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UFC 55: Fury
Joe Riggs
Joe Riggs
22-5 · USA
VS
Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
20-11-5 · USA
October 7, 2005 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Joe Riggs def. Chris Lytle by KO/TKO (Facial Cut), R2 2:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Riggs13/230/002:34
Lytle1/31/201:51
R2 · 2:00
Riggs2/21/100:23
Lytle2/50/001:15
Total
Riggs15/251/102:57
Lytle3/81/203:06

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 probabilityLytle
58.6%41.4%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
17%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 10.8 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 Lytle. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Riggs59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%38%
Submission6%9%
Decision31%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 15
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Lytle41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%13%
Submission11%27%
Decision25%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 3
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R213%
R36%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Riggs
58.5%-148
Lytle
+14839.6%
Most takedownstie 36.4%
Riggs
32.0%-102
Lytle
+10231.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Riggs
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
41.7%
+135
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.2%
-135
03978
Lytle
Expected: 25.3
25.5
Over 25.5
41.9%
+139
Under 25.5
58.1%
-139
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Riggs
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
45.2%
+121
Under 0.5
54.8%
-121
035
Lytle
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
44.6%
+124
Under 0.5
55.4%
-124
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 10.8 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.

Trait web
72.5Striking61.7
Riggs +10.8
65.7Grappling59.1
Riggs +6.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiggsLytle
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1480
1534
Divisional
1480
1485
Striking offense
1492
1516
Striking defense
1521
1557
Grappling offense
1499
1535
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
23 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.08
Strikes landed / min
1.73
53%
Strike accuracy
42%
0.70
Strikes absorbed / min
1.86
43%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.85
75%
Takedown accuracy
60%
75%
Takedown defense
19%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
40%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
174
Days since last fight
244
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Riggs
  • LIvan SalaverrySUB R1
    Close -1606mo before
  • WJoe DoerksenKO/TKO R2
    1y 2mo before
Chris Lytle
  • LKaro ParisyanU-DEC R3
    Close -1108mo before
  • WRonald JhunSUB R2
    Close -1801y 2mo before
  • WTiki GhosnSUB R2
    Close -3251y 6mo before
  • LRobbie LawlerU-DEC R3
    1y 11mo before
  • LBen EarwoodU-DEC R2
    4y 11mo before
Riggs — win / loss by method
Record: 22-5-0, 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
18 wins, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
14% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
21win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
17 (81%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (14%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (5%)Decision(25%) 1
Lytle — win / loss by method
Record: 20-11-5

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
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 11 losses
W
15% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
18win8loss5draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (22%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (61%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (17%)Decision(100%) 8

Profiles

Experience
Riggs
Lytle
2
UFC fights
5
11.3 min · 5.7 avg
Octagon time
53.2 min · 10.6 avg
24y 10m
Career length
27y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Riggs
Lytle
38W–9L · 80.9%
Overall
58W–20L · 74.4%
27W–5L · 84.4%
Wins
29W–14L · 67.4%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Losses
29W–6L · 82.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Riggs
Lytle
246W–120L · 67.2%
Overall
232W–117L · 66.5%
96W–74L · 56.5%
Wins
128W–68L · 65.3%
150W–46L · 76.5%
Losses
104W–49L · 68.0%
Distance striking
Riggs
Lytle
1.40
Landed / min
4.05
30.0%
Accuracy
34.3%
60.0%
Defense
60.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
18.9%
Time at distance
28.3%
Grappling & control
Riggs
Lytle
3.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.85
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
75.0%
Takedown defense
18.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.97
90.8%
Control share
17.8%
Strike target map
Riggs
  • Head80%(28)div 70%
  • Body9%(3)div 20%
  • Legs11%(4)div 10%
Lytle
  • Head57%(52)div 70%
  • Body20%(18)div 20%
  • Legs24%(22)div 10%

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.

Chris Lytle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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