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UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
14-6 · GBR
VS
Ryan Couture
Ryan Couture
6-1 · USA
April 6, 2013 · Stockholm, Sweden
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.0lb
Ross Pearson def. Ryan Couture by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 3:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pearson6/80/000:00
Couture17/361/502:36
R2 · 3:45
Pearson22/331/110:11
Couture12/410/200:32
Total
Pearson28/411/110:11
Couture29/771/703:08

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
PearsonWin probabilityCouture
39.8%60.2%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
15%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pearson40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%31%
Submission6%16%
Decision21%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 28
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Couture60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%27%
Submission9%15%
Decision35%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3171)act 29
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 1
Combined totals~101 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R29%
R312%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Pearson
42.9%+130
Couture
-13056.0%
Most takedownstie 55.8%
Pearson
16.1%+174
Couture
-17428.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pearson
Expected: 47.2
47
Over 47
42.0%
+135
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
56.6%
-135
059118
Couture
Expected: 54.3
54.5
Over 54.5
42.2%
+137
Under 54.5
57.8%
-137
068136
Takedowns — over/under
Pearson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.9%
Exactly 0
79.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Couture
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.3%
+209
Under 0.5
67.7%
-209
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 11.1 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
Pearson39.8%76.0%−36.2-340
Couture60.2%24.0%+36.2+310

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
PearsonCouture
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1558
Pound-for-pound
1524
1560
Divisional
1524
1512
Striking offense
1500
1513
Striking defense
1500
1487
Grappling offense
1500
1516
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
69"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.24
Strikes landed / min
41%
Strike accuracy
3.04
Strikes absorbed / min
69%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
29%
Takedown accuracy
80%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
113
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ross Pearson
  • WGeorge SotiropoulosKO/TKO R3
    Close -2104mo before
  • LCub SwansonKO/TKO R2
    Close -2159mo before
  • WJunior AssuncaoU-DEC R3
    Close -3251y 3mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaS-DEC R3
    Close +2481y 7mo before
  • WSpencer FisherU-DEC R3
    Close -1852y 1mo before
Ryan Couture
No prior UFC fights.
Pearson — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (67%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% 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
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pearson
Couture
9
UFC fights
0
111.4 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
21y 7m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Pearson
Couture
145W–42L · 77.5%
Overall
105W–33L · 76.1%
Wins
40W–9L · 81.6%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pearson
Couture
59W–53L · 52.7%
Overall
41W–17L · 70.7%
43W–47L · 47.8%
Wins
37W–17L · 68.5%
16W–6L · 72.7%
Losses
4W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Pearson
Couture
4.76
Landed / min
35.6%
Accuracy
73.1%
Defense
0.27
Knockdowns / 15 min
65.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Pearson
Couture
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
45.6%
Control share
Strike target map
Pearson
  • Head61%(290)div 64%
  • Body22%(106)div 19%
  • Legs16%(76)div 17%
Couture
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Ross Pearson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ryan Couture

No UFC fights on record.

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