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Jeremiah Wells
Jeremiah Wells
11-2-1 · USA
VS
April 22, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Jeremiah Wells def. Matthew Semelsberger by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Wells17/382/403:31
Semelsberger11/180/010:59
R2
Wells16/331/203:09
Semelsberger6/120/110:30
R3
Wells3/53/404:32
Semelsberger3/70/000:00
Total
Wells36/766/10011:12
Semelsberger20/370/121:29

Scorecards

Wells vs Semelsberger

RdEric ColónJunichiro KamijoRick WinterCommunity
R110-910-99-109.2-9.8
R210-910-99-109.3-9.8
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2728-2928.5-28.6

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.427.6 · 16 Wells · 0 Semelsberger

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Wells-Semelsberger.

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
WellsWin probabilitySemelsberger
41.5%58.5%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
18%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.7 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 Wells, blue toward Semelsberger. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Wells41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%29%16%
Submission11%27%19%
Decision18%44%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 36
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.3)act 6
Semelsberger59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%28%23%
Submission7%12%6%
Decision35%60%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 20
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R221%
R35%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Wells
47.9%+106
Semelsberger
-10650.9%
Most takedownstie 32.9%
Wells
40.1%-148
Semelsberger
+14827.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Wells
Expected: 38.3
38.5
Over 38.5
39.5%
+153
Under 38.5
60.5%
-153
04896
Semelsberger
Expected: 39.9
40
Over 40
39.1%
+153
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.7%
-153
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Wells
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.1%
+137
Exactly 1
19.4%
push
Under 1
46.6%
-137
035
Semelsberger
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
40.5%
+147
Under 0.5
59.5%
-147
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 10.7 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
Wells41.5%46.5%−5.0+105
Semelsberger58.5%53.5%+5.0-127
By method
Wells by KO/TKO11.8%16.3%−4.5+413
Wells by submission7.6%18.7%−11.1+348
Wells by decision22.1%13.3%+8.8+528
Semelsberger by KO/TKO16.7%22.6%−5.9+271
Semelsberger by submission10.7%6.3%+4.4+1237
Semelsberger by decision31.1%22.8%+8.3+267
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds79.2%59.6%+19.6-175
Over 2.5 rds58.3%44.1%+14.2+112
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision53.2%37.9%+15.3+148

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
65.3Striking63.3
Wells +2.1
53.1Grappling51.5
Wells +1.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WellsSemelsberger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1560
1561
Divisional
1560
1514
Striking offense
1508
1503
Striking defense
1493
1509
Grappling offense
1492
1499
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
36 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
75"
Switch
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
3.68
Strikes landed / min
4.60
49%
Strike accuracy
43%
1.62
Strikes absorbed / min
4.57
32%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.28
Takedowns / 15 min
1.39
13%
Takedown accuracy
78%
100%
Takedown defense
62%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
71%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jeremiah Wells
  • WCourt McGeeKO/TKO R1
    Close -11010mo before
  • WBlood DiamondSUB R1
    Close -2341y 2mo before
  • WWarlley AlvesKO/TKO R2
    Close +1781y 10mo before
Matthew Semelsberger
  • WJake MatthewsU-DEC R3
    Close +2444mo before
  • LAlex MoronoU-DEC R3
    Close -1829mo before
  • WAJ FletcherU-DEC R3
    Close -1971y 1mo before
  • WMartin SanoKO/TKO R1
    Close -5031y 7mo before
  • LKhaos WilliamsU-DEC R3
    Close +1321y 10mo before
Wells — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-1

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, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Semelsberger — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Wells
Semelsberger
3
UFC fights
7
11.7 min · 3.9 avg
Octagon time
75.5 min · 10.8 avg
13y 9m
Career length
9y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Wells
Semelsberger
38W–14L · 73.1%
Overall
91W–23L · 79.8%
38W–14L · 73.1%
Wins
59W–14L · 80.8%
0W–0L
Losses
32W–9L · 78.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Wells
Semelsberger
64W–21L · 75.3%
Overall
21W–14L · 60.0%
48W–17L · 73.8%
Wins
18W–10L · 64.3%
16W–4L · 80.0%
Losses
3W–4L · 42.9%
Distance striking
Wells
Semelsberger
5.35
Landed / min
5.68
32.7%
Accuracy
39.9%
40.9%
Defense
57.5%
2.56
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.39
27.2%
Time at distance
65.2%
Grappling & control
Wells
Semelsberger
1.28
Takedowns / 15 min
1.39
12.5%
Takedown accuracy
77.8%
100.0%
Takedown defense
61.5%
1.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
95.0%
Control share
60.2%
Strike target map
Wells
  • Head88%(38)div 63%
  • Body12%(5)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Semelsberger
  • Head64%(223)div 63%
  • Body17%(60)div 20%
  • Legs18%(64)div 16%

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

Jeremiah Wells
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matthew Semelsberger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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