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UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos
AJ Dobson
AJ Dobson
6-2 · USA
VS
Tafon Nchukwi
Tafon Nchukwi
6-3 · CMR
August 12, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
189.5lbMissed +3.5
AJ Dobson def. Tafon Nchukwi by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dobson34/651/100:13
Nchukwi24/450/000:00
R2
Dobson28/510/100:23
Nchukwi26/480/000:00
R3
Dobson5/181/103:57
Nchukwi3/60/000:00
Total
Dobson67/1342/304:33
Nchukwi53/990/000:00

Scorecards

Dobson vs Nchukwi

RdJacob MontalvoRon McCarthySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-99-109.9-9.1
R29-109-1010-99.7-9.3
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2829-2829.6-27.4

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.627.4 · 12 Dobson · 0 Nchukwi

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dobson-Nchukwi.

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
DobsonWin probabilityNchukwi
47.3%52.7%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
11%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 10.6 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 Dobson, blue toward Nchukwi. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dobson47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%32%21%
Submission7%16%9%
Decision25%52%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 67
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 2
Nchukwi53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%32%24%
Submission4%7%5%
Decision32%61%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (2272)act 53
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 0
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R210%
R35%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Dobson
42.2%+134
Nchukwi
-13456.8%
Most takedownstie 36.7%
Dobson
27.5%+130
Nchukwi
-13035.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dobson
Expected: 42.6
42.5
Over 42.5
39.9%
+151
Under 42.5
60.1%
-151
054107
Nchukwi
Expected: 53.0
53
Over 53
39.3%
+152
Exactly 53
0.9%
push
Under 53
59.8%
-152
067133
Takedowns — over/under
Dobson
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.0%
+157
Under 0.5
61.0%
-157
035
Nchukwi
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
30.3%
+175
Exactly 1
16.6%
push
Under 1
53.1%
-175
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 10.6 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
Dobson47.3%43.9%+3.4+118
Nchukwi52.7%56.1%−3.4-143
By method
Dobson by KO/TKO15.2%21.4%−6.2+287
Dobson by submission5.1%9.2%−4.1+803
Dobson by decision27.0%14.0%+13.0+494
Nchukwi by KO/TKO17.0%23.8%−6.8+249
Nchukwi by submission5.7%5.3%+0.4+1454
Nchukwi by decision30.0%26.3%+3.7+215
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.6%62.8%+8.8-204
Over 2.5 rds61.9%47.5%+14.4-103
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision57.0%42.4%+14.6+121

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
50.5Striking77.2
Nchukwi +26.8
50.5Grappling50.1
Dobson +0.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DobsonNchukwi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1491
Pound-for-pound
1497
1491
Divisional
1514
1503
Striking offense
1501
1495
Striking defense
1494
1499
Grappling offense
1495
1505
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
31 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.67
Strikes landed / min
5.97
44%
Strike accuracy
54%
6.60
Strikes absorbed / min
3.56
47%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.05
100%
Takedown accuracy
57%
65%
Takedown defense
71%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
40%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
294
Days since last fight
413
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
AJ Dobson
  • LArmen PetrosyanU-DEC R3
    Close +17310mo before
  • LJacob MalkounU-DEC R3
    Close -1171y 6mo before
Tafon Nchukwi
  • LCarlos UlbergKO/TKO R1
    Close -1441y 2mo before
  • LAzamat MurzakanovKO/TKO R3
    Close +1621y 5mo before
  • WMike RodriguezU-DEC R3
    Close -1241y 11mo before
  • LJunYong ParkM-DEC R3
    Close -1532y 3mo before
  • WJamie PickettU-DEC R3
    Close -3352y 8mo before
Dobson — win / loss by method
Record: 6-2-0, 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Nchukwi — win / loss by method
Record: 6-3-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Dobson
Nchukwi
2
UFC fights
5
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
57.0 min · 11.4 avg
10y 1m
Career length
7y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dobson
Nchukwi
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
49W–15L · 76.6%
0W–0L
Wins
22W–10L · 68.8%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Losses
27W–5L · 84.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dobson
Nchukwi
20W–11L · 64.5%
Overall
17W–4L · 81.0%
20W–11L · 64.5%
Wins
17W–4L · 81.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Dobson
Nchukwi
5.22
Landed / min
5.90
41.4%
Accuracy
46.4%
53.4%
Defense
58.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.26
60.1%
Time at distance
66.6%
Grappling & control
Dobson
Nchukwi
1.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.05
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
64.7%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
12.0%
Control share
62.1%
Strike target map
Dobson
  • Head72%(79)div 64%
  • Body14%(15)div 20%
  • Legs15%(16)div 17%
Nchukwi
  • Head54%(185)div 64%
  • Body34%(116)div 20%
  • Legs11%(39)div 17%

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

AJ Dobson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tafon Nchukwi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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