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UFC 35: Throwdown
Murilo Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante
7-1-1 · BRA
VS
Dave Menne
Dave Menne
31-7-2 · USA
January 11, 2002 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds
182.0lb
Weigh-in
183.0lb
Murilo Bustamante def. Dave Menne by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 0:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bustamante3/52/703:06
Menne10/240/000:00
R2 · 0:44
Bustamante6/70/010:02
Menne4/90/000:00
Total
Bustamante9/122/713:08
Menne14/330/000:00

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
BustamanteWin probabilityMenne
50.5%49.5%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
26%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 18.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bustamante51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%27%
Submission12%24%
Decision25%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes94 (54122)act 9
Takedowns1.7 (0.13.8)act 2
Menne49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%9%
Submission13%28%
Decision31%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes105 (60137)act 14
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~199 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R219%
R38%
R45%
R53%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Bustamante
44.5%+123
Menne
-12354.9%
Most takedownstie 22.3%
Bustamante
58.6%-307
Menne
+30719.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bustamante
Expected: 94.0
94
Over 94
42.2%
+136
Exactly 94
0.7%
push
Under 94
57.1%
-136
0118236
Menne
Expected: 104.9
105
Over 105
42.1%
+136
Exactly 105
0.6%
push
Under 105
57.2%
-136
0132263
Takedowns — over/under
Bustamante
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
59.9%
-149
Under 1.5
40.1%
+149
036
Menne
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
72.1%
-258
Under 0.5
27.9%
+258
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 18.4 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
70.6Striking78.0
Menne +7.3
42.4Grappling70.9
Menne +28.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BustamanteMenne
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1569
1530
Divisional
1555
1474
Striking offense
1481
1505
Striking defense
1516
1550
Grappling offense
1553
1547
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
35 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'10"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.27
Strikes landed / min
2.67
51%
Strike accuracy
48%
1.32
Strikes absorbed / min
0.42
68%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.39
Takedowns / 15 min
0.38
25%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
74%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Murilo Bustamante
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    Close +1853mo before
  • WYoji AnjoSUB R2
    1y 9mo before
Dave Menne
  • WGil CastilloU-DEC R5
    Close -3403mo before
  • WFabiano IhaU-DEC R3
    1y 10mo before
Bustamante — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-1

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
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Menne — win / loss by method
Record: 31-7-2

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
6% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
16 wins, 5 losses
W
52% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
29win7loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (7%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
13 (45%)Submission(14%) 1
14 (48%)Decision(71%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Bustamante
Menne
2
UFC fights
2
20.5 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
40.0 min · 20.0 avg
34y 10m
Career length
29y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bustamante
Menne
8W–3L · 72.7%
Overall
8W–2L · 80.0%
0W–2L · 0.0%
Wins
8W–2L · 80.0%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bustamante
Menne
24W–6L · 80.0%
Overall
172W–63L · 73.2%
24W–6L · 80.0%
Wins
124W–45L · 73.4%
0W–0L
Losses
48W–18L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Bustamante
Menne
1.10
Landed / min
4.75
52.0%
Accuracy
30.5%
77.1%
Defense
74.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
57.6%
Time at distance
16.8%
Grappling & control
Bustamante
Menne
4.39
Takedowns / 15 min
0.38
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
74.2%
0.73
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.88
74.0%
Control share
59.0%
Strike target map
Bustamante
  • Head88%(23)div 65%
  • Body8%(2)div 19%
  • Legs4%(1)div 16%
Menne
  • Head60%(64)div 65%
  • Body22%(24)div 19%
  • Legs18%(19)div 16%

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

Murilo Bustamante
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dave Menne
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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