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Ovince Saint Preux
Ovince Saint Preux
26-17 · USA
VS
March 16, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Ovince Saint Preux def. Kennedy Nzechukwu by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Saint Preux26/570/000:00
Nzechukwu22/570/000:00
R2
Saint Preux44/790/000:00
Nzechukwu29/800/100:00
R3
Saint Preux73/1400/210:06
Nzechukwu55/1130/000:08
Total
Saint Preux143/2760/210:06
Nzechukwu106/2500/100:08

Scorecards

Saint Preux vs Nzechukwu

RdAdalaide ByrdDerek ClearyJunichiro KamijoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.7-9.3
R210-99-109-109.8-9.2
R39-109-1010-99.8-9.2
Total29-2828-2929-2829.3-27.7

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.327.8 · 12 Saint Preux · 0 Nzechukwu

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Saint Preux-Nzechukwu.

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
Saint PreuxWin probabilityNzechukwu
26.7%73.3%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
16%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 8.4 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 Saint Preux, blue toward Nzechukwu. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Saint Preux27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%45%6%
Submission7%25%6%
Decision8%30%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1239)act 143
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Nzechukwu73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%56%57%
Submission9%13%13%
Decision23%31%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1755)act 106
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R222%
R39%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Saint Preux
38.4%+157
Nzechukwu
-15760.3%
Most takedownstie 62.7%
Saint Preux
21.6%-138
Nzechukwu
+13815.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Saint Preux
Expected: 29.1
29
Over 29
39.1%
+151
Exactly 29
1.7%
push
Under 29
59.2%
-151
03773
Nzechukwu
Expected: 40.6
40.5
Over 40.5
39.9%
+150
Under 40.5
60.1%
-150
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Saint Preux
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.4%
+309
Under 0.5
75.6%
-309
035
Nzechukwu
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
18.5%
+440
Under 0.5
81.5%
-440
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 8.4 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
Saint Preux26.7%16.3%+10.4+489
Nzechukwu73.3%83.7%−10.4-682
By method
Saint Preux by KO/TKO14.2%6.5%+7.7+1183
Saint Preux by submission4.3%6.0%−1.7+1293
Saint Preux by decision8.2%5.8%+2.4+1339
Nzechukwu by KO/TKO39.0%56.7%−17.7-214
Nzechukwu by submission11.7%12.8%−1.1+549
Nzechukwu by decision22.6%12.3%+10.3+576
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds62.4%41.2%+21.2+127
Over 2.5 rds39.9%23.5%+16.4+298
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision30.8%19.3%+11.5+384

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
56.4Striking66.0
Nzechukwu +9.6
41.9Grappling53.3
Nzechukwu +11.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Saint PreuxNzechukwu
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1551
1568
Divisional
1551
1491
Striking offense
1516
1490
Striking defense
1477
1504
Grappling offense
1504
1516
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
40 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'5"
80"
Reach
83"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.67
Strikes landed / min
4.44
45%
Strike accuracy
51%
3.58
Strikes absorbed / min
4.13
45%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.93
Takedowns / 15 min
0.80
30%
Takedown accuracy
50%
68%
Takedown defense
81%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
54%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
79%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
392
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ovince Saint Preux
  • LPhilipe LinsKO/TKO R1
    Close +1801y 1mo before
  • WMauricio RuaS-DEC R3
    Close -2641y 10mo before
  • LTanner BoserKO/TKO R2
    Close +1782y 9mo before
  • LJamahal HillKO/TKO R2
    missedClose +1403y 3mo before
  • WAlonzo MenifieldKO/TKO R2
    Close +1103y 6mo before
Kennedy Nzechukwu
  • LDustin JacobyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1707mo before
  • WDevin ClarkSUB R2
    Close -18310mo before
  • WIon CutelabaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1911y 4mo before
  • WKarl RobersonKO/TKO R3
    Close -1611y 8mo before
  • LNicolae NegumereanuS-DEC R3
    Close -1352y before
Saint Preux — win / loss by method
Record: 26-17-0

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
13 wins, 5 losses
W
50% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
18% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 9 losses
W
23% of wins
L
53% of losses
UFC
14win12loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (43%)KO/TKO(33%) 4
5 (36%)Submission(25%) 3
3 (21%)Decision(42%) 5
Non-UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(80%) 4
Nzechukwu — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
1 (17%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Saint Preux
Nzechukwu
26
UFC fights
10
241.1 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
93.2 min · 9.3 avg
17y 10m
Career length
9y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Saint Preux
Nzechukwu
421W–108L · 79.6%
Overall
120W–38L · 75.9%
209W–60L · 77.7%
Wins
67W–24L · 73.6%
212W–48L · 81.5%
Losses
53W–14L · 79.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Saint Preux
Nzechukwu
151W–55L · 73.3%
Overall
26W–25L · 51.0%
105W–47L · 69.1%
Wins
26W–25L · 51.0%
46W–8L · 85.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Saint Preux
Nzechukwu
3.49
Landed / min
6.04
41.1%
Accuracy
43.8%
50.2%
Defense
54.5%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
61.2%
Time at distance
51.5%
Grappling & control
Saint Preux
Nzechukwu
0.93
Takedowns / 15 min
0.80
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
68.0%
Takedown defense
81.0%
0.37
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.32
37.1%
Control share
50.1%
Strike target map
Saint Preux
  • Head59%(378)div 64%
  • Body29%(186)div 19%
  • Legs12%(79)div 17%
Nzechukwu
  • Head86%(357)div 64%
  • Body13%(54)div 19%
  • Legs1%(3)div 17%

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

Ovince Saint Preux
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kennedy Nzechukwu
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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