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UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar
Kenny Florian
Kenny Florian
10-3 · USA
VS
Joe Stevenson
Joe Stevenson
29-8 · USA
November 15, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Kenny Florian def. Joe Stevenson by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:03
Florian17/371/201:05
Stevenson6/181/301:17
Total
Florian17/371/201:05
Stevenson6/181/301:17

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
FlorianWin probabilityStevenson
48.8%51.2%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
17%
Decision
65%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Florian49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%
Submission8%17%
Decision30%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 17
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 1
Stevenson51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%15%
Submission9%17%
Decision34%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 6
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 1
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R210%
R36%
Distance65%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Florian
67.7%-223
Stevenson
+22330.4%
Most takedownstie 33.2%
Florian
34.7%-108
Stevenson
+10832.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Florian
Expected: 32.2
32
Over 32
41.9%
+134
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.0%
-134
04181
Stevenson
Expected: 21.0
21
Over 21
40.9%
+137
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
56.0%
-137
02753
Takedowns — over/under
Florian
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.2%
+168
Exactly 1
19.2%
push
Under 1
50.6%
-168
035
Stevenson
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.6%
+186
Exactly 1
18.3%
push
Under 1
53.2%
-186
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 11.7 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
Florian48.8%65.2%−16.4-208
Stevenson51.2%34.8%+16.4+178

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
73.9Striking69.3
Florian +4.6
76.4Grappling69.7
Florian +6.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FlorianStevenson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1604
Pound-for-pound
1601
1589
Divisional
1605
1501
Striking offense
1496
1551
Striking defense
1503
1533
Grappling offense
1529
1507
Grappling defense
1490
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'7"
74"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.78
Strikes landed / min
2.05
53%
Strike accuracy
52%
1.71
Strikes absorbed / min
2.12
61%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.02
Takedowns / 15 min
3.02
56%
Takedown accuracy
63%
63%
Takedown defense
17%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
75%
+5
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
88%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kenny Florian
  • WRoger HuertaU-DEC R3
    Close -1493mo before
  • WJoe LauzonKO/TKO R2
    Close -2037mo before
  • WDin ThomasSUB R1
    Close -1551y 2mo before
  • WAlvin RobinsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2331y 4mo before
  • WDokonjonosuke MishimaSUB R3
    1y 7mo before
Joe Stevenson
  • WGleison TibauSUB R2
    Close -2404mo before
  • LBJ PennSUB R2
    Close +26510mo before
  • WKurt PellegrinoU-DEC R3
    Close -3001y 3mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardSUB R1
    Close -1601y 7mo before
  • WDokonjonosuke MishimaSUB R1
    2y before
Florian — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
40% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Stevenson — win / loss by method
Record: 29-8-0

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, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 3 losses
W
45% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
23win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (26%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
10 (43%)Submission(33%) 2
7 (30%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Florian
Stevenson
10
UFC fights
8
89.5 min · 8.9 avg
Octagon time
74.5 min · 9.3 avg
23y 6m
Career length
27y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Florian
Stevenson
143W–21L · 87.2%
Overall
129W–33L · 79.6%
100W–19L · 84.0%
Wins
102W–26L · 79.7%
43W–2L · 95.6%
Losses
27W–7L · 79.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Florian
Stevenson
22W–3L · 88.0%
Overall
104W–62L · 62.7%
0W–1L · 0.0%
Wins
75W–52L · 59.1%
22W–2L · 91.7%
Losses
29W–10L · 74.4%
Distance striking
Florian
Stevenson
3.05
Landed / min
2.71
42.9%
Accuracy
36.6%
76.8%
Defense
70.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
31.9%
Time at distance
25.7%
Grappling & control
Florian
Stevenson
3.02
Takedowns / 15 min
3.02
56.3%
Takedown accuracy
62.5%
62.9%
Takedown defense
16.7%
1.51
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.02
46.0%
Control share
48.0%
Strike target map
Florian
  • Head67%(168)div 67%
  • Body22%(54)div 18%
  • Legs11%(27)div 15%
Stevenson
  • Head78%(120)div 67%
  • Body14%(22)div 18%
  • Legs7%(11)div 15%

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

Kenny Florian
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joe Stevenson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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