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UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
Tim Lajcik
Tim Lajcik
4-1 · USA
VS
Ron Waterman
Ron Waterman
4-1 · USA
September 24, 1999 · Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
228.0lb
Weigh-in
259.0lb
Draw
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lajcik2/50/000:02
Waterman9/131/104:24
R2
Lajcik8/200/002:01
Waterman2/60/600:00
R3
Lajcik2/50/000:03
Waterman3/61/304:11
Total
Lajcik12/300/002:06
Waterman14/252/1008:35

Scorecards

Lajcik vs Waterman

RdJeff MullenRod PrejeanSkip HallCommunity
R1---9.4-10
R2---10-9
R3---9-10
Total0-00-00-028.4-29

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

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
LajcikWin probabilityWaterman
44.2%55.8%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
18%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lajcik44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%24%
Submission9%21%
Decision24%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2762)act 12
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.2)act 0
Waterman56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%30%
Submission9%15%
Decision30%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3171)act 14
Takedowns1.1 (0.12.8)act 2
Combined totals~102 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R214%
R37%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Lajcik
42.8%+131
Waterman
-13156.1%
Most takedownstie 33.3%
Lajcik
24.8%+168
Waterman
-16841.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lajcik
Expected: 47.3
47.5
Over 47.5
42.2%
+137
Under 47.5
57.8%
-137
060119
Waterman
Expected: 54.5
54.5
Over 54.5
42.6%
+135
Under 54.5
57.4%
-135
069137
Takedowns — over/under
Lajcik
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
35.1%
-275
Exactly 1
52.2%
push
Under 1
12.7%
+275
035
Waterman
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
46.8%
-993
Exactly 1
48.5%
push
Under 1
4.7%
+993
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 10.7 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
49.4Striking79.2
Waterman +29.8
25.0Grappling47.6
Waterman +22.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LajcikWaterman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1496
Pound-for-pound
1507
1496
Divisional
1507
1478
Striking offense
1486
1493
Striking defense
1493
1555
Grappling offense
1555
1549
Grappling defense
1559
Physical
34 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.20
Strikes landed / min
8.44
39%
Strike accuracy
50%
1.10
Strikes absorbed / min
3.02
21%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.52
Takedown accuracy
100%
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
70
Days since last fight
70
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tim Lajcik
  • LTsuyoshi KohsakaKO/TKO R2
    2mo before
Ron Waterman
  • LAndre RobertsKO/TKO R1
    2mo before
  • WChris CondoKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
Lajcik — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% 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
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Waterman — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

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
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
1win1loss0draw0NC
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

Profiles

Experience
Lajcik
Waterman
1
UFC fights
2
10.0 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
3.3 min · 1.7 avg
28y 2m
Career length
27y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lajcik
Waterman
12W–8L · 60.0%
Overall
9W–1L · 90.0%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
12W–8L · 60.0%
Losses
9W–1L · 90.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lajcik
Waterman
1W–3L · 25.0%
Overall
0W–0L
1W–3L · 25.0%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lajcik
Waterman
0.00
Landed / min
6.81
0.0%
Accuracy
53.3%
42.9%
Defense
63.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
15.9%
Time at distance
35.4%
Grappling & control
Lajcik
Waterman
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.52
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
84.8%
Control share
50.0%
Strike target map
Lajcik
  • Head83%(10)div 75%
  • Body17%(2)div 12%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
Waterman
  • Head89%(25)div 75%
  • Body11%(3)div 12%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%

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

Tim Lajcik
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ron Waterman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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