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UFC 74: Respect
Joe Stevenson
Joe Stevenson
27-7 · USA
VS
Kurt Pellegrino
Kurt Pellegrino
11-2 · USA
August 25, 2007 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Joe Stevenson def. Kurt Pellegrino by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Stevenson2/71/100:12
Pellegrino12/302/203:40
R2
Stevenson22/430/001:32
Pellegrino11/390/201:18
R3
Stevenson18/342/202:23
Pellegrino4/221/101:11
Total
Stevenson42/843/304:07
Pellegrino27/913/506:09

Scorecards

Stevenson vs Pellegrino

RdCecil PeoplesDouglas CrosbyGene LeBellCommunity
R1-10-910-99.3-9.7
R2-10-910-99.8-9.2
R3-10-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2730-2729.1-27.9

Media (3 cards) · avg 29.727.3 · 3 Stevenson · 0 Pellegrino

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Stevenson-Pellegrino.

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
StevensonWin probabilityPellegrino
46.2%53.8%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
30%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Stevenson46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%34%
Submission12%26%
Decision18%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 42
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 3
Pellegrino54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%27%
Submission19%35%
Decision20%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 27
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.7)act 3
Combined totals~50 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R226%
R38%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Stevenson
41.3%+137
Pellegrino
-13756.6%
Most takedownstie 26.4%
Stevenson
23.2%+217
Pellegrino
-21750.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Stevenson
Expected: 22.7
22.5
Over 22.5
43.0%
+132
Under 22.5
57.0%
-132
02957
Pellegrino
Expected: 26.9
27
Over 27
41.0%
+138
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.6%
-138
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Stevenson
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.7%
+134
Under 0.5
57.3%
-134
035
Pellegrino
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.1%
+122
Under 1.5
54.9%
-122
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 9.4 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
Stevenson46.2%71.8%−25.6-300
Pellegrino53.8%28.2%+25.6+240

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
70.8Striking69.1
Stevenson +1.7
69.4Grappling72.9
Pellegrino +3.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StevensonPellegrino
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1590
Pound-for-pound
1539
1594
Divisional
1552
1495
Striking offense
1472
1502
Striking defense
1511
1538
Grappling offense
1519
1516
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
25 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.93
Strikes landed / min
2.08
55%
Strike accuracy
54%
2.02
Strikes absorbed / min
1.53
62%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.88
Takedowns / 15 min
6.42
61%
Takedown accuracy
58%
0%
Takedown defense
0%
3.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
67%
75%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
142
Days since last fight
142
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Stevenson
  • WMelvin GuillardSUB R1
    Close -1605mo before
  • WDokonjonosuke MishimaSUB R1
    9mo before
  • WYves EdwardsKO/TKO R2
    Close +1601y 2mo before
  • LJosh NeerU-DEC R3
    Close -5001y 5mo before
  • WLuke CummoU-DEC R3
    1y 10mo before
Kurt Pellegrino
  • WNate MohrSUB R1
    5mo before
  • WJunior AssuncaoSUB R1
    Close -28010mo before
  • LDrew FickettSUB R3
    Close +1401y 2mo before
Stevenson — win / loss by method
Record: 27-7-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
26% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 4 losses
W
30% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
23win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (26%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
10 (43%)Submission(33%) 2
7 (30%)Decision(50%) 3
Pellegrino — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
73% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (67%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Stevenson
Pellegrino
5
UFC fights
3
42.6 min · 8.5 avg
Octagon time
16.4 min · 5.5 avg
27y 2m
Career length
23y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Stevenson
Pellegrino
88W–23L · 79.3%
Overall
39W–8L · 83.0%
72W–20L · 78.3%
Wins
11W–4L · 73.3%
16W–3L · 84.2%
Losses
28W–4L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Stevenson
Pellegrino
104W–62L · 62.7%
Overall
60W–44L · 57.7%
75W–52L · 59.1%
Wins
51W–39L · 56.7%
29W–10L · 74.4%
Losses
9W–5L · 64.3%
Distance striking
Stevenson
Pellegrino
2.45
Landed / min
1.52
43.3%
Accuracy
23.8%
72.5%
Defense
65.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
24.9%
Time at distance
20.1%
Grappling & control
Stevenson
Pellegrino
3.88
Takedowns / 15 min
6.42
61.1%
Takedown accuracy
58.3%
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
3.52
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.83
59.3%
Control share
94.8%
Strike target map
Stevenson
  • Head74%(61)div 65%
  • Body13%(11)div 20%
  • Legs12%(10)div 14%
Pellegrino
  • Head62%(21)div 65%
  • Body32%(11)div 20%
  • Legs6%(2)div 14%

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

Joe Stevenson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kurt Pellegrino
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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