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UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
Kimo Leopoldo
Kimo Leopoldo
5-2 · USA
VS
Paul Varelans
Paul Varelans
6-4 · USA
December 7, 1996 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
Kimo Leopoldo def. Paul Varelans by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 9:08
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Leopoldo9/110/30
Varelans21/280/00
Total
Leopoldo9/110/30
Varelans21/280/00

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
LeopoldoWin probabilityVarelans
46.2%53.8%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
20%
Decision
67%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Leopoldo46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%10%
Submission11%23%
Decision31%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3785)act 9
Takedowns0.6 (0.01.9)act 0
Varelans54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%16%
Submission9%17%
Decision36%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3886)act 21
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~132 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R23%
R37%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Leopoldo
48.7%+104
Varelans
-10450.5%
Most takedownstie 32.1%
Leopoldo
28.1%+141
Varelans
-14139.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Leopoldo
Expected: 65.2
65
Over 65
42.2%
+135
Exactly 65
1.0%
push
Under 65
56.8%
-135
082163
Varelans
Expected: 66.4
66.5
Over 66.5
42.4%
+136
Under 66.5
57.6%
-136
084167
Takedowns — over/under
Leopoldo
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
74.2%
-287
Under 0.5
25.8%
+287
035
Varelans
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
82.0%
-456
Under 0.5
18.0%
+456
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 11.7 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
78.3Striking54.2
Leopoldo +24.1
51.8Grappling67.8
Varelans +16.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LeopoldoVarelans
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1474
Pound-for-pound
1517
1474
Divisional
1517
Striking offense
Striking defense
1547
Grappling offense
1493
1529
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'8"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.10
Strikes landed / min
1.19
71%
Strike accuracy
35%
0.22
Strikes absorbed / min
2.39
71%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.65
Takedowns / 15 min
1.02
100%
Takedown accuracy
100%
67%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
57%
-2
Win/loss streak
+1
0%
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
295
Days since last fight
295
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kimo Leopoldo
  • LKen ShamrockSUB R1
    10mo before
  • LRoyce GracieSUB R1
    2y 3mo before
Paul Varelans
  • WJoe MoreiraU-DEC R1
    10mo before
  • LDan SevernSUB R1
    1y before
  • LMarco RuasKO/TKO R1
    1y 3mo before
  • WGerry HarrisKO/TKO R1
    1y 3mo before
  • WMark HallSUB R1
    1y 3mo before
Leopoldo — win / loss by method
Record: 5-2-0

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
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
60% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 2
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (60%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Varelans — win / loss by method
Record: 6-4-0

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, 3 losses
W
67% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (25%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Leopoldo
Varelans
2
UFC fights
7
9.1 min · 4.5 avg
Octagon time
29.3 min · 4.2 avg
31y 11m
Career length
31y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Leopoldo
Varelans
24W–3L · 88.9%
Overall
6W–2L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
24W–3L · 88.9%
Losses
6W–2L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Leopoldo
Varelans
7W–3L · 70.0%
Overall
15W–4L · 78.9%
7W–3L · 70.0%
Wins
2W–2L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
13W–2L · 86.7%
Distance striking
Leopoldo
Varelans
0.21
Landed / min
0.73
50.0%
Accuracy
24.3%
100.0%
Defense
47.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.51
53.7%
Time at distance
79.1%
Grappling & control
Leopoldo
Varelans
1.65
Takedowns / 15 min
1.02
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.53
Control share
Strike target map
Leopoldo
  • Head60%(6)div 67%
  • Body30%(3)div 19%
  • Legs10%(1)div 14%
Varelans
  • Head60%(21)div 67%
  • Body11%(4)div 19%
  • Legs29%(10)div 14%

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

Kimo Leopoldo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Varelans
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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