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UFC 8: David vs Goliath
Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock
20-3-2 · USA
VS
Kimo Leopoldo
Kimo Leopoldo
3-1 · USA
February 16, 1996 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Open Weight · 1 rounds
215.0lb
Weigh-in
270.0lb
Ken Shamrock def. Kimo Leopoldo by SUB (Kneebar), R1 4:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:24
Shamrock0/11/10
Leopoldo4/50/00
Total
Shamrock0/11/10
Leopoldo4/50/00

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
ShamrockWin probabilityLeopoldo
41.5%58.5%
KO / TKO
12%
Submission
8%
Decision
80%
Expected fight time: 13.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Shamrock42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%10%
Submission7%15%
Decision31%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2457)act 0
Takedowns1.5 (0.13.5)act 1
Leopoldo58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%13%
Submission1%2%
Decision49%85%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2250)act 4
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R26%
R33%
Distance80%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Shamrock
54.7%-124
Leopoldo
+12444.0%
Most takedownstie 11.8%
Shamrock
84.5%-2241
Leopoldo
+22413.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Shamrock
Expected: 43.4
43.5
Over 43.5
42.4%
+136
Under 43.5
57.6%
-136
055109
Leopoldo
Expected: 38.7
38.5
Over 38.5
42.8%
+133
Under 38.5
57.2%
-133
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Shamrock
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
55.1%
-123
Under 1.5
44.9%
+123
035
Leopoldo
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
16.2%
Exactly 0
83.8%
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 13.2 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
74.4Striking78.2
Leopoldo +3.8
63.0Grappling66.1
Leopoldo +3.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ShamrockLeopoldo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1566
Pound-for-pound
1487
1566
Divisional
1487
1480
Striking offense
1485
1535
Striking defense
1500
1503
Grappling offense
1556
1541
Grappling defense
1542
Physical
32 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
72"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.66
Strikes landed / min
1.29
54%
Strike accuracy
67%
0.16
Strikes absorbed / min
0.43
68%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.74
Takedowns / 15 min
3.21
67%
Takedown accuracy
100%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
0%
0
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
525
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ken Shamrock
  • DOleg TaktarovOther R2
    5mo before
  • WDan SevernSUB R1
    7mo before
  • DRoyce GracieOther R2
    10mo before
  • WChristophe LeningerKO/TKO R1
    1y 5mo before
  • WFelix Lee MitchellSUB R1
    1y 5mo before
Kimo Leopoldo
  • LRoyce GracieSUB R1
    1y 5mo before
Shamrock — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-2

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
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 3 losses
W
85% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
15 (88%)Submission(100%) 3
2 (12%)Decision(0%) 0
Leopoldo — win / loss by method
Record: 3-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Shamrock
Leopoldo
5
UFC fights
1
80.6 min · 16.1 avg
Octagon time
4.7 min · 4.7 avg
32y 10m
Career length
31y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Shamrock
Leopoldo
5W–1L · 83.3%
Overall
4W–0L · 100.0%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
4W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Shamrock
Leopoldo
90W–46L · 66.2%
Overall
7W–3L · 70.0%
66W–40L · 62.3%
Wins
7W–3L · 70.0%
24W–6L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Shamrock
Leopoldo
0.14
Landed / min
0.00
27.0%
Accuracy
0.0%
80.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
90.0%
Time at distance
10.0%
Grappling & control
Shamrock
Leopoldo
0.74
Takedowns / 15 min
3.21
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.74
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
Strike target map
Shamrock
  • Head72%(38)div 68%
  • Body15%(8)div 14%
  • Legs13%(7)div 18%
Leopoldo
  • Head50%(3)div 68%
  • Body33%(2)div 14%
  • Legs17%(1)div 18%

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

Ken Shamrock
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kimo Leopoldo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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