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UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin
Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck
10-2 · USA
VS
Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
25-15-5 · USA
July 5, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Josh Koscheck def. Chris Lytle by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Koscheck5/111/102:54
Lytle6/310/000:00
R2
Koscheck27/370/104:11
Lytle1/70/000:00
R3
Koscheck6/101/202:54
Lytle9/270/000:12
Total
Koscheck38/582/409:59
Lytle16/650/000:12

Scorecards

Koscheck vs Lytle

RdAdalaide ByrdRoy SilbertTony WeeksCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-8.3
R3---9.5-9.5
Total30-2630-2829-2729.5-26.8

Media (5 cards) · avg 3026.2 · 5 Koscheck · 0 Lytle

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Koscheck-Lytle.

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
KoscheckWin probabilityLytle
57.8%42.2%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
8%
Decision
74%
Expected fight time: 12.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Koscheck58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%17%
Submission2%4%
Decision46%79%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 38
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.2)act 2
Lytle42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%20%
Submission5%13%
Decision28%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 16
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R29%
R35%
Distance74%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Koscheck
47.4%+108
Lytle
-10851.0%
Most takedownstie 36.4%
Koscheck
49.4%-348
Lytle
+34814.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Koscheck
Expected: 35.6
35.5
Over 35.5
42.8%
+134
Under 35.5
57.2%
-134
04590
Lytle
Expected: 37.1
37
Over 37
41.7%
+136
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.5%
-136
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Koscheck
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
37.1%
+116
Exactly 1
19.8%
push
Under 1
43.1%
-116
035
Lytle
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.7%
+305
Under 0.5
75.3%
-305
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 12.7 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
Koscheck57.8%73.4%−15.6-318
Lytle42.2%26.6%+15.6+263

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
68.7Striking63.4
Koscheck +5.4
61.6Grappling70.1
Lytle +8.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KoscheckLytle
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1597
Pound-for-pound
1472
1585
Divisional
1471
1476
Striking offense
1471
1523
Striking defense
1527
1522
Grappling offense
1515
1523
Grappling defense
1514
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.73
Strikes landed / min
1.95
41%
Strike accuracy
44%
1.16
Strikes absorbed / min
1.83
69%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.96
Takedowns / 15 min
1.02
64%
Takedown accuracy
64%
25%
Takedown defense
54%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.2
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
36%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
63%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Koscheck
  • WDustin HazelettKO/TKO R2
    Close -4184mo before
  • LGeorges St-PierreU-DEC R3
    Close +20010mo before
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 3mo before
  • WJeff JoslinU-DEC R3
    Close -3051y 7mo before
  • WJonathan GouletKO/TKO R1
    Close -3501y 11mo before
Chris Lytle
  • WKyle BradleyKO/TKO R1
    Close -4885mo before
  • LThiago AlvesKO/TKO R2
    Close +1678mo before
  • WJason GilliamSUB R1
    Close -4151y before
  • LMatt HughesU-DEC R3
    Close +5251y 4mo before
  • LMatt SerraS-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 8mo before
Koscheck — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (38%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Lytle — win / loss by method
Record: 25-15-5

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, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 13 losses
W
12% of wins
L
87% of losses
UFC
4win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(71%) 5
Non-UFC
21win8loss5draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
13 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (14%)Decision(100%) 8

Profiles

Experience
Koscheck
Lytle
10
UFC fights
11
94.8 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
103.0 min · 9.4 avg
22y 7m
Career length
27y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Koscheck
Lytle
153W–39L · 79.7%
Overall
166W–44L · 79.0%
113W–34L · 76.9%
Wins
53W–19L · 73.6%
40W–5L · 88.9%
Losses
113W–25L · 81.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Koscheck
Lytle
10W–8L · 55.6%
Overall
253W–128L · 66.4%
10W–8L · 55.6%
Wins
149W–79L · 65.4%
0W–0L
Losses
104W–49L · 68.0%
Distance striking
Koscheck
Lytle
1.90
Landed / min
4.16
25.5%
Accuracy
31.9%
72.6%
Defense
62.0%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.29
37.9%
Time at distance
24.3%
Grappling & control
Koscheck
Lytle
3.96
Takedowns / 15 min
1.02
64.1%
Takedown accuracy
63.6%
25.0%
Takedown defense
54.1%
0.79
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.18
82.1%
Control share
23.0%
Strike target map
Koscheck
  • Head77%(127)div 66%
  • Body15%(25)div 20%
  • Legs7%(12)div 14%
Lytle
  • Head49%(99)div 66%
  • Body34%(68)div 20%
  • Legs17%(34)div 14%

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

Josh Koscheck
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Lytle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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