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UFC 46: Supernatural
Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
11-3 · BRA
VS
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
12-5 · USA
January 31, 2004 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Vitor Belfort def. Randy Couture by KO/TKO (Facial Cut), R1 0:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:49
Belfort1/10/000:27
Couture1/20/000:00
Total
Belfort1/10/000:27
Couture1/20/000:00

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
BelfortWin probabilityCouture
66.6%33.4%
KO / TKO
72%
Submission
7%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 14.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Belfort67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO50%75%
Submission6%8%
Decision11%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Couture33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%65%
Submission2%6%
Decision10%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 1
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 0
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R213%
R321%
R412%
R58%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Belfort
48.3%+104
Couture
-10450.4%
Most takedownstie 37.2%
Belfort
3.4%+1730
Couture
-173059.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 43.0
43
Over 43
41.7%
+136
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.7%
-136
054108
Couture
Expected: 43.9
44
Over 44
41.7%
+136
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
56.8%
-136
055110
Takedowns — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.8%
Exactly 0
93.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Couture
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.6%
-108
Exactly 1
19.8%
push
Under 1
38.6%
+108
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 14.0 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
Belfort66.6%33.6%+33.0+185
Couture33.4%66.4%−33.0-225

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
62.9Striking74.9
Couture +12.0
70.5Grappling58.0
Belfort +12.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BelfortCouture
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1610
1505
Divisional
1537
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
40 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.59
Strikes landed / min
2.55
54%
Strike accuracy
64%
2.59
Strikes absorbed / min
1.32
42%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.81
Takedowns / 15 min
2.98
75%
Takedown accuracy
60%
50%
Takedown defense
44%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
82%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
239
Days since last fight
127
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vitor Belfort
  • WMarvin EastmanKO/TKO R1
    Close -2408mo before
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    1y 7mo before
  • WWanderlei SilvaKO/TKO R1
    5y 4mo before
  • WJoe CharlesSUB R1
    6y 1mo before
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R1
    6y 3mo before
Randy Couture
  • WTito OrtizU-DEC R5
    Close +1504mo before
  • WChuck LiddellKO/TKO R3
    Close +1708mo before
  • LRicco RodriguezKO/TKO R5
    1y 4mo before
  • LJosh BarnettKO/TKO R2
    1y 10mo before
  • WPedro RizzoKO/TKO R3
    2y 3mo before
Belfort — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (17%)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
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
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

Profiles

Experience
Belfort
Couture
8
UFC fights
11
32.0 min · 4.0 avg
Octagon time
156.3 min · 14.2 avg
29y 10m
Career length
29y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Belfort
Couture
39W–17L · 69.6%
Overall
88W–21L · 80.7%
27W–16L · 62.8%
Wins
63W–19L · 76.8%
12W–1L · 92.3%
Losses
25W–2L · 92.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Belfort
Couture
47W–15L · 75.8%
Overall
125W–53L · 70.2%
44W–14L · 75.9%
Wins
86W–36L · 70.5%
3W–1L · 75.0%
Losses
39W–17L · 69.6%
Distance striking
Belfort
Couture
1.63
Landed / min
1.72
40.0%
Accuracy
46.2%
64.8%
Defense
70.3%
1.87
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
53.6%
Time at distance
31.7%
Grappling & control
Belfort
Couture
2.81
Takedowns / 15 min
2.98
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
59.6%
50.0%
Takedown defense
43.8%
1.40
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.48
37.8%
Control share
65.4%
Strike target map
Belfort
  • Head87%(72)div 62%
  • Body2%(2)div 15%
  • Legs11%(9)div 23%
Couture
  • Head78%(310)div 62%
  • Body10%(39)div 15%
  • Legs13%(50)div 23%

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

Vitor Belfort
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Randy Couture
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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