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UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
Dooho Choi
Dooho Choi
14-4 · KOR
VS
Kyle Nelson
Kyle Nelson
13-5 · CAN
February 4, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Draw
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Choi3/70/002:24
Nelson1/41/101:56
R2
Choi24/460/000:35
Nelson16/490/100:03
R3
Choi23/250/000:59
Nelson3/54/803:35
Total
Choi50/780/003:58
Nelson20/585/1005:34

Scorecards

Choi vs Nelson

RdAdalaide ByrdChris LeeEric ColónCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-99-109-109.9-9.1
R39-99-99-98.9-9.1
Total29-2728-2828-2828.7-27.3

Media (11 cards) · avg 27.228.8 · 0 Choi · 9 Nelson · 2 draws

Point deductions: R31 Choi (Headbutt)

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Choi-Nelson. Judge totals are round sums; the official result applies the deduction.

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
ChoiWin probabilityNelson
74.6%25.4%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
16%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Choi, blue toward Nelson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Choi75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%43%
Submission10%14%
Decision32%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3068)act 50
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Nelson25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%25%
Submission6%24%
Decision13%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 20
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 5
Combined totals~97 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R223%
R37%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Choi
57.1%-136
Nelson
+13641.8%
Most takedownstie 48.5%
Choi
34.0%-194
Nelson
+19417.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Choi
Expected: 52.6
52.5
Over 52.5
42.6%
+135
Under 52.5
57.4%
-135
066132
Nelson
Expected: 44.6
44.5
Over 44.5
42.6%
+135
Under 44.5
57.4%
-135
056112
Takedowns — over/under
Choi
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.8%
+151
Under 0.5
60.2%
-151
035
Nelson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.5%
+308
Under 0.5
75.5%
-308
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 10.0 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
Choi74.6%62.3%+12.3-185
Nelson25.4%37.7%−12.3+155

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
62.2Striking52.8
Choi +9.4
25.0Grappling41.6
Nelson +16.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ChoiNelson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1488
1533
Divisional
1516
1509
Striking offense
1510
1484
Striking defense
1488
1484
Grappling offense
1493
1511
Grappling defense
1483
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
5.32
Strikes landed / min
3.34
51%
Strike accuracy
46%
6.38
Strikes absorbed / min
5.39
53%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.41
Takedowns / 15 min
0.65
20%
Takedown accuracy
10%
50%
Takedown defense
64%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
20%
-3
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
20%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
1141
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dooho Choi
  • LCharles JourdainKO/TKO R2
    Close -2803y 1mo before
  • LJeremy StephensKO/TKO R2
    Close -1655y 1mo before
  • LCub SwansonU-DEC R3
    Close -2356y 2mo before
  • WThiago TavaresKO/TKO R1
    Close -2206y 7mo before
  • WSam SiciliaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2507y 2mo before
Kyle Nelson
  • LJai HerbertU-DEC R3
    Close +2266mo before
  • LBilly QuarantilloKO/TKO R3
    Close +1952y 5mo before
  • WMarco Polo ReyesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1153y 4mo before
  • LMatt SaylesSUB R3
    Close +1653y 9mo before
  • LDiego FerreiraKO/TKO R2
    Close +4254y 2mo before
Choi — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
79% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(100%) 1
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
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
1win4loss0draw0NC
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

Profiles

Experience
Choi
Nelson
6
UFC fights
5
36.7 min · 6.1 avg
Octagon time
46.4 min · 9.3 avg
16y 8m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Choi
Nelson
104W–37L · 73.8%
Overall
59W–16L · 78.7%
46W–14L · 76.7%
Wins
14W–6L · 70.0%
58W–23L · 71.6%
Losses
45W–10L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Choi
Nelson
89W–58L · 60.5%
Overall
62W–27L · 69.7%
81W–54L · 60.0%
Wins
58W–27L · 68.2%
8W–4L · 66.7%
Losses
4W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Choi
Nelson
5.68
Landed / min
6.28
47.3%
Accuracy
41.6%
58.2%
Defense
52.1%
1.64
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
72.4%
Time at distance
39.8%
Grappling & control
Choi
Nelson
0.41
Takedowns / 15 min
0.65
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
10.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
63.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.29
33.8%
Control share
37.5%
Strike target map
Choi
  • Head75%(146)div 64%
  • Body15%(29)div 20%
  • Legs10%(20)div 16%
Nelson
  • Head60%(93)div 64%
  • Body27%(42)div 20%
  • Legs13%(20)div 16%

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

Dooho Choi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kyle Nelson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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