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UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
Jens Pulver
Jens Pulver
6-0-1 · USA
VS
Joao Roque
Joao Roque
1-0-3 · AGO
June 9, 2000 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
149.0lb
Weigh-in
149.0lb
Jens Pulver def. Joao Roque by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pulver3/270/000:31
Roque2/240/600:06
R2
Pulver0/210/000:43
Roque2/131/700:09
R3
Pulver1/360/000:56
Roque1/220/500:00
Total
Pulver4/840/002:10
Roque5/591/1800:15

Scorecards

Pulver vs Roque

RdJeff MullenRob ZbilskiTony MullinaxCommunity
R1---9.8-9.2
R2---9.8-9.2
R3---10-9
Total1-01-01-029.6-27.4

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pulver-Roque.

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
PulverWin probabilityRoque
41.0%59.0%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
38%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pulver41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%34%
Submission13%33%
Decision14%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 4
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.7)act 0
Roque59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%17%
Submission24%41%
Decision25%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 5
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R27%
R38%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Pulver
60.8%-163
Roque
+16337.3%
Most takedownstie 23.1%
Pulver
62.8%-445
Roque
+44514.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pulver
Expected: 32.2
32
Over 32
41.8%
+134
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.1%
-134
04181
Roque
Expected: 24.8
25
Over 25
40.6%
+140
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.8%
-140
03162
Takedowns — over/under
Pulver
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
43.6%
-458
Exactly 1
46.9%
push
Under 1
9.5%
+458
035
Roque
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
48.2%
+107
Under 0.5
51.8%
-107
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 8.4 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
PulverRoque
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1499
1523
Divisional
1499
1490
Striking offense
1474
1501
Striking defense
1500
1555
Grappling offense
1561
1551
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
25 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.77
Strikes landed / min
54%
Strike accuracy
3.05
Strikes absorbed / min
45%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.54
Takedowns / 15 min
75%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
2.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jens Pulver
  • WDavid VelasquezKO/TKO R2
    3mo before
  • DAlfonso AlcarezM-DEC R2
    9mo before
Joao Roque
No prior UFC fights.
Pulver — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-1

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Roque — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-3

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% 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
1win0loss3draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pulver
Roque
2
UFC fights
0
17.7 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
27y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Pulver
Roque
4W–2L · 66.7%
Overall
4W–2L · 66.7%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pulver
Roque
16W–9L · 64.0%
Overall
0W–0L
16W–9L · 64.0%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pulver
Roque
3.53
Landed / min
21.1%
Accuracy
53.1%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
6.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Pulver
Roque
2.54
Takedowns / 15 min
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
2.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
85.1%
Control share
Strike target map
Pulver
  • Head73%(74)div 58%
  • Body19%(19)div 28%
  • Legs9%(9)div 14%
Roque
  • Head0%(0)div 58%
  • Body0%(0)div 28%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Jens Pulver
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joao Roque

No UFC fights on record.

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