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UFC 37: High Impact
Phil Baroni
Phil Baroni
3-1 · USA
VS
Amar Suloev
Amar Suloev
13-3 · ARM
May 10, 2002 · Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
184.0lb
Weigh-in
183.0lb
Phil Baroni def. Amar Suloev by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:59
Baroni11/230/200:51
Suloev9/151/100:03
Total
Baroni11/230/200:51
Suloev9/151/100:03

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
BaroniWin probabilitySuloev
34.2%65.8%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
46%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 7.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Baroni34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%18%
Submission13%39%
Decision15%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 11
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.3)act 0
Suloev66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%23%
Submission33%49%
Decision18%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 9
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.4)act 1
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R151%
R25%
R311%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Baroni
49.2%+101
Suloev
-10149.5%
Most takedownstie 27.4%
Baroni
41.4%-132
Suloev
+13231.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Baroni
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
42.7%
+134
Under 39.5
57.3%
-134
050100
Suloev
Expected: 39.7
39.5
Over 39.5
42.9%
+133
Under 39.5
57.1%
-133
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Baroni
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
34.2%
-181
Exactly 1
46.9%
push
Under 1
18.9%
+181
035
Suloev
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
32.4%
+103
Exactly 1
34.4%
push
Under 1
33.2%
-103
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 7.9 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
58.3Striking59.6
Suloev +1.3
61.4Grappling0.0
Baroni +61.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BaroniSuloev
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1502
Pound-for-pound
1520
1502
Divisional
1534
1487
Striking offense
1481
1498
Striking defense
1502
1552
Grappling offense
1552
1550
Grappling defense
1549
Physical
26 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.84
Strikes landed / min
1.73
66%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.92
Strikes absorbed / min
3.07
25%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
67%
Takedown accuracy
56%
Takedown defense
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Phil Baroni
  • LMatt LindlandM-DEC R3
    6mo before
  • WCurtis StoutU-DEC R2
    1y 2mo before
Amar Suloev
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    4mo before
Baroni — 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Suloev — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (46%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (38%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(50%) 1
1 (8%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Baroni
Suloev
2
UFC fights
1
25.0 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
26y 0m
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Baroni
Suloev
6W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
9W–1L · 90.0%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
9W–1L · 90.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Baroni
Suloev
0W–0L
Overall
43W–31L · 58.1%
0W–0L
Wins
40W–26L · 60.6%
0W–0L
Losses
3W–5L · 37.5%
1 of Suloev's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Baroni
Suloev
4.20
Landed / min
1.76
33.3%
Accuracy
37.7%
39.1%
Defense
68.8%
0.60
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
4.8%
Time at distance
98.6%
Grappling & control
Baroni
Suloev
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
55.6%
Takedown defense
1.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
54.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Baroni
  • Head54%(38)div 65%
  • Body45%(32)div 18%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%
Suloev
  • Head54%(14)div 65%
  • Body8%(2)div 18%
  • Legs38%(10)div 16%

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

Phil Baroni
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Amar Suloev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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