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UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
18-10 · USA
VS
James Toney
James Toney
0-1 · USA
August 28, 2010 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
220.0lb
Weigh-in
237.0lb
Randy Couture def. James Toney by SUB (Arm Triangle), R1 3:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:19
Couture8/111/103:03
Toney0/00/000:00
Total
Couture8/111/103:03
Toney0/00/000:00

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
CoutureWin probabilityToney
61.8%38.2%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
10%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Couture62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%41%
Submission7%12%
Decision29%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 8
Takedowns2.3 (0.34.8)act 1
Toney38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%39%
Submission3%7%
Decision20%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 0
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R219%
R35%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Couture
60.9%-161
Toney
+16137.9%
Most takedownstie 2.5%
Couture
97.2%-30867
Toney
+308670.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Couture
Expected: 47.6
47.5
Over 47.5
42.7%
+134
Under 47.5
57.3%
-134
060120
Toney
Expected: 37.0
37
Over 37
41.6%
+136
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.6%
-136
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Couture
Expected: 2.3
2.5
Over 2.5
46.4%
+116
Under 2.5
53.6%
-116
047
Toney
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
3.7%
Exactly 0
96.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.2 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
Couture61.8%83.7%−21.9-600
Toney38.2%16.3%+21.9+500

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
CoutureToney
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1614
Pound-for-pound
1500
1571
Divisional
1500
Striking offense
Striking defense
1557
Grappling offense
1472
1545
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
47 yrs
Age
42 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'9"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.81
Strikes landed / min
60%
Strike accuracy
1.40
Strikes absorbed / min
59%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.81
Takedowns / 15 min
51%
Takedown accuracy
59%
Takedown defense
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
68%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Randy Couture
  • WMark ColemanSUB R2
    Close -3637mo before
  • WBrandon VeraU-DEC R3
    Close +1179mo before
  • LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraU-DEC R3
    Close -1981y before
  • LBrock LesnarKO/TKO R2
    Close +1161y 9mo before
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1083y before
James Toney
No prior UFC fights.
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 18-10-0

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, 6 losses
W
39% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
30% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
10% of losses
UFC
15win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(86%) 6
3 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (33%)Decision(14%) 1
Non-UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Toney — win / loss by method
Record: 0-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Couture
Toney
22
UFC fights
0
272.4 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
29y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Couture
Toney
237W–55L · 81.2%
Overall
139W–38L · 78.5%
Wins
98W–17L · 85.2%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Couture
Toney
125W–53L · 70.2%
Overall
86W–36L · 70.5%
Wins
39W–17L · 69.6%
Losses
Distance striking
Couture
Toney
2.59
Landed / min
40.5%
Accuracy
71.5%
Defense
0.06
Knockdowns / 15 min
28.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Couture
Toney
2.81
Takedowns / 15 min
51.0%
Takedown accuracy
59.4%
Takedown defense
0.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
73.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Couture
  • Head77%(587)div 67%
  • Body11%(85)div 17%
  • Legs12%(93)div 16%
Toney
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Randy Couture
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

James Toney

No UFC fights on record.

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