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UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
David Abbott
David Abbott
4-3 · USA
VS
Cal Worsham
Cal Worsham
1-1 · USA
December 7, 1996 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
David Abbott def. Cal Worsham by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:51
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:51
Abbott4/90/10
Worsham5/70/00
Total
Abbott4/90/10
Worsham5/70/00

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
AbbottWin probabilityWorsham
54.6%45.4%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
26%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Abbott55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%
Submission17%31%
Decision24%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2967)act 4
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Worsham45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%23%
Submission9%21%
Decision25%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3377)act 5
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~111 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R27%
R37%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Abbott
43.5%+128
Worsham
-12855.5%
Most takedownstie 37.6%
Abbott
30.2%+107
Worsham
-10732.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Abbott
Expected: 51.8
52
Over 52
41.5%
+138
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
57.2%
-138
065130
Worsham
Expected: 58.9
59
Over 59
41.8%
+136
Exactly 59
1.1%
push
Under 59
57.0%
-136
074148
Takedowns — over/under
Abbott
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
77.0%
-335
Under 0.5
23.0%
+335
035
Worsham
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
78.5%
-365
Under 0.5
21.5%
+365
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 9.7 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
53.1Striking73.5
Worsham +20.4
64.0Grappling40.3
Abbott +23.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AbbottWorsham
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1501
1517
Divisional
1501
1492
Striking offense
1513
1531
Striking defense
1524
1503
Grappling offense
1496
1524
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
31 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.20
Strikes landed / min
4.22
49%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.06
Strikes absorbed / min
2.11
30%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
3.52
71%
Takedown accuracy
50%
83%
Takedown defense
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
204
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
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
Cal Worsham
  • WZane FrazierKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
  • LPaul VarelansKO/TKO R1
    1y 5mo before
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
Worsham — win / loss by method
Record: 1-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% 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
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Abbott
Worsham
7
UFC fights
2
59.3 min · 8.5 avg
Octagon time
4.3 min · 2.1 avg
31y 0m
Career length
31y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Abbott
Worsham
14W–5L · 73.7%
Overall
1W–0L · 100.0%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Wins
1W–0L · 100.0%
10W–4L · 71.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Abbott
Worsham
0.78
Landed / min
1.62
35.2%
Accuracy
37.5%
64.3%
Defense
71.4%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
53.9%
Time at distance
86.8%
Grappling & control
Abbott
Worsham
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
3.52
71.4%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
83.3%
Takedown defense
0.76
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
Strike target map
Abbott
  • Head92%(65)div 67%
  • Body8%(6)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
Worsham
  • Head83%(15)div 67%
  • Body11%(2)div 19%
  • Legs6%(1)div 14%

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

David Abbott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cal Worsham
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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