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UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn
Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard
20-5-2 · USA
VS
Gabe Ruediger
Gabe Ruediger
10-2 · USA
September 23, 2006 · Anaheim, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Melvin Guillard def. Gabe Ruediger by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Guillard14/293/311:11
Ruediger7/172/1102:09
R2 · 1:01
Guillard6/110/010:02
Ruediger0/60/100:00
Total
Guillard20/403/321:13
Ruediger7/232/1202:09

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
GuillardWin probabilityRuediger
75.2%24.8%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
22%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Guillard75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%41%
Submission13%17%
Decision32%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3376)act 20
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 3
Ruediger25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%22%
Submission10%38%
Decision10%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 7
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 2
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R215%
R35%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Guillard
78.4%-382
Ruediger
+38220.6%
Most takedownstie 28.2%
Guillard
55.1%-331
Ruediger
+33116.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Guillard
Expected: 58.2
58
Over 58
42.2%
+134
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
56.7%
-134
073146
Ruediger
Expected: 28.9
29
Over 29
41.2%
+137
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.6%
-137
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Guillard
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
77.1%
-336
Under 0.5
22.9%
+336
035
Ruediger
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
39.2%
+155
Under 0.5
60.8%
-155
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 8.9 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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Guillard75.2%52.2%+23.0-120
Ruediger24.8%47.8%−23.0+100

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
GuillardRuediger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1531
1542
Divisional
1531
1503
Striking offense
1500
1516
Striking defense
1500
1543
Grappling offense
1500
1530
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
23 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.88
Strikes landed / min
34%
Strike accuracy
0.79
Strikes absorbed / min
69%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
5.41
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Melvin Guillard
  • WRick DavisKO/TKO R1
    Close -3304mo before
  • LJosh NeerSUB R1
    Close +1908mo before
  • WMarcus DavisKO/TKO R2
    11mo before
Gabe Ruediger
No prior UFC fights.
Guillard — win / loss by method
Record: 20-5-2, 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
14 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 4 losses
W
10% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win4loss2draw1NC
WinsLosses
12 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (11%)Submission(75%) 3
4 (22%)Decision(25%) 1
Ruediger — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
6 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Guillard
Ruediger
3
UFC fights
0
13.9 min · 4.6 avg
Octagon time
23y 8m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Guillard
Ruediger
21W–5L · 80.8%
Overall
6W–2L · 75.0%
Wins
15W–3L · 83.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Guillard
Ruediger
78W–52L · 60.0%
Overall
45W–31L · 59.2%
51W–42L · 54.8%
Wins
28W–20L · 58.3%
27W–10L · 73.0%
Losses
17W–11L · 60.7%
Distance striking
Guillard
Ruediger
3.24
Landed / min
25.4%
Accuracy
73.3%
Defense
1.08
Knockdowns / 15 min
37.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Guillard
Ruediger
5.41
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
1.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
61.2%
Control share
Strike target map
Guillard
  • Head70%(28)div 58%
  • Body10%(4)div 23%
  • Legs20%(8)div 19%
Ruediger
  • Head0%(0)div 58%
  • Body0%(0)div 23%
  • Legs0%(0)div 19%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Melvin Guillard
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gabe Ruediger

No UFC fights on record.

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