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UFC 55: Fury
Marcio Cruz
Marcio Cruz
8-3 · BRA
VS
Keigo Kunihara
Keigo Kunihara
3-1 · JPN
October 7, 2005 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Marcio Cruz def. Keigo Kunihara by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 1:02
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cruz9/220/200:00
Kunihara1/82/403:01
R2 · 1:02
Cruz3/60/000:27
Kunihara0/20/100:14
Total
Cruz12/280/200:27
Kunihara1/102/503:15

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
CruzWin probabilityKunihara
59.9%40.1%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
32%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cruz60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%33%
Submission19%32%
Decision21%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 12
Takedowns2.6 (0.25.4)act 0
Kunihara40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%33%
Submission13%32%
Decision14%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 1
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 2
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~2.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R222%
R35%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Cruz
37.3%+165
Kunihara
-16561.5%
Most takedownstie 17.9%
Cruz
74.5%-989
Kunihara
+9897.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cruz
Expected: 38.0
38
Over 38
41.7%
+136
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.6%
-136
04896
Kunihara
Expected: 49.6
49.5
Over 49.5
42.6%
+135
Under 49.5
57.4%
-135
062124
Takedowns — over/under
Cruz
Expected: 2.6
2.5
Over 2.5
51.5%
-106
Under 2.5
48.5%
+106
048
Kunihara
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
78.3%
-361
Under 0.5
21.7%
+361
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 8.5 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

No market on record for this bout.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1500
Pound-for-pound
1505
1500
Divisional
1505
1474
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1500
1558
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
6'4"
Height
6'0"
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)
Marcio Cruz
No prior UFC fights.
Keigo Kunihara
No prior UFC fights.
Cruz — win / loss by method
Record: 0-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Kunihara — win / loss by method
Record: 3-1-0

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
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Cruz
Kunihara
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.

Cruz
Kunihara
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cruz
Kunihara
Overall
15W–17L · 46.9%
Wins
12W–17L · 41.4%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Cruz
Kunihara
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Cruz
Kunihara
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Cruz
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Kunihara
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Marcio Cruz

No UFC fights on record.

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

Keigo Kunihara

No UFC fights on record.

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