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UFC 49: Unfinished Business
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
12-6 · USA
VS
Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
12-3 · BRA
August 21, 2004 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Randy Couture def. Vitor Belfort by KO/TKO (Facial Cut), R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Couture14/251/204:34
Belfort2/30/000:01
R2
Couture16/191/204:46
Belfort1/20/000:00
R3
Couture20/270/004:46
Belfort0/10/000:00
Total
Couture50/712/4014:06
Belfort3/60/000:01

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 probabilityBelfort
30.1%69.9%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
26%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 17.5 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 Belfort. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Couture30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%20%
Submission6%21%
Decision18%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 50
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.2)act 2
Belfort70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%28%
Submission20%29%
Decision30%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3070)act 3
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~109 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R217%
R311%
R47%
R54%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Couture
50.5%-104
Belfort
+10448.5%
Most takedownstie 36.9%
Couture
59.6%-1722
Belfort
+17223.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Couture
Expected: 55.0
55
Over 55
41.9%
+136
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
56.9%
-136
069138
Belfort
Expected: 53.8
54
Over 54
41.6%
+137
Exactly 54
1.2%
push
Under 54
57.1%
-137
068135
Takedowns — over/under
Couture
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
45.9%
+118
Under 1.5
54.1%
-118
035
Belfort
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.8%
Exactly 0
93.2%
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 17.5 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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Couture30.1%59.4%−29.3-165
Belfort69.9%40.6%+29.3+135

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
74.8Striking63.1
Couture +11.7
57.9Grappling69.7
Belfort +11.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CoutureBelfort
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1592
Pound-for-pound
1580
1519
Divisional
1522
1504
Striking offense
1512
1537
Striking defense
1538
1535
Grappling offense
1510
1536
Grappling defense
1522
Physical
41 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.55
Strikes landed / min
2.56
64%
Strike accuracy
55%
1.32
Strikes absorbed / min
2.56
53%
Strike defense
42%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.96
Takedowns / 15 min
2.74
60%
Takedown accuracy
75%
44%
Takedown defense
50%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
78%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Randy Couture
  • LVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close -2257mo before
  • WTito OrtizU-DEC R5
    Close +15011mo before
  • WChuck LiddellKO/TKO R3
    Close +1701y 3mo before
  • LRicco RodriguezKO/TKO R5
    1y 11mo before
  • LJosh BarnettKO/TKO R2
    2y 5mo before
Vitor Belfort
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R1
    Close +1857mo before
  • WMarvin EastmanKO/TKO R1
    Close -2401y 3mo before
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    2y 2mo before
  • WWanderlei SilvaKO/TKO R1
    5y 10mo before
  • WJoe CharlesSUB R1
    6y 8mo before
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-0

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, 3 losses
W
42% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Belfort — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Couture
Belfort
12
UFC fights
9
157.1 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
32.9 min · 3.7 avg
29y 2m
Career length
29y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Couture
Belfort
99W–24L · 80.5%
Overall
51W–22L · 69.9%
63W–19L · 76.8%
Wins
39W–21L · 65.0%
36W–5L · 87.8%
Losses
12W–1L · 92.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Couture
Belfort
125W–53L · 70.2%
Overall
47W–15L · 75.8%
86W–36L · 70.5%
Wins
44W–14L · 75.9%
39W–17L · 69.6%
Losses
3W–1L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Couture
Belfort
1.72
Landed / min
1.65
46.2%
Accuracy
40.8%
70.0%
Defense
64.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.83
31.7%
Time at distance
53.4%
Grappling & control
Couture
Belfort
2.96
Takedowns / 15 min
2.74
59.6%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
43.8%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.48
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.37
65.0%
Control share
42.3%
Strike target map
Couture
  • Head78%(310)div 63%
  • Body10%(39)div 14%
  • Legs13%(51)div 23%
Belfort
  • Head87%(73)div 63%
  • Body2%(2)div 14%
  • Legs11%(9)div 23%

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.

Vitor Belfort
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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