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UFC 5: The Return of the Beast
Todd Medina
Todd Medina
11-9 · USA
VS
Larry Cureton
Larry Cureton
0-2 · USA
April 7, 1995 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
260.0lb
Weigh-in
230.0lb
Todd Medina def. Larry Cureton by SUB (Forearm Choke), R1 2:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:55
Medina4/41/10
Cureton1/20/00
Total
Medina4/41/10
Cureton1/20/00

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
MedinaWin probabilityCureton
57.8%42.2%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
21%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Medina58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%20%
Submission12%21%
Decision34%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2864)act 4
Takedowns5.1 (1.09.4)act 1
Cureton42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%20%
Submission9%21%
Decision24%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (46105)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~130 sig strikes~5.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R216%
R39%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Medina
27.6%+260
Cureton
-26071.6%
Most takedownstie 3.9%
Medina
95.3%-11903
Cureton
+119030.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Medina
Expected: 49.0
49
Over 49
41.9%
+136
Exactly 49
1.4%
push
Under 49
56.8%
-136
062123
Cureton
Expected: 80.7
80.5
Over 80.5
42.7%
+134
Under 80.5
57.3%
-134
0101202
Takedowns — over/under
Medina
Expected: 5.1
5
Over 5
40.3%
+119
Exactly 5
11.8%
push
Under 5
47.9%
-119
0816
Cureton
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
35.8%
Exactly 0
64.2%
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 11.5 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)
1500
Pound-for-pound
1500
1500
Divisional
1500
Striking offense
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
1480
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
24 yrs
Age
5'10"
Height
6'2"
Reach
Southpaw
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)
Todd Medina
No prior UFC fights.
Larry Cureton
No prior UFC fights.
Medina — 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
Cureton — 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
Medina
Cureton
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.

Medina
Cureton
Overall
Wins
Losses
Distance striking
Medina
Cureton
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Medina
Cureton
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Medina
  • Head0%(0)div 73%
  • Body0%(0)div 12%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.
Cureton
  • 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.

Todd Medina

No UFC fights on record.

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

Larry Cureton

No UFC fights on record.

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