UFC 39: The Warriors Return

Friday, September 27, 2002·Uncasville, Connecticut, USA·8 fights
Model: 6/8(75%)
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Main Card

HeavyweightHIT
Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez
CO-III1282
Wrestler
VS
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
CO-II1390
Wrestler
Ricco Rodriguez won by KO/TKO (R5)
Rodriguez 73%27% Couture
Over/UnderOver 52%
Under 48%Over 52%
CONFIDENT
Wrestler vs WrestlerWrestler wins 50% historically
Elo gap: -132(favors Couture)
Striking volume advantage: +0.5(favors Rodriguez)
Takedown rate advantage: +2.5(favors Rodriguez)
HeavyweightMISS
Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia
CO-II1428
VS
Tim Sylvia won by KO/TKO (R2)
Sylvia 42%58% Correira
Over/UnderUnder 64%
Under 64%Over 36%
LEAN
Elo gap: -0(favors Correira)
Striking volume advantage: -0.0(favors Correira)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Correira)
LightweightHIT
BJ Penn
BJ Penn
RK-I1142
Knockout Artist
VS
Matt Serra
Matt Serra
CO-III1274
Knockout Artist
BJ Penn won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Penn 72%28% Serra
Over/UnderUnder 50%
Under 50%Over 50%
CONFIDENT
Knockout Artist vs Knockout ArtistKnockout Artist wins 50% historically
Elo gap: +178(favors Penn)
Striking volume advantage: +2.3(favors Penn)
Takedown rate advantage: +0.9(favors Penn)
LightweightMISS
Caol Uno
Caol Uno
MC-I989
Wrestler
VS
Din Thomas
Din Thomas
RK-III1059
Wrestler
Caol Uno won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Uno 50%50% Thomas
Over/UnderOver 54%
Under 46%Over 54%
TOSS-UP
Wrestler vs WrestlerWrestler wins 50% historically
Elo gap: +66(favors Uno)
Striking volume advantage: -0.6(favors Thomas)
Takedown rate advantage: +1.2(favors Uno)
HeavyweightHIT
Gan McGee
Gan McGee
RK-I1172
VS
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
CO-III1328
Gan McGee won by KO/TKO (R1)
McGee 54%46% Rizzo
Over/UnderUnder 65%
Under 65%Over 35%
TOSS-UP
Elo gap: -682(favors Rizzo)
Striking volume advantage: -0.8(favors Rizzo)
Takedown rate advantage: +2.9(favors McGee)

Prelims

MiddleweightHIT
Phil Baroni
Phil Baroni
UC-I784
Striker
VS
Dave Menne
Dave Menne
PR-III806
Submission Artist
Phil Baroni won by KO/TKO (R1)
Baroni 57%43% Menne
Over/UnderUnder 55%
Under 55%Over 45%
LEAN
Striker vs Submission ArtistStriker wins 48% historically
Elo gap: +226(favors Baroni)
Striking volume advantage: +0.3(favors Baroni)
Takedown rate advantage: +0.7(favors Baroni)
MiddleweightHIT
Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland
CO-III1300
Wrestler
VS
Ivan Salaverry
Ivan Salaverry
MC-II946
All-Rounder
Matt Lindland won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Lindland 63%37% Salaverry
Over/UnderUnder 55%
Under 55%Over 45%
LEAN
Wrestler vs All-RounderWrestler wins 58% historically
Elo gap: -43(favors Salaverry)
Striking volume advantage: +0.1(favors Lindland)
Takedown rate advantage: +0.8(favors Lindland)
WelterweightHIT
Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk
CO-II1417
VS
Benji Radach
Benji Radach
RK-III1019
Sean Sherk won by KO/TKO (R1)
Sherk 68%32% Radach
Over/UnderUnder 52%
Under 52%Over 48%
CONFIDENT
Elo gap: +162(favors Sherk)
Striking volume advantage: -1.0(favors Radach)
Takedown rate advantage: +6.7(favors Sherk)