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UFC 36: Worlds Collide
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
11-3 · BRA
VS
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
4-2 · BLR
March 22, 2002 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
237.0lb
Weigh-in
242.0lb
Pedro Rizzo def. Andrei Arlovski by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 1:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rizzo11/380/000:00
Arlovski15/420/000:00
R2
Rizzo8/250/000:00
Arlovski23/440/000:00
R3 · 1:45
Rizzo8/170/010:00
Arlovski0/90/000:00
Total
Rizzo27/800/010:00
Arlovski38/950/000:00

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
RizzoWin probabilityArlovski
62.3%37.7%
KO / TKO
52%
Submission
7%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rizzo62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%58%
Submission2%4%
Decision24%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3375)act 27
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Arlovski38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%42%
Submission5%12%
Decision17%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3579)act 38
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~119 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R240%
R31%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Rizzo
47.0%+111
Arlovski
-11152.1%
Most takedownstie 53.7%
Rizzo
8.6%+441
Arlovski
-44137.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 57.7
57.5
Over 57.5
42.7%
+134
Under 57.5
57.3%
-134
073145
Arlovski
Expected: 60.9
61
Over 61
41.8%
+136
Exactly 61
1.1%
push
Under 61
57.1%
-136
077153
Takedowns — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.0%
Exactly 0
87.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Arlovski
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
42.1%
Exactly 0
57.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.7 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
57.5Striking54.4
Rizzo +3.0
45.2Grappling75.4
Arlovski +30.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RizzoArlovski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1506
1553
Divisional
1506
1512
Striking offense
1481
1534
Striking defense
1505
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.44
Strikes landed / min
1.06
37%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.09
Strikes absorbed / min
2.44
53%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.13
Takedowns / 15 min
1.22
100%
Takedown accuracy
50%
70%
Takedown defense
78%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.4
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
83%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
266
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Pedro Rizzo
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R3
    5mo before
  • LRandy CoutureU-DEC R5
    11mo before
  • WJosh BarnettKO/TKO R2
    Close -6501y 1mo before
  • WDan SevernKO/TKO R1
    1y 6mo before
  • LKevin RandlemanU-DEC R5
    1y 9mo before
Andrei Arlovski
  • LRicco RodriguezKO/TKO R3
    Close +1009mo before
  • WAaron BrinkSUB R1
    1y 4mo before
Rizzo — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 4-2-0

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, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rizzo
Arlovski
9
UFC fights
2
113.2 min · 12.6 avg
Octagon time
12.3 min · 6.2 avg
29y 9m
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rizzo
Arlovski
110W–30L · 78.6%
Overall
17W–4L · 81.0%
85W–21L · 80.2%
Wins
8W–3L · 72.7%
25W–9L · 73.5%
Losses
9W–1L · 90.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rizzo
Arlovski
14W–18L · 43.8%
Overall
11W–18L · 37.9%
14W–18L · 43.8%
Wins
11W–18L · 37.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rizzo
Arlovski
1.60
Landed / min
2.73
33.6%
Accuracy
42.9%
60.7%
Defense
68.2%
0.93
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
71.1%
Time at distance
26.8%
Grappling & control
Rizzo
Arlovski
0.13
Takedowns / 15 min
1.22
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
70.3%
Takedown defense
77.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.44
21.2%
Control share
6.3%
Strike target map
Rizzo
  • Head56%(92)div 69%
  • Body4%(7)div 15%
  • Legs39%(64)div 16%
Arlovski
  • Head85%(11)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 15%
  • Legs15%(2)div 16%

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

Pedro Rizzo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Andrei Arlovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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