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UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Phil Baroni
Phil Baroni
4-1 · USA
VS
Dave Menne
Dave Menne
32-8-2 · USA
September 27, 2002 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
182.0lb
Weigh-in
182.0lb
Phil Baroni def. Dave Menne by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:18
Baroni8/130/010:00
Menne1/70/000:00
Total
Baroni8/130/010:00
Menne1/70/000:00

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
BaroniWin probabilityMenne
55.8%44.2%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
31%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Baroni56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%27%
Submission14%26%
Decision26%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 8
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.5)act 0
Menne44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%10%
Submission17%38%
Decision23%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 1
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R211%
R37%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Baroni
46.0%+115
Menne
-11552.8%
Most takedownstie 16.3%
Baroni
73.2%-704
Menne
+70410.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Baroni
Expected: 43.3
43.5
Over 43.5
42.2%
+137
Under 43.5
57.8%
-137
055109
Menne
Expected: 46.6
46.5
Over 46.5
42.7%
+134
Under 46.5
57.3%
-134
059117
Takedowns — over/under
Baroni
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
54.8%
-121
Under 1.5
45.2%
+121
035
Menne
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
33.8%
+196
Under 0.5
66.2%
-196
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 9.9 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
59.4Striking73.9
Menne +14.6
50.8Grappling67.6
Menne +16.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BaroniMenne
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1519
Pound-for-pound
1550
1519
Divisional
1538
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.93
Strikes landed / min
2.65
63%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.93
Strikes absorbed / min
0.57
27%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.07
Takedowns / 15 min
0.33
40%
Takedown accuracy
100%
50%
Takedown defense
74%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
67%
Last-5 win rate
67%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
259
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Phil Baroni
  • WAmar SuloevKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • LMatt LindlandM-DEC R3
    11mo before
  • WCurtis StoutU-DEC R2
    1y 7mo before
Dave Menne
  • LMurilo BustamanteKO/TKO R2
    9mo before
  • WGil CastilloU-DEC R5
    Close -3401y before
  • WFabiano IhaU-DEC R3
    2y 7mo before
Baroni — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Menne — win / loss by method
Record: 32-8-2

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
16 wins, 5 losses
W
50% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
30win7loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (10%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
13 (43%)Submission(14%) 1
14 (47%)Decision(71%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Baroni
Menne
3
UFC fights
3
28.0 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
45.7 min · 15.2 avg
26y 0m
Career length
29y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Baroni
Menne
19W–3L · 86.4%
Overall
15W–3L · 83.3%
14W–3L · 82.4%
Wins
8W–2L · 80.0%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
7W–1L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Baroni
Menne
0W–0L
Overall
173W–65L · 72.7%
0W–0L
Wins
125W–47L · 72.7%
0W–0L
Losses
48W–18L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Baroni
Menne
2.75
Landed / min
4.52
31.0%
Accuracy
30.0%
41.7%
Defense
67.5%
0.54
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
11.7%
Time at distance
18.8%
Grappling & control
Baroni
Menne
1.07
Takedowns / 15 min
0.33
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
73.7%
1.07
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.64
55.5%
Control share
53.4%
Strike target map
Baroni
  • Head59%(48)div 65%
  • Body39%(32)div 18%
  • Legs2%(2)div 17%
Menne
  • Head55%(67)div 65%
  • Body24%(29)div 18%
  • Legs21%(25)div 17%

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

Phil Baroni
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dave Menne
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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