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UFC 24: First Defense
Dave Menne
Dave Menne
23-5-1 · USA
VS
Fabiano Iha
Fabiano Iha
3-2 · USA
March 10, 2000 · Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
168.0lb
Dave Menne def. Fabiano Iha by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Menne16/420/002:47
Iha6/111/600:36
R2
Menne10/260/004:09
Iha1/70/100:00
R3
Menne11/310/002:49
Iha1/40/500:02
Total
Menne37/990/009:45
Iha8/221/1200:38

Scorecards

Menne vs Iha

RdJeff MullenJim PrejeanSkip HallCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9
R3---10-9
Total1-01-01-030-27

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Menne-Iha.

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
MenneWin probabilityIha
49.5%50.5%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
42%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 7.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Menne50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%20%
Submission22%45%
Decision18%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 37
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Iha50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%33%
Submission20%40%
Decision14%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 8
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.2)act 1
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R213%
R39%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Menne
64.1%-185
Iha
+18534.7%
Most takedownstie 37.6%
Menne
21.4%+191
Iha
-19141.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Menne
Expected: 50.3
50.5
Over 50.5
42.3%
+137
Under 50.5
57.7%
-137
063126
Iha
Expected: 36.3
36.5
Over 36.5
42.2%
+137
Under 36.5
57.8%
-137
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Menne
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
79.2%
-381
Under 0.5
20.8%
+381
035
Iha
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
35.5%
-439
Exactly 1
56.4%
push
Under 1
8.1%
+439
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 7.9 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
MenneIha
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1493
1540
Divisional
1493
1482
Striking offense
1493
1500
Striking defense
1493
1561
Grappling offense
1505
1558
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
25 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
0.00
Strike accuracy
0%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.44
Strike defense
0%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
22.2
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dave Menne
No prior UFC fights.
Fabiano Iha
  • LLaverne ClarkKO/TKO R1
    10mo before
Menne — win / loss by method
Record: 23-5-1

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 4 losses
W
35% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
23win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
13 (57%)Submission(20%) 1
8 (35%)Decision(80%) 4
Iha — win / loss by method
Record: 3-2-0

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

Profiles

Experience
Menne
Iha
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
1.4 min · 1.4 avg
Career length
28y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Menne
Iha
Overall
5W–2L · 71.4%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
5W–2L · 71.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Menne
Iha
109W–37L · 74.7%
Overall
8W–1L · 88.9%
77W–30L · 72.0%
Wins
3W–1L · 75.0%
32W–7L · 82.1%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Menne
Iha
Landed / min
0.00
Accuracy
0.0%
Defense
0.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
85.7%
Grappling & control
Menne
Iha
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
22.22
Control share
Strike target map
Menne
  • Head0%(0)div 57%
  • Body0%(0)div 27%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Iha
  • Head0%(0)div 57%
  • Body0%(0)div 27%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Dave Menne

No UFC fights on record.

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

Fabiano Iha
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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