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UFC 15: Collision Course
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
2-0 · USA
VS
Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
4-0 · BRA
October 17, 1997 · Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA
Heavyweight · 1 rounds
226.0lb
Weigh-in
224.0lb
Randy Couture def. Vitor Belfort by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 8:16
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Couture34/431/10
Belfort6/210/10
Total
Couture34/431/10
Belfort6/210/10

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
CoutureWin probabilityBelfort
25.6%74.4%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
14%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Couture26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%15%
Submission6%22%
Decision16%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 34
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.6)act 1
Belfort74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%28%
Submission8%11%
Decision45%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R220%
R37%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Couture
50.2%-104
Belfort
+10448.2%
Most takedownstie 34.8%
Couture
61.6%-1694
Belfort
+16943.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Couture
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
42.6%
+135
Under 36.5
57.4%
-135
04692
Belfort
Expected: 35.8
36
Over 36
41.2%
+138
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
57.0%
-138
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Couture
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
42.9%
+133
Under 1.5
57.1%
-133
035
Belfort
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.5%
Exactly 0
92.5%
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 11.8 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
65.8Striking95.6
Belfort +29.9
75.0Grappling75.0
Couture +0.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CoutureBelfort
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1531
Pound-for-pound
1551
1531
Divisional
1548
1487
Striking offense
1522
1500
Striking defense
1540
1558
Grappling offense
1502
1563
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
34 yrs
Age
20 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.10
Strikes landed / min
14.30
85%
Strike accuracy
63%
0.00
Strikes absorbed / min
1.05
Strike defense
79%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.23
Takedowns / 15 min
5.23
100%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
100%
3.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Randy Couture
  • WSteven GrahamKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • WTony HalmeSUB R1
    5mo before
Vitor Belfort
  • WDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • WScott FerrozzoKO/TKO R1
    8mo before
  • WTra TelligmanKO/TKO R1
    8mo before
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 2-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Belfort — win / loss by method
Record: 4-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Couture
Belfort
2
UFC fights
3
4.2 min · 2.1 avg
Octagon time
2.9 min · 1.0 avg
29y 2m
Career length
29y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Couture
Belfort
1W–3L · 25.0%
Overall
12W–5L · 70.6%
1W–3L · 25.0%
Wins
12W–5L · 70.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Couture
Belfort
Overall
1W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Couture
Belfort
0.00
Landed / min
4.48
Accuracy
62.5%
Defense
100.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
10.47
100.0%
Time at distance
38.9%
Grappling & control
Couture
Belfort
7.23
Takedowns / 15 min
5.23
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
3.61
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
Strike target map
Couture
  • Head94%(16)div 81%
  • Body6%(1)div 8%
  • Legs0%(0)div 12%
Belfort
  • Head95%(39)div 81%
  • Body5%(2)div 8%
  • Legs0%(0)div 12%

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

Randy Couture
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Vitor Belfort
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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