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UFC 64: Unstoppable
Carmelo Marrero
Carmelo Marrero
5-0 · USA
VS
Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo
9-2-1 · FRA
October 14, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
222.0lb
Weigh-in
226.0lb
Carmelo Marrero def. Cheick Kongo by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Marrero15/231/103:56
Kongo4/130/000:00
R2
Marrero1/53/404:05
Kongo5/100/000:00
R3
Marrero0/32/501:02
Kongo9/190/202:44
Total
Marrero16/316/1009:03
Kongo18/420/202:44

Scorecards

Marrero vs Kongo

RdLester GriffinNelson HamiltonTony WeeksCommunity
R1---9.7-9.3
R2---9.8-9.2
R3---9.3-9.7
Total29-2829-2828-2928.8-28.2

Media (1 card) · avg 2928 · 1 Marrero · 0 Kongo

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Marrero-Kongo.

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
MarreroWin probabilityKongo
23.9%76.1%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
19%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Marrero24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%36%
Submission5%22%
Decision10%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (922)act 16
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 6
Kongo76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO40%52%
Submission14%19%
Decision22%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 18
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~46 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R229%
R37%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Marrero
25.8%+280
Kongo
-28072.2%
Most takedownstie 36.1%
Marrero
43.1%-207
Kongo
+20720.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Marrero
Expected: 16.9
17
Over 17
40.4%
+138
Exactly 17
3.7%
push
Under 17
55.9%
-138
02243
Kongo
Expected: 29.4
29.5
Over 29.5
42.2%
+137
Under 29.5
57.8%
-137
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Marrero
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.3%
+139
Exactly 1
20.2%
push
Under 1
46.5%
-139
035
Kongo
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.6%
+197
Under 0.5
66.4%
-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 8.7 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
Marrero23.9%17.7%+6.2+450
Kongo76.1%82.3%−6.2-550

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MarreroKongo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1540
1517
Divisional
1540
1482
Striking offense
1514
1500
Striking defense
1539
1561
Grappling offense
1505
1558
Grappling defense
1489
Physical
25 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'4"
73"
Reach
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
5.80
Strike accuracy
82%
Strikes absorbed / min
0.85
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.12
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
57%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
49
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Carmelo Marrero
No prior UFC fights.
Cheick Kongo
  • WChristian WellischKO/TKO R1
    Close -17049d before
  • WGilbert AldanaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1173mo before
Marrero — win / loss by method
Record: 5-0-0

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
20% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Kongo — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-1

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, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Marrero
Kongo
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
7.1 min · 3.5 avg
Career length
25y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Marrero
Kongo
Overall
11W–3L · 78.6%
Wins
11W–3L · 78.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Marrero
Kongo
6W–7L · 46.2%
Overall
102W–62L · 62.2%
6W–7L · 46.2%
Wins
65W–46L · 58.6%
0W–0L
Losses
37W–16L · 69.8%
Distance striking
Marrero
Kongo
Landed / min
10.47
Accuracy
50.0%
Defense
100.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.12
Time at distance
5.4%
Grappling & control
Marrero
Kongo
Takedowns / 15 min
2.12
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
57.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
33.4%
Strike target map
Marrero
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Kongo
  • Head66%(27)div 66%
  • Body27%(11)div 17%
  • Legs7%(3)div 17%

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

Carmelo Marrero

No UFC fights on record.

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

Cheick Kongo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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