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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
Tom Nolan
Tom Nolan
6-1 · AUS
VS
Victor Martinez
Victor Martinez
13-5 · USA
May 18, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Tom Nolan def. Victor Martinez by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 3:50
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:50
Nolan33/640/000:02
Martinez18/260/110:48
Total
Nolan33/640/000:02
Martinez18/260/110:48

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
NolanWin probabilityMartinez
72.5%27.5%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
18%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nolan73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%28%
Submission14%19%
Decision39%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (2995)act 33
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Martinez27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%32%
Submission4%15%
Decision14%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (2786)act 18
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~133 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R211%
R36%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Nolan
52.5%-112
Martinez
+11246.7%
Most takedownstie 52.8%
Nolan
16.0%+196
Martinez
-19631.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nolan
Expected: 69.7
69.5
Over 69.5
39.9%
+151
Under 69.5
60.1%
-151
088175
Martinez
Expected: 63.3
63.5
Over 63.5
39.6%
+152
Under 63.5
60.4%
-152
080159
Takedowns — over/under
Nolan
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.6%
+385
Under 0.5
79.4%
-385
035
Martinez
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+176
Under 0.5
63.8%
-176
035

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 10.3 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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Nolan72.5%79.3%−6.8-500
Martinez27.5%20.7%+6.8+360

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
68.3Striking41.2
Nolan +27.1
0.0Grappling25.0
Martinez +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NolanMartinez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1505
Pound-for-pound
1505
1505
Divisional
1505
1505
Striking offense
1500
1493
Striking defense
1493
1490
Grappling offense
1499
1497
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
24 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
11.43
Strikes landed / min
2.86
60%
Strike accuracy
25%
20.00
Strikes absorbed / min
6.94
48%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
448
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tom Nolan
  • LNikolas MottaKO/TKO R1
    Close -3764mo before
Victor Martinez
  • LJordan LeavittKO/TKO R1
    Close +1081y 3mo before
Nolan — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Martinez — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
62% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (38%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Nolan
Martinez
1
UFC fights
1
1.1 min · 1.1 avg
Octagon time
2.5 min · 2.5 avg
5y 7m
Career length
14y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Nolan
Martinez
13W–5L · 72.2%
Overall
10W–2L · 83.3%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
13W–5L · 72.2%
Losses
10W–2L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nolan
Martinez
30W–11L · 73.2%
Overall
108W–84L · 56.3%
30W–11L · 73.2%
Wins
98W–80L · 55.1%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–4L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Nolan
Martinez
13.21
Landed / min
4.74
61.1%
Accuracy
25.0%
57.9%
Defense
63.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
79.3%
Time at distance
60.3%
Grappling & control
Nolan
Martinez
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Nolan
  • Head42%(5)div 63%
  • Body42%(5)div 21%
  • Legs17%(2)div 16%
Martinez
  • Head57%(4)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs43%(3)div 16%

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

Tom Nolan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Victor Martinez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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