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UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets
Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler
5-0 · USA
VS
Steve Berger
Steve Berger
14-7-2 · USA
June 22, 2002 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Robbie Lawler def. Steve Berger by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 0:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lawler23/431/101:57
Berger11/371/300:26
R2 · 0:27
Lawler5/80/010:05
Berger0/00/000:00
Total
Lawler28/511/112:02
Berger11/371/300:26

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
LawlerWin probabilityBerger
81.5%18.5%
KO / TKO
4%
Submission
91%
Decision
4%
Expected fight time: 3.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lawler81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%5%
Submission73%91%
Decision4%4%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 28
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Berger19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO0%1%
Submission18%95%
Decision1%4%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes14 (718)act 11
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.4)act 1
Combined totals~36 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R192%
R20%
R34%
Distance4%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.7%
Lawler
67.3%-224
Berger
+22430.1%
Most takedownstie 19.6%
Lawler
77.4%-2614
Berger
+26143.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lawler
Expected: 22.0
22
Over 22
41.1%
+136
Exactly 22
2.9%
push
Under 22
55.9%
-136
02856
Berger
Expected: 14.2
14
Over 14
41.2%
+132
Exactly 14
4.4%
push
Under 14
54.3%
-132
01836
Takedowns — over/under
Lawler
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
87.3%
-688
Under 0.5
12.7%
+688
035
Berger
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
14.7%
Exactly 0
85.3%
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 3.4 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
65.8Striking33.5
Lawler +32.2
75.0Grappling25.0
Lawler +50.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LawlerBerger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1489
1529
Divisional
1489
1485
Striking offense
1490
1502
Striking defense
1511
1505
Grappling offense
1496
1503
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
20 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.27
Strikes landed / min
0.13
42%
Strike accuracy
10%
3.67
Strikes absorbed / min
2.46
58%
Strike defense
37%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
75%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
0%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
43
Days since last fight
43
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Robbie Lawler
  • WAaron RileyU-DEC R3
    43d before
Steve Berger
  • LTony DeSouzaU-DEC R3
    1y 2mo before
Lawler — win / loss by method
Record: 5-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Berger — win / loss by method
Record: 14-7-2, 2 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
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 6 losses
W
21% of wins
L
86% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
14win6loss2draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (7%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
10 (71%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (21%)Decision(83%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Lawler
Berger
1
UFC fights
2
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.4 min · 7.7 avg
25y 4m
Career length
28y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lawler
Berger
17W–4L · 81.0%
Overall
2W–0L · 100.0%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lawler
Berger
9W–9L · 50.0%
Overall
113W–48L · 70.2%
9W–9L · 50.0%
Wins
63W–35L · 64.3%
0W–0L
Losses
50W–13L · 79.4%
Distance striking
Lawler
Berger
5.51
Landed / min
0.54
36.2%
Accuracy
10.5%
62.7%
Defense
71.4%
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
41.2%
Time at distance
23.8%
Grappling & control
Lawler
Berger
6.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.91
75.6%
Control share
9.9%
Strike target map
Lawler
  • Head81%(52)div 63%
  • Body14%(9)div 21%
  • Legs5%(3)div 16%
Berger
  • Head100%(2)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Robbie Lawler
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Steve Berger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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