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UFC 3: The American Dream
Harold Howard
Harold Howard
1-3 · CAN
VS
Roland Payne
Roland Payne
0-1 · USA
September 9, 1994 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Open Weight
230.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Harold Howard def. Roland Payne by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:46
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:46
Howard9/120/11
Payne3/41/20
Total
Howard9/120/11
Payne3/41/20

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
HowardWin probabilityPayne
58.5%41.5%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
27%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 7.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Howard58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%45%
Submission16%27%
Decision16%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (4091)act 9
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.5)act 0
Payne42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%45%
Submission11%27%
Decision12%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 3
Takedowns6.0 (1.410.8)act 1
Combined totals~116 sig strikes~6.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R223%
R37%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Howard
68.3%-221
Payne
+22130.9%
Most takedownstie 1.6%
Howard
0.2%+59219
Payne
-5921998.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Howard
Expected: 70.1
70
Over 70
42.1%
+135
Exactly 70
1.0%
push
Under 70
56.9%
-135
088176
Payne
Expected: 46.2
46
Over 46
42.1%
+134
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.5%
-134
058116
Takedowns — over/under
Howard
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
19.5%
Exactly 0
80.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Payne
Expected: 6.0
6
Over 6
39.2%
+129
Exactly 6
10.2%
push
Under 6
50.5%
-129
0918

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 7.9 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
1500
Striking offense
1500
1528
Striking defense
1500
1483
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'9"
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)
Harold Howard
No prior UFC fights.
Roland Payne
No prior UFC fights.
Howard — 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
Payne — 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
Howard
Payne
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.

Howard
Payne
Overall
Wins
Losses
Distance striking
Howard
Payne
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Howard
Payne
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Howard
  • Head0%(0)div 74%
  • Body0%(0)div 11%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Payne
  • Head0%(0)div 74%
  • Body0%(0)div 11%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Harold Howard

No UFC fights on record.

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

Roland Payne

No UFC fights on record.

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