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UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
Tony DeSouza
Tony DeSouza
2-0 · PER
VS
Steve Berger
Steve Berger
12-5-2 · USA
May 4, 2001 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Tony DeSouza def. Steve Berger by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
DeSouza13/212/204:00
Berger0/50/000:00
R2
DeSouza9/162/203:38
Berger2/50/000:00
R3
DeSouza6/111/102:18
Berger0/80/001:07
Total
DeSouza28/485/509:56
Berger2/180/001:07

Scorecards

DeSouza vs Berger

RdDouglas CrosbyEddie AndujarMichael Depasquale Jr.Community
R1---10-9
R2---10-9
R3---9.2-9.8
Total29-2830-2729-2829.2-27.8

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: DeSouza-Berger.

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
DeSouzaWin probabilityBerger
59.5%40.5%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
29%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
DeSouza60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%
Submission14%23%
Decision31%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 28
Takedowns2.0 (0.24.2)act 5
Berger40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%13%
Submission15%38%
Decision20%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 2
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R28%
R38%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
DeSouza
49.4%-101
Berger
+10149.1%
Most takedownstie 8.9%
DeSouza
87.4%-2355
Berger
+23553.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
DeSouza
Expected: 36.2
36
Over 36
41.9%
+134
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.3%
-134
04691
Berger
Expected: 36.0
36
Over 36
41.7%
+136
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.5%
-136
04691
Takedowns — over/under
DeSouza
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
39.0%
-111
Exactly 2
25.8%
push
Under 2
35.1%
+111
036
Berger
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
18.9%
Exactly 0
81.1%
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 10.0 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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1504
Pound-for-pound
1505
1504
Divisional
1505
1482
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1500
1558
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tony DeSouza
No prior UFC fights.
Steve Berger
No prior UFC fights.
DeSouza — win / loss by method
Record: 2-0-0

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
50% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Berger — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-2, 1 NC

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
20% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win5loss2draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
9 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(80%) 4

Profiles

Experience
DeSouza
Berger
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

DeSouza
Berger
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
DeSouza
Berger
0W–0L
Overall
89W–39L · 69.5%
0W–0L
Wins
49W–30L · 62.0%
0W–0L
Losses
40W–9L · 81.6%
Distance striking
DeSouza
Berger
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
DeSouza
Berger
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
DeSouza
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 26%
  • Legs0%(0)div 10%
  • No strike data on record.
Berger
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 26%
  • Legs0%(0)div 10%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Tony DeSouza

No UFC fights on record.

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

Steve Berger

No UFC fights on record.

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