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UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets
Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards
19-7-1 · USA
VS
Joao Pierini
Joao Pierini
3-0 · MEX
June 22, 2002 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Yves Edwards def. Joao Pierini by KO/TKO (to Shoulder Injury), R1 1:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:19
Edwards6/90/000:09
Pierini1/70/000:00
Total
Edwards6/90/000:09
Pierini1/70/000:00

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
EdwardsWin probabilityPierini
60.1%39.9%
KO / TKO
14%
Submission
70%
Decision
17%
Expected fight time: 5.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Edwards60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%15%
Submission41%69%
Decision10%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 6
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Pierini40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%12%
Submission28%71%
Decision7%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 1
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~50 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R175%
R22%
R36%
Distance17%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Edwards
69.1%-239
Pierini
+23929.0%
Most takedownstie 35.8%
Edwards
40.1%-167
Pierini
+16724.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 30.6
30.5
Over 30.5
42.8%
+134
Under 30.5
57.2%
-134
03977
Pierini
Expected: 19.2
19
Over 19
41.5%
+133
Exactly 19
3.4%
push
Under 19
55.1%
-133
02549
Takedowns — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
73.5%
-278
Under 0.5
26.5%
+278
035
Pierini
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
55.4%
-124
Under 0.5
44.6%
+124
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 5.3 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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EdwardsPierini
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1495
Pound-for-pound
1508
1511
Divisional
1508
1483
Striking offense
1482
1515
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
25 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
0.73
Strikes landed / min
59%
Strike accuracy
0.93
Strikes absorbed / min
43%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
43
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yves Edwards
  • LCaol UnoU-DEC R3
    43d before
  • LMatt SerraM-DEC R3
    Close +1559mo before
Joao Pierini
No prior UFC fights.
Edwards — win / loss by method
Record: 19-7-1

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
37% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 3 losses
W
53% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
11% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
19win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (37%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
10 (53%)Submission(60%) 3
2 (11%)Decision(40%) 2
Pierini — win / loss by method
Record: 3-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Edwards
Pierini
2
UFC fights
0
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
28y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Edwards
Pierini
17W–6L · 73.9%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
17W–6L · 73.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Edwards
Pierini
120W–46L · 72.3%
Overall
0W–0L
97W–42L · 69.8%
Wins
0W–0L
23W–4L · 85.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Edwards
Pierini
1.43
Landed / min
41.2%
Accuracy
55.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
16.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Edwards
Pierini
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
0.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
27.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Edwards
  • Head41%(9)div 61%
  • Body32%(7)div 23%
  • Legs27%(6)div 16%
Pierini
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body0%(0)div 23%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Yves Edwards
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joao Pierini

No UFC fights on record.

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