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UFC 54: Boiling Point
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
13-7 · USA
VS
August 20, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Randy Couture def. Mike van Arsdale by SUB (Anaconda Choke), R3 0:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Couture14/241/103:20
van Arsdale3/161/400:49
R2
Couture13/202/403:19
van Arsdale4/150/500:20
R3 · 0:52
Couture0/21/100:28
van Arsdale1/90/000:00
Total
Couture27/464/607:07
van Arsdale8/401/901:09

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
CoutureWin probabilityvan Arsdale
61.1%38.9%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
25%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Couture61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%38%
Submission11%17%
Decision27%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 27
Takedowns1.7 (0.23.7)act 4
van Arsdale39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%26%
Submission15%38%
Decision14%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 8
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 1
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R213%
R37%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Couture
63.7%-183
van Arsdale
+18334.8%
Most takedownstie 8.7%
Couture
88.3%-2947
van Arsdale
+29473.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Couture
Expected: 38.5
38.5
Over 38.5
42.5%
+135
Under 38.5
57.5%
-135
04997
van Arsdale
Expected: 27.9
28
Over 28
41.1%
+138
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.6%
-138
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Couture
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
60.3%
-152
Under 1.5
39.7%
+152
036
van Arsdale
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
18.1%
Exactly 0
81.9%
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 9.0 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
Couture61.1%76.2%−15.1-400
van Arsdale38.9%23.8%+15.1+300

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
75.2Striking69.8
Couture +5.4
56.7Grappling54.3
Couture +2.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Couturevan Arsdale
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1591
Pound-for-pound
1538
1522
Divisional
1508
1512
Striking offense
1463
1537
Striking defense
1514
1539
Grappling offense
1554
1540
Grappling defense
1550
Physical
42 yrs
Age
40 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.63
Strikes landed / min
2.34
63%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.28
Strikes absorbed / min
0.85
53%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.84
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
59%
Takedown accuracy
40%
44%
Takedown defense
83%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
70%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Randy Couture
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close -2554mo before
  • WVitor BelfortKO/TKO R3
    Close -1651y before
  • LVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close -2251y 7mo before
  • WTito OrtizU-DEC R5
    Close +1501y 11mo before
  • WChuck LiddellKO/TKO R3
    Close +1702y 2mo before
Mike van Arsdale
  • WJohn MarshU-DEC R3
    Close +1854mo before
  • WJoe PardoSUB R1
    7y 3mo before
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 13-7-0

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
6 wins, 4 losses
W
46% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(100%) 4
1 (10%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
van Arsdale — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Couture
van Arsdale
14
UFC fights
2
174.2 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
26.0 min · 13.0 avg
29y 2m
Career length
28y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Couture
van Arsdale
126W–30L · 80.8%
Overall
7W–5L · 58.3%
75W–22L · 77.3%
Wins
7W–5L · 58.3%
51W–8L · 86.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Couture
van Arsdale
125W–53L · 70.2%
Overall
25W–22L · 53.2%
86W–36L · 70.5%
Wins
21W–21L · 50.0%
39W–17L · 69.6%
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Couture
van Arsdale
1.82
Landed / min
0.82
45.0%
Accuracy
19.6%
68.7%
Defense
68.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
29.9%
Time at distance
51.8%
Grappling & control
Couture
van Arsdale
2.84
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
58.9%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
43.8%
Takedown defense
83.3%
0.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.58
69.8%
Control share
73.6%
Strike target map
Couture
  • Head78%(358)div 68%
  • Body9%(42)div 13%
  • Legs13%(59)div 19%
van Arsdale
  • Head48%(29)div 68%
  • Body46%(28)div 13%
  • Legs7%(4)div 19%

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

Randy Couture
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mike van Arsdale
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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