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UFC 45: Revolution
Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes
34-3 · USA
VS
Frank Trigg
Frank Trigg
10-1 · USA
November 21, 2003 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
170.0lb
Weigh-in
169.0lb
Matt Hughes def. Frank Trigg by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:54
Hughes0/01/101:43
Trigg0/31/101:59
Total
Hughes0/01/101:43
Trigg0/31/101:59

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
HughesWin probabilityTrigg
36.6%63.4%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
23%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 15.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hughes37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%32%
Submission8%21%
Decision17%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 0
Takedowns2.7 (0.05.9)act 1
Trigg63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%29%
Submission15%25%
Decision29%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 0
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 1
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~2.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R212%
R37%
R44%
R53%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Hughes
59.6%-153
Trigg
+15339.0%
Most takedownstie 18.7%
Hughes
76.1%-1458
Trigg
+14585.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 42.1
42
Over 42
41.8%
+135
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.6%
-135
053106
Trigg
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
42.6%
+135
Under 33.5
57.4%
-135
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 2.7
2.5
Over 2.5
50.3%
-101
Under 2.5
49.7%
+101
059
Trigg
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.3%
Exactly 0
83.7%
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 15.6 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HughesTrigg
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1607
Pound-for-pound
1529
1597
Divisional
1529
Striking offense
Striking defense
1540
Grappling offense
1561
1530
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
30 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
71"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.84
Strikes landed / min
63%
Strike accuracy
0.42
Strikes absorbed / min
59%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
5.00
Takedowns / 15 min
74%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
88%
UFC win rate
+5
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
71%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Hughes
  • WSean SherkU-DEC R5
    Close -6007mo before
  • WGil CastilloKO/TKO R1
    Close -5501y before
  • WCarlos NewtonKO/TKO R4
    1y 4mo before
  • WHayato SakuraiKO/TKO R4
    1y 8mo before
  • WCarlos NewtonKO/TKO R2
    2y 1mo before
Frank Trigg
No prior UFC fights.
Hughes — win / loss by method
Record: 34-3-0

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
18 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
27win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (48%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (19%)Decision(0%) 0
Trigg — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
70% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Hughes
Trigg
8
UFC fights
0
93.0 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
28y 7m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Hughes
Trigg
83W–17L · 83.0%
Overall
67W–14L · 82.7%
Wins
16W–3L · 84.2%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hughes
Trigg
139W–66L · 67.8%
Overall
78W–19L · 80.4%
114W–62L · 64.8%
Wins
62W–19L · 76.5%
25W–4L · 86.2%
Losses
16W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Hughes
Trigg
1.51
Landed / min
37.4%
Accuracy
76.7%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
24.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Hughes
Trigg
5.00
Takedowns / 15 min
73.8%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.48
Sub attempts / 15 min
87.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Hughes
  • Head78%(206)div 68%
  • Body21%(56)div 21%
  • Legs1%(2)div 12%
Trigg
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 12%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Matt Hughes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Frank Trigg

No UFC fights on record.

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