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UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez
13-1 · USA
VS
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
10-4 · USA
September 27, 2002 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
243.0lb
Weigh-in
227.0lb
Ricco Rodriguez def. Randy Couture by KO/TKO (Elbows), R5 3:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodriguez6/191/201:18
Couture10/232/201:40
R2
Rodriguez2/20/000:00
Couture12/292/204:53
R3
Rodriguez3/61/102:37
Couture9/121/101:56
R4
Rodriguez16/331/104:29
Couture4/70/000:18
R5 · 3:04
Rodriguez12/201/102:40
Couture4/70/000:00
Total
Rodriguez39/804/5011:04
Couture39/785/508:47

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
RodriguezWin probabilityCouture
79.4%20.6%
KO / TKO
79%
Submission
12%
Decision
9%
Expected fight time: 7.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO62%79%
Submission11%14%
Decision6%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 39
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 4
Couture21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%79%
Submission1%7%
Decision3%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 39
Takedowns1.2 (0.12.9)act 5
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R235%
R34%
R43%
R52%
Distance9%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Rodriguez
56.7%-137
Couture
+13741.5%
Most takedownstie 8.1%
Rodriguez
1.8%+4899
Couture
-489990.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
41.9%
+134
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.1%
-134
04284
Couture
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
41.6%
+135
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.1%
-135
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.5%
Exactly 0
87.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Couture
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
50.3%
-1509
Exactly 1
46.4%
push
Under 1
3.3%
+1509
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 7.6 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
79.3Striking73.8
Rodriguez +5.5
83.6Grappling47.0
Rodriguez +36.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguezCouture
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1587
Pound-for-pound
1591
1587
Divisional
1590
1523
Striking offense
1507
1522
Striking defense
1531
1545
Grappling offense
1522
1524
Grappling defense
1533
Physical
25 yrs
Age
39 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'1"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.80
Strikes landed / min
2.36
61%
Strike accuracy
69%
0.67
Strikes absorbed / min
1.35
56%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.66
Takedowns / 15 min
2.20
57%
Takedown accuracy
47%
63%
Takedown defense
25%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
88%
+4
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ricco Rodriguez
  • WTsuyoshi KohsakaKO/TKO R2
    5mo before
  • WJeff MonsonKO/TKO R3
    9mo before
  • WPete WilliamsKO/TKO R2
    11mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R3
    Close -1301y 3mo before
Randy Couture
  • LJosh BarnettKO/TKO R2
    6mo before
  • WPedro RizzoKO/TKO R3
    11mo before
  • WPedro RizzoU-DEC R5
    1y 5mo before
  • WKevin RandlemanKO/TKO R3
    1y 10mo before
  • WMaurice SmithM-DEC R3
    4y 9mo before
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
10% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Couture
4
UFC fights
8
41.8 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
95.6 min · 11.9 avg
27y 4m
Career length
29y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodriguez
Couture
42W–21L · 66.7%
Overall
53W–17L · 75.7%
42W–21L · 66.7%
Wins
41W–16L · 71.9%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–1L · 92.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Couture
110W–48L · 69.6%
Overall
125W–53L · 70.2%
102W–47L · 68.5%
Wins
86W–36L · 70.5%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
39W–17L · 69.6%
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Couture
2.85
Landed / min
1.19
33.3%
Accuracy
51.1%
68.6%
Defense
67.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
12.6%
Time at distance
42.3%
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Couture
4.66
Takedowns / 15 min
2.20
56.5%
Takedown accuracy
46.7%
62.5%
Takedown defense
25.0%
1.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.63
83.7%
Control share
61.4%
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head78%(91)div 68%
  • Body17%(20)div 15%
  • Legs5%(6)div 17%
Couture
  • Head77%(174)div 68%
  • Body9%(20)div 15%
  • Legs14%(32)div 17%

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

Ricco Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Randy Couture
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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