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UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
8-0 · BRA
VS
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
14-8-1 · JPN
November 19, 1999 · Chiba, Japan
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
233.0lb
Weigh-in
229.0lb
Pedro Rizzo def. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 1:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rizzo4/160/000:00
Kohsaka9/210/000:00
R2
Rizzo7/230/000:02
Kohsaka4/110/200:00
R3 · 1:17
Rizzo3/80/010:06
Kohsaka1/10/100:00
Total
Rizzo14/470/010:08
Kohsaka14/330/300:00

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 probabilityKohsaka
66.0%34.0%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
8%
Decision
53%
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 Kohsaka. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rizzo66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%45%
Submission4%6%
Decision32%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes80 (46104)act 14
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Kohsaka34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%26%
Submission4%13%
Decision21%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3375)act 14
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~138 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R217%
R313%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Rizzo
64.3%-184
Kohsaka
+18434.9%
Most takedownstie 34.7%
Rizzo
35.5%-120
Kohsaka
+12029.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 79.7
79.5
Over 79.5
42.7%
+134
Under 79.5
57.3%
-134
0100200
Kohsaka
Expected: 57.8
58
Over 58
41.7%
+137
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
57.1%
-137
073145
Takedowns — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
72.3%
-261
Under 0.5
27.7%
+261
035
Kohsaka
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
68.6%
-219
Under 0.5
31.4%
+219
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
65.9Striking73.3
Kohsaka +7.5
18.5Grappling64.3
Kohsaka +45.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RizzoKohsaka
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1565
Pound-for-pound
1532
1560
Divisional
1532
1508
Striking offense
1482
1535
Striking defense
1518
1479
Grappling offense
1519
1506
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
25 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.77
Strikes landed / min
1.71
46%
Strike accuracy
53%
2.06
Strikes absorbed / min
1.27
61%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
Takedown accuracy
32%
67%
Takedown defense
60%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
75%
67%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Pedro Rizzo
  • WTra TelligmanKO/TKO R1
    6mo before
  • WMark ColemanS-DEC R2
    10mo before
  • WDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    1y 1mo before
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
  • WTim LajcikKO/TKO R2
    4mo before
  • LBas RuttenKO/TKO R2
    10mo before
  • WPete WilliamsU-DEC R2
    1y 1mo before
  • WKimo LeopoldoU-DEC R2
    1y 8mo before
Rizzo — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Kohsaka — win / loss by method
Record: 14-8-1

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, 3 losses
W
14% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
13% of losses
DQ / other
4 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win7loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
4 (36%)Submission(29%) 2
2 (18%)Decision(14%) 1
4 (36%)DQ / other(29%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Rizzo
Kohsaka
3
UFC fights
4
27.6 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
54.3 min · 13.6 avg
29y 9m
Career length
31y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rizzo
Kohsaka
20W–9L · 69.0%
Overall
43W–7L · 86.0%
20W–9L · 69.0%
Wins
18W–3L · 85.7%
0W–0L
Losses
25W–4L · 86.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rizzo
Kohsaka
14W–18L · 43.8%
Overall
101W–42L · 70.6%
14W–18L · 43.8%
Wins
44W–17L · 72.1%
0W–0L
Losses
57W–25L · 69.5%
Distance striking
Rizzo
Kohsaka
1.67
Landed / min
1.27
44.6%
Accuracy
49.1%
68.6%
Defense
75.3%
1.63
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
88.6%
Time at distance
76.7%
Grappling & control
Rizzo
Kohsaka
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
Takedown accuracy
31.6%
66.7%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.21
Control share
15.2%
Strike target map
Rizzo
  • Head57%(28)div 74%
  • Body0%(0)div 12%
  • Legs43%(21)div 14%
Kohsaka
  • Head66%(61)div 74%
  • Body13%(12)div 12%
  • Legs22%(20)div 14%

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.

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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