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UFC 105: Couture vs Vera
Nick Osipczak
Nick Osipczak
4-0 · GBR
VS
Matthew Riddle
Matthew Riddle
3-0 · USA
November 14, 2009 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Nick Osipczak def. Matthew Riddle by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 3:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Osipczak3/120/000:21
Riddle16/282/402:58
R2
Osipczak14/330/002:38
Riddle5/131/501:26
R3 · 3:53
Osipczak29/560/001:06
Riddle7/131/301:22
Total
Osipczak46/1010/004:05
Riddle28/544/1205:46

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
OsipczakWin probabilityRiddle
43.2%56.8%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
15%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Osipczak43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%26%
Submission10%24%
Decision22%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 46
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Riddle57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%19%
Submission5%8%
Decision42%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 28
Takedowns2.4 (0.05.5)act 4
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R217%
R34%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Osipczak
44.8%+119
Riddle
-11953.4%
Most takedownstie 19.5%
Osipczak
7.7%+941
Riddle
-94172.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Osipczak
Expected: 29.4
29.5
Over 29.5
42.4%
+136
Under 29.5
57.6%
-136
03774
Riddle
Expected: 32.3
32.5
Over 32.5
42.2%
+137
Under 32.5
57.8%
-137
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Osipczak
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.7%
+362
Under 0.5
78.3%
-362
035
Riddle
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
46.2%
+117
Under 2.5
53.8%
-117
048

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 11.7 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
Osipczak43.2%27.6%+15.6+248
Riddle56.8%72.4%−15.6-308

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
74.5Striking77.6
Riddle +3.1
95.5Grappling84.3
Osipczak +11.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OsipczakRiddle
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1548
1523
Divisional
1533
1492
Striking offense
1466
1506
Striking defense
1510
1507
Grappling offense
1548
1507
Grappling defense
1542
Physical
24 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.82
Strikes landed / min
3.44
47%
Strike accuracy
68%
2.18
Strikes absorbed / min
1.36
64%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.09
Takedowns / 15 min
3.67
100%
Takedown accuracy
55%
100%
Takedown defense
88%
4.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nick Osipczak
  • WFrank LesterSUB R1
    Close -2505mo before
Matthew Riddle
  • WDan CramerU-DEC R3
    Close -2283mo before
  • WSteve BrunoU-DEC R3
    Close -1459mo before
  • WDante RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close -2531y 5mo before
Osipczak — win / loss by method
Record: 4-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Riddle — win / loss by method
Record: 3-0-0

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
0% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Osipczak
Riddle
1
UFC fights
3
3.7 min · 3.7 avg
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
18y 4m
Career length
18y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Osipczak
Riddle
3W–2L · 60.0%
Overall
24W–7L · 77.4%
3W–2L · 60.0%
Wins
24W–7L · 77.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Osipczak
Riddle
8W–15L · 34.8%
Overall
8W–15L · 34.8%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Osipczak
Riddle
2.12
Landed / min
1.57
11.1%
Accuracy
15.0%
80.0%
Defense
56.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
12.9%
Time at distance
8.5%
Grappling & control
Osipczak
Riddle
4.09
Takedowns / 15 min
3.67
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
55.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
87.5%
4.09
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.33
97.2%
Control share
87.9%
Strike target map
Osipczak
  • Head21%(3)div 63%
  • Body21%(3)div 21%
  • Legs57%(8)div 16%
Riddle
  • Head40%(62)div 63%
  • Body41%(64)div 21%
  • Legs19%(29)div 16%

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

Nick Osipczak
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matthew Riddle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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