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UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95
Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov
7-1-1 · RUS
VS
Marco Ruas
Marco Ruas
4-0-1 · BRA
December 16, 1995 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
Oleg Taktarov def. Marco Ruas by U-DEC, R1 18:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Taktarov6/330/30
Ruas14/530/00
Total
Taktarov6/330/30
Ruas14/530/00

Scorecards

Taktarov vs Ruas

RdEarnest Hart Jr.John LittleMichael Depasquale Jr.Community
R1---9.6-9.3
Total1-01-01-09.6-9.3

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Taktarov-Ruas.

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
TaktarovWin probabilityRuas
71.9%28.1%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
18%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Taktarov72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%22%
Submission15%20%
Decision41%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3273)act 6
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 0
Ruas28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%28%
Submission3%13%
Decision17%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 14
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~109 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R219%
R39%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Taktarov
52.2%-112
Ruas
+11246.8%
Most takedownstie 36.1%
Taktarov
34.8%-120
Ruas
+12029.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taktarov
Expected: 56.1
56
Over 56
42.0%
+135
Exactly 56
1.2%
push
Under 56
56.8%
-135
071141
Ruas
Expected: 52.9
53
Over 53
41.8%
+136
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.9%
-136
067133
Takedowns — over/under
Taktarov
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
83.0%
-489
Under 0.5
17.0%
+489
035
Ruas
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
80.8%
-421
Under 0.5
19.2%
+421
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 11.6 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
52.2Striking72.7
Ruas +20.4
30.3Grappling52.6
Ruas +22.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TaktarovRuas
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1569
Pound-for-pound
1564
1569
Divisional
1564
1480
Striking offense
1486
1516
Striking defense
1525
1516
Grappling offense
1533
1511
Grappling defense
1531
Physical
28 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.14
Strikes landed / min
1.31
24%
Strike accuracy
57%
1.06
Strikes absorbed / min
0.62
55%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.52
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
29%
Takedown defense
0%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.6
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
0
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Oleg Taktarov
  • DKen ShamrockOther R2
    3mo before
  • WDave BeneteauSUB R1
    5mo before
  • WDavid AbbottSUB R1
    5mo before
  • WAnthony MaciasSUB R1
    5mo before
  • LDan SevernKO/TKO R1
    8mo before
Marco Ruas
  • WPaul VarelansKO/TKO R1
    3mo before
  • WLarry CuretonSUB R1
    3mo before
  • WRemco PardoelSUB R1
    3mo before
Taktarov — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-1

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
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Ruas — win / loss by method
Record: 4-0-1

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
25% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Taktarov
Ruas
6
UFC fights
3
58.6 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
29.1 min · 9.7 avg
32y 9m
Career length
41y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Taktarov
Ruas
4W–3L · 57.1%
Overall
4W–4L · 50.0%
2W–2L · 50.0%
Wins
4W–4L · 50.0%
2W–1L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taktarov
Ruas
2W–1L · 66.7%
Overall
0W–0L
2W–1L · 66.7%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Taktarov
Ruas
0.12
Landed / min
1.32
22.2%
Accuracy
53.8%
72.4%
Defense
75.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.52
88.0%
Time at distance
72.8%
Grappling & control
Taktarov
Ruas
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.52
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
28.6%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.79
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.58
Control share
Strike target map
Taktarov
  • Head88%(7)div 71%
  • Body0%(0)div 13%
  • Legs13%(1)div 16%
Ruas
  • Head29%(11)div 71%
  • Body5%(2)div 13%
  • Legs66%(25)div 16%

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

Oleg Taktarov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marco Ruas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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