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UFC 35: Throwdown
Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez
11-1 · USA
VS
Jeff Monson
Jeff Monson
7-3 · USA
January 11, 2002 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
239.0lb
Weigh-in
229.0lb
Ricco Rodriguez def. Jeff Monson by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 3:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodriguez14/172/202:26
Monson4/51/201:55
R2
Rodriguez16/300/102:22
Monson2/91/301:36
R3 · 3:00
Rodriguez12/181/101:51
Monson1/60/100:23
Total
Rodriguez42/653/406:39
Monson7/202/603:54

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 probabilityMonson
77.0%23.0%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
22%
Decision
23%
Expected fight time: 8.2 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 Monson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO44%57%
Submission18%23%
Decision15%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 42
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 3
Monson23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%52%
Submission4%16%
Decision7%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 7
Takedowns1.1 (0.02.9)act 2
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R245%
R36%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Rodriguez
67.1%-215
Monson
+21531.2%
Most takedownstie 16.8%
Rodriguez
7.5%+1005
Monson
-100575.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 34.7
34.5
Over 34.5
42.9%
+133
Under 34.5
57.1%
-133
04487
Monson
Expected: 23.0
23
Over 23
41.2%
+136
Exactly 23
2.8%
push
Under 23
56.0%
-136
02958
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
26.8%
Exactly 0
73.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Monson
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
46.5%
-473
Exactly 1
43.7%
push
Under 1
9.8%
+473
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 8.2 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
77.9Striking60.3
Rodriguez +17.7
91.1Grappling35.3
Rodriguez +55.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguezMonson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1503
1560
Divisional
1520
1501
Striking offense
1459
1511
Striking defense
1511
1558
Grappling offense
1544
1549
Grappling defense
1543
Physical
24 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'4"
Height
5'9"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.74
Strikes landed / min
1.48
60%
Strike accuracy
45%
0.73
Strikes absorbed / min
1.88
53%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.14
Takedowns / 15 min
1.20
50%
Takedown accuracy
10%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
70
Days since last fight
391
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ricco Rodriguez
  • WPete WilliamsKO/TKO R2
    2mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R3
    Close -1306mo before
Jeff Monson
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    1y 1mo before
  • WTim LajcikU-DEC R2
    1y 4mo before
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (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
Monson — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(100%) 2
3 (50%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Monson
2
UFC fights
2
20.4 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
25.0 min · 12.5 avg
27y 4m
Career length
28y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodriguez
Monson
15W–5L · 75.0%
Overall
10W–4L · 71.4%
15W–5L · 75.0%
Wins
5W–3L · 62.5%
0W–0L
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Monson
110W–48L · 69.6%
Overall
12W–14L · 46.2%
102W–47L · 68.5%
Wins
10W–12L · 45.5%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
2W–2L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Monson
2.09
Landed / min
0.35
34.8%
Accuracy
21.1%
63.6%
Defense
52.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
18.7%
Time at distance
45.7%
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Monson
5.14
Takedowns / 15 min
1.20
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
9.5%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.47
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
93.1%
Control share
71.1%
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head84%(47)div 69%
  • Body9%(5)div 15%
  • Legs7%(4)div 16%
Monson
  • Head68%(25)div 69%
  • Body30%(11)div 15%
  • Legs3%(1)div 16%

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.

Jeff Monson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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