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UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk
10-0 · USA
VS
Tiki Ghosn
Tiki Ghosn
3-1-1 · USA
February 23, 2001 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 2 rounds
Sean Sherk def. Tiki Ghosn by SUB (Injury), R2 4:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sherk7/82/204:53
Ghosn1/10/000:00
R2 · 4:47
Sherk5/82/304:22
Ghosn0/60/000:00
Total
Sherk12/164/509:15
Ghosn1/70/000:00

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
SherkWin probabilityGhosn
58.0%42.0%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
36%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sherk58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%20%
Submission18%31%
Decision28%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 12
Takedowns2.3 (0.34.7)act 4
Ghosn42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%16%
Submission17%42%
Decision18%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 1
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R27%
R38%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Sherk
54.9%-125
Ghosn
+12543.8%
Most takedownstie 4.2%
Sherk
94.9%-10454
Ghosn
+104540.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sherk
Expected: 44.6
44.5
Over 44.5
42.7%
+134
Under 44.5
57.3%
-134
056112
Ghosn
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
42.7%
+134
Under 39.5
57.3%
-134
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Sherk
Expected: 2.3
2.5
Over 2.5
45.1%
+122
Under 2.5
54.9%
-122
047
Ghosn
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
8.5%
Exactly 0
91.5%
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 9.4 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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SherkGhosn
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1493
1533
Divisional
1509
1482
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1501
1558
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
27 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'10"
67"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.70
Strike accuracy
38%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.39
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
80%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
350
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean Sherk
No prior UFC fights.
Tiki Ghosn
  • LBob CookSUB R2
    11mo before
Sherk — 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
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (10%)Submission() 0
7 (70%)Decision() 0
Ghosn — win / loss by method
Record: 3-1-1

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Sherk
Ghosn
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
6.5 min · 6.5 avg
Career length
28y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sherk
Ghosn
Overall
4W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
4W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sherk
Ghosn
18W–7L · 72.0%
Overall
3W–4L · 42.9%
18W–7L · 72.0%
Wins
3W–4L · 42.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Sherk
Ghosn
Landed / min
6.13
Accuracy
31.9%
Defense
55.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
37.8%
Grappling & control
Sherk
Ghosn
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
80.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
64.8%
Strike target map
Sherk
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 27%
  • Legs0%(0)div 9%
  • No strike data on record.
Ghosn
  • Head50%(12)div 64%
  • Body42%(10)div 27%
  • Legs8%(2)div 9%

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

Sean Sherk

No UFC fights on record.

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

Tiki Ghosn
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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