vs Couture

RdBrian PuccilloOtto TorrieroSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.8

Media (15 cards) · avg 3027 · 15 Iaquinta · 0 Couture

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Iaquinta-Couture.

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
IaquintaWin probabilityCouture
63.7%36.3%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
32%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Iaquinta64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%36%
Submission20%31%
Decision21%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 80
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 4
Couture36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%25%
Submission12%34%
Decision15%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 45
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R29%
R317%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Iaquinta
54.5%-123
Couture
+12344.2%
Most takedownstie 54.5%
Iaquinta
18.1%+151
Couture
-15127.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Iaquinta
Expected: 44.3
44.5
Over 44.5
42.3%
+137
Under 44.5
57.7%
-137
056111
Couture
Expected: 39.7
39.5
Over 39.5
42.8%
+134
Under 39.5
57.2%
-134
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Iaquinta
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.4%
+327
Under 0.5
76.6%
-327
035
Couture
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.5%
+207
Under 0.5
67.5%
-207
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 9.1 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
Iaquinta63.7%65.5%−1.8-200
Couture36.3%34.5%+1.8+185

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
58.8Striking52.3
Iaquinta +6.5
18.5Grappling15.1
Iaquinta +3.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
IaquintaCouture
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1493
Pound-for-pound
1510
1493
Divisional
1510
1500
Striking offense
1498
1499
Striking defense
1493
1499
Grappling offense
1500
1493
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
26 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.87
Strikes landed / min
3.31
50%
Strike accuracy
38%
3.23
Strikes absorbed / min
3.20
40%
Strike defense
32%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.71
Takedown accuracy
14%
67%
Takedown defense
0%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
456
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Al Iaquinta
  • LMichael ChiesaSUB R1
    Close -2601y 3mo before
Ryan Couture
  • LRoss PearsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +3105mo before
Iaquinta — win / loss by method
Record: 5-2-1

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 6-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Iaquinta
Couture
1
UFC fights
1
2.8 min · 2.8 avg
Octagon time
8.8 min · 8.8 avg
17y 5m
Career length
15y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Iaquinta
Couture
5W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
14W–6L · 70.0%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
14W–6L · 70.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Iaquinta
Couture
19W–11L · 63.3%
Overall
41W–17L · 70.7%
10W–9L · 52.6%
Wins
37W–17L · 68.5%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
4W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Iaquinta
Couture
5.03
Landed / min
3.68
57.1%
Accuracy
27.8%
40.0%
Defense
31.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
57.1%
Time at distance
46.6%
Grappling & control
Iaquinta
Couture
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.71
Takedown accuracy
14.3%
66.7%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Control share
94.5%
Strike target map
Iaquinta
  • Head75%(6)div 64%
  • Body13%(1)div 19%
  • Legs13%(1)div 17%
Couture
  • Head24%(7)div 64%
  • Body41%(12)div 19%
  • Legs34%(10)div 17%

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

Al Iaquinta
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ryan Couture
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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