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UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz
5-2 · USA
VS
Yuki Kondo
Yuki Kondo
30-8-3 · JPN
December 16, 2000 · Tokyo, Japan
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
199.0lb
Weigh-in
194.0lb
Tito Ortiz def. Yuki Kondo by SUB (Neck Crank), R1 1:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:52
Ortiz16/222/201:34
Kondo2/40/010:01
Total
Ortiz16/222/201:34
Kondo2/40/010:01

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
OrtizWin probabilityKondo
59.5%40.5%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
45%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 12.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ortiz60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%23%
Submission25%41%
Decision21%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 16
Takedowns2.2 (0.34.6)act 2
Kondo40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%12%
Submission20%50%
Decision15%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 2
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R150%
R23%
R35%
R43%
R52%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Ortiz
51.3%-108
Kondo
+10847.6%
Most takedownstie 3.4%
Ortiz
96.0%-15222
Kondo
+152220.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ortiz
Expected: 47.8
48
Over 48
41.5%
+137
Exactly 48
1.4%
push
Under 48
57.1%
-137
060120
Kondo
Expected: 45.9
46
Over 46
41.7%
+136
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.9%
-136
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Ortiz
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
44.3%
-147
Exactly 2
25.6%
push
Under 2
30.1%
+147
047
Kondo
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
6.1%
Exactly 0
93.9%
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 12.4 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
70.3Striking80.5
Kondo +10.2
73.0Grappling20.8
Ortiz +52.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OrtizKondo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1539
Pound-for-pound
1571
1533
Divisional
1571
Striking offense
Striking defense
1525
Grappling offense
1502
1531
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
25 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.80
Strikes landed / min
2.65
46%
Strike accuracy
61%
0.73
Strikes absorbed / min
1.12
57%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.60
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
76%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
75%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
75%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
246
Days since last fight
85
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tito Ortiz
  • WWanderlei SilvaU-DEC R5
    8mo before
  • LFrank ShamrockKO/TKO R4
    1y 3mo before
  • WGuy MezgerKO/TKO R1
    1y 9mo before
  • WJerry BohlanderKO/TKO R2
    1y 11mo before
  • LGuy MezgerSUB R1
    3y 7mo before
Yuki Kondo
  • WAlexandre DantasKO/TKO R3
    3mo before
Ortiz — win / loss by method
Record: 5-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
80% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Kondo — win / loss by method
Record: 30-8-3

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 4 losses
W
37% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 4 losses
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
29win8loss3draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (21%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (38%)Submission(50%) 4
12 (41%)Decision(50%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Ortiz
Kondo
6
UFC fights
1
71.7 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
12.5 min · 12.5 avg
29y 2m
Career length
30y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ortiz
Kondo
71W–21L · 77.2%
Overall
0W–0L
42W–10L · 80.8%
Wins
0W–0L
29W–11L · 72.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ortiz
Kondo
0W–1L · 0.0%
Overall
353W–212L · 62.5%
0W–1L · 0.0%
Wins
222W–158L · 58.4%
0W–0L
Losses
131W–54L · 70.8%
Distance striking
Ortiz
Kondo
0.77
Landed / min
6.20
26.8%
Accuracy
52.9%
62.4%
Defense
80.0%
0.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.20
34.5%
Time at distance
11.7%
Grappling & control
Ortiz
Kondo
4.60
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
75.9%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
99.1%
Control share
40.0%
Strike target map
Ortiz
  • Head91%(118)div 67%
  • Body8%(10)div 17%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%
Kondo
  • Head85%(28)div 67%
  • Body15%(5)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Tito Ortiz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Yuki Kondo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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