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UFC 46: Supernatural
Matt Serra
Matt Serra
6-3 · USA
VS
Jeff Curran
Jeff Curran
16-6-1 · USA
January 31, 2004 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.5lb
Weigh-in
154.0lb
Matt Serra def. Jeff Curran by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Serra17/242/304:29
Curran2/20/100:03
R2
Serra18/402/304:19
Curran3/50/000:13
R3
Serra10/162/404:19
Curran4/80/100:03
Total
Serra45/806/10013:07
Curran9/150/200:19

Scorecards

Serra vs Curran

RdCecil PeoplesDalby ShirleyNelson HamiltonCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-8.8
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.8

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

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 probabilityCurran
61.0%39.0%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
8%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 12.3 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 Curran. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Serra61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%20%
Submission5%7%
Decision44%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 45
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 6
Curran39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%25%
Submission3%9%
Decision26%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 9
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R212%
R34%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Serra
46.0%+114
Curran
-11452.4%
Most takedownstie 34.9%
Serra
52.0%-396
Curran
+39613.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Serra
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
42.3%
+136
Under 33.5
57.7%
-136
04284
Curran
Expected: 35.8
36
Over 36
41.2%
+138
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.9%
-138
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Serra
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.7%
+105
Exactly 1
20.9%
push
Under 1
40.5%
-105
035
Curran
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.6%
+324
Under 0.5
76.4%
-324
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 12.3 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
Serra61.0%74.5%−13.5-350
Curran39.0%25.5%+13.5+275

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
SerraCurran
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1500
Pound-for-pound
1514
1497
Divisional
1514
1463
Striking offense
1500
1514
Striking defense
1500
1518
Grappling offense
1500
1502
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
29 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.88
Strikes landed / min
31%
Strike accuracy
1.40
Strikes absorbed / min
45%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.91
Takedowns / 15 min
11%
Takedown accuracy
25%
Takedown defense
2.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
337
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Serra
  • LDin ThomasS-DEC R3
    Close -11511mo before
  • LBJ PennU-DEC R3
    1y 4mo before
  • WKelly DullantySUB R1
    missed1y 10mo before
  • WYves EdwardsM-DEC R3
    Close -1852y 4mo before
  • LShonie CarterKO/TKO R3
    2y 9mo before
Jeff Curran
No prior UFC fights.
Serra — win / loss by method
Record: 6-3-0

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
83% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Curran — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-1

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
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
10 (63%)Submission(17%) 1
4 (25%)Decision(33%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Serra
Curran
5
UFC fights
0
62.8 min · 12.6 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
Curran
59W–14L · 80.8%
Overall
22W–5L · 81.5%
Wins
37W–9L · 80.4%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Serra
Curran
0W–0L
Overall
60W–41L · 59.4%
0W–0L
Wins
28W–21L · 57.1%
0W–0L
Losses
32W–20L · 61.5%
Distance striking
Serra
Curran
0.89
Landed / min
16.0%
Accuracy
54.5%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
35.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Serra
Curran
1.91
Takedowns / 15 min
11.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
Takedown defense
2.39
Sub attempts / 15 min
65.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Serra
  • Head35%(19)div 58%
  • Body42%(23)div 23%
  • Legs24%(13)div 19%
Curran
  • 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.

Jeff Curran

No UFC fights on record.

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