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UFC 37: High Impact
Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez
12-1 · USA
VS
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
20-13-2 · JPN
May 10, 2002 · Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
249.0lb
Weigh-in
222.0lb
Ricco Rodriguez def. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 3:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodriguez5/81/204:17
Kohsaka2/51/100:18
R2 · 3:25
Rodriguez14/252/302:54
Kohsaka4/60/000:15
Total
Rodriguez19/333/507:11
Kohsaka6/111/100:33

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
RodriguezWin probabilityKohsaka
77.2%22.8%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
16%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO44%57%
Submission13%17%
Decision20%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3579)act 19
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.0)act 3
Kohsaka23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%49%
Submission3%13%
Decision9%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 6
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Combined totals~97 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R223%
R314%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Rodriguez
72.7%-276
Kohsaka
+27626.3%
Most takedownstie 34.6%
Rodriguez
44.0%-205
Kohsaka
+20521.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 60.9
61
Over 61
41.8%
+136
Exactly 61
1.1%
push
Under 61
57.1%
-136
077153
Kohsaka
Expected: 35.7
35.5
Over 35.5
42.9%
+133
Under 35.5
57.1%
-133
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
86.5%
-640
Under 0.5
13.5%
+640
035
Kohsaka
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
69.9%
-233
Under 0.5
30.1%
+233
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 8.6 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
80.7Striking72.3
Rodriguez +8.4
84.1Grappling58.8
Rodriguez +25.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguezKohsaka
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1573
Pound-for-pound
1517
1574
Divisional
1517
1512
Striking offense
1479
1518
Striking defense
1511
1551
Grappling offense
1498
1536
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
24 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'4"
Height
5'11"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.93
Strikes landed / min
1.63
62%
Strike accuracy
51%
0.66
Strikes absorbed / min
1.27
58%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.49
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
56%
Takedown accuracy
27%
71%
Takedown defense
60%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
60%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
903
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ricco Rodriguez
  • WJeff MonsonKO/TKO R3
    4mo before
  • WPete WilliamsKO/TKO R2
    6mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R3
    Close -13010mo before
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
  • LPedro RizzoKO/TKO R3
    2y 6mo before
  • WTim LajcikKO/TKO R2
    2y 10mo before
  • LBas RuttenKO/TKO R2
    3y 4mo before
  • WPete WilliamsU-DEC R2
    3y 7mo before
  • WKimo LeopoldoU-DEC R2
    4y 2mo before
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Kohsaka — win / loss by method
Record: 20-13-2

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
5 wins, 5 losses
W
25% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
15% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
30% of wins
L
31% of losses
DQ / other
4 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
15% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win11loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(27%) 3
5 (29%)Submission(18%) 2
4 (24%)Decision(36%) 4
4 (24%)DQ / other(18%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Kohsaka
3
UFC fights
5
33.4 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
65.5 min · 13.1 avg
27y 4m
Career length
31y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodriguez
Kohsaka
22W–8L · 73.3%
Overall
51W–7L · 87.9%
22W–8L · 73.3%
Wins
18W–3L · 85.7%
0W–0L
Losses
33W–4L · 89.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Kohsaka
110W–48L · 69.6%
Overall
262W–88L · 74.9%
102W–47L · 68.5%
Wins
153W–56L · 73.2%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
109W–32L · 77.3%
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Kohsaka
2.99
Landed / min
1.26
35.7%
Accuracy
47.1%
69.7%
Defense
74.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
15.0%
Time at distance
80.1%
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Kohsaka
4.49
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
55.6%
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
71.4%
Takedown defense
60.0%
1.35
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.83
81.1%
Control share
14.9%
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head74%(73)div 68%
  • Body19%(19)div 15%
  • Legs6%(6)div 17%
Kohsaka
  • Head57%(61)div 68%
  • Body15%(16)div 15%
  • Legs28%(30)div 17%

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

Ricco Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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