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UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck
9-2 · USA
VS
Dustin Hazelett
Dustin Hazelett
10-3 · USA
March 1, 2008 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.5lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Josh Koscheck def. Dustin Hazelett by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 1:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Koscheck16/441/111:09
Hazelett17/430/000:00
R2 · 1:24
Koscheck8/150/000:04
Hazelett3/160/000:00
Total
Koscheck24/591/111:13
Hazelett20/590/000:00

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 probabilityHazelett
43.1%56.9%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
18%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 11.1 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 Hazelett. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Koscheck43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%23%
Submission5%12%
Decision28%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 24
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.2)act 1
Hazelett57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%16%
Submission13%22%
Decision35%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 20
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R27%
R34%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Koscheck
45.0%+118
Hazelett
-11853.2%
Most takedownstie 31.3%
Koscheck
60.8%-769
Hazelett
+7697.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Koscheck
Expected: 29.8
30
Over 30
40.9%
+139
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.9%
-139
03875
Hazelett
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.6%
+135
Under 32.5
57.4%
-135
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Koscheck
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
48.3%
+107
Under 1.5
51.7%
-107
035
Hazelett
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.1%
Exactly 0
83.9%
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 11.1 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
Koscheck43.1%78.3%−35.2-418
Hazelett56.9%21.7%+35.2+348

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
68.8Striking73.9
Hazelett +5.1
62.9Grappling64.4
Hazelett +1.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KoscheckHazelett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1583
Pound-for-pound
1544
1571
Divisional
1529
1469
Striking offense
1501
1522
Striking defense
1507
1524
Grappling offense
1511
1520
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
30 yrs
Age
21 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.58
Strikes landed / min
2.95
41%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.02
Strikes absorbed / min
1.13
69%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.07
Takedowns / 15 min
0.65
63%
Takedown accuracy
100%
25%
Takedown defense
40%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.3
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
75%
-1
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
75%
57%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
164
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Koscheck
  • LGeorges St-PierreU-DEC R3
    Close +2006mo before
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close +16011mo before
  • WJeff JoslinU-DEC R3
    Close -3051y 3mo before
  • WJonathan GouletKO/TKO R1
    Close -3501y 6mo before
  • WDave MenneU-DEC R3
    Close -4751y 8mo before
Dustin Hazelett
  • WJonathan GouletSUB R1
    Close +1105mo before
  • WStevie LynchSUB R1
    Close -2689mo before
  • WDiego SaraivaU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 1mo before
  • LTony DeSouzaSUB R1
    1y 5mo before
Koscheck — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (43%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Hazelett — 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
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
70% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
5 (71%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Koscheck
Hazelett
9
UFC fights
4
88.3 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
23.1 min · 5.8 avg
22y 7m
Career length
21y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Koscheck
Hazelett
143W–36L · 79.9%
Overall
43W–16L · 72.9%
103W–31L · 76.9%
Wins
34W–14L · 70.8%
40W–5L · 88.9%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Koscheck
Hazelett
10W–8L · 55.6%
Overall
46W–12L · 79.3%
10W–8L · 55.6%
Wins
44W–9L · 83.0%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–3L · 40.0%
Distance striking
Koscheck
Hazelett
1.54
Landed / min
4.73
22.1%
Accuracy
43.4%
73.0%
Defense
68.5%
0.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
35.2%
Time at distance
33.0%
Grappling & control
Koscheck
Hazelett
4.07
Takedowns / 15 min
0.65
63.2%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
25.0%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.85
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.25
81.7%
Control share
30.1%
Strike target map
Koscheck
  • Head81%(113)div 65%
  • Body14%(20)div 20%
  • Legs5%(7)div 15%
Hazelett
  • Head87%(59)div 65%
  • Body4%(3)div 20%
  • Legs9%(6)div 15%

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.

Dustin Hazelett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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