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UFC 45: Revolution
Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler
7-1 · USA
VS
Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
14-9-5 · USA
November 21, 2003 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Robbie Lawler def. Chris Lytle by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lawler12/232/204:17
Lytle1/30/000:07
R2
Lawler5/170/000:00
Lytle16/460/000:00
R3
Lawler13/321/210:35
Lytle20/481/100:17
Total
Lawler30/723/414:52
Lytle37/971/100:24

Scorecards

Lawler vs Lytle

RdCecil PeoplesDouglas CrosbyJeff MullenCommunity
R1---9.9-9.1
R2---9.1-9.9
R3---9.9-9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.9-28

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Lawler-Lytle.

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
LawlerWin probabilityLytle
66.4%33.6%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
28%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lawler66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%34%
Submission13%19%
Decision31%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2762)act 30
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 3
Lytle34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%16%
Submission16%46%
Decision13%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 37
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R24%
R320%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Lawler
61.5%-165
Lytle
+16537.2%
Most takedownstie 55.0%
Lawler
16.5%+172
Lytle
-17228.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lawler
Expected: 47.3
47.5
Over 47.5
42.2%
+137
Under 47.5
57.8%
-137
060119
Lytle
Expected: 36.2
36
Over 36
42.0%
+134
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.1%
-134
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Lawler
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.4%
Exactly 0
78.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lytle
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.4%
+199
Under 0.5
66.6%
-199
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 10.2 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
67.5Striking65.8
Lawler +1.7
67.8Grappling18.8
Lawler +49.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LawlerLytle
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1473
1538
Divisional
1473
1497
Striking offense
1500
1512
Striking defense
1500
1510
Grappling offense
1492
1496
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
21 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.81
Strikes landed / min
0.20
47%
Strike accuracy
67%
3.13
Strikes absorbed / min
0.50
56%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.59
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
82%
Takedown accuracy
71%
Takedown defense
0%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
0%
67%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
1099
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Robbie Lawler
  • LPete SprattSUB R2
    Close -6007mo before
  • WTiki GhosnKO/TKO R1
    Close -2401y before
  • WSteve BergerKO/TKO R2
    1y 5mo before
  • WAaron RileyU-DEC R3
    1y 6mo before
Chris Lytle
  • LBen EarwoodU-DEC R2
    3y before
Lawler — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Lytle — win / loss by method
Record: 14-9-5

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 9 losses
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
14win8loss5draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (14%)Decision(100%) 8

Profiles

Experience
Lawler
Lytle
4
UFC fights
1
29.4 min · 7.3 avg
Octagon time
10.0 min · 10.0 avg
25y 4m
Career length
27y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lawler
Lytle
48W–19L · 71.6%
Overall
10W–2L · 83.3%
37W–13L · 74.0%
Wins
0W–0L
11W–6L · 64.7%
Losses
10W–2L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lawler
Lytle
9W–9L · 50.0%
Overall
177W–90L · 66.3%
9W–9L · 50.0%
Wins
73W–41L · 64.0%
0W–0L
Losses
104W–49L · 68.0%
Distance striking
Lawler
Lytle
4.08
Landed / min
9.23
34.4%
Accuracy
66.7%
64.0%
Defense
0.0%
1.53
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
35.0%
Time at distance
2.2%
Grappling & control
Lawler
Lytle
4.59
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
81.8%
Takedown accuracy
71.4%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.50
71.3%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Lawler
  • Head68%(76)div 68%
  • Body29%(32)div 21%
  • Legs4%(4)div 12%
Lytle
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body100%(2)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 12%

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

Robbie Lawler
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Lytle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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