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UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira
VS
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
16-9 · USA
August 29, 2009 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
231.0lb
Weigh-in
220.0lb
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Randy Couture by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodrigo Nogueira14/500/010:35
Couture25/630/000:43
R2
Rodrigo Nogueira7/310/002:01
Couture9/260/101:21
R3
Rodrigo Nogueira6/150/013:00
Couture8/140/001:24
Total
Rodrigo Nogueira27/960/025:36
Couture42/1030/103:28

Scorecards

Rodrigo Nogueira vs Couture

RdGlenn TrowbridgeMarcos RosalesNelson HamiltonCommunity
R1-10-910-99.9-9.2
R2-10-910-99.9-9.1
R3-10-910-99.9-9
Total29-2830-2730-2729.7-27.3

Media (5 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 5 Rodrigo Nogueira · 0 Couture

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

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
Rodrigo NogueiraWin probabilityCouture
75.3%24.7%
KO / TKO
68%
Submission
14%
Decision
18%
Expected fight time: 7.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rodrigo Nogueira75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO47%63%
Submission13%18%
Decision15%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 27
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Couture25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%82%
Submission1%4%
Decision4%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1432)act 42
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.3)act 0
Combined totals~48 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R220%
R318%
Distance18%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Rodrigo Nogueira
45.5%+115
Couture
-11552.3%
Most takedownstie 31.0%
Rodrigo Nogueira
5.2%+1225
Couture
-122563.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 23.2
23
Over 23
41.6%
+133
Exactly 23
2.8%
push
Under 23
55.6%
-133
02958
Couture
Expected: 25.0
25
Over 25
41.2%
+137
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.2%
-137
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.5%
Exactly 0
88.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Couture
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
42.6%
-132
Exactly 1
25.2%
push
Under 1
32.2%
+132
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 7.6 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
Rodrigo Nogueira75.3%37.3%+38.0+153
Couture24.7%62.7%−38.0-198

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
62.6Striking77.1
Couture +14.5
47.4Grappling63.6
Couture +16.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Rodrigo NogueiraCouture
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1591
Pound-for-pound
1602
1591
Divisional
1587
1480
Striking offense
1503
1494
Striking defense
1534
1532
Grappling offense
1555
1535
Grappling defense
1542
Physical
33 yrs
Age
46 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.79
Strikes landed / min
2.71
41%
Strike accuracy
62%
3.63
Strikes absorbed / min
1.34
66%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.70
Takedowns / 15 min
3.11
38%
Takedown accuracy
56%
0%
Takedown defense
60%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
68%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
67%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
69%
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
287
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
  • LFrank MirKO/TKO R2
    8mo before
  • WTim SylviaSUB R3
    Close -1681y 7mo before
  • WHeath HerringU-DEC R3
    Close -6252y 2mo before
Randy Couture
  • LBrock LesnarKO/TKO R2
    Close +1169mo before
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1082y before
  • WTim SylviaU-DEC R5
    Close +2052y 6mo before
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R2
    Close +1153y 7mo before
  • WMike van ArsdaleSUB R3
    Close -4004y before
Rodrigo Nogueira — win / loss by method
Record: 28-5-1, 1 NC

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, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 0 losses
W
61% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
26win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
16 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (31%)Decision(100%) 4
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 16-9-0

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
67% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
13win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(100%) 6
2 (15%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (31%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodrigo Nogueira
Couture
3
UFC fights
19
33.4 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
236.3 min · 12.4 avg
27y 1m
Career length
29y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodrigo Nogueira
Couture
62W–18L · 77.5%
Overall
184W–38L · 82.9%
51W–15L · 77.3%
Wins
114W–26L · 81.4%
11W–3L · 78.6%
Losses
70W–12L · 85.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodrigo Nogueira
Couture
394W–110L · 78.2%
Overall
125W–53L · 70.2%
335W–105L · 76.1%
Wins
86W–36L · 70.5%
59W–5L · 92.2%
Losses
39W–17L · 69.6%
Distance striking
Rodrigo Nogueira
Couture
3.47
Landed / min
2.18
38.4%
Accuracy
42.1%
69.8%
Defense
73.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.06
69.9%
Time at distance
29.4%
Grappling & control
Rodrigo Nogueira
Couture
2.70
Takedowns / 15 min
3.11
37.5%
Takedown accuracy
55.7%
0.0%
Takedown defense
60.0%
1.35
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.51
48.9%
Control share
75.1%
Strike target map
Rodrigo Nogueira
  • Head80%(74)div 65%
  • Body14%(13)div 18%
  • Legs6%(6)div 17%
Couture
  • Head76%(487)div 65%
  • Body12%(74)div 18%
  • Legs12%(79)div 17%

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

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Randy Couture
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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