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UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3
Ron Waterman
Ron Waterman
4-1-1 · USA
VS
Satoshi Honma
Satoshi Honma
4-6-1 · JPN
April 14, 2000 · Tokyo, Japan
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
260.0lb
Weigh-in
218.0lb
Ron Waterman def. Satoshi Honma by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Waterman35/401/204:34
Honma2/30/000:00
R2
Waterman13/141/204:21
Honma2/40/000:00
R3
Waterman3/81/103:02
Honma2/60/000:00
Total
Waterman51/623/5011:57
Honma6/130/000:00

Scorecards

Waterman vs Honma

RdTony MullinaxYoshinori NishiYoshinori UmekiCommunity
R1---10-8.4
R2---10-8.4
R3---10-9
Total1-01-01-030-25.8

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Waterman-Honma.

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
WatermanWin probabilityHonma
74.7%25.3%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
9%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Waterman75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%48%
Submission5%6%
Decision34%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 51
Takedowns1.3 (0.23.1)act 3
Honma25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%34%
Submission5%19%
Decision12%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2864)act 6
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~106 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R220%
R38%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Waterman
55.8%-129
Honma
+12943.2%
Most takedownstie 22.1%
Waterman
69.3%-803
Honma
+8038.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Waterman
Expected: 56.5
56.5
Over 56.5
42.5%
+135
Under 56.5
57.5%
-135
071142
Honma
Expected: 49.3
49.5
Over 49.5
42.3%
+137
Under 49.5
57.7%
-137
062124
Takedowns — over/under
Waterman
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
53.4%
-115
Under 1.5
46.6%
+115
035
Honma
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
53.7%
-116
Under 0.5
46.3%
+116
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 10.0 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
WatermanHonma
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1506
Pound-for-pound
1484
1506
Divisional
1484
1482
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1545
Grappling offense
1500
1547
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
34 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.29
Strikes landed / min
52%
Strike accuracy
1.20
Strikes absorbed / min
58%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.46
Takedowns / 15 min
27%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0
Win/loss streak
33%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ron Waterman
  • DTim LajcikU-DEC R3
    7mo before
  • LAndre RobertsKO/TKO R1
    9mo before
  • WChris CondoKO/TKO R1
    11mo before
Satoshi Honma
No prior UFC fights.
Waterman — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-1

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Honma — win / loss by method
Record: 4-6-1

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
75% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
3 (75%)Submission(50%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Waterman
Honma
3
UFC fights
0
18.3 min · 6.1 avg
Octagon time
27y 6m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Waterman
Honma
9W–1L · 90.0%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
9W–1L · 90.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Waterman
Honma
0W–0L
Overall
17W–12L · 58.6%
0W–0L
Wins
4W–6L · 40.0%
0W–0L
Losses
13W–6L · 68.4%
Distance striking
Waterman
Honma
2.71
Landed / min
54.5%
Accuracy
73.3%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
24.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Waterman
Honma
2.46
Takedowns / 15 min
27.3%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
1.64
Sub attempts / 15 min
77.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Waterman
  • Head79%(33)div 73%
  • Body10%(4)div 12%
  • Legs12%(5)div 15%
Honma
  • Head0%(0)div 73%
  • Body0%(0)div 12%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Ron Waterman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Satoshi Honma

No UFC fights on record.

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