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UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands
Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez
9-1 · USA
VS
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
4-1 · BLR
June 29, 2001 · East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
246.0lb
Weigh-in
237.0lb
Ricco Rodriguez def. Andrei Arlovski by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 1:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodriguez7/101/603:00
Arlovski4/120/000:09
R2
Rodriguez8/180/103:24
Arlovski6/110/100:08
R3 · 1:23
Rodriguez15/221/101:01
Arlovski1/30/000:00
Total
Rodriguez30/502/807:25
Arlovski11/260/100:17

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 probabilityArlovski
74.5%25.5%
KO / TKO
73%
Submission
11%
Decision
16%
Expected fight time: 6.8 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 Arlovski. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO52%69%
Submission9%12%
Decision14%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 30
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.8)act 2
Arlovski25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%83%
Submission2%8%
Decision2%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 11
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R243%
R31%
Distance16%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Rodriguez
56.5%-134
Arlovski
+13442.1%
Most takedownstie 48.4%
Rodriguez
17.5%+194
Arlovski
-19434.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 40.1
40
Over 40
41.8%
+135
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.5%
-135
051101
Arlovski
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
42.0%
+138
Under 34.5
58.0%
-138
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
26.8%
Exactly 0
73.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Arlovski
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
43.6%
Exactly 0
56.4%
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 6.8 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
Rodriguez74.5%53.1%+21.4-130
Arlovski25.5%46.9%−21.4+100

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
RodriguezArlovski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1522
1529
Divisional
1522
1482
Striking offense
1483
1500
Striking defense
1512
1561
Grappling offense
1562
1558
Grappling defense
1557
Physical
23 yrs
Age
22 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.18
Strike accuracy
50%
Strikes absorbed / min
0.00
Strike defense
100%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
16.36
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
32.7
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ricco Rodriguez
No prior UFC fights.
Andrei Arlovski
  • WAaron BrinkSUB R1
    7mo before
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

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
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
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Arlovski
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
0.9 min · 0.9 avg
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodriguez
Arlovski
Overall
8W–3L · 72.7%
Wins
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Arlovski
110W–48L · 69.6%
Overall
11W–18L · 37.9%
102W–47L · 68.5%
Wins
11W–18L · 37.9%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Arlovski
Landed / min
5.68
Accuracy
100.0%
Defense
100.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
38.4%
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Arlovski
Takedowns / 15 min
16.36
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
32.73
Control share
76.5%
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head0%(0)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Arlovski
  • Head50%(1)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs50%(1)div 16%

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

Ricco Rodriguez

No UFC fights on record.

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.