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UFC 42: Sudden Impact
Dave Strasser
Dave Strasser
19-2-4 · USA
VS
Romie Aram
Romie Aram
6-0 · USA
April 25, 2003 · Miami, Florida, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Dave Strasser def. Romie Aram by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Strasser20/331/201:41
Aram8/171/212:43
R2
Strasser16/360/002:09
Aram4/191/200:48
R3
Strasser24/560/000:52
Aram12/340/001:23
Total
Strasser60/1251/204:42
Aram24/702/414:54

Scorecards

Strasser vs Aram

RdCecil PeoplesDouglas CrosbyJeff MullenCommunity
R1---9.3-9.7
R2---10-9
R3---9.9-9.1
Total30-2730-2730-2729.2-27.8

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Strasser-Aram.

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
StrasserWin probabilityAram
15.6%84.4%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
19%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Strasser16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%29%
Submission5%31%
Decision6%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (3990)act 60
Takedowns0.6 (0.01.9)act 1
Aram84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%22%
Submission14%17%
Decision51%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3886)act 24
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.4)act 2
Combined totals~135 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R212%
R35%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Strasser
51.6%-108
Aram
+10847.6%
Most takedownstie 34.3%
Strasser
26.7%+146
Aram
-14638.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Strasser
Expected: 69.0
69
Over 69
42.0%
+136
Exactly 69
1.0%
push
Under 69
57.0%
-136
087173
Aram
Expected: 66.2
66
Over 66
42.2%
+135
Exactly 66
1.0%
push
Under 66
56.8%
-135
083166
Takedowns — over/under
Strasser
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
81.4%
-438
Under 0.5
18.6%
+438
035
Aram
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
37.4%
-329
Exactly 1
51.3%
push
Under 1
11.4%
+329
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 10.7 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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Strasser15.6%29.4%−13.8+220
Aram84.4%70.6%+13.8-300

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1523
1542
Divisional
1523
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
33 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dave Strasser
No prior UFC fights.
Romie Aram
No prior UFC fights.
Strasser — win / loss by method
Record: 19-2-4

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
16% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win2loss4draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (42%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (16%)Decision(50%) 1
Aram — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
3 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Strasser
Aram
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Strasser
Aram
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Strasser
Aram
65W–40L · 61.9%
Overall
36W–19L · 65.5%
50W–33L · 60.2%
Wins
36W–19L · 65.5%
15W–7L · 68.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Strasser
Aram
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Strasser
Aram
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Strasser
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 13%
  • No strike data on record.
Aram
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 13%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Dave Strasser

No UFC fights on record.

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

Romie Aram

No UFC fights on record.

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