UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira

Saturday, August 29, 2009·Portland, Oregon, USA·11 fights
Model: 7/11(64%)
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Main Card

HeavyweightMISS
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
RK-II1116
Submission Artist
VS
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
CO-II1390
Wrestler
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Nogueira 47%53% Couture
Over/UnderUnder 67%
Under 67%Over 33%
TOSS-UP
Submission Artist vs WrestlerSubmission Artist wins 45% historically
Elo gap: -322(favors Couture)
Striking volume advantage: -0.1(favors Couture)
Takedown rate advantage: -1.2(favors Couture)
Light HeavyweightHIT
Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva
CO-II1465
Knockout Artist
VS
Keith Jardine
Keith Jardine
RK-III1055
Striker
Thiago Silva won by KO/TKO (R1)
Silva 68%32% Jardine
Over/UnderUnder 58%
Under 58%Over 42%
CONFIDENT
Knockout Artist vs StrikerKnockout Artist wins 56% historically
Elo gap: +263(favors Silva)
Striking volume advantage: -0.1(favors Jardine)
Takedown rate advantage: +0.8(favors Silva)
MiddleweightHIT
VS
Jake Rosholt won by Submission (R3)
Rosholt 57%43% Leben
Over/UnderUnder 60%
Under 60%Over 40%
LEAN
Elo gap: -347(favors Leben)
Striking volume advantage: -1.4(favors Leben)
Takedown rate advantage: +13.5(favors Rosholt)
MiddleweightHIT
Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt
RK-I1179
Submission Artist
VS
Demian Maia
Demian Maia
CO-I1506
Submission Artist
Nate Marquardt won by KO/TKO (R1)
Marquardt 65%35% Maia
Over/UnderUnder 56%
Under 56%Over 44%
LEAN
Submission Artist vs Submission ArtistSubmission Artist wins 50% historically
Elo gap: -40(favors Maia)
Striking volume advantage: +1.6(favors Marquardt)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.1(favors Maia)
Light HeavyweightHIT
Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
RK-II1098
Knockout Artist
VS
Krzysztof Soszynski
Krzysztof Soszynski
MC-I980
All-Rounder
Brandon Vera won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Vera 61%39% Soszynski
Over/UnderUnder 58%
Under 58%Over 42%
LEAN
Knockout Artist vs All-RounderKnockout Artist wins 49% historically
Elo gap: -79(favors Soszynski)
Striking volume advantage: +0.8(favors Vera)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.8(favors Soszynski)

Prelims

MiddleweightMISS
Aaron Simpson
Aaron Simpson
RK-I1146
Wrestler
VS
Ed Herman
Ed Herman
RK-I1139
Wrestler
Aaron Simpson won by KO/TKO (R2)
Simpson 47%53% Herman
Over/UnderUnder 62%
Under 62%Over 38%
TOSS-UP
Wrestler vs WrestlerWrestler wins 50% historically
Elo gap: +47(favors Simpson)
Striking volume advantage: +6.1(favors Simpson)
Takedown rate advantage: +4.7(favors Simpson)
HeavyweightHIT
Gabriel Gonzaga won by KO/TKO (R1)
Gonzaga 66%34% Tuchscherer
Over/UnderUnder 60%
Under 60%Over 40%
CONFIDENT
Elo gap: +210(favors Gonzaga)
Striking volume advantage: +2.1(favors Gonzaga)
Takedown rate advantage: +3.0(favors Gonzaga)
HeavyweightMISS
Mike Russow
Mike Russow
RK-I1137
VS
Mike Russow won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Russow 40%60% McCully
Over/UnderUnder 57%
Under 57%Over 43%
LEAN
Elo gap: -161(favors McCully)
Striking volume advantage: -2.0(favors McCully)
Takedown rate advantage: -1.9(favors McCully)
HeavyweightHIT
Todd Duffee
Todd Duffee
CO-III1240
VS
Tim Hague
Tim Hague
UC-I762
Todd Duffee won by KO/TKO (R1)
Duffee 57%43% Hague
Over/UnderUnder 61%
Under 61%Over 39%
LEAN
Elo gap: -223(favors Hague)
Striking volume advantage: -0.0(favors Hague)
Takedown rate advantage: -8.8(favors Hague)

Early Prelims

MiddleweightMISS
Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz
CO-III1233
Wrestler
VS
Nick Catone
Nick Catone
RK-III1023
Wrestler
Mark Munoz won by Decision - Split (R3)
Munoz 35%65% Catone
Over/UnderUnder 56%
Under 56%Over 44%
LEAN
Wrestler vs WrestlerWrestler wins 50% historically
Elo gap: -138(favors Catone)
Striking volume advantage: +0.9(favors Munoz)
Takedown rate advantage: -7.0(favors Catone)
LightweightHIT
Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham
RK-I1146
All-Rounder
VS
Marcus Aurelio
Marcus Aurelio
RK-III1010
All-Rounder
Evan Dunham won by Decision - Split (R3)
Dunham 53%47% Aurelio
Over/UnderOver 54%
Under 46%Over 54%
TOSS-UP
All-Rounder vs All-RounderAll-Rounder wins 50% historically
Elo gap: +140(favors Dunham)
Striking volume advantage: +3.3(favors Dunham)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.6(favors Aurelio)