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Kurt Pellegrino
Kurt Pellegrino
16-4 · USA
July 3, 2010 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
George Sotiropoulos def. Kurt Pellegrino by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sotiropoulos20/860/010:22
Pellegrino14/502/200:57
R2
Sotiropoulos12/271/203:49
Pellegrino8/220/000:00
R3
Sotiropoulos16/490/000:35
Pellegrino17/361/112:14
Total
Sotiropoulos48/1621/214:46
Pellegrino39/1083/313:11

Scorecards

Sotiropoulos vs Pellegrino

RdGlenn TrowbridgeNelson HamiltonSal D'AmatoCommunity
R1-10-910-910-9
R2-10-910-910-9
R3-10-910-99.1-9.9
Total29-2830-2730-2729.1-27.9

Media (5 cards) · avg 2928 · 5 Sotiropoulos · 0 Pellegrino

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sotiropoulos-Pellegrino.

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
SotiropoulosWin probabilityPellegrino
38.3%61.7%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
21%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sotiropoulos38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%25%
Submission7%20%
Decision21%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1637)act 48
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Pellegrino62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%26%
Submission14%22%
Decision32%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 39
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.6)act 3
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R215%
R37%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Sotiropoulos
44.8%+119
Pellegrino
-11953.3%
Most takedownstie 26.8%
Sotiropoulos
22.4%+227
Pellegrino
-22750.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sotiropoulos
Expected: 28.5
28.5
Over 28.5
42.5%
+135
Under 28.5
57.5%
-135
03672
Pellegrino
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.0%
+138
Under 31.5
58.0%
-138
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Sotiropoulos
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.8%
+139
Under 0.5
58.2%
-139
035
Pellegrino
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
44.5%
+125
Under 1.5
55.5%
-125
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 10.6 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
Sotiropoulos38.3%60.3%−22.0-158
Pellegrino61.7%39.7%+22.0+148

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
68.0Striking70.4
Pellegrino +2.4
87.7Grappling74.4
Sotiropoulos +13.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SotiropoulosPellegrino
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1588
Pound-for-pound
1586
1561
Divisional
1596
1502
Striking offense
1476
1516
Striking defense
1522
1542
Grappling offense
1545
1533
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.22
Strikes landed / min
2.32
32%
Strike accuracy
46%
0.96
Strikes absorbed / min
1.58
76%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.07
Takedowns / 15 min
3.19
73%
Takedown accuracy
57%
63%
Takedown defense
70%
3.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
70%
+5
Win/loss streak
+4
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
80%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
George Sotiropoulos
  • WJoe StevensonU-DEC R3
    Close +2114mo before
  • WJason DentSUB R2
    Close -6737mo before
  • WGeorge RoopSUB R2
    Close -47811mo before
  • WRoman MitichyanKO/TKO R2
    Close -2112y 3mo before
  • WBilly MilesSUB R1
    Close -3612y 7mo before
Kurt Pellegrino
  • WFabricio CamoesSUB R2
    Close -2103mo before
  • WJosh NeerU-DEC R3
    Close +18511mo before
  • WRob EmersonSUB R2
    Close -2211y 5mo before
  • WThiago TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close +2211y 10mo before
  • LNate DiazSUB R2
    Close +1262y 3mo before
Sotiropoulos — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (60%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(50%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(50%) 1
Pellegrino — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 3 losses
W
63% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (57%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (29%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (67%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sotiropoulos
Pellegrino
5
UFC fights
10
40.6 min · 8.1 avg
Octagon time
94.0 min · 9.4 avg
21y 8m
Career length
23y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sotiropoulos
Pellegrino
68W–25L · 73.1%
Overall
139W–38L · 78.5%
68W–25L · 73.1%
Wins
76W–25L · 75.2%
0W–0L
Losses
63W–13L · 82.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sotiropoulos
Pellegrino
49W–26L · 65.3%
Overall
60W–44L · 57.7%
32W–22L · 59.3%
Wins
51W–39L · 56.7%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Losses
9W–5L · 64.3%
Distance striking
Sotiropoulos
Pellegrino
4.10
Landed / min
3.26
23.7%
Accuracy
31.2%
76.9%
Defense
74.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
30.0%
Time at distance
26.8%
Grappling & control
Sotiropoulos
Pellegrino
4.07
Takedowns / 15 min
3.19
73.3%
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
62.5%
Takedown defense
70.0%
3.70
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.12
78.0%
Control share
79.3%
Strike target map
Sotiropoulos
  • Head88%(79)div 66%
  • Body11%(10)div 18%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%
Pellegrino
  • Head81%(177)div 66%
  • Body14%(31)div 18%
  • Legs5%(10)div 16%

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

George Sotiropoulos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kurt Pellegrino
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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