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UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk
17-0-1 · USA
VS
Benji Radach
Benji Radach
11-0 · USA
September 27, 2002 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Sean Sherk def. Benji Radach by KO/TKO (Facial Cuts), R1 4:16
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:16
Sherk6/81/503:08
Radach7/180/000:07
Total
Sherk6/81/503:08
Radach7/180/000:07

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
SherkWin probabilityRadach
39.6%60.4%
KO / TKO
12%
Submission
39%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 9.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sherk40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%7%
Submission17%43%
Decision20%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 6
Takedowns1.7 (0.23.7)act 1
Radach60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%15%
Submission22%37%
Decision29%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 7
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R24%
R35%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Sherk
42.7%+131
Radach
-13155.8%
Most takedownstie 10.9%
Sherk
84.7%-1893
Radach
+18934.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sherk
Expected: 34.2
34
Over 34
41.9%
+134
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.1%
-134
04386
Radach
Expected: 39.4
39.5
Over 39.5
42.4%
+136
Under 39.5
57.6%
-136
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Sherk
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
60.0%
-150
Under 1.5
40.0%
+150
035
Radach
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
24.6%
Exactly 0
75.4%
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 9.3 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
79.3Striking84.0
Radach +4.7
50.0Grappling25.0
Sherk +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SherkRadach
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1551
1562
Divisional
1551
1473
Striking offense
1497
1514
Striking defense
1512
1559
Grappling offense
1503
1554
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
29 yrs
Age
23 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'10"
67"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.33
Strikes landed / min
2.33
72%
Strike accuracy
62%
0.20
Strikes absorbed / min
0.00
81%
Strike defense
100%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.66
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
58%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
90%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
97
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean Sherk
  • WJutaro NakaoU-DEC R3
    6mo before
  • WTiki GhosnSUB R2
    1y 7mo before
Benji Radach
  • WNick SerraU-DEC R3
    3mo before
Sherk — win / loss by method
Record: 17-0-1

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
Decision
9 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (13%)Submission() 0
8 (53%)Decision() 0
Radach — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0, 1 NC

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
73% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Sherk
Radach
2
UFC fights
2
24.8 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
15.4 min · 7.7 avg
27y 1m
Career length
25y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sherk
Radach
15W–8L · 65.2%
Overall
4W–0L · 100.0%
15W–8L · 65.2%
Wins
4W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sherk
Radach
35W–17L · 67.3%
Overall
27W–28L · 49.1%
35W–17L · 67.3%
Wins
27W–28L · 49.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
1 of Radach's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Sherk
Radach
1.41
Landed / min
1.30
33.3%
Accuracy
40.0%
85.0%
Defense
100.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.94
8.6%
Time at distance
19.9%
Grappling & control
Sherk
Radach
6.66
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
57.9%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
90.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
99.8%
Control share
85.6%
Strike target map
Sherk
  • Head82%(27)div 65%
  • Body3%(1)div 22%
  • Legs15%(5)div 13%
Radach
  • Head94%(34)div 65%
  • Body6%(2)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 13%

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

Sean Sherk
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Benji Radach
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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