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UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Gan McGee
Gan McGee
10-1 · USA
VS
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
12-3 · BRA
September 27, 2002 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
264.0lb
Weigh-in
246.0lb
Gan McGee def. Pedro Rizzo by KO/TKO (to Corner Stoppage), R1 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
McGee17/580/300:11
Rizzo14/280/000:00
Total
McGee17/580/300:11
Rizzo14/280/000:00

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
McGeeWin probabilityRizzo
65.1%34.9%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
9%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
McGee65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%41%
Submission6%10%
Decision32%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (3478)act 17
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.2)act 0
Rizzo35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%47%
Submission3%7%
Decision16%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes67 (3887)act 14
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~127 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R220%
R36%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
McGee
44.4%+123
Rizzo
-12354.7%
Most takedownstie 32.9%
McGee
50.0%-292
Rizzo
+29217.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
McGee
Expected: 60.0
60
Over 60
41.9%
+136
Exactly 60
1.1%
push
Under 60
57.0%
-136
075150
Rizzo
Expected: 67.0
67
Over 67
42.0%
+136
Exactly 67
1.0%
push
Under 67
57.0%
-136
084168
Takedowns — over/under
McGee
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
90.2%
-915
Under 0.5
9.8%
+915
035
Rizzo
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
64.7%
-184
Under 0.5
35.3%
+184
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 10.1 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
52.7Striking57.6
Rizzo +4.9
33.9Grappling45.1
Rizzo +11.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
McGeeRizzo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1574
1523
Divisional
1567
1478
Striking offense
1519
1493
Striking defense
1534
1555
Grappling offense
1467
1548
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
25 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'10"
Height
6'1"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.05
Strikes landed / min
1.52
48%
Strike accuracy
36%
1.78
Strikes absorbed / min
2.20
29%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.14
Takedowns / 15 min
0.12
40%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0%
Takedown defense
70%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
70%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
0%
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
86%
Recent opp. quality
679
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gan McGee
  • LJosh BarnettKO/TKO R2
    1y 10mo before
Pedro Rizzo
  • WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R3
    6mo before
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R3
    11mo before
  • LRandy CoutureU-DEC R5
    1y 5mo before
  • WJosh BarnettKO/TKO R2
    Close -6501y 7mo before
  • WDan SevernKO/TKO R1
    2y before
McGee — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
80% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (10%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
1 (10%)DQ / other() 0
Rizzo — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
83% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
McGee
Rizzo
1
UFC fights
10
9.6 min · 9.6 avg
Octagon time
124.9 min · 12.5 avg
26y 11m
Career length
29y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

McGee
Rizzo
9W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
114W–32L · 78.1%
0W–0L
Wins
89W–23L · 79.5%
9W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
25W–9L · 73.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
McGee
Rizzo
33W–19L · 63.5%
Overall
14W–18L · 43.8%
33W–19L · 63.5%
Wins
14W–18L · 43.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
McGee
Rizzo
3.89
Landed / min
1.68
50.0%
Accuracy
33.5%
75.0%
Defense
60.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.96
2.7%
Time at distance
73.7%
Grappling & control
McGee
Rizzo
3.14
Takedowns / 15 min
0.12
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
70.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
85.0%
Control share
21.2%
Strike target map
McGee
  • Head90%(9)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 15%
  • Legs10%(1)div 17%
Rizzo
  • Head54%(102)div 68%
  • Body4%(8)div 15%
  • Legs42%(80)div 17%

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

Gan McGee
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Pedro Rizzo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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