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UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
Bo Nickal
Bo Nickal
3-0 · USA
VS
Jamie Pickett
Jamie Pickett
13-8 · USA
March 4, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Bo Nickal def. Jamie Pickett by SUB (Arm Triangle), R1 2:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:54
Nickal1/41/402:30
Pickett1/20/000:00
Total
Nickal1/41/402:30
Pickett1/20/000:00

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
NickalWin probabilityPickett
71.5%28.5%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
24%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.4 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 Nickal, blue toward Pickett. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nickal71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%23%27%
Submission20%28%53%
Decision35%49%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 1
Takedowns3.6 (0.18.1)act 1
Pickett29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%36%4%
Submission3%11%2%
Decision15%53%4%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 1
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~3.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R220%
R36%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Nickal
51.9%-111
Pickett
+11146.8%
Most takedownstie 9.7%
Nickal
87.1%-2730
Pickett
+27303.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nickal
Expected: 37.1
37
Over 37
39.2%
+152
Exactly 37
1.3%
push
Under 37
59.5%
-152
04793
Pickett
Expected: 34.1
34
Over 34
39.2%
+152
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.4%
-152
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Nickal
Expected: 3.6
3.5
Over 3.5
46.4%
+116
Under 3.5
53.6%
-116
0611
Pickett
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.5%
Exactly 0
85.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.4 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
Nickal71.5%91.2%−19.7-1906
Pickett28.5%8.8%+19.7+987
By method
Nickal by KO/TKO19.0%26.5%−7.5+217
Nickal by submission16.8%53.5%−36.7-175
Nickal by decision35.6%9.7%+25.9+768
Pickett by KO/TKO7.6%4.4%+3.2+1828
Pickett by submission6.7%2.4%+4.3+3375
Pickett by decision14.2%3.5%+10.7+2281
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.0%26.6%+49.4+252
Over 2.5 rds56.2%17.6%+38.6+429
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.9%14.1%+35.8+565

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NickalPickett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1510
Pound-for-pound
1485
1510
Divisional
1500
Striking offense
Striking defense
1561
Grappling offense
1483
1558
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
27 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
80"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.38
Strike accuracy
49%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.94
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.23
Takedown accuracy
31%
Takedown defense
80%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
33%
Win/loss streak
-2
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Bo Nickal
No prior UFC fights.
Jamie Pickett
  • LDenis TiuliulinKO/TKO R2
    Close -1346mo before
  • LKyle DaukausSUB R1
    Close +2481y before
  • WJoseph HolmesU-DEC R3
    Close +1281y 2mo before
  • WLaureano StaropoliU-DEC R3
    Close +1771y 4mo before
  • LJordan WrightKO/TKO R1
    Close -1121y 10mo before
Nickal — win / loss by method
Record: 3-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Pickett — win / loss by method
Record: 13-8-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
69% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
31% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (100%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (82%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (18%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Nickal
Pickett
0
UFC fights
6
Octagon time
60.9 min · 10.2 avg
Career length
14y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nickal
Pickett
Overall
50W–14L · 78.1%
Wins
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
34W–9L · 79.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nickal
Pickett
10W–1L · 90.9%
Overall
70W–59L · 54.3%
10W–1L · 90.9%
Wins
55W–55L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–4L · 78.9%
Distance striking
Nickal
Pickett
Landed / min
5.54
Accuracy
45.0%
Defense
54.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
49.2%
Grappling & control
Nickal
Pickett
Takedowns / 15 min
1.23
Takedown accuracy
31.3%
Takedown defense
80.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
30.0%
Strike target map
Nickal
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Pickett
  • Head59%(121)div 63%
  • Body33%(67)div 20%
  • Legs9%(18)div 17%

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

Bo Nickal

No UFC fights on record.

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

Jamie Pickett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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