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UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title
Laverne Clark
Laverne Clark
3-2 · USA
VS
Frank Caracci
Frank Caracci
2-1 · USA
January 8, 1999 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Lightweight · 1 rounds
Laverne Clark def. Frank Caracci by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 6:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Clark15/302/20
Caracci0/20/20
Total
Clark15/302/20
Caracci0/20/20

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
ClarkWin probabilityCaracci
58.8%41.2%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
27%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Clark59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%
Submission17%28%
Decision28%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3886)act 15
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.0)act 2
Caracci41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%20%
Submission11%26%
Decision22%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 0
Takedowns0.6 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~112 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R214%
R36%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Clark
66.4%-203
Caracci
+20332.7%
Most takedownstie 35.9%
Clark
35.4%-124
Caracci
+12428.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Clark
Expected: 66.1
66
Over 66
42.0%
+135
Exactly 66
1.0%
push
Under 66
56.9%
-135
083166
Caracci
Expected: 45.5
45.5
Over 45.5
42.4%
+136
Under 45.5
57.6%
-136
057114
Takedowns — over/under
Clark
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
86.0%
-614
Under 0.5
14.0%
+614
035
Caracci
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
81.4%
-438
Under 0.5
18.6%
+438
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 10.0 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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1509
Pound-for-pound
1500
1509
Divisional
1500
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'7"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
301
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Laverne Clark
  • WJosh StuartKO/TKO R1
    10mo before
Frank Caracci
No prior UFC fights.
Clark — win / loss by method
Record: 3-2-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Caracci — win / loss by method
Record: 2-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% 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
DQ / other
1 win, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (50%)DQ / other(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Clark
Caracci
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Clark
Caracci
0W–0L
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Clark
Caracci
7W–2L · 77.8%
Overall
1W–1L · 50.0%
0W–1L · 0.0%
Wins
1W–1L · 50.0%
7W–1L · 87.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Clark
Caracci
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Clark
Caracci
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Clark
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body0%(0)div 30%
  • Legs0%(0)div 9%
  • No strike data on record.
Caracci
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body0%(0)div 30%
  • Legs0%(0)div 9%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Laverne Clark
CloseSSTDKDCtrl
  • WJosh Stuart1998
    KO/TKO · R1
    Clark—/——/—
    Stuart—/——/—

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

Frank Caracci

No UFC fights on record.

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