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UFC 43: Meltdown
Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards
22-7-1 · USA
VS
Eddie Ruiz
Eddie Ruiz
1-0 · USA
June 6, 2003 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.0lb
Yves Edwards def. Eddie Ruiz by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Edwards1/50/003:04
Ruiz1/11/501:00
R2
Edwards8/180/011:43
Ruiz0/51/501:49
R3
Edwards12/170/002:13
Ruiz2/60/601:55
Total
Edwards21/400/017:00
Ruiz3/122/1604:44

Scorecards

Edwards vs Ruiz

RdAbe BelardoCecil PeoplesMarcos RosalesCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-8.8
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.8

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Edwards-Ruiz.

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
EdwardsWin probabilityRuiz
77.5%22.5%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
60%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 5.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Edwards77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%23%
Submission45%59%
Decision14%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1435)act 21
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Ruiz23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%12%
Submission14%63%
Decision6%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (1024)act 3
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 2
Combined totals~45 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R169%
R26%
R35%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Edwards
65.2%-201
Ruiz
+20132.5%
Most takedownstie 29.9%
Edwards
56.4%-414
Ruiz
+41413.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 26.6
26.5
Over 26.5
42.8%
+134
Under 26.5
57.2%
-134
03467
Ruiz
Expected: 18.3
18.5
Over 18.5
41.7%
+140
Under 18.5
58.3%
-140
02346
Takedowns — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
79.9%
-397
Under 0.5
20.1%
+397
035
Ruiz
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
38.7%
Exactly 0
61.3%
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 5.7 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
EdwardsRuiz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1527
Pound-for-pound
1502
1542
Divisional
1502
1491
Striking offense
1500
1526
Striking defense
1500
1506
Grappling offense
1500
1495
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'7"
73"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.74
Strikes landed / min
56%
Strike accuracy
1.32
Strikes absorbed / min
50%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.33
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
69%
Takedown defense
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yves Edwards
  • WRich ClementiSUB R3
    Close -5003mo before
  • WJoao PieriniKO/TKO R1
    11mo before
  • LCaol UnoU-DEC R3
    1y 1mo before
  • LMatt SerraM-DEC R3
    Close +1551y 8mo before
Eddie Ruiz
No prior UFC fights.
Edwards — win / loss by method
Record: 22-7-1

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
9% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
20win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
10 (50%)Submission(60%) 3
2 (10%)Decision(40%) 2
Ruiz — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-0

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

Profiles

Experience
Edwards
Ruiz
4
UFC fights
0
45.4 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
28y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Edwards
Ruiz
33W–12L · 73.3%
Overall
16W–6L · 72.7%
Wins
17W–6L · 73.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Edwards
Ruiz
125W–47L · 72.7%
Overall
1W–1L · 50.0%
102W–43L · 70.3%
Wins
1W–1L · 50.0%
23W–4L · 85.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Edwards
Ruiz
3.41
Landed / min
47.6%
Accuracy
65.3%
Defense
0.33
Knockdowns / 15 min
25.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Edwards
Ruiz
0.33
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
69.2%
Takedown defense
0.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
33.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Edwards
  • Head52%(41)div 59%
  • Body24%(19)div 24%
  • Legs24%(19)div 17%
Ruiz
  • Head0%(0)div 59%
  • Body0%(0)div 24%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Yves Edwards
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Eddie Ruiz

No UFC fights on record.

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