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UFC 5: The Return of the Beast
Guy Mezger
Guy Mezger
1-0 · USA
VS
John Dowdy
John Dowdy
0-1 · USA
April 7, 1995 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
Guy Mezger def. John Dowdy by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:02
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:02
Mezger12/170/01
Dowdy0/40/00
Total
Mezger12/170/01
Dowdy0/40/00

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
MezgerWin probabilityDowdy
63.2%36.8%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
18%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Mezger63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%24%
Submission11%17%
Decision37%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (3990)act 12
Takedowns3.0 (0.46.0)act 0
Dowdy37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%16%
Submission7%19%
Decision24%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4398)act 0
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~145 sig strikes~3.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R29%
R35%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Mezger
45.3%+119
Dowdy
-11953.9%
Most takedownstie 10.6%
Mezger
86.7%-3198
Dowdy
+31982.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mezger
Expected: 68.9
69
Over 69
42.0%
+136
Exactly 69
1.0%
push
Under 69
57.1%
-136
087173
Dowdy
Expected: 75.6
75.5
Over 75.5
42.6%
+135
Under 75.5
57.4%
-135
095189
Takedowns — over/under
Mezger
Expected: 3.0
3
Over 3
39.9%
+106
Exactly 3
17.9%
push
Under 3
42.2%
-106
0510
Dowdy
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
47.3%
Exactly 0
52.7%
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 11.0 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
MezgerDowdy
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1500
1516
Divisional
1500
1507
Striking offense
1500
1525
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
6'1"
Height
6'2"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Striking (UFC career)
8.57
Strikes landed / min
63%
Strike accuracy
4.06
Strikes absorbed / min
25%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
6.77
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Guy Mezger
  • WJason FairnKO/TKO R1
    4mo before
John Dowdy
No prior UFC fights.
Mezger — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-0

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
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Dowdy — 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
Mezger
Dowdy
1
UFC fights
0
2.2 min · 2.2 avg
Octagon time
31y 7m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Mezger
Dowdy
1W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
1W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Mezger
Dowdy
0.00
Landed / min
0.0%
Accuracy
75.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
35.7%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Mezger
Dowdy
6.77
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Mezger
  • Head89%(17)div 73%
  • Body5%(1)div 12%
  • Legs5%(1)div 15%
Dowdy
  • 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.

Guy Mezger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Dowdy

No UFC fights on record.

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