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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale
Joshua Burkman
Joshua Burkman
13-3 · USA
VS
Sammy Morgan
Sammy Morgan
15-6 · USA
November 5, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Joshua Burkman def. Sammy Morgan by KO/TKO (Slam), R1 0:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:21
Burkman4/51/100:03
Morgan1/20/000:00
Total
Burkman4/51/100:03
Morgan1/20/000:00

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 probabilityMorgan
62.5%37.5%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
60%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 6.7 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 Morgan. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Burkman62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%11%
Submission35%57%
Decision20%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 4
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.7)act 1
Morgan38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%16%
Submission25%65%
Decision7%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R164%
R23%
R36%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Burkman
45.9%+114
Morgan
-11452.3%
Most takedownstie 13.9%
Burkman
81.7%-1874
Morgan
+18744.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Burkman
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
41.8%
+134
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.0%
-134
03773
Morgan
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.0%
+138
Under 31.5
58.0%
-138
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Burkman
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
43.5%
-562
Exactly 1
48.8%
push
Under 1
7.7%
+562
035
Morgan
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
18.5%
Exactly 0
81.5%
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 6.7 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

No market on record for this bout.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1513
1523
Divisional
1513
Striking offense
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joshua Burkman
No prior UFC fights.
Sammy Morgan
No prior UFC fights.
Burkman — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
54% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (54%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (23%)Decision(0%) 0
Morgan — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 4 losses
W
60% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (60%)Submission(67%) 4
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1
1 (7%)DQ / other(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Burkman
Morgan
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Burkman
Morgan
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Burkman
Morgan
104W–21L · 83.2%
Overall
92W–41L · 69.2%
25W–7L · 78.1%
Wins
41W–22L · 65.1%
79W–14L · 84.9%
Losses
51W–19L · 72.9%
Distance striking
Burkman
Morgan
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Burkman
Morgan
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Burkman
  • Head0%(0)div 70%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 10%
  • No strike data on record.
Morgan
  • Head0%(0)div 70%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 10%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Joshua Burkman

No UFC fights on record.

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

Sammy Morgan

No UFC fights on record.

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