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UFC 68: The Uprising
Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch
15-2 · USA
VS
Luigi Fioravanti
Luigi Fioravanti
11-1 · USA
March 3, 2007 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Jon Fitch def. Luigi Fioravanti by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 3:05
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Fitch11/241/302:32
Fioravanti10/170/000:36
R2 · 3:05
Fitch8/181/401:50
Fioravanti4/80/000:01
Total
Fitch19/422/704:22
Fioravanti14/250/000:37

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 probabilityFioravanti
60.7%39.3%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
29%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 9.9 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 Fioravanti. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Fitch61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%18%
Submission18%29%
Decision32%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 19
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.1)act 2
Fioravanti39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%25%
Submission11%28%
Decision18%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (922)act 14
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~46 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R212%
R35%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Fitch
72.2%-280
Fioravanti
+28025.8%
Most takedownstie 25.6%
Fitch
59.4%-395
Fioravanti
+39515.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Fitch
Expected: 29.5
29.5
Over 29.5
42.5%
+135
Under 29.5
57.5%
-135
03774
Fioravanti
Expected: 17.0
17
Over 17
40.5%
+137
Exactly 17
3.7%
push
Under 17
55.7%
-137
02243
Takedowns — over/under
Fitch
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
44.1%
-167
Exactly 1
29.5%
push
Under 1
26.4%
+167
035
Fioravanti
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
34.9%
+186
Under 0.5
65.1%
-186
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 9.9 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
75.2Striking67.9
Fitch +7.3
87.6Grappling30.4
Fitch +57.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FitchFioravanti
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1587
Pound-for-pound
1541
1572
Divisional
1539
1496
Striking offense
1509
1519
Striking defense
1514
1544
Grappling offense
1501
1525
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
29 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'8"
74"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.93
Strikes landed / min
2.25
58%
Strike accuracy
45%
0.79
Strikes absorbed / min
2.29
47%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.84
Takedowns / 15 min
1.25
76%
Takedown accuracy
29%
70%
Takedown defense
40%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+4
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
80
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jon Fitch
  • WKuniyoshi HironakaU-DEC R3
    Close -2555mo before
  • WThiago AlvesKO/TKO R2
    Close -2258mo before
  • WJoshua BurkmanSUB R2
    Close +19011mo before
  • WBrock LarsonU-DEC R3
    1y 5mo before
Luigi Fioravanti
  • WDave MenneKO/TKO R1
    Close -4503mo before
  • WSolomon HutchersonKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -1608mo before
  • LChris LebenU-DEC R3
    Close +45011mo before
Fitch — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0, 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
47% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (9%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(0%) 0
Fioravanti — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
3 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Fitch
Fioravanti
4
UFC fights
3
49.6 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
24.0 min · 8.0 avg
24y 0m
Career length
22y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Fitch
Fioravanti
50W–9L · 84.7%
Overall
61W–19L · 76.3%
50W–9L · 84.7%
Wins
47W–17L · 73.4%
0W–0L
Losses
14W–2L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Fitch
Fioravanti
68W–26L · 72.3%
Overall
46W–38L · 54.8%
66W–25L · 72.5%
Wins
46W–38L · 54.8%
2W–1L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Fitch
Fioravanti
6.66
Landed / min
4.23
45.2%
Accuracy
39.7%
76.3%
Defense
77.3%
0.61
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.25
8.5%
Time at distance
22.7%
Grappling & control
Fitch
Fioravanti
4.84
Takedowns / 15 min
1.25
76.2%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
70.0%
Takedown defense
40.0%
1.51
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
83.6%
Control share
22.9%
Strike target map
Fitch
  • Head80%(116)div 68%
  • Body12%(18)div 20%
  • Legs8%(11)div 12%
Fioravanti
  • Head56%(30)div 68%
  • Body20%(11)div 20%
  • Legs24%(13)div 12%

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.

Luigi Fioravanti
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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