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UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
9-1 · BRA
VS
Dan Severn
Dan Severn
41-4-3 · USA
September 22, 2000 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
237.0lb
Weigh-in
259.0lb
Pedro Rizzo def. Dan Severn by KO/TKO (Kicks), R1 1:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:33
Rizzo2/70/010:11
Severn0/30/100:00
Total
Rizzo2/70/010:11
Severn0/30/100:00

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 probabilitySevern
81.6%18.4%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
10%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 11.3 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 Severn. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rizzo82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO38%46%
Submission4%5%
Decision40%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (4090)act 2
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.2)act 0
Severn18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%24%
Submission6%31%
Decision8%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 0
Takedowns0.6 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~108 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R217%
R320%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Rizzo
74.5%-303
Severn
+30324.6%
Most takedownstie 31.9%
Rizzo
15.4%+342
Severn
-34252.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 69.5
69.5
Over 69.5
42.5%
+135
Under 69.5
57.5%
-135
087174
Severn
Expected: 39.0
39
Over 39
41.6%
+136
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.7%
-136
04998
Takedowns — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
51.5%
Exactly 0
48.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Severn
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
84.7%
-552
Under 0.5
15.3%
+552
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 11.3 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
62.5Striking71.5
Severn +9.0
19.1Grappling62.7
Severn +43.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RizzoSevern
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1592
1557
Divisional
1484
1506
Striking offense
1426
1538
Striking defense
1543
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
42 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.17
Strikes landed / min
1.06
36%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.38
Strikes absorbed / min
0.43
62%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.21
Takedown accuracy
47%
69%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
75%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
75%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
1323
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Pedro Rizzo
  • LKevin RandlemanU-DEC R5
    3mo before
  • WTsuyoshi KohsakaKO/TKO R3
    10mo before
  • WTra TelligmanKO/TKO R1
    1y 5mo before
  • WMark ColemanS-DEC R2
    1y 8mo before
  • WDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    1y 11mo before
Dan Severn
  • LMark ColemanSUB R1
    3y 7mo before
  • WKen ShamrockS-DEC R3
    4y 4mo before
  • WOleg TaktarovU-DEC R2
    4y 9mo before
  • WDavid AbbottU-DEC R1
    4y 9mo before
  • WPaul VarelansSUB R1
    4y 9mo before
Rizzo — 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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Severn — win / loss by method
Record: 41-4-3

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
24 wins, 4 losses
W
59% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (56%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
32win1loss3draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (28%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
19 (59%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (13%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rizzo
Severn
5
UFC fights
12
63.9 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
111.6 min · 9.3 avg
29y 9m
Career length
31y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rizzo
Severn
42W–20L · 67.7%
Overall
63W–10L · 86.3%
34W–17L · 66.7%
Wins
37W–7L · 84.1%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
26W–3L · 89.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rizzo
Severn
14W–18L · 43.8%
Overall
99W–79L · 55.6%
14W–18L · 43.8%
Wins
91W–79L · 53.5%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Rizzo
Severn
1.20
Landed / min
0.21
34.4%
Accuracy
15.0%
67.5%
Defense
81.0%
0.94
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
86.4%
Time at distance
82.9%
Grappling & control
Rizzo
Severn
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.21
Takedown accuracy
47.4%
68.8%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.81
3.6%
Control share
Strike target map
Rizzo
  • Head52%(39)div 72%
  • Body0%(0)div 12%
  • Legs48%(36)div 15%
Severn
  • Head73%(86)div 72%
  • Body18%(21)div 12%
  • Legs9%(11)div 15%

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.

Dan Severn
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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