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UFC 37: High Impact
BJ Penn
BJ Penn
3-1 · USA
VS
Paul Creighton
Paul Creighton
3-0 · USA
May 10, 2002 · Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.0lb
BJ Penn def. Paul Creighton by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 3:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Penn12/170/001:27
Creighton2/33/601:34
R2 · 3:23
Penn27/390/002:02
Creighton4/50/200:11
Total
Penn39/560/003:29
Creighton6/83/801:45

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
PennWin probabilityCreighton
59.8%40.2%
KO / TKO
7%
Submission
82%
Decision
11%
Expected fight time: 4.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Penn60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%11%
Submission48%80%
Decision6%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1228)act 39
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.3)act 0
Creighton40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%2%
Submission34%85%
Decision5%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1127)act 6
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 3
Combined totals~42 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R184%
R21%
R34%
Distance11%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.5%
Penn
51.2%-110
Creighton
+11046.3%
Most takedownstie 40.0%
Penn
24.0%+150
Creighton
-15036.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Penn
Expected: 21.6
21.5
Over 21.5
42.8%
+134
Under 21.5
57.2%
-134
02855
Creighton
Expected: 20.5
20.5
Over 20.5
42.4%
+136
Under 20.5
57.6%
-136
02652
Takedowns — over/under
Penn
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
68.2%
Exactly 0
31.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Creighton
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
75.9%
-316
Under 0.5
24.1%
+316
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 4.3 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
PennCreighton
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1508
1534
Divisional
1508
1490
Striking offense
1482
1504
Striking defense
1500
1534
Grappling offense
1561
1538
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
23 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.50
Strikes landed / min
59%
Strike accuracy
1.28
Strikes absorbed / min
62%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
4.57
Takedowns / 15 min
71%
Takedown accuracy
33%
Takedown defense
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
75%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
BJ Penn
  • LJens PulverM-DEC R5
    4mo before
  • WCaol UnoKO/TKO R1
    6mo before
  • WDin ThomasKO/TKO R1
    Close -14510mo before
  • WJoey GilbertKO/TKO R1
    1y before
Paul Creighton
No prior UFC fights.
Penn — win / loss by method
Record: 3-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Creighton — 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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Penn
Creighton
4
UFC fights
0
32.8 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
25y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Penn
Creighton
37W–7L · 84.1%
Overall
26W–6L · 81.3%
Wins
11W–1L · 91.7%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Penn
Creighton
Overall
3W–2L · 60.0%
Wins
3W–2L · 60.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Penn
Creighton
4.16
Landed / min
47.8%
Accuracy
70.5%
Defense
0.91
Knockdowns / 15 min
31.5%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Penn
Creighton
4.57
Takedowns / 15 min
71.4%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
Takedown defense
0.91
Sub attempts / 15 min
51.2%
Control share
Strike target map
Penn
  • Head74%(61)div 62%
  • Body15%(12)div 23%
  • Legs11%(9)div 15%
Creighton
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 23%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

BJ Penn
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Creighton

No UFC fights on record.

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