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UFC Fight Night 6
Joe Riggs
Joe Riggs
24-7 · USA
VS
Jason Von Flue
Jason Von Flue
11-5-1 · USA
August 17, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Joe Riggs def. Jason Von Flue by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 2:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:01
Riggs1/41/100:38
Von Flue0/20/000:40
Total
Riggs1/41/100:38
Von Flue0/20/000:40

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
RiggsWin probabilityVon Flue
71.2%28.8%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
54%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Riggs71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%21%
Submission32%45%
Decision24%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)act 1
Takedowns1.1 (0.12.7)act 1
Von Flue29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%3%
Submission22%76%
Decision6%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (922)act 0
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~43 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R159%
R26%
R34%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.3%
Riggs
66.1%-209
Von Flue
+20931.6%
Most takedownstie 16.8%
Riggs
76.3%-1106
Von Flue
+11066.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Riggs
Expected: 25.7
25.5
Over 25.5
43.0%
+133
Under 25.5
57.0%
-133
03365
Von Flue
Expected: 17.2
17
Over 17
41.5%
+132
Exactly 17
3.7%
push
Under 17
54.7%
-132
02244
Takedowns — over/under
Riggs
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
45.6%
-740
Exactly 1
48.2%
push
Under 1
6.2%
+740
035
Von Flue
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
30.8%
Exactly 0
69.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 7.0 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
Riggs71.2%79.1%−7.9-460
Von Flue28.8%20.9%+7.9+360

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
71.3Striking61.4
Riggs +9.9
61.0Grappling50.8
Riggs +10.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiggsVon Flue
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1508
1551
Divisional
1508
1481
Striking offense
1490
1537
Striking defense
1509
1502
Grappling offense
1507
1477
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
23 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
70"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.63
Strikes landed / min
1.71
48%
Strike accuracy
36%
1.58
Strikes absorbed / min
2.32
59%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.68
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
47%
Takedown accuracy
18%
78%
Takedown defense
56%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
82
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Riggs
  • LMike SwickSUB R1
    Close -1203mo before
  • WNick DiazU-DEC R3
    Close +1206mo before
  • LMatt HughesSUB R1
    Close +2909mo before
  • WChris LytleKO/TKO R2
    10mo before
  • LIvan SalaverrySUB R1
    Close -1601y 4mo before
Jason Von Flue
  • LLuke CummoU-DEC R3
    Close +1604mo before
  • WAlex KaralexisSUB R3
    Close -2007mo before
Riggs — win / loss by method
Record: 24-7-0, 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
19 wins, 1 loss
W
79% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 5 losses
W
13% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
21win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
17 (81%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (14%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (5%)Decision(25%) 1
Von Flue — win / loss by method
Record: 11-5-1

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
91% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
9 (90%)Submission(50%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Riggs
Von Flue
6
UFC fights
2
39.1 min · 6.5 avg
Octagon time
26.3 min · 13.1 avg
24y 10m
Career length
27y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Riggs
Von Flue
115W–29L · 79.9%
Overall
8W–4L · 66.7%
58W–20L · 74.4%
Wins
5W–1L · 83.3%
57W–9L · 86.4%
Losses
3W–3L · 50.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Riggs
Von Flue
246W–120L · 67.2%
Overall
29W–23L · 55.8%
96W–74L · 56.5%
Wins
17W–11L · 60.7%
150W–46L · 76.5%
Losses
12W–12L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Riggs
Von Flue
2.77
Landed / min
2.67
36.0%
Accuracy
27.1%
75.3%
Defense
74.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
29.5%
Time at distance
32.8%
Grappling & control
Riggs
Von Flue
2.68
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
46.7%
Takedown accuracy
18.2%
77.8%
Takedown defense
55.6%
0.38
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.71
57.7%
Control share
54.2%
Strike target map
Riggs
  • Head83%(85)div 69%
  • Body13%(13)div 20%
  • Legs5%(5)div 11%
Von Flue
  • Head60%(27)div 69%
  • Body33%(15)div 20%
  • Legs7%(3)div 11%

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

Joe Riggs
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jason Von Flue
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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