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UFC Fight Night 3
Joshua Burkman
Joshua Burkman
14-3 · USA
VS
Drew Fickett
Drew Fickett
28-3 · USA
January 16, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Joshua Burkman def. Drew Fickett by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 1:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:07
Burkman7/90/000:27
Fickett2/80/000:07
Total
Burkman7/90/000:27
Fickett2/80/000:07

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
BurkmanWin probabilityFickett
36.8%63.2%
KO / TKO
15%
Submission
57%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 7.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Burkman37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%21%
Submission19%51%
Decision10%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (1024)act 7
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Fickett63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%12%
Submission38%60%
Decision18%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1331)act 2
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~42 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R159%
R23%
R310%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.5%
Burkman
37.8%+158
Fickett
-15859.7%
Most takedownstie 40.5%
Burkman
22.2%+168
Fickett
-16837.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Burkman
Expected: 18.3
18.5
Over 18.5
41.9%
+139
Under 18.5
58.1%
-139
02346
Fickett
Expected: 23.5
23.5
Over 23.5
42.5%
+135
Under 23.5
57.5%
-135
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Burkman
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.9%
+195
Under 0.5
66.1%
-195
035
Fickett
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
47.0%
+113
Under 0.5
53.0%
-113
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 7.1 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
Burkman36.8%33.6%+3.2+185
Fickett63.2%66.4%−3.2-225

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
82.3Striking55.9
Burkman +26.4
50.0Grappling64.2
Fickett +14.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BurkmanFickett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1574
1538
Divisional
1573
1500
Striking offense
1487
1500
Striking defense
1500
1510
Grappling offense
1552
1506
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
25 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
11.43
Strikes landed / min
0.43
80%
Strike accuracy
32%
2.86
Strikes absorbed / min
1.01
50%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
42.86
Takedowns / 15 min
1.45
100%
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
25%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
72
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joshua Burkman
  • WSammy MorganKO/TKO R1
    2mo before
Drew Fickett
  • WJosh KoscheckSUB R3
    3mo before
  • WJosh NeerSUB R1
    5mo before
  • LNick DiazKO/TKO R1
    11mo before
Burkman — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (54%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (23%)Decision(0%) 0
Fickett — win / loss by method
Record: 28-3-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 1 loss
W
61% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
26win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (15%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
15 (58%)Submission(50%) 1
7 (27%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Burkman
Fickett
1
UFC fights
3
0.3 min · 0.3 avg
Octagon time
20.7 min · 6.9 avg
23y 6m
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Burkman
Fickett
15W–6L · 71.4%
Overall
26W–4L · 86.7%
15W–6L · 71.4%
Wins
17W–1L · 94.4%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–3L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Burkman
Fickett
104W–21L · 83.2%
Overall
166W–70L · 70.3%
25W–7L · 78.1%
Wins
142W–56L · 71.7%
79W–14L · 84.9%
Losses
24W–14L · 63.2%
Distance striking
Burkman
Fickett
4.44
Landed / min
2.85
50.0%
Accuracy
20.0%
100.0%
Defense
60.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.72
64.3%
Time at distance
6.8%
Grappling & control
Burkman
Fickett
42.86
Takedowns / 15 min
1.45
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
25.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.34
100.0%
Control share
17.3%
Strike target map
Burkman
  • Head75%(3)div 70%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs25%(1)div 10%
Fickett
  • Head56%(5)div 70%
  • Body11%(1)div 20%
  • Legs33%(3)div 10%

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

Joshua Burkman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Drew Fickett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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