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UFC 105: Couture vs Vera
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
16-10 · USA
VS
Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
11-3 · USA
November 14, 2009 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
204.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Randy Couture def. Brandon Vera by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Couture10/121/304:21
Vera3/110/000:06
R2
Couture7/170/402:16
Vera13/230/011:01
R3
Couture22/440/302:20
Vera11/171/201:17
Total
Couture39/731/1008:57
Vera27/511/212:24

Scorecards

Couture vs Vera

RdAndy RobertsGlenn TrowbridgeSal D'AmatoCommunity
R1---9.8-9.2
R2---9-10
R3---9.6-9.5
Total29-2829-2829-2828.4-28.7

Media (5 cards) · avg 29.228.2 · 4 Couture · 0 Vera · 1 draw

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

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 probabilityVera
20.8%79.2%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
10%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 10.9 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 Vera. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Couture21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%31%
Submission2%11%
Decision12%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 39
Takedowns2.0 (0.04.8)act 1
Vera79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%35%
Submission8%10%
Decision43%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 27
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R219%
R35%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Couture
44.9%+119
Vera
-11953.6%
Most takedownstie 24.0%
Couture
73.4%-2911
Vera
+29112.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Couture
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
41.8%
+134
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.2%
-134
04283
Vera
Expected: 36.5
36.5
Over 36.5
42.4%
+136
Under 36.5
57.6%
-136
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Couture
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
39.3%
+109
Exactly 2
18.0%
push
Under 2
42.7%
-109
047
Vera
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.0%
Exactly 0
93.0%
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 10.9 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
Couture20.8%44.1%−23.3+117
Vera79.2%55.9%+23.3-140

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
77.5Striking72.9
Couture +4.6
62.3Grappling49.3
Couture +12.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CoutureVera
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1573
1524
Divisional
1548
1503
Striking offense
1515
1531
Striking defense
1526
1550
Grappling offense
1511
1540
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
46 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.71
Strikes landed / min
3.67
60%
Strike accuracy
55%
1.37
Strikes absorbed / min
2.76
59%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.92
Takedowns / 15 min
0.89
55%
Takedown accuracy
63%
60%
Takedown defense
64%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
65%
UFC win rate
70%
-2
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
69%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Randy Couture
  • LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraU-DEC R3
    Close -1983mo before
  • LBrock LesnarKO/TKO R2
    Close +1161y before
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1082y 3mo before
  • WTim SylviaU-DEC R5
    Close +2052y 8mo before
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R2
    Close +1153y 9mo before
Brandon Vera
  • WKrzysztof SoszynskiU-DEC R3
    Close -2153mo before
  • WMichael PattKO/TKO R2
    Close -5288mo before
  • LKeith JardineS-DEC R3
    Close -1881y 1mo before
  • WReese AndyU-DEC R3
    Close -4611y 4mo before
  • LFabricio WerdumKO/TKO R1
    Close -1831y 5mo before
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 16-10-0

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
44% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
30% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
10% of losses
UFC
13win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(86%) 6
2 (15%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (31%)Decision(14%) 1
Non-UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Couture
Vera
20
UFC fights
10
251.3 min · 12.6 avg
Octagon time
84.7 min · 8.5 avg
29y 2m
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Couture
Vera
212W–43L · 83.1%
Overall
123W–34L · 78.3%
114W–26L · 81.4%
Wins
76W–24L · 76.0%
98W–17L · 85.2%
Losses
47W–10L · 82.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Couture
Vera
125W–53L · 70.2%
Overall
10W–6L · 62.5%
86W–36L · 70.5%
Wins
10W–6L · 62.5%
39W–17L · 69.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Couture
Vera
2.37
Landed / min
4.63
40.4%
Accuracy
43.1%
73.4%
Defense
71.4%
0.06
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.06
29.8%
Time at distance
41.5%
Grappling & control
Couture
Vera
2.92
Takedowns / 15 min
0.89
55.1%
Takedown accuracy
62.5%
60.0%
Takedown defense
63.6%
0.48
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.18
72.9%
Control share
40.0%
Strike target map
Couture
  • Head77%(527)div 65%
  • Body11%(74)div 16%
  • Legs12%(81)div 19%
Vera
  • Head37%(116)div 65%
  • Body23%(72)div 16%
  • Legs40%(123)div 19%

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.

Brandon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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