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UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
Nikolas Motta
Nikolas Motta
13-5 · BRA
VS
Tom Nolan
Tom Nolan
6-0 · AUS
January 13, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Nikolas Motta def. Tom Nolan by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:03
Motta21/400/010:09
Nolan12/200/000:00
Total
Motta21/400/010:09
Nolan12/200/000:00

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
MottaWin probabilityNolan
34.7%65.3%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
20%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.5 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 Motta, blue toward Nolan. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Motta35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%34%18%
Submission6%17%3%
Decision17%49%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 21
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Nolan65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%25%57%
Submission14%22%10%
Decision34%53%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1963)act 12
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R218%
R37%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Motta
40.3%+145
Nolan
-14558.6%
Most takedownstie 40.0%
Motta
26.3%+128
Nolan
-12833.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Motta
Expected: 35.1
35
Over 35
39.2%
+152
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.4%
-152
04488
Nolan
Expected: 46.3
46.5
Over 46.5
39.5%
+153
Under 46.5
60.5%
-153
058116
Takedowns — over/under
Motta
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.8%
+172
Under 0.5
63.2%
-172
035
Nolan
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
28.6%
+201
Exactly 1
14.0%
push
Under 1
57.4%
-201
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 10.5 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
Motta34.7%24.7%+10.0+286
Nolan65.3%75.3%−10.0-379
By method
Motta by KO/TKO9.9%17.6%−7.7+377
Motta by submission7.0%3.2%+3.8+2514
Motta by decision17.8%6.2%+11.6+1258
Nolan by KO/TKO18.6%56.6%−38.0-207
Nolan by submission13.2%9.6%+3.6+774
Nolan by decision33.5%6.7%+26.8+1150
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.0%31.2%+44.8+200
Over 2.5 rds58.5%16.9%+41.6+450
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision51.3%13.4%+37.9+601

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
MottaNolan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1522
1513
Divisional
1522
1499
Striking offense
1500
1486
Striking defense
1500
1489
Grappling offense
1500
1504
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
30 yrs
Age
23 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'3"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.56
Strikes landed / min
34%
Strike accuracy
5.19
Strikes absorbed / min
42%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
81%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
25%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
25%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
56
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nikolas Motta
  • LManuel TorresKO/TKO R1
    Close +1587mo before
  • WCameron VanCampKO/TKO R1
    Close -1581y 4mo before
  • LJim MillerKO/TKO R2
    Close -1731y 11mo before
Tom Nolan
No prior UFC fights.
Motta — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0, 1 NC

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
9 wins, 4 losses
W
69% of wins
L
80% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Nolan — 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
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Motta
Nolan
4
UFC fights
0
25.8 min · 6.5 avg
Octagon time
14y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Motta
Nolan
61W–24L · 71.8%
Overall
15W–6L · 71.4%
Wins
46W–18L · 71.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Motta
Nolan
82W–41L · 66.7%
Overall
30W–11L · 73.2%
59W–35L · 62.8%
Wins
30W–11L · 73.2%
23W–6L · 79.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Motta
Nolan
2.91
Landed / min
30.6%
Accuracy
44.4%
Defense
0.58
Knockdowns / 15 min
75.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Motta
Nolan
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
81.3%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6%
Control share
Strike target map
Motta
  • Head76%(50)div 63%
  • Body14%(9)div 21%
  • Legs11%(7)div 16%
Nolan
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Nikolas Motta
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tom Nolan

No UFC fights on record.

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