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UFC 43: Meltdown
Kimo Leopoldo
Kimo Leopoldo
8-3-1 · USA
VS
David Abbott
David Abbott
8-8 · USA
June 6, 2003 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
248.0lb
Weigh-in
251.0lb
Kimo Leopoldo def. David Abbott by SUB (Arm Triangle), R1 1:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:59
Leopoldo1/11/101:52
Abbott0/00/000:01
Total
Leopoldo1/11/101:52
Abbott0/00/000:01

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
LeopoldoWin probabilityAbbott
61.0%39.0%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
17%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Leopoldo61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%34%
Submission12%19%
Decision28%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2864)act 1
Takedowns0.6 (0.01.9)act 1
Abbott39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%39%
Submission6%15%
Decision18%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (3068)act 0
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~102 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R217%
R38%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Leopoldo
46.6%+112
Abbott
-11252.3%
Most takedownstie 33.8%
Leopoldo
37.9%-134
Abbott
+13428.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Leopoldo
Expected: 49.3
49.5
Over 49.5
42.2%
+137
Under 49.5
57.8%
-137
062124
Abbott
Expected: 52.4
52.5
Over 52.5
42.4%
+136
Under 52.5
57.6%
-136
066131
Takedowns — over/under
Leopoldo
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
75.8%
-313
Under 0.5
24.2%
+313
035
Abbott
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
68.6%
-219
Under 0.5
31.4%
+219
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 9.9 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
Leopoldo61.0%55.8%+5.2-150
Abbott39.0%44.2%−5.2+110

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
53.6Striking53.0
Leopoldo +0.7
55.4Grappling61.6
Abbott +6.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LeopoldoAbbott
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1477
Pound-for-pound
1500
1484
Divisional
1474
Striking offense
Striking defense
1518
Grappling offense
1509
1513
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
35 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'0"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
0.96
Strikes landed / min
1.48
45%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.05
Strikes absorbed / min
1.99
38%
Strike defense
31%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.36
Takedowns / 15 min
1.53
33%
Takedown accuracy
63%
80%
Takedown defense
77%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
25%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
25%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
88%
Recent opp. quality
1911
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kimo Leopoldo
  • LTsuyoshi KohsakaU-DEC R2
    5y 3mo before
  • WPaul VarelansKO/TKO R1
    6y 6mo before
  • LKen ShamrockSUB R1
    7y 4mo before
  • LRoyce GracieSUB R1
    8y 9mo before
David Abbott
  • LFrank MirSUB R1
    Close -1453mo before
  • LPedro RizzoKO/TKO R1
    4y 8mo before
  • WHugo DuarteKO/TKO R1
    5y 1mo before
  • WYoji AnjoU-DEC R2
    5y 5mo before
  • LMaurice SmithSUB R1
    5y 8mo before
Leopoldo — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-1

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Abbott — win / loss by method
Record: 8-8-0

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
63% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
8win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(25%) 2
2 (25%)Submission(50%) 4
1 (13%)Decision(25%) 2
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Leopoldo
Abbott
4
UFC fights
16
33.2 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
98.2 min · 6.1 avg
31y 11m
Career length
31y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Leopoldo
Abbott
39W–12L · 76.5%
Overall
44W–16L · 73.3%
6W–4L · 60.0%
Wins
11W–3L · 78.6%
33W–8L · 80.5%
Losses
33W–13L · 71.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Leopoldo
Abbott
18W–11L · 62.1%
Overall
18W–11L · 62.1%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Leopoldo
Abbott
0.38
Landed / min
0.81
19.4%
Accuracy
34.0%
38.5%
Defense
48.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.61
56.2%
Time at distance
62.9%
Grappling & control
Leopoldo
Abbott
1.36
Takedowns / 15 min
1.53
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
62.5%
80.0%
Takedown defense
76.9%
0.90
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.61
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Leopoldo
  • Head88%(28)div 69%
  • Body9%(3)div 14%
  • Legs3%(1)div 16%
Abbott
  • Head94%(137)div 69%
  • Body6%(8)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Kimo Leopoldo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

David Abbott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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