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UFC 45: Revolution
Keith Rockel
Keith Rockel
9-2-1 · USA
VS
Chris Liguori
Chris Liguori
1-1 · USA
November 21, 2003 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
183.0lb
Keith Rockel def. Chris Liguori by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 3:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:29
Rockel5/51/203:04
Liguori1/30/000:08
Total
Rockel5/51/203:04
Liguori1/30/000:08

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
RockelWin probabilityLiguori
64.4%35.6%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
14%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rockel64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%42%
Submission10%16%
Decision27%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 5
Takedowns6.1 (1.411.0)act 1
Liguori36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%39%
Submission4%10%
Decision18%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3785)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~109 sig strikes~6.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R216%
R316%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Rockel
31.5%+214
Liguori
-21467.5%
Most takedownstie 2.7%
Rockel
96.8%-19329
Liguori
+193290.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rockel
Expected: 43.8
44
Over 44
41.5%
+138
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
57.0%
-138
055110
Liguori
Expected: 65.4
65.5
Over 65.5
42.4%
+136
Under 65.5
57.6%
-136
082164
Takedowns — over/under
Rockel
Expected: 6.1
6
Over 6
40.4%
+122
Exactly 6
10.2%
push
Under 6
49.4%
-122
01019
Liguori
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
38.0%
Exactly 0
62.0%
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 10.5 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
RockelLiguori
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1503
Pound-for-pound
1498
1503
Divisional
1498
Striking offense
Striking defense
1506
Grappling offense
1500
1493
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
38 yrs
Age
6'0"
Height
5'9"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.96
Strikes landed / min
60%
Strike accuracy
0.16
Strikes absorbed / min
67%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
4.81
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
4.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
679
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Keith Rockel
  • LEugene JacksonSUB R2
    1y 10mo before
Chris Liguori
No prior UFC fights.
Rockel — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-1

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (56%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
Liguori — win / loss by method
Record: 1-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Rockel
Liguori
1
UFC fights
0
6.2 min · 6.2 avg
Octagon time
27y 4m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Rockel
Liguori
11W–6L · 64.7%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
11W–6L · 64.7%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rockel
Liguori
55W–36L · 60.4%
Overall
4W–1L · 80.0%
47W–29L · 61.8%
Wins
1W–1L · 50.0%
8W–7L · 53.3%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Rockel
Liguori
3.08
Landed / min
100.0%
Accuracy
66.7%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
10.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Rockel
Liguori
4.81
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
4.81
Sub attempts / 15 min
98.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Rockel
  • Head67%(4)div 64%
  • Body17%(1)div 19%
  • Legs17%(1)div 17%
Liguori
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Keith Rockel
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Liguori

No UFC fights on record.

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