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UFC 5: The Return of the Beast
Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov
3-0 · RUS
VS
Ernie Verdicia
Ernie Verdicia
0-1 · USA
April 7, 1995 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
219.0lb
Oleg Taktarov def. Ernie Verdicia by SUB (Scarf Hold), R1 2:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:23
Taktarov0/00/10
Verdicia2/50/00
Total
Taktarov0/00/10
Verdicia2/50/00

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
TaktarovWin probabilityVerdicia
58.6%41.4%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
21%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 10.8 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 Verdicia. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Taktarov59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%24%
Submission14%24%
Decision31%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 0
Takedowns4.3 (0.78.1)act 0
Verdicia41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%22%
Submission7%18%
Decision25%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes75 (4397)act 2
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~121 sig strikes~4.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R215%
R35%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Taktarov
28.5%+248
Verdicia
-24870.7%
Most takedownstie 5.6%
Taktarov
93.2%-7602
Verdicia
+76021.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taktarov
Expected: 46.3
46.5
Over 46.5
42.3%
+137
Under 46.5
57.7%
-137
058116
Verdicia
Expected: 74.6
74.5
Over 74.5
42.5%
+135
Under 74.5
57.5%
-135
094187
Takedowns — over/under
Taktarov
Expected: 4.3
4.5
Over 4.5
43.2%
+131
Under 4.5
56.8%
-131
0713
Verdicia
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
38.7%
Exactly 0
61.3%
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 10.8 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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1500
1508
Divisional
1500
Striking offense
Striking defense
1552
Grappling offense
1500
1549
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
6'0"
Height
5'11"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Oleg Taktarov
No prior UFC fights.
Ernie Verdicia
No prior UFC fights.
Taktarov — win / loss by method
Record: 3-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% 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
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Verdicia — win / loss by method
Record: 0-0-0

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
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Taktarov
Verdicia
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Taktarov
Verdicia
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taktarov
Verdicia
2W–1L · 66.7%
Overall
2W–1L · 66.7%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Taktarov
Verdicia
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Taktarov
Verdicia
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Taktarov
  • Head0%(0)div 73%
  • Body0%(0)div 12%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.
Verdicia
  • Head0%(0)div 73%
  • Body0%(0)div 12%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Oleg Taktarov

No UFC fights on record.

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

Ernie Verdicia

No UFC fights on record.

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