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UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
10-1 · BRA
VS
Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett
10-0 · USA
February 23, 2001 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
234.0lb
Weigh-in
256.0lb
Pedro Rizzo def. Josh Barnett by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rizzo17/370/000:00
Barnett20/580/000:00
R2 · 4:21
Rizzo14/490/010:01
Barnett19/430/000:00
Total
Rizzo31/860/010:01
Barnett39/1010/000:00

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
RizzoWin probabilityBarnett
38.8%61.2%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
19%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rizzo39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%55%
Submission4%11%
Decision13%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 31
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Barnett61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%34%
Submission15%25%
Decision25%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2968)act 39
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~92 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R238%
R34%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Rizzo
36.6%+170
Barnett
-17062.2%
Most takedownstie 16.9%
Rizzo
3.7%+2131
Barnett
-213179.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 39.5
39.5
Over 39.5
42.4%
+136
Under 39.5
57.6%
-136
05099
Barnett
Expected: 52.3
52.5
Over 52.5
42.2%
+137
Under 52.5
57.8%
-137
066131
Takedowns — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.1%
Exactly 0
86.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Barnett
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
42.5%
-306
Exactly 1
43.6%
push
Under 1
13.9%
+306
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 9.6 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
Rizzo38.8%82.7%−43.9-650
Barnett61.2%17.3%+43.9+450

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
62.7Striking72.6
Barnett +9.9
19.6Grappling69.1
Barnett +49.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RizzoBarnett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1578
Pound-for-pound
1545
1570
Divisional
1530
1513
Striking offense
1492
1539
Striking defense
1507
1476
Grappling offense
1553
1519
Grappling defense
1546
Physical
26 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.18
Strikes landed / min
1.78
35%
Strike accuracy
71%
1.34
Strikes absorbed / min
1.05
63%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.57
Takedown accuracy
100%
71%
Takedown defense
60%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
80%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Pedro Rizzo
  • WDan SevernKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • LKevin RandlemanU-DEC R5
    9mo before
  • WTsuyoshi KohsakaKO/TKO R3
    1y 3mo before
  • WTra TelligmanKO/TKO R1
    1y 10mo before
  • WMark ColemanS-DEC R2
    2y 2mo before
Josh Barnett
  • WGan McGeeKO/TKO R2
    3mo before
Rizzo — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Barnett — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
2 (22%)Decision() 0
1 (11%)DQ / other() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rizzo
Barnett
6
UFC fights
1
65.5 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
9.6 min · 9.6 avg
29y 9m
Career length
29y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rizzo
Barnett
83W–24L · 77.6%
Overall
7W–0L · 100.0%
75W–21L · 78.1%
Wins
7W–0L · 100.0%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rizzo
Barnett
14W–18L · 43.8%
Overall
58W–9L · 86.6%
14W–18L · 43.8%
Wins
58W–9L · 86.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rizzo
Barnett
1.20
Landed / min
3.89
34.3%
Accuracy
25.0%
68.1%
Defense
50.0%
1.15
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
86.4%
Time at distance
2.7%
Grappling & control
Rizzo
Barnett
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.57
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
70.6%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.57
8.2%
Control share
15.0%
Strike target map
Rizzo
  • Head51%(39)div 70%
  • Body0%(0)div 15%
  • Legs49%(38)div 14%
Barnett
  • Head59%(10)div 70%
  • Body29%(5)div 15%
  • Legs12%(2)div 14%

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

Pedro Rizzo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Josh Barnett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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