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UFC 48: Payback
Matt Serra
Matt Serra
7-3 · USA
VS
Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar
13-3 · SLV
June 19, 2004 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.0lb
Matt Serra def. Ivan Menjivar by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Serra3/113/404:24
Menjivar5/70/200:06
R2
Serra2/102/204:34
Menjivar0/20/000:00
R3
Serra9/191/104:18
Menjivar3/70/000:00
Total
Serra14/406/7013:16
Menjivar8/160/200:06

Scorecards

Serra vs Menjivar

RdAbe BelardoGlenn TrowbridgeNelson HamiltonCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Serra-Menjivar.

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
SerraWin probabilityMenjivar
37.2%62.8%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
14%
Decision
73%
Expected fight time: 12.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Serra37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%4%
Submission6%17%
Decision29%79%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 14
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.1)act 6
Menjivar63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%18%
Submission8%13%
Decision43%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 8
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R211%
R38%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Serra
45.1%+118
Menjivar
-11853.3%
Most takedownstie 37.1%
Serra
49.7%-376
Menjivar
+37613.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Serra
Expected: 32.9
33
Over 33
41.3%
+137
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.7%
-137
04283
Menjivar
Expected: 36.0
36
Over 36
41.6%
+136
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.6%
-136
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Serra
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.7%
+118
Exactly 1
20.1%
push
Under 1
43.2%
-118
035
Menjivar
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.6%
+342
Under 0.5
77.4%
-342
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 12.9 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
Serra37.2%58.6%−21.4-160
Menjivar62.8%41.4%+21.4+130

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SerraMenjivar
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1523
1514
Divisional
1523
1460
Striking offense
1500
1517
Striking defense
1500
1512
Grappling offense
1500
1494
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
30 yrs
Age
22 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.29
Strikes landed / min
38%
Strike accuracy
1.25
Strikes absorbed / min
45%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.70
Takedowns / 15 min
17%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Serra
  • WJeff CurranU-DEC R3
    Close -3505mo before
  • LDin ThomasS-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 4mo before
  • LBJ PennU-DEC R3
    1y 9mo before
  • WKelly DullantySUB R1
    missed2y 3mo before
  • WYves EdwardsM-DEC R3
    Close -1852y 9mo before
Ivan Menjivar
No prior UFC fights.
Serra — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Menjivar — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
54% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (31%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (15%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Serra
Menjivar
6
UFC fights
0
77.8 min · 13.0 avg
Octagon time
28y 4m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Serra
Menjivar
75W–20L · 78.9%
Overall
38W–11L · 77.6%
Wins
37W–9L · 80.4%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Serra
Menjivar
0W–0L
Overall
68W–39L · 63.6%
0W–0L
Wins
48W–39L · 55.2%
0W–0L
Losses
20W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Serra
Menjivar
0.94
Landed / min
16.2%
Accuracy
54.5%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
30.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Serra
Menjivar
2.70
Takedowns / 15 min
16.9%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
1.93
Sub attempts / 15 min
75.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Serra
  • Head45%(45)div 58%
  • Body38%(38)div 23%
  • Legs17%(17)div 19%
Menjivar
  • Head0%(0)div 58%
  • Body0%(0)div 23%
  • Legs0%(0)div 19%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Matt Serra
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ivan Menjivar

No UFC fights on record.

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