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UFC Fight Night 5
Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck
5-1 · USA
VS
Dave Menne
Dave Menne
41-13-2 · USA
June 28, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Josh Koscheck def. Dave Menne by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Koscheck16/270/003:52
Menne3/141/100:05
R2
Koscheck23/323/503:07
Menne9/170/000:19
R3
Koscheck6/91/204:21
Menne1/30/000:05
Total
Koscheck45/684/7011:20
Menne13/341/100:29

Scorecards

Koscheck vs Menne

RdDalby ShirleyNelson HamiltonRaul PorrataCommunity
R1---10-8.8
R2---10-9
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2729-2830-26.8

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Koscheck-Menne.

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
KoscheckWin probabilityMenne
60.9%39.1%
KO / TKO
12%
Submission
36%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Koscheck61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%14%
Submission23%39%
Decision29%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 45
Takedowns1.8 (0.23.9)act 4
Menne39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%10%
Submission12%32%
Decision23%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 13
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 1
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R24%
R34%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Koscheck
48.1%+105
Menne
-10550.3%
Most takedownstie 7.1%
Koscheck
91.0%-4808
Menne
+48081.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Koscheck
Expected: 34.5
34.5
Over 34.5
42.5%
+135
Under 34.5
57.5%
-135
04487
Menne
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
42.2%
+137
Under 35.5
57.8%
-137
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Koscheck
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.1%
+108
Exactly 2
27.0%
push
Under 2
37.8%
-108
036
Menne
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.1%
Exactly 0
86.9%
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 9.5 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
Koscheck60.9%79.7%−18.8-475
Menne39.1%20.3%+18.8+375

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
74.2Striking71.7
Koscheck +2.5
65.5Grappling67.5
Menne +2.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KoscheckMenne
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1533
1523
Divisional
1540
1479
Striking offense
1486
1507
Striking defense
1509
1546
Grappling offense
1529
1521
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.99
Strikes landed / min
2.65
52%
Strike accuracy
46%
0.33
Strikes absorbed / min
0.74
68%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.82
Takedowns / 15 min
0.33
85%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
74%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
75%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
83
Days since last fight
1370
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Koscheck
  • WAnsar ChalangovSUB R1
    Close -2703mo before
  • LDrew FickettSUB R3
    9mo before
  • WPete SprattSUB R1
    11mo before
  • WChris SanfordKO/TKO R1
    1y 3mo before
Dave Menne
  • LPhil BaroniKO/TKO R1
    3y 9mo before
  • LMurilo BustamanteKO/TKO R2
    4y 6mo before
  • WGil CastilloU-DEC R5
    Close -3404y 9mo before
  • WFabiano IhaU-DEC R3
    6y 4mo before
Koscheck — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Menne — win / loss by method
Record: 41-13-2

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
5 wins, 5 losses
W
12% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
8% of losses
Decision
19 wins, 7 losses
W
46% of wins
L
54% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
39win11loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (13%)KO/TKO(27%) 3
17 (44%)Submission(9%) 1
17 (44%)Decision(64%) 7

Profiles

Experience
Koscheck
Menne
4
UFC fights
4
24.2 min · 6.0 avg
Octagon time
46.0 min · 11.5 avg
22y 7m
Career length
29y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Koscheck
Menne
51W–13L · 79.7%
Overall
19W–4L · 82.6%
24W–10L · 70.6%
Wins
8W–2L · 80.0%
27W–3L · 90.0%
Losses
11W–2L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Koscheck
Menne
10W–8L · 55.6%
Overall
322W–165L · 66.1%
10W–8L · 55.6%
Wins
215W–134L · 61.6%
0W–0L
Losses
107W–31L · 77.5%
Distance striking
Koscheck
Menne
1.31
Landed / min
4.48
21.1%
Accuracy
29.2%
73.9%
Defense
60.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
12.6%
Time at distance
19.4%
Grappling & control
Koscheck
Menne
6.82
Takedowns / 15 min
0.33
84.6%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
73.7%
1.24
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.63
98.0%
Control share
53.4%
Strike target map
Koscheck
  • Head96%(23)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs4%(1)div 11%
Menne
  • Head55%(67)div 69%
  • Body24%(29)div 20%
  • Legs21%(26)div 11%

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

Josh Koscheck
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dave Menne
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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