UFC 46: Supernatural

Saturday, January 31, 2004·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA·8 fights
Model: 2/8(25%)
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Main Card

Light HeavyweightMISS
Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
CO-II1440
Knockout Artist
VS
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
CO-II1390
Wrestler
Vitor Belfort won by KO/TKO (R1)
Belfort 39%61% Couture
Over/UnderUnder 55%
Under 55%Over 45%
LEAN
Knockout Artist vs WrestlerKnockout Artist wins 49% historically
Elo gap: -359(favors Couture)
Striking volume advantage: -1.3(favors Couture)
Takedown rate advantage: -1.2(favors Couture)
WelterweightMISS
VS
Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton
RK-III1045
Renato Verissimo won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Verissimo 19%81% Newton
Over/UnderUnder 56%
Under 56%Over 44%
STRONG
Elo gap: -169(favors Newton)
Striking volume advantage: -0.5(favors Newton)
Takedown rate advantage: -2.2(favors Newton)
WelterweightMISS
BJ Penn
BJ Penn
RK-I1142
All-Rounder
VS
Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes
CO-II1368
Wrestler
BJ Penn won by Submission (R1)
Penn 36%64% Hughes
Over/UnderOver 51%
Under 49%Over 51%
LEAN
All-Rounder vs WrestlerAll-Rounder wins 42% historically
Elo gap: -117(favors Hughes)
Striking volume advantage: +0.3(favors Penn)
Takedown rate advantage: -1.4(favors Hughes)
HeavyweightHIT
Frank Mir
Frank Mir
CO-II1367
VS
Wes Sims
Wes Sims
UC-I774
Frank Mir won by KO/TKO (R2)
Mir 77%23% Sims
Over/UnderUnder 70%
Under 70%Over 30%
STRONG
Elo gap: +244(favors Mir)
Striking volume advantage: +1.3(favors Mir)
Takedown rate advantage: +3.0(favors Mir)
MiddleweightMISS
Lee Murray
Lee Murray
CO-III1248
VS
Jorge Rivera
Jorge Rivera
CO-III1203
Lee Murray won by Submission (R1)
Murray 36%64% Rivera
Over/UnderUnder 61%
Under 61%Over 39%
LEAN
Elo gap: -190(favors Rivera)
Striking volume advantage: -5.3(favors Rivera)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Rivera)

Prelims

WelterweightMISS
Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre
CH-I2010
Wrestler
VS
Karo Parisyan
Karo Parisyan
RK-I1143
Wrestler
Georges St-Pierre won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
St-Pierre 30%70% Parisyan
Over/UnderUnder 50%
Under 50%Over 50%
CONFIDENT
Wrestler vs WrestlerWrestler wins 50% historically
Elo gap: -224(favors Parisyan)
Striking volume advantage: -3.4(favors Parisyan)
Takedown rate advantage: -11.6(favors Parisyan)
LightweightHIT
Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson
CO-II1357
Striker
VS
Hermes Franca
Hermes Franca
RK-I1156
Wrestler
Josh Thomson won by Decision - Majority (R3)
Thomson 70%30% Franca
Over/UnderOver 55%
Under 45%Over 55%
CONFIDENT
Striker vs WrestlerStriker wins 51% historically
Elo gap: -187(favors Franca)
Striking volume advantage: +2.2(favors Thomson)
Takedown rate advantage: +2.8(favors Thomson)
LightweightMISS
Matt Serra
Matt Serra
CO-III1274
VS
Jeff Curran
Jeff Curran
UC-II707
Matt Serra won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Serra 47%53% Curran
Over/UnderOver 57%
Under 43%Over 57%
TOSS-UP
Elo gap: +39(favors Serra)
Striking volume advantage: +0.9(favors Serra)
Takedown rate advantage: +1.9(favors Serra)