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UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo
Marco Ruas
Marco Ruas
1-0-1 · BRA
VS
Larry Cureton
Larry Cureton
0-1 · USA
September 8, 1995 · Buffalo, New York, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
210.0lb
Weigh-in
248.0lb
Marco Ruas def. Larry Cureton by SUB (Heel Hook), R1 3:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:23
Ruas1/11/10
Cureton6/70/00
Total
Ruas1/11/10
Cureton6/70/00

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
RuasWin probabilityCureton
62.8%37.2%
KO / TKO
14%
Submission
16%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ruas63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%13%
Submission11%18%
Decision43%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 1
Takedowns5.7 (1.210.4)act 1
Cureton37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%14%
Submission5%14%
Decision27%72%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes84 (48109)act 6
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~132 sig strikes~5.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R27%
R36%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Ruas
25.1%+295
Cureton
-29574.2%
Most takedownstie 2.5%
Ruas
97.1%-25731
Cureton
+257310.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ruas
Expected: 47.8
48
Over 48
41.5%
+138
Exactly 48
1.4%
push
Under 48
57.1%
-138
060120
Cureton
Expected: 84.0
84
Over 84
42.1%
+136
Exactly 84
0.8%
push
Under 84
57.1%
-136
0106211
Takedowns — over/under
Ruas
Expected: 5.7
5.5
Over 5.5
46.5%
+115
Under 5.5
53.5%
-115
0918
Cureton
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
26.5%
Exactly 0
73.5%
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 12.2 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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RuasCureton
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1501
Pound-for-pound
1484
1501
Divisional
1484
Striking offense
Striking defense
1546
Grappling offense
1476
1544
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
34 yrs
Age
6'1"
Height
6'2"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
0.34
Strike accuracy
50%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.37
Strike defense
0%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
0%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marco Ruas
No prior UFC fights.
Larry Cureton
  • LTodd MedinaSUB R1
    5mo before
Ruas — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-1

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Cureton — win / loss by method
Record: 0-1-0

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

Profiles

Experience
Ruas
Cureton
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
2.9 min · 2.9 avg
Career length
31y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ruas
Cureton
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ruas
Cureton
0W–0L
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Ruas
Cureton
Landed / min
0.00
Accuracy
0.0%
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
50.0%
Grappling & control
Ruas
Cureton
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
Strike target map
Ruas
  • Head0%(0)div 76%
  • Body0%(0)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 11%
  • No strike data on record.
Cureton
  • Head0%(0)div 76%
  • Body100%(1)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 11%

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

Marco Ruas

No UFC fights on record.

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

Larry Cureton
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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