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UFC 45: Revolution
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
13-5 · BRA
VS
Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez
14-3 · USA
November 21, 2003 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
243.5lb
Weigh-in
246.0lb
Pedro Rizzo def. Ricco Rodriguez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rizzo9/320/002:37
Rodriguez5/100/400:00
R2
Rizzo11/250/002:48
Rodriguez4/70/400:00
R3
Rizzo10/360/000:27
Rodriguez6/160/400:00
Total
Rizzo30/930/005:52
Rodriguez15/330/1200:00

Scorecards

Rizzo vs Rodriguez

RdDouglas CrosbyJeff MullenNelson HamiltonCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2729-2830-27

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Rizzo-Rodriguez.

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
RizzoWin probabilityRodriguez
35.5%64.5%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
12%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rizzo36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%42%
Submission2%6%
Decision19%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3375)act 30
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Rodriguez64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%28%
Submission10%16%
Decision36%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes71 (4193)act 15
Takedowns0.6 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~129 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R215%
R37%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Rizzo
39.7%+149
Rodriguez
-14959.4%
Most takedownstie 35.8%
Rizzo
23.5%+173
Rodriguez
-17340.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 57.8
58
Over 58
41.7%
+137
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
57.2%
-137
073145
Rodriguez
Expected: 71.4
71.5
Over 71.5
42.4%
+136
Under 71.5
57.6%
-136
090179
Takedowns — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
70.8%
-242
Under 0.5
29.2%
+242
035
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
84.8%
-558
Under 0.5
15.2%
+558
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 10.8 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
58.4Striking73.7
Rodriguez +15.3
34.2Grappling71.0
Rodriguez +36.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RizzoRodriguez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1585
1546
Divisional
1585
1518
Striking offense
1534
1528
Striking defense
1517
1473
Grappling offense
1524
1531
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
29 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'4"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.66
Strikes landed / min
2.40
38%
Strike accuracy
58%
2.27
Strikes absorbed / min
1.16
54%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.19
Takedowns / 15 min
3.75
29%
Takedown accuracy
57%
73%
Takedown defense
38%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
62%
UFC win rate
83%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
88%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
266
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Pedro Rizzo
  • WTra TelligmanKO/TKO R2
    Close -1706mo before
  • LVladimir MatyushenkoU-DEC R3
    Close +1009mo before
  • LGan McGeeKO/TKO R1
    1y 2mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R3
    1y 8mo before
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R3
    2y 1mo before
Ricco Rodriguez
  • LTim SylviaKO/TKO R1
    Close -3009mo before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R5
    1y 2mo before
  • WTsuyoshi KohsakaKO/TKO R2
    1y 6mo before
  • WJeff MonsonKO/TKO R3
    1y 10mo before
  • WPete WilliamsKO/TKO R2
    2y 1mo before
Rizzo — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
85% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
8win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Rizzo
Rodriguez
13
UFC fights
6
154.3 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
68.0 min · 11.3 avg
29y 9m
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rizzo
Rodriguez
143W–38L · 79.0%
Overall
66W–25L · 72.5%
96W–26L · 78.7%
Wins
52W–25L · 67.5%
47W–12L · 79.7%
Losses
14W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rizzo
Rodriguez
14W–18L · 43.8%
Overall
129W–50L · 72.1%
14W–18L · 43.8%
Wins
102W–47L · 68.5%
0W–0L
Losses
27W–3L · 90.0%
Distance striking
Rizzo
Rodriguez
1.85
Landed / min
2.90
33.7%
Accuracy
35.0%
61.0%
Defense
65.8%
0.78
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
69.7%
Time at distance
14.2%
Grappling & control
Rizzo
Rodriguez
0.19
Takedowns / 15 min
3.75
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
56.7%
72.9%
Takedown defense
38.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.32
27.2%
Control share
71.7%
Strike target map
Rizzo
  • Head53%(136)div 69%
  • Body6%(15)div 15%
  • Legs41%(105)div 16%
Rodriguez
  • Head79%(129)div 69%
  • Body15%(25)div 15%
  • Legs6%(9)div 16%

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

Pedro Rizzo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ricco Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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