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UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira
Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga
10-4 · BRA
VS
August 29, 2009 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
259.0lb
Weigh-in
258.0lb
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Chris Tuchscherer by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:27
Gonzaga22/270/011:57
Tuchscherer0/10/000:00
Total
Gonzaga22/270/011:57
Tuchscherer0/10/000:00

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
GonzagaWin probabilityTuchscherer
65.8%34.2%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
23%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gonzaga66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%49%
Submission17%26%
Decision17%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 22
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Tuchscherer34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%45%
Submission6%17%
Decision13%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1128)act 0
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~46 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R150%
R214%
R36%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.3%
Gonzaga
55.6%-132
Tuchscherer
+13242.1%
Most takedownstie 38.5%
Gonzaga
42.5%-223
Tuchscherer
+22319.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gonzaga
Expected: 24.7
24.5
Over 24.5
42.9%
+133
Under 24.5
57.1%
-133
03162
Tuchscherer
Expected: 21.2
21
Over 21
41.6%
+133
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
55.3%
-133
02754
Takedowns — over/under
Gonzaga
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.4%
+158
Exactly 1
21.5%
push
Under 1
48.1%
-158
035
Tuchscherer
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.3%
+230
Under 0.5
69.7%
-230
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 7.5 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
Gonzaga65.8%76.1%−10.3-433
Tuchscherer34.2%23.9%+10.3+293

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GonzagaTuchscherer
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1555
1553
Divisional
1555
1522
Striking offense
1482
1503
Striking defense
1500
1539
Grappling offense
1561
1531
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.15
Strikes landed / min
47%
Strike accuracy
2.69
Strikes absorbed / min
49%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
3.36
Takedowns / 15 min
55%
Takedown accuracy
77%
Takedown defense
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gabriel Gonzaga
  • LShane CarwinKO/TKO R1
    Close -1436mo before
  • WJosh HendricksKO/TKO R1
    Close -3609mo before
  • WJustin McCullySUB R1
    Close -4851y 2mo before
  • LFabricio WerdumKO/TKO R2
    Close -2401y 7mo before
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R3
    Close -1332y before
Chris Tuchscherer
No prior UFC fights.
Gonzaga — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

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
6 wins, 4 losses
W
60% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Tuchscherer — win / loss by method
Record: 20-1-0, 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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
20win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
12 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (20%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Gonzaga
Tuchscherer
9
UFC fights
0
53.6 min · 6.0 avg
Octagon time
23y 4m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Gonzaga
Tuchscherer
100W–27L · 78.7%
Overall
66W–16L · 80.5%
Wins
34W–11L · 75.6%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gonzaga
Tuchscherer
8W–7L · 53.3%
Overall
404W–138L · 74.5%
6W–7L · 46.2%
Wins
355W–128L · 73.5%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
49W–10L · 83.1%
Distance striking
Gonzaga
Tuchscherer
2.45
Landed / min
34.5%
Accuracy
67.4%
Defense
1.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
37.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Gonzaga
Tuchscherer
3.36
Takedowns / 15 min
54.5%
Takedown accuracy
76.9%
Takedown defense
1.96
Sub attempts / 15 min
57.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Gonzaga
  • Head61%(70)div 65%
  • Body17%(19)div 18%
  • Legs23%(26)div 17%
Tuchscherer
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Gabriel Gonzaga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Tuchscherer

No UFC fights on record.

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