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UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall
Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes
31-3 · USA
VS
Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton
11-5 · CAN
July 13, 2002 · London, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
170.0lb
Weigh-in
169.0lb
Matt Hughes def. Carlos Newton by KO/TKO (Punches), R4 3:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Hughes7/100/004:13
Newton0/20/100:00
R2
Hughes18/222/404:47
Newton0/10/000:00
R3
Hughes22/271/103:53
Newton3/50/000:51
R4 · 3:37
Hughes11/181/103:22
Newton0/10/000:00
Total
Hughes58/774/6016:15
Newton3/90/100:51

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
HughesWin probabilityNewton
29.2%70.8%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
29%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 15.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hughes29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%44%
Submission4%16%
Decision12%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3581)act 58
Takedowns2.5 (0.35.1)act 4
Newton71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%14%
Submission25%35%
Decision36%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 3
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Combined totals~104 sig strikes~2.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R26%
R37%
R44%
R52%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Hughes
67.8%-217
Newton
+21731.3%
Most takedownstie 5.3%
Hughes
92.7%-4788
Newton
+47881.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 62.5
62.5
Over 62.5
42.5%
+135
Under 62.5
57.5%
-135
079157
Newton
Expected: 41.6
41.5
Over 41.5
42.7%
+134
Under 41.5
57.3%
-134
053105
Takedowns — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 2.5
2.5
Over 2.5
49.8%
+101
Under 2.5
50.2%
-101
048
Newton
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.8%
Exactly 0
86.2%
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 15.6 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
85.6Striking58.2
Hughes +27.5
54.2Grappling64.9
Newton +10.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HughesNewton
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1565
Pound-for-pound
1510
1553
Divisional
1507
1495
Striking offense
1485
1509
Striking defense
1511
1542
Grappling offense
1535
1524
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.16
Strikes landed / min
1.05
63%
Strike accuracy
40%
0.36
Strikes absorbed / min
1.82
65%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.10
Takedowns / 15 min
2.99
75%
Takedown accuracy
70%
Takedown defense
0%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.6
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
50%
75%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
113
Days since last fight
253
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Hughes
  • WHayato SakuraiKO/TKO R4
    4mo before
  • WCarlos NewtonKO/TKO R2
    8mo before
  • LDennis HallmanSUB R1
    1y 7mo before
  • WMarcelo AguiarKO/TKO R1
    2y 1mo before
  • WValeri IgnatovU-DEC R3
    2y 10mo before
Carlos Newton
  • LMatt HughesKO/TKO R2
    8mo before
  • WPat MiletichSUB R3
    1y 2mo before
  • WBob GilstrapSUB R1
    4y 2mo before
  • LDan HendersonS-DEC R2
    4y 2mo before
Hughes — win / loss by method
Record: 31-3-0

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
16 wins, 1 loss
W
52% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
27win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (48%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (19%)Decision(0%) 0
Newton — win / loss by method
Record: 11-5-0

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
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
7 (78%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Hughes
Newton
5
UFC fights
4
44.4 min · 8.9 avg
Octagon time
35.1 min · 8.8 avg
28y 7m
Career length
30y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hughes
Newton
47W–11L · 81.0%
Overall
63W–9L · 87.5%
31W–8L · 79.5%
Wins
32W–6L · 84.2%
16W–3L · 84.2%
Losses
31W–3L · 91.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hughes
Newton
139W–66L · 67.8%
Overall
93W–42L · 68.9%
114W–62L · 64.8%
Wins
63W–35L · 64.3%
25W–4L · 86.2%
Losses
30W–7L · 81.1%
Distance striking
Hughes
Newton
1.29
Landed / min
1.60
50.0%
Accuracy
38.9%
73.7%
Defense
63.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.85
36.7%
Time at distance
49.8%
Grappling & control
Hughes
Newton
7.10
Takedowns / 15 min
2.99
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
70.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.34
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.56
94.0%
Control share
55.7%
Strike target map
Hughes
  • Head74%(103)div 63%
  • Body26%(37)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
Newton
  • Head49%(18)div 63%
  • Body22%(8)div 22%
  • Legs30%(11)div 14%

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

Matt Hughes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Carlos Newton
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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