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UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2
Ivan Salaverry
Ivan Salaverry
11-4 · USA
VS
Joe Riggs
Joe Riggs
21-4 · USA
April 16, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
184.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Ivan Salaverry def. Joe Riggs by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 2:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:42
Salaverry2/70/100:00
Riggs6/111/101:20
Total
Salaverry2/70/100:00
Riggs6/111/101:20

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
SalaverryWin probabilityRiggs
36.4%63.6%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
28%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 11.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Salaverry36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%10%
Submission11%32%
Decision21%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1638)act 2
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Riggs64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%26%
Submission16%25%
Decision31%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 6
Takedowns2.0 (0.24.2)act 1
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R225%
R310%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Salaverry
34.5%+186
Riggs
-18664.0%
Most takedownstie 8.5%
Salaverry
3.2%+2796
Riggs
-279688.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Salaverry
Expected: 29.5
29.5
Over 29.5
42.5%
+135
Under 29.5
57.5%
-135
03774
Riggs
Expected: 41.0
41
Over 41
41.7%
+136
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.6%
-136
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Salaverry
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
17.5%
Exactly 0
82.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Riggs
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
39.6%
-114
Exactly 2
25.8%
push
Under 2
34.7%
+114
036

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 11.3 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
Salaverry36.4%40.4%−4.0+140
Riggs63.6%59.6%+4.0-160

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
79.8Striking62.5
Salaverry +17.4
56.9Grappling62.2
Riggs +5.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SalaverryRiggs
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1550
1534
Divisional
1550
1512
Striking offense
1492
1519
Striking defense
1504
1508
Grappling offense
1558
1496
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
34 yrs
Age
22 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.89
Strikes landed / min
3.35
54%
Strike accuracy
53%
0.86
Strikes absorbed / min
0.69
78%
Strike defense
14%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.03
Takedowns / 15 min
3.47
33%
Takedown accuracy
67%
42%
Takedown defense
71%
4.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
176
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ivan Salaverry
  • WTony FryklundSUB R1
    Close -1256mo before
  • LMatt LindlandU-DEC R3
    2y 7mo before
  • WAndrei SemenovKO/TKO R3
    2y 11mo before
Joe Riggs
  • WJoe DoerksenKO/TKO R2
    8mo before
Salaverry — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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, 3 losses
W
36% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Riggs — win / loss by method
Record: 21-4-0, 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
17 wins, 1 loss
W
81% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
20win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
16 (80%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (15%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (5%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Salaverry
Riggs
3
UFC fights
1
29.1 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
8.7 min · 8.7 avg
26y 11m
Career length
24y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Salaverry
Riggs
39W–6L · 86.7%
Overall
27W–5L · 84.4%
32W–5L · 86.5%
Wins
27W–5L · 84.4%
7W–1L · 87.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Salaverry
Riggs
46W–38L · 54.8%
Overall
243W–120L · 66.9%
30W–28L · 51.7%
Wins
93W–74L · 55.7%
16W–10L · 61.5%
Losses
150W–46L · 76.5%
Distance striking
Salaverry
Riggs
5.23
Landed / min
1.62
48.2%
Accuracy
28.6%
86.5%
Defense
20.0%
0.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
34.9%
Time at distance
14.3%
Grappling & control
Salaverry
Riggs
1.03
Takedowns / 15 min
3.47
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
41.7%
Takedown defense
71.4%
4.65
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
43.5%
Control share
89.0%
Strike target map
Salaverry
  • Head36%(30)div 65%
  • Body21%(18)div 19%
  • Legs43%(36)div 16%
Riggs
  • Head83%(24)div 65%
  • Body10%(3)div 19%
  • Legs7%(2)div 16%

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

Ivan Salaverry
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joe Riggs
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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