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UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira
Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz
5-1 · USA
VS
Nick Catone
Nick Catone
7-1 · USA
August 29, 2009 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Mark Munoz def. Nick Catone by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Munoz20/381/500:34
Catone28/421/201:51
R2
Munoz13/270/301:46
Catone6/211/200:29
R3
Munoz20/371/401:45
Catone4/191/200:51
Total
Munoz53/1022/1204:05
Catone38/823/603:11

Scorecards

Munoz vs Catone

RdGlenn TrowbridgeKen BarringerMarcos RosalesCommunity
R1--10-99.3-9.7
R2--10-99.7-9.3
R3--10-910-8.3
Total29-2828-2930-2729-27.3

Media (2 cards) · avg 2928 · 2 Munoz · 0 Catone

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Munoz-Catone.

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
MunozWin probabilityCatone
39.4%60.6%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
28%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Munoz39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%24%
Submission8%20%
Decision22%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 53
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 2
Catone61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%21%
Submission20%33%
Decision28%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 38
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 3
Combined totals~47 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R216%
R36%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.3%
Munoz
47.7%+105
Catone
-10550.0%
Most takedownstie 35.2%
Munoz
14.1%+358
Catone
-35850.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Munoz
Expected: 23.2
23
Over 23
41.7%
+133
Exactly 23
2.8%
push
Under 23
55.5%
-133
03059
Catone
Expected: 23.8
24
Over 24
40.6%
+140
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.7%
-140
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Munoz
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.5%
+308
Under 0.5
75.5%
-308
035
Catone
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
39.6%
+105
Exactly 1
18.7%
push
Under 1
41.7%
-105
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 10.2 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
Munoz39.4%67.2%−27.8-231
Catone60.6%32.8%+27.8+193

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
49.6Striking82.2
Catone +32.6
0.0Grappling98.1
Catone +98.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MunozCatone
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1505
Pound-for-pound
1521
1520
Divisional
1521
1475
Striking offense
1479
1493
Striking defense
1515
1543
Grappling offense
1558
1547
Grappling defense
1538
Physical
31 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.61
Strikes landed / min
2.67
38%
Strike accuracy
66%
5.92
Strikes absorbed / min
0.73
51%
Strike defense
73%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
7.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
83%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
150
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mark Munoz
  • LMatt HamillKO/TKO R1
    Close +1486mo before
Nick Catone
  • LTim CredeurSUB R2
    Close -1235mo before
  • WDerek DowneySUB R2
    Close -2317mo before
Munoz — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Catone — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Munoz
Catone
1
UFC fights
2
3.9 min · 3.9 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 7.5 avg
19y 0m
Career length
19y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Munoz
Catone
6W–2L · 75.0%
Overall
21W–5L · 80.8%
0W–0L
Wins
10W–3L · 76.9%
6W–2L · 75.0%
Losses
11W–2L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Munoz
Catone
18W–4L · 81.8%
Overall
21W–18L · 53.8%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Wins
21W–18L · 53.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Munoz
Catone
3.20
Landed / min
3.28
32.3%
Accuracy
39.1%
52.4%
Defense
80.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
80.4%
Time at distance
18.3%
Grappling & control
Munoz
Catone
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
7.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
83.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.00
5.0%
Control share
87.7%
Strike target map
Munoz
  • Head79%(11)div 63%
  • Body21%(3)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
Catone
  • Head88%(35)div 63%
  • Body10%(4)div 20%
  • Legs3%(1)div 17%

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

Mark Munoz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nick Catone
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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