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UFC 24: First Defense
Jens Pulver
Jens Pulver
4-0-1 · USA
VS
David Velasquez
David Velasquez
4-2 · USA
March 10, 2000 · Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
157.0lb
Weigh-in
157.0lb
Jens Pulver def. David Velasquez by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pulver28/522/202:55
Velasquez20/320/000:00
R2 · 2:41
Pulver26/551/102:19
Velasquez0/50/000:00
Total
Pulver54/1073/305:14
Velasquez20/370/000:00

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
PulverWin probabilityVelasquez
86.7%13.3%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
26%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.2 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 Velasquez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pulver87%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%33%
Submission22%26%
Decision36%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 54
Takedowns1.5 (0.13.4)act 3
Velasquez13%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%33%
Submission3%26%
Decision6%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 20
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R29%
R310%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Pulver
66.4%-205
Velasquez
+20532.4%
Most takedownstie 9.0%
Pulver
88.4%-3468
Velasquez
+34682.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pulver
Expected: 50.7
50.5
Over 50.5
42.7%
+134
Under 50.5
57.3%
-134
064127
Velasquez
Expected: 34.7
34.5
Over 34.5
42.8%
+134
Under 34.5
57.2%
-134
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Pulver
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
56.0%
-127
Under 1.5
44.0%
+127
035
Velasquez
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
14.1%
Exactly 0
85.9%
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 9.2 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
PulverVelasquez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1500
1508
Divisional
1500
1481
Striking offense
1500
1497
Striking defense
1500
1554
Grappling offense
1500
1549
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'5"
70"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.80
Strikes landed / min
59%
Strike accuracy
3.40
Strikes absorbed / min
45%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jens Pulver
  • DAlfonso AlcarezM-DEC R2
    6mo before
David Velasquez
No prior UFC fights.
Pulver — win / loss by method
Record: 4-0-1

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Velasquez — win / loss by method
Record: 4-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pulver
Velasquez
1
UFC fights
0
10.0 min · 10.0 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
Velasquez
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pulver
Velasquez
15W–8L · 65.2%
Overall
0W–0L
15W–8L · 65.2%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pulver
Velasquez
9.88
Landed / min
18.8%
Accuracy
40.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
3.0%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Pulver
Velasquez
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
1.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
76.2%
Control share
Strike target map
Pulver
  • Head67%(32)div 57%
  • Body15%(7)div 27%
  • Legs19%(9)div 16%
Velasquez
  • 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.

Jens Pulver
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

David Velasquez

No UFC fights on record.

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