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UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95
Joe Charles
Joe Charles
1-2 · USA
VS
Scott Bessac
Scott Bessac
4-5 · USA
December 16, 1995 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
Joe Charles def. Scott Bessac by SUB (Armbar), R1 4:38
Performance

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
CharlesWin probabilityBessac
92.1%7.9%
KO / TKO
0%
Submission
12%
Decision
87%
Expected fight time: 13.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Charles92%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO0%0%
Submission12%13%
Decision80%87%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes115 (66150)
Takedowns2.0 (0.14.4)
Bessac8%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO0%3%
Submission1%11%
Decision7%86%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)
Combined totals~149 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R24%
R30%
Distance87%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikes
Charles
91.5%-1133
Bessac
+11338.1%
Most takedownstie 15.7%
Charles
77.5%-1127
Bessac
+11276.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Charles
Expected: 115.0
115
Over 115
42.2%
+136
Exactly 115
0.6%
push
Under 115
57.2%
-136
0144288
Bessac
Expected: 34.2
34
Over 34
41.9%
+134
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.2%
-134
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Charles
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
40.6%
-115
Exactly 2
24.0%
push
Under 2
35.3%
+115
047
Bessac
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
41.7%
Exactly 0
58.3%
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 13.6 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
66.5Striking37.5
Charles +29.0
0.0Grappling25.0
Bessac +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CharlesBessac
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1500
Pound-for-pound
1508
1500
Divisional
1508
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
37 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'4"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Striking (UFC career)
0.61
Strikes landed / min
1.94
100%
Strike accuracy
20%
1.22
Strikes absorbed / min
3.87
50%
Strike defense
33%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
58.1
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
253
Days since last fight
99
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Charles
  • LDan SevernSUB R1
    8mo before
  • WKevin RosierSUB R1
    1y before
Scott Bessac
  • WDavid HoodSUB R1
    3mo before
Charles — win / loss by method
Record: 1-2-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Bessac — win / loss by method
Record: 4-5-0

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
25% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
1 win, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(80%) 4
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Charles
Bessac
1
UFC fights
1
1.6 min · 1.6 avg
Octagon time
0.5 min · 0.5 avg
31y 7m
Career length
32y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Charles
Bessac
2W–1L · 66.7%
Overall
0W–0L
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
2W–1L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Charles
Bessac
1W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
10W–8L · 55.6%
0W–0L
Wins
2W–0L · 100.0%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
8W–8L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Charles
Bessac
0.61
Landed / min
0.00
100.0%
Accuracy
0.0%
Defense
50.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Time at distance
75.0%
Grappling & control
Charles
Bessac
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
58.06
Control share
Strike target map
Charles
  • Head0%(0)div 71%
  • Body100%(1)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Bessac
  • Head0%(0)div 71%
  • Body100%(1)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Joe Charles
CloseSSTDKDCtrl
  • WKevin Rosier1994
    SUB · R1
    Charles—/——/—
    Rosier—/——/—

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

Scott Bessac
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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