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UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck
12-4 · USA
VS
Frank Trigg
Frank Trigg
19-6 · USA
September 19, 2009 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.3lb
Josh Koscheck def. Frank Trigg by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:25
Koscheck9/170/010:06
Trigg1/90/000:00
Total
Koscheck9/170/010:06
Trigg1/90/000:00

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
KoscheckWin probabilityTrigg
57.4%42.6%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
30%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Koscheck57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%18%
Submission17%30%
Decision30%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 9
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.7)act 0
Trigg43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%26%
Submission13%30%
Decision19%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 1
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~47 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R28%
R35%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.3%
Koscheck
48.2%+103
Trigg
-10349.6%
Most takedownstie 29.6%
Koscheck
60.2%-593
Trigg
+59310.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Koscheck
Expected: 23.5
23.5
Over 23.5
42.6%
+135
Under 23.5
57.4%
-135
03059
Trigg
Expected: 23.9
24
Over 24
40.9%
+138
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.4%
-138
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Koscheck
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.9%
+118
Under 1.5
54.1%
-118
035
Trigg
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.0%
Exactly 0
78.0%
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 9.5 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
Koscheck57.4%78.5%−21.1-420
Trigg42.6%21.5%+21.1+352

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
67.3Striking67.6
Trigg +0.3
61.6Grappling68.6
Trigg +7.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KoscheckTrigg
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1586
Pound-for-pound
1521
1576
Divisional
1520
1473
Striking offense
1510
1519
Striking defense
1515
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.95
Strikes landed / min
2.84
40%
Strike accuracy
53%
1.68
Strikes absorbed / min
1.82
66%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.10
Takedowns / 15 min
1.27
56%
Takedown accuracy
67%
50%
Takedown defense
77%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
40%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
60%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
1491
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Koscheck
  • LPaulo ThiagoKO/TKO R1
    Close -4767mo before
  • WYoshiyuki YoshidaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2789mo before
  • LThiago AlvesU-DEC R3
    Close -12511mo before
  • WChris LytleU-DEC R3
    Close -3181y 2mo before
  • WDustin HazelettKO/TKO R2
    Close -4181y 7mo before
Frank Trigg
  • LGeorges St-PierreSUB R1
    Close +1554y 1mo before
  • LMatt HughesSUB R1
    Close +1704y 5mo before
  • WRenato VerissimoKO/TKO R2
    Close +1154y 11mo before
  • WDennis HallmanKO/TKO R1
    Close -1355y 3mo before
  • LMatt HughesSUB R1
    5y 10mo before
Koscheck — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (20%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (40%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Trigg — win / loss by method
Record: 19-6-0

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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
53% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 4 losses
W
21% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
26% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (47%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
4 (24%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (29%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Koscheck
Trigg
14
UFC fights
5
130.5 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
23.6 min · 4.7 avg
22y 7m
Career length
28y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Koscheck
Trigg
214W–61L · 77.8%
Overall
118W–16L · 88.1%
148W–51L · 74.4%
Wins
38W–8L · 82.6%
66W–10L · 86.8%
Losses
80W–8L · 90.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Koscheck
Trigg
10W–8L · 55.6%
Overall
228W–74L · 75.5%
10W–8L · 55.6%
Wins
185W–68L · 73.1%
0W–0L
Losses
43W–6L · 87.8%
Distance striking
Koscheck
Trigg
2.11
Landed / min
2.66
26.9%
Accuracy
21.2%
68.8%
Defense
71.4%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.64
43.6%
Time at distance
11.2%
Grappling & control
Koscheck
Trigg
3.10
Takedowns / 15 min
1.27
56.3%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
50.0%
Takedown defense
76.9%
0.57
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.27
84.7%
Control share
61.0%
Strike target map
Koscheck
  • Head77%(197)div 63%
  • Body15%(37)div 21%
  • Legs8%(21)div 16%
Trigg
  • Head84%(56)div 63%
  • Body15%(10)div 21%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%

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

Josh Koscheck
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Frank Trigg
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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