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Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
Kyle Nelson
Kyle Nelson
14-5-1 · CAN
VS
Fernando Padilla
Fernando Padilla
15-4 · MEX
September 16, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Kyle Nelson def. Fernando Padilla by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nelson25/500/100:00
Padilla26/820/000:00
R2
Nelson30/580/000:00
Padilla22/590/100:07
R3
Nelson27/760/200:00
Padilla24/670/000:00
Total
Nelson82/1840/300:00
Padilla72/2080/100:07

Scorecards

Nelson vs Padilla

RdAdalaide ByrdMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-1010-99-10
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-99.6-9.4
Total29-2829-2830-2728.5-28.5

Media (11 cards) · avg 2928 · 11 Nelson · 0 Padilla

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nelson-Padilla.

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
NelsonWin probabilityPadilla
42.0%58.0%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
17%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 9.0 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 Nelson, blue toward Padilla. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nelson42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%46%
Submission5%12%
Decision18%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 82
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Padilla58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%50%
Submission12%20%
Decision17%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (2272)act 72
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~91 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R220%
R311%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Nelson
39.0%+154
Padilla
-15460.0%
Most takedownstie 47.3%
Nelson
33.4%-172
Padilla
+17219.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 38.5
38.5
Over 38.5
39.7%
+152
Under 38.5
60.3%
-152
04997
Padilla
Expected: 52.9
53
Over 53
39.2%
+153
Exactly 53
0.9%
push
Under 53
59.9%
-153
067133
Takedowns — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.0%
+150
Under 0.5
60.0%
-150
035
Padilla
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.0%
+284
Under 0.5
74.0%
-284
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 9.0 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
Nelson42.0%30.9%+11.1+210
Padilla58.0%69.1%−11.1-258

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
55.4Striking64.4
Padilla +9.0
46.8Grappling25.0
Nelson +21.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NelsonPadilla
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1509
Pound-for-pound
1541
1534
Divisional
1540
1507
Striking offense
1507
1490
Striking defense
1497
1492
Grappling offense
1500
1490
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
71"
Reach
76"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.06
Strikes landed / min
11.88
45%
Strike accuracy
69%
4.52
Strikes absorbed / min
8.91
49%
Strike defense
38%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.37
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
23%
Takedown accuracy
71%
Takedown defense
100%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kyle Nelson
  • WBlake BilderU-DEC R3
    Close +2233mo before
  • DDooho ChoiM-DEC R3
    Close +1557mo before
  • LJai HerbertU-DEC R3
    Close +2261y 2mo before
  • LBilly QuarantilloKO/TKO R3
    Close +1953y before
  • WMarco Polo ReyesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1154y before
Fernando Padilla
  • WJulian ErosaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1255mo before
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-1

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
2win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Padilla — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
13% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (14%)Decision(100%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Nelson
Padilla
7
UFC fights
1
76.4 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
1.7 min · 1.7 avg
14y 4m
Career length
11y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nelson
Padilla
67W–16L · 80.7%
Overall
28W–10L · 73.7%
22W–6L · 78.6%
Wins
28W–10L · 73.7%
45W–10L · 81.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nelson
Padilla
62W–27L · 69.7%
Overall
127W–57L · 69.0%
58W–27L · 68.2%
Wins
100W–52L · 65.8%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
27W–5L · 84.4%
Distance striking
Nelson
Padilla
5.68
Landed / min
11.52
41.6%
Accuracy
67.9%
54.2%
Defense
37.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
8.91
43.8%
Time at distance
98.0%
Grappling & control
Nelson
Padilla
1.37
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
22.6%
Takedown accuracy
71.4%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.79
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
43.6%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Nelson
  • Head54%(127)div 64%
  • Body29%(69)div 20%
  • Legs16%(38)div 16%
Padilla
  • Head85%(17)div 64%
  • Body10%(2)div 20%
  • Legs5%(1)div 16%

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

Kyle Nelson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Fernando Padilla
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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