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UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida
Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz
8-2 · USA
VS
Aaron Simpson
Aaron Simpson
8-1 · USA
November 20, 2010 · Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Mark Munoz def. Aaron Simpson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Munoz23/470/100:45
Simpson13/391/401:23
R2
Munoz24/411/200:37
Simpson13/413/400:52
R3
Munoz29/680/101:35
Simpson17/381/301:00
Total
Munoz76/1561/402:57
Simpson43/1185/1103:15

Scorecards

Munoz vs Simpson

RdCardo UrsoJeff BlatnickKelvin CaldwellCommunity
R1---9.2-9.8
R2---9.8-9.2
R3---10-9
Total29-2829-2829-2829-28

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 6 Munoz · 0 Simpson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Munoz-Simpson.

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
MunozWin probabilitySimpson
40.3%59.7%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
25%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Munoz40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%29%
Submission9%22%
Decision19%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 76
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 1
Simpson60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%32%
Submission17%28%
Decision24%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 43
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.3)act 5
Combined totals~54 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R213%
R38%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Munoz
41.9%+134
Simpson
-13456.1%
Most takedownstie 32.6%
Munoz
11.7%+476
Simpson
-47655.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Munoz
Expected: 24.7
24.5
Over 24.5
43.1%
+132
Under 24.5
56.9%
-132
03162
Simpson
Expected: 28.9
29
Over 29
41.2%
+137
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.6%
-137
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Munoz
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.3%
+349
Under 0.5
77.7%
-349
035
Simpson
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.8%
-111
Exactly 1
22.5%
push
Under 1
36.7%
+111
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 9.4 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
Munoz40.3%54.4%−14.1-125
Simpson59.7%45.6%+14.1+115

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
68.5Striking68.3
Munoz +0.2
38.1Grappling66.5
Simpson +28.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MunozSimpson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1549
1552
Divisional
1548
1501
Striking offense
1503
1497
Striking defense
1504
1511
Grappling offense
1539
1499
Grappling defense
1539
Physical
32 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.80
Strikes landed / min
3.84
46%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.28
Strikes absorbed / min
3.27
60%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.70
Takedowns / 15 min
3.84
13%
Takedown accuracy
40%
56%
Takedown defense
83%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
75%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
75%
67%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
111
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mark Munoz
  • LYushin OkamiS-DEC R3
    Close +1854mo before
  • WKendall GroveKO/TKO R2
    Close -1707mo before
  • WRyan JensenKO/TKO R1
    Close -37311mo before
  • WNick CatoneS-DEC R3
    Close -2311y 3mo before
  • LMatt HamillKO/TKO R1
    Close +1481y 8mo before
Aaron Simpson
  • LChris LebenKO/TKO R2
    Close -3105mo before
  • WTom LawlorS-DEC R3
    Close -29510mo before
  • WEd HermanKO/TKO R2
    Close -1191y 3mo before
  • WTim McKenzieKO/TKO R1
    Close -2031y 8mo before
Munoz — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Simpson — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Munoz
Simpson
5
UFC fights
4
44.2 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
31.2 min · 7.8 avg
19y 0m
Career length
26y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Munoz
Simpson
62W–19L · 76.5%
Overall
54W–20L · 73.0%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
35W–13L · 72.9%
30W–7L · 81.1%
Losses
19W–7L · 73.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Munoz
Simpson
18W–4L · 81.8%
Overall
3W–0L · 100.0%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Wins
3W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Munoz
Simpson
2.40
Landed / min
4.21
32.6%
Accuracy
31.2%
68.4%
Defense
71.0%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.96
42.5%
Time at distance
33.5%
Grappling & control
Munoz
Simpson
1.70
Takedowns / 15 min
3.84
12.5%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
55.6%
Takedown defense
83.3%
0.68
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.48
49.9%
Control share
78.8%
Strike target map
Munoz
  • Head67%(83)div 63%
  • Body26%(32)div 20%
  • Legs7%(9)div 17%
Simpson
  • Head68%(82)div 63%
  • Body22%(26)div 20%
  • Legs10%(12)div 17%

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

Mark Munoz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Aaron Simpson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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