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UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
Kyle Nelson
Kyle Nelson
13-5-1 · CAN
VS
Blake Bilder
Blake Bilder
8-0-1 · USA
June 10, 2023 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Kyle Nelson def. Blake Bilder by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nelson19/470/001:18
Bilder22/510/100:22
R2
Nelson19/390/000:00
Bilder12/300/101:14
R3
Nelson21/400/101:03
Bilder11/390/101:09
Total
Nelson59/1260/102:21
Bilder45/1200/302:45

Scorecards

Nelson vs Bilder

RdJason DarrahJerin ValelMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-910-99.5-9.5
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R39-1010-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2830-2730-2729.3-27.7

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 14 Nelson · 0 Bilder

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

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 probabilityBilder
45.1%54.9%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
19%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Bilder. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nelson45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%41%15%
Submission8%17%6%
Decision19%42%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 59
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Bilder55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%28%15%
Submission12%21%28%
Decision28%51%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2170)act 45
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R221%
R37%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Nelson
35.8%+177
Bilder
-17763.2%
Most takedownstie 39.4%
Nelson
30.1%+101
Bilder
-10130.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
40.0%
+150
Under 33.5
60.0%
-150
04385
Bilder
Expected: 51.2
51
Over 51
39.5%
+151
Exactly 51
1.0%
push
Under 51
59.5%
-151
065129
Takedowns — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.0%
+144
Under 0.5
59.0%
-144
035
Bilder
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.1%
+144
Under 0.5
58.9%
-144
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 10.1 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
Nelson45.1%29.6%+15.5+222
Bilder54.9%70.4%−15.5-282
By method
Nelson by KO/TKO15.3%14.5%+0.8+483
Nelson by submission8.7%6.3%+2.4+1252
Nelson by decision21.1%10.9%+10.2+680
Bilder by KO/TKO18.7%14.5%+4.2+482
Bilder by submission10.6%28.4%−17.8+199
Bilder by decision25.7%25.4%+0.3+233
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.3%58.0%+17.3-164
Over 2.5 rds54.0%43.7%+10.3+114
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.8%37.7%+9.1+149

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
51.7Striking74.9
Bilder +23.2
49.1Grappling36.5
Nelson +12.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NelsonBilder
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1490
Pound-for-pound
1540
1516
Divisional
1540
1506
Striking offense
1503
1489
Striking defense
1527
1497
Grappling offense
1493
1483
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
68"
Switch
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.85
Strikes landed / min
7.40
45%
Strike accuracy
58%
4.89
Strikes absorbed / min
5.33
46%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.71
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
23%
Takedown accuracy
14%
64%
Takedown defense
100%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
20%
UFC win rate
100%
0
Win/loss streak
+1
20%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kyle Nelson
  • DDooho ChoiM-DEC R3
    Close +1554mo before
  • LJai HerbertU-DEC R3
    Close +22611mo before
  • LBilly QuarantilloKO/TKO R3
    Close +1952y 9mo before
  • WMarco Polo ReyesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1153y 9mo before
  • LMatt SaylesSUB R3
    Close +1654y 1mo before
Blake Bilder
  • WShane YoungU-DEC R3
    Close +1264mo before
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-1

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
38% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
1win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Bilder — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-1

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Nelson
Bilder
6
UFC fights
1
61.4 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
14y 4m
Career length
8y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nelson
Bilder
59W–16L · 78.7%
Overall
13W–6L · 68.4%
14W–6L · 70.0%
Wins
13W–6L · 68.4%
45W–10L · 81.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nelson
Bilder
62W–27L · 69.7%
Overall
36W–23L · 61.0%
58W–27L · 68.2%
Wins
36W–23L · 61.0%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Nelson
Bilder
5.62
Landed / min
8.23
39.9%
Accuracy
58.8%
51.8%
Defense
59.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
38.6%
Time at distance
86.6%
Grappling & control
Nelson
Bilder
1.71
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
23.3%
Takedown accuracy
14.3%
63.6%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.98
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
43.3%
Control share
97.2%
Strike target map
Nelson
  • Head59%(103)div 64%
  • Body28%(49)div 20%
  • Legs13%(23)div 16%
Bilder
  • Head56%(62)div 64%
  • Body10%(11)div 20%
  • Legs34%(38)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.

Blake Bilder
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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