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UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
VS
Devin Clark
Devin Clark
14-7 · USA
May 6, 2023 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Devin Clark by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 2:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nzechukwu41/530/102:35
Clark25/371/300:44
R2 · 2:28
Nzechukwu21/280/001:07
Clark11/210/100:20
Total
Nzechukwu62/810/103:42
Clark36/581/401:04

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
NzechukwuWin probabilityClark
57.6%42.4%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
21%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 8.2 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 Nzechukwu, blue toward Clark. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nzechukwu58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%58%34%
Submission11%20%6%
Decision13%22%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1240)act 62
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Clark42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%33%11%
Submission9%22%6%
Decision19%45%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 36
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 1
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R218%
R38%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Nzechukwu
50.6%-106
Clark
+10647.8%
Most takedownstie 50.5%
Nzechukwu
16.5%+200
Clark
-20033.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nzechukwu
Expected: 29.6
29.5
Over 29.5
39.9%
+151
Under 29.5
60.1%
-151
03774
Clark
Expected: 28.2
28
Over 28
39.2%
+151
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.1%
-151
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Nzechukwu
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.0%
+355
Under 0.5
78.0%
-355
035
Clark
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.1%
+163
Under 0.5
61.9%
-163
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 8.2 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
Nzechukwu57.6%61.8%−4.2-183
Clark42.4%38.2%+4.2+150
By method
Nzechukwu by KO/TKO27.2%34.3%−7.1+145
Nzechukwu by submission12.0%5.9%+6.1+1319
Nzechukwu by decision18.3%21.4%−3.1+293
Clark by KO/TKO20.1%10.7%+9.4+688
Clark by submission8.9%5.6%+3.3+1403
Clark by decision13.5%22.0%−8.5+283
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds58.2%64.8%−6.6-228
Over 2.5 rds39.5%51.1%−11.6-120
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision31.9%45.4%−13.5+108

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
64.5Striking65.5
Clark +1.0
54.3Grappling44.9
Nzechukwu +9.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NzechukwuClark
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1541
1552
Divisional
1535
1521
Striking offense
1497
1484
Striking defense
1515
1496
Grappling offense
1506
1501
Grappling defense
1484
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'0"
83"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.12
Strikes landed / min
2.91
49%
Strike accuracy
55%
4.02
Strikes absorbed / min
2.71
52%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.89
Takedowns / 15 min
2.36
56%
Takedown accuracy
34%
81%
Takedown defense
59%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
53%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
80%
Finish rate
13%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kennedy Nzechukwu
  • WIon CutelabaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1916mo before
  • WKarl RobersonKO/TKO R3
    Close -16110mo before
  • LNicolae NegumereanuS-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 2mo before
  • LDa Woon JungKO/TKO R1
    Close +1021y 6mo before
  • WDanilo MarquesKO/TKO R3
    Close -1191y 10mo before
Devin Clark
  • WDa Woon JungU-DEC R3
    Close +2133mo before
  • LAzamat MurzakanovKO/TKO R3
    Close +1289mo before
  • WWilliam KnightKO/TKO R3
    Close -1751y 1mo before
  • LIon CutelabaU-DEC R3
    Close +1371y 8mo before
  • LAnthony SmithSUB R1
    Close +1152y 5mo before
Nzechukwu — 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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Clark — win / loss by method
Record: 14-7-0

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, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
43% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
7% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
8win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(43%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(43%) 3
7 (88%)Decision(14%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Nzechukwu
Clark
8
UFC fights
15
84.4 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
171.3 min · 11.4 avg
9y 9m
Career length
13y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nzechukwu
Clark
88W–23L · 79.3%
Overall
201W–60L · 77.0%
53W–17L · 75.7%
Wins
96W–24L · 80.0%
35W–6L · 85.4%
Losses
105W–36L · 74.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nzechukwu
Clark
26W–25L · 51.0%
Overall
20W–4L · 83.3%
26W–25L · 51.0%
Wins
20W–4L · 83.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Nzechukwu
Clark
6.05
Landed / min
4.75
44.2%
Accuracy
41.5%
54.3%
Defense
62.3%
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.26
54.3%
Time at distance
30.0%
Grappling & control
Nzechukwu
Clark
0.89
Takedowns / 15 min
2.36
55.6%
Takedown accuracy
34.2%
81.5%
Takedown defense
59.4%
0.18
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.09
46.5%
Control share
55.3%
Strike target map
Nzechukwu
  • Head89%(310)div 64%
  • Body10%(36)div 19%
  • Legs1%(2)div 16%
Clark
  • Head54%(267)div 64%
  • Body28%(140)div 19%
  • Legs18%(92)div 16%

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

Kennedy Nzechukwu
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Devin Clark
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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