UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title

Friday, January 8, 1999·New Orleans, Louisiana, USA·7 fights
Model: 6/7(86%)
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Main Card

HeavyweightMISS
Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten
CO-II1413
VS
TK
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
RK-II1105
Bas Rutten won by KO/TKO (R2)
Rutten 20%80% Kohsaka
Over/UnderUnder 72%
Under 72%Over 28%
STRONG
Elo gap: -386(favors Kohsaka)
Striking volume advantage: -3.7(favors Kohsaka)
Takedown rate advantage: -2.8(favors Kohsaka)
LightweightHIT
Pat Miletich
Pat Miletich
CO-III1217
VS
Jorge Patino
Jorge Patino
MC-II964
Pat Miletich won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Miletich 64%36% Patino
Over/UnderUnder 54%
Under 54%Over 46%
LEAN
Elo gap: +315(favors Miletich)
Striking volume advantage: +1.4(favors Miletich)
Takedown rate advantage: +0.5(favors Miletich)
HeavyweightHIT
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
CO-III1328
Striker
VS
Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman
RK-II1075
Submission Artist
Pedro Rizzo won by Decision - Split (R2)
Rizzo 73%27% Coleman
Over/UnderUnder 65%
Under 65%Over 35%
CONFIDENT
Striker vs Submission ArtistStriker wins 48% historically
Elo gap: +85(favors Rizzo)
Striking volume advantage: +0.3(favors Rizzo)
Takedown rate advantage: -4.3(favors Coleman)
MiddleweightHIT
Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz
CO-III1233
All-Rounder
VS
Jerry Bohlander
Jerry Bohlander
RK-I1136
Submission Artist
Tito Ortiz won by KO/TKO (R2)
Ortiz 69%31% Bohlander
Over/UnderUnder 67%
Under 67%Over 33%
CONFIDENT
All-Rounder vs Submission ArtistAll-Rounder wins 45% historically
Elo gap: -148(favors Bohlander)
Striking volume advantage: +9.4(favors Ortiz)
Takedown rate advantage: +10.7(favors Ortiz)
LightweightHIT
Mikey Burnett won by Decision - Unanimous (R2)
Burnett 82%18% Saunders
Over/UnderUnder 53%
Under 53%Over 47%
STRONG
Elo gap: +155(favors Burnett)
Striking volume advantage: +1.3(favors Burnett)
Takedown rate advantage: -1.8(favors Saunders)

Prelims

MiddleweightHIT
Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner
RK-I1189
VS
DG
Darrel Gholar
PR-II834
Evan Tanner won by Submission (R1)
Tanner 63%37% Gholar
Over/UnderUnder 63%
Under 63%Over 37%
LEAN
Elo gap: -0(favors Gholar)
Striking volume advantage: -0.0(favors Gholar)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Gholar)
LightweightHIT
VS
Frank Caracci
Frank Caracci
MC-III905
Laverne Clark won by KO/TKO (R1)
Clark 70%30% Caracci
Over/UnderUnder 56%
Under 56%Over 44%
CONFIDENT
Elo gap: +191(favors Clark)
Striking volume advantage: -0.0(favors Caracci)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Caracci)