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UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
6-0 · BRA
VS
Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman
6-2 · USA
January 8, 1999 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Heavyweight · 1 rounds
229.0lb
Weigh-in
235.0lb
Pedro Rizzo def. Mark Coleman by S-DEC, R2 3:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rizzo8/130/00
Coleman22/422/40
R2 · 3:00
Rizzo8/160/00
Coleman3/110/20
Total
Rizzo16/290/00
Coleman25/532/60

Scorecards

Rizzo vs Coleman

RdDave MeltzerEddie GoldmanTim CatalfoCommunity
R1---9.1-9.9
Total1-01-00-19.1-9.9

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Rizzo-Coleman.

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 probabilityColeman
71.0%29.0%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
12%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.8 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 Coleman. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rizzo71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%42%
Submission6%9%
Decision35%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 16
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Coleman29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%37%
Submission6%20%
Decision12%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 25
Takedowns1.2 (0.12.9)act 2
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R228%
R310%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Rizzo
57.9%-142
Coleman
+14240.7%
Most takedownstie 9.3%
Rizzo
2.0%+4546
Coleman
-454688.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 44.4
44.5
Over 44.5
42.3%
+137
Under 44.5
57.7%
-137
056111
Coleman
Expected: 36.8
37
Over 37
41.2%
+138
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
57.0%
-138
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Rizzo
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.0%
Exactly 0
90.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Coleman
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
49.4%
-824
Exactly 1
44.6%
push
Under 1
6.0%
+824
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 10.8 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
78.2Striking67.0
Rizzo +11.1
13.9Grappling88.3
Coleman +74.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RizzoColeman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1555
1532
Divisional
1483
1507
Striking offense
1478
1535
Striking defense
1535
1477
Grappling offense
1537
1503
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
24 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.96
Strikes landed / min
2.58
69%
Strike accuracy
61%
1.97
Strikes absorbed / min
1.41
67%
Strike defense
34%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.20
Takedown accuracy
50%
50%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Pedro Rizzo
  • WDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    3mo before
Mark Coleman
  • LPete WilliamsKO/TKO R2
    8mo before
  • LMaurice SmithU-DEC R3
    1y 5mo before
  • WDan SevernSUB R1
    1y 11mo before
  • WBrian JohnstonKO/TKO R1
    2y 4mo before
  • WJulian SanchezSUB R1
    2y 4mo before
Rizzo — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
83% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Coleman — win / loss by method
Record: 6-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rizzo
Coleman
1
UFC fights
8
8.1 min · 8.1 avg
Octagon time
61.0 min · 7.6 avg
29y 9m
Career length
30y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rizzo
Coleman
8W–6L · 57.1%
Overall
30W–13L · 69.8%
8W–6L · 57.1%
Wins
21W–5L · 80.8%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–8L · 52.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rizzo
Coleman
14W–18L · 43.8%
Overall
14W–18L · 43.8%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Rizzo
Coleman
3.03
Landed / min
0.32
77.3%
Accuracy
37.5%
72.0%
Defense
39.8%
3.70
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
69.1%
Time at distance
78.1%
Grappling & control
Rizzo
Coleman
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.20
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.97
Control share
Strike target map
Rizzo
  • Head50%(12)div 75%
  • Body0%(0)div 11%
  • Legs50%(12)div 14%
Coleman
  • Head92%(145)div 75%
  • Body6%(10)div 11%
  • Legs1%(2)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.

Mark Coleman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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