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UFC 74: Respect
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
15-8 · USA
VS
Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga
8-1 · BRA
August 25, 2007 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
228.5lb
Weigh-in
252.0lb
Randy Couture def. Gabriel Gonzaga by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 1:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Couture16/212/603:58
Gonzaga8/180/000:00
R2
Couture29/380/304:10
Gonzaga1/100/100:03
R3 · 1:37
Couture18/281/100:54
Gonzaga2/100/000:00
Total
Couture63/873/1009:02
Gonzaga11/380/100:03

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
CoutureWin probabilityGonzaga
15.7%84.3%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
18%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 17.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Couture16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%27%
Submission2%11%
Decision10%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3070)act 63
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.8)act 3
Gonzaga84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%36%
Submission16%19%
Decision38%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2967)act 11
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~105 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R217%
R310%
R46%
R54%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Couture
51.5%-109
Gonzaga
+10947.4%
Most takedownstie 36.0%
Couture
41.2%-181
Gonzaga
+18122.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Couture
Expected: 53.7
53.5
Over 53.5
42.8%
+134
Under 53.5
57.2%
-134
068135
Gonzaga
Expected: 51.4
51.5
Over 51.5
42.3%
+136
Under 51.5
57.7%
-136
065129
Takedowns — over/under
Couture
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
37.7%
+165
Under 1.5
62.3%
-165
035
Gonzaga
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
33.7%
+197
Under 0.5
66.3%
-197
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 17.0 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
Couture15.7%45.7%−30.0+108
Gonzaga84.3%54.3%+30.0-133

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
77.5Striking72.5
Couture +5.0
64.2Grappling89.8
Gonzaga +25.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CoutureGonzaga
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1608
Pound-for-pound
1573
1592
Divisional
1573
1502
Striking offense
1515
1537
Striking defense
1515
1549
Grappling offense
1542
1550
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
44 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.61
Strikes landed / min
2.19
61%
Strike accuracy
44%
1.27
Strikes absorbed / min
0.99
59%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.12
Takedowns / 15 min
3.71
60%
Takedown accuracy
47%
60%
Takedown defense
100%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.7
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Randy Couture
  • WTim SylviaU-DEC R5
    Close +2056mo before
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R2
    Close +1151y 7mo before
  • WMike van ArsdaleSUB R3
    Close -4002y before
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close -2552y 4mo before
  • WVitor BelfortKO/TKO R3
    Close -1653y before
Gabriel Gonzaga
  • WMirko FilipovicKO/TKO R1
    Close +4004mo before
  • WCarmelo MarreroSUB R1
    Close -2768mo before
  • WFabiano SchernerKO/TKO R2
    Close -3301y 3mo before
  • WKevin JordanKO/TKO R3
    Close -3501y 9mo before
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 15-8-0

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
6 wins, 5 losses
W
40% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 5
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Gonzaga — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Couture
Gonzaga
17
UFC fights
4
216.6 min · 12.7 avg
Octagon time
28.3 min · 7.1 avg
29y 2m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Couture
Gonzaga
174W–36L · 82.9%
Overall
41W–9L · 82.0%
106W–25L · 80.9%
Wins
41W–9L · 82.0%
68W–11L · 86.1%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Couture
Gonzaga
125W–53L · 70.2%
Overall
8W–7L · 53.3%
86W–36L · 70.5%
Wins
6W–7L · 46.2%
39W–17L · 69.6%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Couture
Gonzaga
2.14
Landed / min
1.66
42.5%
Accuracy
29.7%
73.2%
Defense
67.1%
0.07
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.59
31.1%
Time at distance
46.8%
Grappling & control
Couture
Gonzaga
3.12
Takedowns / 15 min
3.71
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
46.7%
60.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.55
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.65
74.4%
Control share
94.9%
Strike target map
Couture
  • Head76%(431)div 67%
  • Body13%(71)div 17%
  • Legs11%(64)div 17%
Gonzaga
  • Head74%(46)div 67%
  • Body6%(4)div 17%
  • Legs19%(12)div 17%

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

Randy Couture
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gabriel Gonzaga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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