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UFC 36: Worlds Collide
Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett
12-1 · USA
VS
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
10-3 · USA
March 22, 2002 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
243.0lb
Weigh-in
226.0lb
Josh Barnett def. Randy Couture by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barnett15/190/000:16
Couture15/161/204:31
R2 · 4:35
Barnett29/560/001:39
Couture3/50/102:47
Total
Barnett44/750/001:55
Couture18/211/307:18

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
BarnettWin probabilityCouture
79.5%20.5%
KO / TKO
71%
Submission
16%
Decision
13%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barnett80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO57%71%
Submission15%18%
Decision8%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 44
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Couture20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%72%
Submission2%8%
Decision4%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 18
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.5)act 1
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R146%
R215%
R313%
R48%
R55%
Distance13%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Barnett
61.2%-165
Couture
+16537.2%
Most takedownstie 31.4%
Barnett
5.8%+1078
Couture
-107862.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barnett
Expected: 36.8
37
Over 37
41.2%
+139
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
57.1%
-139
04692
Couture
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
41.7%
+134
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.0%
-134
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Barnett
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.4%
Exactly 0
87.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Couture
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.8%
+128
Under 1.5
56.2%
-128
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 10.0 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
73.3Striking77.2
Couture +3.9
67.3Grappling48.9
Barnett +18.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarnettCouture
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1563
Pound-for-pound
1610
1549
Divisional
1608
Striking offense
Striking defense
1526
Grappling offense
1519
1531
Grappling defense
1536
Physical
24 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.54
Strikes landed / min
2.42
51%
Strike accuracy
68%
1.47
Strikes absorbed / min
0.99
61%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.84
Takedowns / 15 min
2.27
100%
Takedown accuracy
48%
57%
Takedown defense
25%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+7
75%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Barnett
  • WBobby HoffmanKO/TKO R2
    5mo before
  • WSemmy SchiltSUB R1
    Close -1709mo before
  • LPedro RizzoKO/TKO R2
    Close +4501y 1mo before
  • WGan McGeeKO/TKO R2
    1y 4mo before
Randy Couture
  • WPedro RizzoKO/TKO R3
    5mo before
  • WPedro RizzoU-DEC R5
    11mo before
  • WKevin RandlemanKO/TKO R3
    1y 4mo before
  • WMaurice SmithM-DEC R3
    4y 3mo before
  • WVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    4y 5mo before
Barnett — 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
2 (22%)Decision() 0
1 (11%)DQ / other() 0
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
10% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Barnett
Couture
4
UFC fights
7
32.7 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
86.0 min · 12.3 avg
29y 7m
Career length
29y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barnett
Couture
64W–14L · 82.1%
Overall
41W–16L · 71.9%
54W–13L · 80.6%
Wins
41W–16L · 71.9%
10W–1L · 90.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barnett
Couture
58W–9L · 86.6%
Overall
125W–53L · 70.2%
58W–9L · 86.6%
Wins
86W–36L · 70.5%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–17L · 69.6%
Distance striking
Barnett
Couture
3.80
Landed / min
1.19
36.5%
Accuracy
51.6%
65.8%
Defense
67.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
25.0%
Time at distance
46.9%
Grappling & control
Barnett
Couture
1.84
Takedowns / 15 min
2.27
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
48.1%
57.1%
Takedown defense
25.0%
1.38
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.70
47.8%
Control share
55.9%
Strike target map
Barnett
  • Head59%(49)div 69%
  • Body17%(14)div 15%
  • Legs24%(20)div 16%
Couture
  • Head77%(161)div 69%
  • Body8%(16)div 15%
  • Legs15%(31)div 16%

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

Josh Barnett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Randy Couture
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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