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UFC 15: Collision Course
Mark Kerr
Mark Kerr
5-0 · USA
VS
Dwayne Cason
Dwayne Cason
1-1 · USA
October 17, 1997 · Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA
Heavyweight · 1 rounds
253.0lb
Weigh-in
215.0lb
Mark Kerr def. Dwayne Cason by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 0:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:53
Kerr5/71/10
Cason0/00/00
Total
Kerr5/71/10
Cason0/00/00

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
KerrWin probabilityCason
61.1%38.9%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
17%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Kerr61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%40%
Submission11%19%
Decision25%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 5
Takedowns6.0 (1.410.9)act 1
Cason39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%37%
Submission6%15%
Decision19%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3682)act 0
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~110 sig strikes~6.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R223%
R37%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Kerr
36.4%+172
Cason
-17262.6%
Most takedownstie 2.3%
Kerr
97.3%-25550
Cason
+255500.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kerr
Expected: 47.1
47
Over 47
41.9%
+135
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
56.7%
-135
059118
Cason
Expected: 62.7
62.5
Over 62.5
42.7%
+134
Under 62.5
57.3%
-134
079157
Takedowns — over/under
Kerr
Expected: 6.0
6
Over 6
39.7%
+126
Exactly 6
10.2%
push
Under 6
50.1%
-126
01019
Cason
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
29.9%
Exactly 0
70.1%
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 9.8 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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KerrCason
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1516
1553
Divisional
1516
Striking offense
Striking defense
1546
Grappling offense
1502
1550
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
28 yrs
Age
6'3"
Height
5'10"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.25
Strikes landed / min
65%
Strike accuracy
0.25
Strikes absorbed / min
67%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
7.50
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
0
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mark Kerr
  • WDan BobishSUB R1
    3mo before
  • WMoti HorensteinKO/TKO R1
    3mo before
Dwayne Cason
No prior UFC fights.
Kerr — win / loss by method
Record: 5-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
1 (33%)DQ / other() 0
Cason — win / loss by method
Record: 0-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Kerr
Cason
2
UFC fights
0
4.0 min · 2.0 avg
Octagon time
29y 6m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Kerr
Cason
4W–3L · 57.1%
Overall
4W–3L · 57.1%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kerr
Cason
10W–8L · 55.6%
Overall
10W–8L · 55.6%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Kerr
Cason
0.50
Landed / min
100.0%
Accuracy
100.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
100.0%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Kerr
Cason
7.50
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Kerr
  • Head88%(15)div 81%
  • Body0%(0)div 8%
  • Legs12%(2)div 12%
Cason
  • Head0%(0)div 81%
  • Body0%(0)div 8%
  • Legs0%(0)div 12%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Mark Kerr
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dwayne Cason

No UFC fights on record.

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