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UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands
BJ Penn
BJ Penn
1-0 · USA
VS
Din Thomas
Din Thomas
12-1 · USA
June 29, 2001 · East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.0lb
Weigh-in
154.0lb
BJ Penn def. Din Thomas by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 2:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:42
Penn6/80/110:09
Thomas1/51/102:06
Total
Penn6/80/110:09
Thomas1/51/102:06

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
PennWin probabilityThomas
48.3%51.7%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
36%
Decision
51%
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 Penn, blue toward Thomas. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Penn48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%13%
Submission13%26%
Decision29%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2353)act 6
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.4)act 0
Thomas52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%12%
Submission24%46%
Decision22%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2762)act 1
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R24%
R36%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Penn
42.0%+135
Thomas
-13556.7%
Most takedownstie 22.2%
Penn
68.6%-741
Thomas
+7419.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Penn
Expected: 40.5
40.5
Over 40.5
42.5%
+135
Under 40.5
57.5%
-135
051102
Thomas
Expected: 47.5
47.5
Over 47.5
42.5%
+135
Under 47.5
57.5%
-135
060119
Takedowns — over/under
Penn
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
37.0%
-233
Exactly 1
47.1%
push
Under 1
15.9%
+233
035
Thomas
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
28.1%
Exactly 0
71.9%
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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Penn48.3%56.0%−7.7-145
Thomas51.7%44.0%+7.7+115

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PennThomas
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1534
1516
Divisional
1534
Striking offense
Striking defense
1558
Grappling offense
1500
1560
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
22 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.44
Strikes landed / min
69%
Strike accuracy
0.61
Strikes absorbed / min
57%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
6.06
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
56
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
BJ Penn
  • WJoey GilbertKO/TKO R1
    56d before
Din Thomas
No prior UFC fights.
Penn — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-0

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
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Thomas — 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, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (75%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Penn
Thomas
1
UFC fights
0
5.0 min · 5.0 avg
Octagon time
25y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Penn
Thomas
1W–1L · 50.0%
Overall
1W–1L · 50.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Penn
Thomas
Overall
28W–8L · 77.8%
Wins
19W–6L · 76.0%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Distance striking
Penn
Thomas
12.46
Landed / min
37.5%
Accuracy
80.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
4.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Penn
Thomas
6.06
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
97.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Penn
  • Head82%(18)div 60%
  • Body18%(4)div 26%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
Thomas
  • Head0%(0)div 60%
  • Body0%(0)div 26%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

BJ Penn
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Din Thomas

No UFC fights on record.

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