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UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
2-1 · USA
VS
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
16-8 · USA
November 15, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
265.0lb
Weigh-in
220.0lb
Brock Lesnar def. Randy Couture by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 3:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lesnar11/142/302:38
Couture6/91/201:18
R2 · 3:07
Lesnar20/280/110:12
Couture5/100/101:48
Total
Lesnar31/422/412:50
Couture11/191/303:06

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
LesnarWin probabilityCouture
88.4%11.6%
KO / TKO
72%
Submission
11%
Decision
17%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lesnar88%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO64%73%
Submission10%11%
Decision14%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 31
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 2
Couture12%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%64%
Submission2%15%
Decision2%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)act 11
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 1
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R217%
R311%
R46%
R55%
Distance17%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Lesnar
57.5%-141
Couture
+14140.6%
Most takedownstie 32.4%
Lesnar
15.2%+346
Couture
-34652.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lesnar
Expected: 30.8
31
Over 31
41.1%
+138
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.8%
-138
03978
Couture
Expected: 25.6
25.5
Over 25.5
42.7%
+134
Under 25.5
57.3%
-134
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Lesnar
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.6%
+262
Under 0.5
72.4%
-262
035
Couture
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.5%
-106
Exactly 1
21.3%
push
Under 1
38.2%
+106
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 10.4 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
Lesnar88.4%55.5%+32.9-136
Couture11.6%44.5%−32.9+116

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
82.3Striking78.4
Lesnar +3.9
61.4Grappling64.4
Couture +3.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LesnarCouture
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1507
Pound-for-pound
1623
1507
Divisional
1607
1484
Striking offense
1509
1509
Striking defense
1542
1559
Grappling offense
1554
1542
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
31 yrs
Age
45 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
81"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.70
Strikes landed / min
2.76
80%
Strike accuracy
62%
0.67
Strikes absorbed / min
1.25
54%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.45
Takedowns / 15 min
3.16
86%
Takedown accuracy
56%
Takedown defense
62%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
72%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
69%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
448
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brock Lesnar
  • WHeath HerringU-DEC R3
    Close -2083mo before
  • LFrank MirSUB R1
    Close -1639mo before
Randy Couture
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1081y 3mo before
  • WTim SylviaU-DEC R5
    Close +2051y 8mo before
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R2
    Close +1152y 9mo before
  • WMike van ArsdaleSUB R3
    Close -4003y 3mo before
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close -2553y 7mo before
Lesnar — win / loss by method
Record: 2-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 16-8-0

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, 5 losses
W
44% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
13win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(100%) 5
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
Lesnar
Couture
2
UFC fights
18
16.5 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
228.2 min · 12.7 avg
19y 2m
Career length
29y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lesnar
Couture
38W–16L · 70.4%
Overall
182W–37L · 83.1%
28W–13L · 68.3%
Wins
114W–26L · 81.4%
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
68W–11L · 86.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lesnar
Couture
2W–5L · 28.6%
Overall
125W–53L · 70.2%
2W–5L · 28.6%
Wins
86W–36L · 70.5%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–17L · 69.6%
Distance striking
Lesnar
Couture
5.12
Landed / min
2.17
54.5%
Accuracy
42.2%
70.0%
Defense
73.8%
0.91
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.07
7.1%
Time at distance
30.0%
Grappling & control
Lesnar
Couture
5.45
Takedowns / 15 min
3.16
85.7%
Takedown accuracy
56.5%
Takedown defense
61.5%
0.91
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.53
86.9%
Control share
76.1%
Strike target map
Lesnar
  • Head51%(31)div 65%
  • Body44%(27)div 18%
  • Legs5%(3)div 17%
Couture
  • Head76%(481)div 65%
  • Body12%(73)div 18%
  • Legs12%(75)div 17%

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

Brock Lesnar
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.