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UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns
Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz
3-1 · USA
VS
Guy Mezger
Guy Mezger
22-6-2 · USA
March 5, 1999 · Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA
Middleweight · 1 rounds · Main event
199.0lb
Weigh-in
198.0lb
Tito Ortiz def. Guy Mezger by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 9:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ortiz26/422/50
Mezger2/40/00
Total
Ortiz26/422/50
Mezger2/40/00

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
OrtizWin probabilityMezger
79.3%20.7%
KO / TKO
10%
Submission
64%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 6.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ortiz79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%11%
Submission53%68%
Decision17%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 26
Takedowns1.2 (0.22.8)act 2
Mezger21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%8%
Submission11%51%
Decision8%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 2
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~49 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R167%
R22%
R36%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Ortiz
56.3%-136
Mezger
+13641.5%
Most takedownstie 5.9%
Ortiz
93.2%-10495
Mezger
+104950.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ortiz
Expected: 26.3
26.5
Over 26.5
42.0%
+138
Under 26.5
58.0%
-138
03366
Mezger
Expected: 22.3
22.5
Over 22.5
41.9%
+139
Under 22.5
58.1%
-139
02856
Takedowns — over/under
Ortiz
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
48.6%
-2311
Exactly 1
49.2%
push
Under 1
2.1%
+2311
035
Mezger
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
8.8%
Exactly 0
91.2%
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 6.4 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
84.1Striking83.6
Ortiz +0.5
75.0Grappling53.6
Ortiz +21.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OrtizMezger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1520
Pound-for-pound
1560
1517
Divisional
1500
1495
Striking offense
1494
1526
Striking defense
1536
1552
Grappling offense
1500
1547
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
24 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.70
Strikes landed / min
3.11
53%
Strike accuracy
62%
0.53
Strikes absorbed / min
0.80
70%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.05
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
89%
Takedown accuracy
50%
100%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
56
Days since last fight
644
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tito Ortiz
  • WJerry BohlanderKO/TKO R2
    56d before
  • LGuy MezgerSUB R1
    1y 9mo before
  • WWes AlbrittonKO/TKO R1
    1y 9mo before
Guy Mezger
  • WTito OrtizSUB R1
    1y 9mo before
  • WChristophe LeningerU-DEC R2
    1y 9mo before
  • WJohn DowdyKO/TKO R1
    3y 11mo before
  • WJason FairnKO/TKO R1
    4y 3mo before
Ortiz — win / loss by method
Record: 3-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Mezger — win / loss by method
Record: 22-6-2, 1 NC

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, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
18win6loss2draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (22%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
4 (22%)Submission(50%) 3
10 (56%)Decision(33%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Ortiz
Mezger
3
UFC fights
4
17.0 min · 5.7 avg
Octagon time
21.3 min · 5.3 avg
29y 2m
Career length
31y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ortiz
Mezger
20W–6L · 76.9%
Overall
4W–1L · 80.0%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Wins
4W–1L · 80.0%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ortiz
Mezger
0W–1L · 0.0%
Overall
267W–148L · 64.3%
0W–1L · 0.0%
Wins
189W–120L · 61.2%
0W–0L
Losses
78W–28L · 73.6%
Distance striking
Ortiz
Mezger
1.05
Landed / min
1.23
31.1%
Accuracy
47.1%
72.0%
Defense
84.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.71
78.5%
Time at distance
61.1%
Grappling & control
Ortiz
Mezger
7.05
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
88.9%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.71
Control share
Strike target map
Ortiz
  • Head95%(60)div 59%
  • Body5%(3)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 24%
Mezger
  • Head73%(48)div 59%
  • Body12%(8)div 17%
  • Legs15%(10)div 24%

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

Tito Ortiz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Guy Mezger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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