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UFC 40: Vendetta
Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler
6-0 · USA
VS
Tiki Ghosn
Tiki Ghosn
6-2-1 · USA
November 22, 2002 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Robbie Lawler def. Tiki Ghosn by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:29
Lawler5/110/010:02
Ghosn7/140/000:00
Total
Lawler5/110/010:02
Ghosn7/140/000:00

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
LawlerWin probabilityGhosn
72.9%27.1%
KO / TKO
5%
Submission
89%
Decision
6%
Expected fight time: 3.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lawler73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%7%
Submission64%88%
Decision4%5%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1332)act 5
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Ghosn27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%3%
Submission24%91%
Decision2%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (923)act 7
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~42 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R190%
R21%
R34%
Distance5%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Lawler
63.2%-184
Ghosn
+18434.3%
Most takedownstie 15.2%
Lawler
83.0%-4603
Ghosn
+46031.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lawler
Expected: 24.4
24.5
Over 24.5
42.2%
+137
Under 24.5
57.8%
-137
03161
Ghosn
Expected: 17.5
17.5
Over 17.5
42.6%
+135
Under 17.5
57.4%
-135
02244
Takedowns — over/under
Lawler
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
89.7%
-873
Under 0.5
10.3%
+873
035
Ghosn
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
10.2%
Exactly 0
89.8%
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 3.6 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
Lawler72.9%67.9%+5.0-240
Ghosn27.1%32.1%−5.0+200

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
70.9Striking54.8
Lawler +16.1
73.1Grappling13.9
Lawler +59.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LawlerGhosn
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1479
1543
Divisional
1494
1494
Striking offense
1495
1509
Striking defense
1505
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
20 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.50
Strikes landed / min
1.54
45%
Strike accuracy
36%
3.23
Strikes absorbed / min
2.09
60%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.13
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
78%
Takedown accuracy
83%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
0%
+2
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
153
Days since last fight
637
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Robbie Lawler
  • WSteve BergerKO/TKO R2
    5mo before
  • WAaron RileyU-DEC R3
    6mo before
Tiki Ghosn
  • LSean SherkSUB R2
    1y 9mo before
  • LBob CookSUB R2
    2y 8mo before
Lawler — 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Ghosn — win / loss by method
Record: 6-2-1

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 2
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
3 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Lawler
Ghosn
2
UFC fights
2
20.4 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
16.3 min · 8.1 avg
25y 4m
Career length
28y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lawler
Ghosn
31W–11L · 73.8%
Overall
14W–0L · 100.0%
31W–11L · 73.8%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
14W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lawler
Ghosn
9W–9L · 50.0%
Overall
9W–9L · 50.0%
9W–9L · 50.0%
Wins
9W–9L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lawler
Ghosn
4.89
Landed / min
5.52
34.3%
Accuracy
30.2%
68.7%
Defense
56.8%
1.47
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
37.0%
Time at distance
17.8%
Grappling & control
Lawler
Ghosn
5.13
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
77.8%
Takedown accuracy
83.3%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
77.6%
Control share
16.9%
Strike target map
Lawler
  • Head74%(68)div 66%
  • Body23%(21)div 22%
  • Legs3%(3)div 13%
Ghosn
  • Head48%(12)div 66%
  • Body40%(10)div 22%
  • Legs12%(3)div 13%

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

Robbie Lawler
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tiki Ghosn
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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