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UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
Don Frye
Don Frye
7-1 · USA
VS
David Abbott
David Abbott
4-3 · USA
December 7, 1996 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds · Main event
217.0lb
Weigh-in
273.0lb
Don Frye def. David Abbott by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 1:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:22
Frye6/180/00
Abbott13/280/00
Total
Frye6/180/00
Abbott13/280/00

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
FryeWin probabilityAbbott
48.8%51.2%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
19%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Frye49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%41%
Submission6%13%
Decision23%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4499)act 6
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.0)act 0
Abbott51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%24%
Submission13%25%
Decision26%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2967)act 13
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~128 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R236%
R36%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Frye
67.3%-211
Abbott
+21131.9%
Most takedownstie 35.5%
Frye
45.8%-244
Abbott
+24418.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Frye
Expected: 76.4
76.5
Over 76.5
42.4%
+136
Under 76.5
57.6%
-136
096191
Abbott
Expected: 51.6
51.5
Over 51.5
42.7%
+134
Under 51.5
57.3%
-134
065130
Takedowns — over/under
Frye
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
88.0%
-734
Under 0.5
12.0%
+734
035
Abbott
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
68.6%
-218
Under 0.5
31.4%
+218
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 10.9 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
73.2Striking53.1
Frye +20.2
52.5Grappling64.0
Abbott +11.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FryeAbbott
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1597
Pound-for-pound
1548
1597
Divisional
1548
1512
Striking offense
1506
1531
Striking defense
1541
1528
Grappling offense
1512
1540
Grappling defense
1533
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.68
Strikes landed / min
1.20
73%
Strike accuracy
49%
1.33
Strikes absorbed / min
2.06
48%
Strike defense
30%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.53
Takedowns / 15 min
1.26
67%
Takedown accuracy
71%
71%
Takedown defense
83%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
89%
UFC win rate
67%
+4
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
0
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Don Frye
  • LMark ColemanKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • WBrian JohnstonKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • WMark HallKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • WAmaury BitettiKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
  • WThomas RamirezKO/TKO R1
    10mo before
David Abbott
  • LScott FerrozzoU-DEC R2
    3mo before
  • WSam AdkinsSUB R1
    3mo before
  • LDan SevernU-DEC R1
    1y before
  • WSteve JennumSUB R1
    1y before
  • LOleg TaktarovSUB R1
    1y 5mo before
Frye — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Abbott — win / loss by method
Record: 4-3-0

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
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Frye
Abbott
7
UFC fights
7
39.2 min · 5.6 avg
Octagon time
59.3 min · 8.5 avg
30y 5m
Career length
31y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Frye
Abbott
5W–2L · 71.4%
Overall
14W–5L · 73.7%
5W–2L · 71.4%
Wins
4W–1L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–4L · 71.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Frye
Abbott
3W–2L · 60.0%
Overall
3W–2L · 60.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Frye
Abbott
0.38
Landed / min
0.78
25.9%
Accuracy
35.2%
71.4%
Defense
64.3%
0.38
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.51
47.6%
Time at distance
53.9%
Grappling & control
Frye
Abbott
1.53
Takedowns / 15 min
1.26
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
71.4%
71.4%
Takedown defense
83.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.76
Control share
Strike target map
Frye
  • Head54%(57)div 67%
  • Body43%(45)div 19%
  • Legs3%(3)div 14%
Abbott
  • Head92%(65)div 67%
  • Body8%(6)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%

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

Don Frye
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

David Abbott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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