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UFC 20: Battle for the Gold
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
7-0 · BRA
VS
Tra Telligman
Tra Telligman
6-1-1 · USA
May 7, 1999 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Heavyweight · 1 rounds
233.0lb
Weigh-in
230.0lb
Pedro Rizzo def. Tra Telligman by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:30
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:30
Rizzo9/430/01
Telligman16/460/10
Total
Rizzo9/430/01
Telligman16/460/10

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 probabilityTelligman
78.7%21.3%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
10%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 9.1 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 Telligman. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rizzo79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO48%60%
Submission6%8%
Decision25%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes84 (48109)act 9
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Telligman21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%59%
Submission3%16%
Decision5%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 16
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~129 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R233%
R312%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Rizzo
75.8%-323
Telligman
+32323.5%
Most takedownstie 34.7%
Rizzo
42.1%-182
Telligman
+18223.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 83.6
83.5
Over 83.5
42.6%
+135
Under 83.5
57.4%
-135
0105209
Telligman
Expected: 45.4
45.5
Over 45.5
42.4%
+136
Under 45.5
57.6%
-136
057114
Takedowns — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
76.6%
-327
Under 0.5
23.4%
+327
035
Telligman
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
61.2%
-157
Under 0.5
38.8%
+157
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 9.1 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
72.1Striking46.3
Rizzo +25.8
17.4Grappling30.4
Telligman +13.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RizzoTelligman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1509
1546
Divisional
1509
1501
Striking offense
1484
1541
Striking defense
1503
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
25 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.73
Strikes landed / min
0.62
63%
Strike accuracy
29%
1.77
Strikes absorbed / min
2.55
59%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
63%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
502
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Pedro Rizzo
  • WMark ColemanS-DEC R2
    4mo before
  • WDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
Tra Telligman
  • WBrad KohlerSUB R1
    1y 4mo before
  • LVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    2y 3mo before
Rizzo — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Telligman — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-1

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
67% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rizzo
Telligman
2
UFC fights
2
23.1 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
11.4 min · 5.7 avg
29y 9m
Career length
30y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rizzo
Telligman
14W–8L · 63.6%
Overall
7W–0L · 100.0%
14W–8L · 63.6%
Wins
6W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rizzo
Telligman
14W–18L · 43.8%
Overall
1W–1L · 50.0%
14W–18L · 43.8%
Wins
1W–1L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rizzo
Telligman
1.57
Landed / min
0.70
64.0%
Accuracy
42.9%
70.8%
Defense
50.0%
1.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
88.2%
Time at distance
75.5%
Grappling & control
Rizzo
Telligman
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
62.5%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.32
Control share
Strike target map
Rizzo
  • Head53%(21)div 75%
  • Body0%(0)div 11%
  • Legs48%(19)div 14%
Telligman
  • Head71%(5)div 75%
  • Body14%(1)div 11%
  • Legs14%(1)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.

Tra Telligman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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