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UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch
18-2 · USA
VS
Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson
15-4 · BRA
March 1, 2008 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Jon Fitch def. Chris Wilson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Fitch8/252/402:00
Wilson11/230/000:02
R2
Fitch11/181/304:02
Wilson2/60/000:06
R3
Fitch21/331/202:01
Wilson9/230/000:00
Total
Fitch40/764/908:03
Wilson22/520/000:08

Scorecards

Fitch vs Wilson

RdCecil PeoplesNelson HamiltonVic VentrescaCommunity
R1---9.7-9.3
R2---9.9-9.1
R3---10-9
Total30-2729-2830-2729.6-27.4

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.327.8 · 6 Fitch · 0 Wilson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Fitch-Wilson.

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
FitchWin probabilityWilson
61.4%38.6%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
35%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Fitch61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%24%
Submission20%32%
Decision27%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 40
Takedowns1.6 (0.03.8)act 4
Wilson39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%30%
Submission16%40%
Decision12%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes16 (821)act 22
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~39 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R214%
R34%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.5%
Fitch
64.9%-199
Wilson
+19932.6%
Most takedownstie 18.0%
Fitch
75.2%-1105
Wilson
+11056.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Fitch
Expected: 23.2
23
Over 23
41.7%
+133
Exactly 23
2.8%
push
Under 23
55.5%
-133
03059
Wilson
Expected: 16.0
16
Over 16
40.4%
+138
Exactly 16
3.9%
push
Under 16
55.7%
-138
02040
Takedowns — over/under
Fitch
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
55.0%
-122
Under 1.5
45.0%
+122
035
Wilson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.8%
Exactly 0
76.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 8.4 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
Fitch61.4%81.7%−20.3-575
Wilson38.6%18.3%+20.3+425

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
FitchWilson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1630
Pound-for-pound
1524
1616
Divisional
1524
1496
Striking offense
1500
1538
Striking defense
1500
1541
Grappling offense
1500
1498
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
30 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.63
Strikes landed / min
57%
Strike accuracy
0.86
Strikes absorbed / min
46%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
66%
Takedown accuracy
70%
Takedown defense
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+7
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
57%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jon Fitch
  • WDiego SanchezS-DEC R3
    Close -1355mo before
  • WRoan CarneiroSUB R2
    Close -3609mo before
  • WLuigi FioravantiSUB R2
    1y before
  • WKuniyoshi HironakaU-DEC R3
    Close -2551y 5mo before
  • WThiago AlvesKO/TKO R2
    Close -2251y 8mo before
Chris Wilson
No prior UFC fights.
Fitch — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0, 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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
39% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (9%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(0%) 0
Wilson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0, 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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (40%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Fitch
Wilson
7
UFC fights
0
78.8 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
24y 0m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Fitch
Wilson
89W–14L · 86.4%
Overall
89W–14L · 86.4%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Fitch
Wilson
68W–26L · 72.3%
Overall
155W–94L · 62.2%
66W–25L · 72.5%
Wins
112W–65L · 63.3%
2W–1L · 66.7%
Losses
43W–29L · 59.7%
Distance striking
Fitch
Wilson
5.46
Landed / min
40.9%
Accuracy
73.8%
Defense
0.38
Knockdowns / 15 min
10.5%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Fitch
Wilson
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
65.6%
Takedown accuracy
69.6%
Takedown defense
1.52
Sub attempts / 15 min
77.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Fitch
  • Head75%(155)div 65%
  • Body15%(32)div 20%
  • Legs10%(20)div 15%
Wilson
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Jon Fitch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Wilson

No UFC fights on record.

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