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UFC 77: Hostile Territory
Joshua Burkman
Joshua Burkman
17-5 · USA
VS
Forrest Petz
Forrest Petz
16-4 · USA
October 20, 2007 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.5lbMissed +0.5
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Joshua Burkman def. Forrest Petz by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Burkman11/133/601:55
Petz10/170/002:08
R2
Burkman11/290/500:28
Petz34/680/000:07
R3
Burkman22/450/210:08
Petz21/530/001:22
Total
Burkman44/873/1312:31
Petz65/1380/003:37

Scorecards

Burkman vs Petz

RdUnknown JudgeCommunity
R1-10-9
R2-9-10
R3-10-9
Total28-2929-28

Media (2 cards) · avg 2928 · 2 Burkman · 0 Petz

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Burkman-Petz.

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
BurkmanWin probabilityPetz
59.9%40.1%
KO / TKO
14%
Submission
13%
Decision
72%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Burkman60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%12%
Submission10%16%
Decision43%72%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1841)act 44
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 3
Petz40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%18%
Submission4%9%
Decision29%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 65
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R24%
R35%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Burkman
42.0%+134
Petz
-13456.4%
Most takedownstie 42.1%
Burkman
32.1%-124
Petz
+12425.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Burkman
Expected: 31.9
32
Over 32
41.2%
+138
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.8%
-138
04080
Petz
Expected: 37.3
37.5
Over 37.5
42.1%
+138
Under 37.5
57.9%
-138
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Burkman
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
41.0%
+144
Under 0.5
59.0%
-144
035
Petz
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.3%
+184
Under 0.5
64.7%
-184
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 12.3 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
Burkman59.9%72.4%−12.5-308
Petz40.1%27.6%+12.5+248

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
63.2Striking54.9
Burkman +8.3
67.7Grappling54.8
Burkman +12.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BurkmanPetz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1529
1555
Divisional
1529
1488
Striking offense
1482
1513
Striking defense
1524
1526
Grappling offense
1486
1505
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.93
Strikes landed / min
1.94
39%
Strike accuracy
24%
1.90
Strikes absorbed / min
2.24
58%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.80
49%
Takedown accuracy
100%
59%
Takedown defense
75%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
130
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joshua Burkman
  • LKaro ParisyanU-DEC R3
    Close +2605mo before
  • WChad ReinerU-DEC R3
    Close -3509mo before
  • WJosh NeerU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 3mo before
  • LJon FitchSUB R2
    Close -2401y 6mo before
  • WDrew FickettSUB R1
    Close +1851y 9mo before
Forrest Petz
  • WLuigi FioravantiU-DEC R3
    Close +2654mo before
  • LKuniyoshi HironakaU-DEC R3
    Close +1557mo before
  • LMarcus DavisSUB R1
    1y before
  • WSammy MorganU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 2mo before
Burkman — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

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, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 4 losses
W
47% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (54%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (23%)Decision(0%) 0
Petz — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (29%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (14%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Burkman
Petz
6
UFC fights
4
56.4 min · 9.4 avg
Octagon time
50.0 min · 12.5 avg
23y 6m
Career length
24y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Burkman
Petz
103W–19L · 84.4%
Overall
46W–15L · 75.4%
75W–13L · 85.2%
Wins
28W–9L · 75.7%
28W–6L · 82.4%
Losses
18W–6L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Burkman
Petz
104W–21L · 83.2%
Overall
115W–52L · 68.9%
25W–7L · 78.1%
Wins
95W–46L · 67.4%
79W–14L · 84.9%
Losses
20W–6L · 76.9%
Distance striking
Burkman
Petz
2.71
Landed / min
2.56
24.4%
Accuracy
18.6%
65.8%
Defense
66.7%
0.27
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.50
25.5%
Time at distance
50.8%
Grappling & control
Burkman
Petz
4.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.80
48.6%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
58.8%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.53
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
68.7%
Control share
44.2%
Strike target map
Burkman
  • Head50%(55)div 66%
  • Body13%(14)div 20%
  • Legs37%(40)div 14%
Petz
  • Head56%(54)div 66%
  • Body38%(37)div 20%
  • Legs6%(6)div 14%

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

Joshua Burkman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Forrest Petz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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