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UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Rinya Nakamura
Rinya Nakamura
6-0 · JPN
VS
Carlos Vera
Carlos Vera
11-3 · ECU
February 17, 2024 · Anaheim, California, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Rinya Nakamura def. Carlos Vera by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nakamura16/311/104:20
Vera6/80/000:00
R2
Nakamura12/182/204:34
Vera2/60/000:00
R3
Nakamura10/210/004:09
Vera4/110/000:00
Total
Nakamura38/703/3013:03
Vera12/250/000:00

Scorecards

Nakamura vs Vera

RdChris LebenRaphael DavisRon McCarthyCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.9

Media (15 cards) · avg 3027 · 15 Nakamura · 0 Vera

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nakamura-Vera.

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
NakamuraWin probabilityVera
80.5%19.5%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
22%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.9 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 Nakamura, blue toward Vera. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nakamura81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%36%37%
Submission15%18%24%
Decision37%46%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 38
Takedowns3.2 (0.17.3)act 3
Vera19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%18%3%
Submission7%37%4%
Decision9%45%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 12
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~3.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R220%
R37%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Nakamura
54.9%-126
Vera
+12643.6%
Most takedownstie 9.7%
Nakamura
84.5%-1466
Vera
+14665.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nakamura
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
39.3%
+151
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.3%
-151
04283
Vera
Expected: 27.8
28
Over 28
38.5%
+155
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.8%
-155
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Nakamura
Expected: 3.2
3
Over 3
42.6%
+101
Exactly 3
14.6%
push
Under 3
42.9%
-101
0510
Vera
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.7%
+289
Under 0.5
74.3%
-289
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 9.9 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
Nakamura80.5%89.3%−8.8-1383
Vera19.5%10.7%+8.8+796
By method
Nakamura by KO/TKO25.8%36.5%−10.7+130
Nakamura by submission17.6%24.3%−6.7+245
Nakamura by decision37.1%26.7%+10.4+214
Vera by KO/TKO6.2%2.8%+3.4+2879
Vera by submission4.3%3.9%+0.4+2045
Vera by decision9.0%5.8%+3.2+1357
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.9%51.2%+21.7-121
Over 2.5 rds52.7%35.2%+17.5+164
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.0%32.8%+13.2+187

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NakamuraVera
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1545
Pound-for-pound
1518
1545
Divisional
1518
1490
Striking offense
1500
1501
Striking defense
1500
1550
Grappling offense
1500
1552
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.02
Strikes landed / min
57%
Strike accuracy
1.22
Strikes absorbed / min
75%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
3.86
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
2.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rinya Nakamura
  • WFernie GarciaU-DEC R3
    Close -10066mo before
  • WToshiomi KazamaKO/TKO R1
    Close -5331y before
Carlos Vera
No prior UFC fights.
Nakamura — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
45% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(67%) 2
5 (45%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Nakamura
Vera
2
UFC fights
0
15.6 min · 7.8 avg
Octagon time
5y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Nakamura
Vera
19W–5L · 79.2%
Overall
19W–5L · 79.2%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nakamura
Vera
35W–15L · 70.0%
Overall
86W–52L · 62.3%
35W–15L · 70.0%
Wins
51W–40L · 56.0%
0W–0L
Losses
35W–12L · 74.5%
Distance striking
Nakamura
Vera
5.81
Landed / min
51.5%
Accuracy
76.7%
Defense
1.93
Knockdowns / 15 min
38.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Nakamura
Vera
3.86
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
2.89
Sub attempts / 15 min
100.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Nakamura
  • Head57%(27)div 62%
  • Body21%(10)div 21%
  • Legs21%(10)div 17%
Vera
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Rinya Nakamura
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Carlos Vera

No UFC fights on record.

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