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UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
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Karl Roberson
Karl Roberson
9-5 · USA
July 9, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
202.5lb
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Karl Roberson by KO/TKO (Elbows), R3 2:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nzechukwu3/82/404:16
Roberson1/20/300:23
R2
Nzechukwu2/72/204:41
Roberson6/100/000:00
R3 · 2:19
Nzechukwu15/281/101:49
Roberson2/70/000:00
Total
Nzechukwu20/435/7010:46
Roberson9/190/300:23

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 probabilityRoberson
55.5%44.5%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
20%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.7 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 Nzechukwu, blue toward Roberson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nzechukwu55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%48%24%
Submission6%11%5%
Decision23%41%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1344)act 20
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 5
Roberson45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%26%18%
Submission14%31%14%
Decision19%43%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1242)act 9
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R214%
R312%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Nzechukwu
51.2%-108
Roberson
+10847.3%
Most takedownstie 51.2%
Nzechukwu
15.1%+223
Roberson
-22333.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nzechukwu
Expected: 32.7
32.5
Over 32.5
40.1%
+149
Under 32.5
59.9%
-149
04182
Roberson
Expected: 30.7
30.5
Over 30.5
40.0%
+150
Under 30.5
60.0%
-150
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Nzechukwu
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.1%
+398
Under 0.5
79.9%
-398
035
Roberson
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
38.2%
+162
Under 0.5
61.8%
-162
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 9.7 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
Nzechukwu55.5%59.1%−3.6-162
Roberson44.5%40.9%+3.6+134
By method
Nzechukwu by KO/TKO21.2%23.8%−2.6+241
Nzechukwu by submission11.0%4.8%+6.2+1583
Nzechukwu by decision23.2%26.3%−3.1+209
Roberson by KO/TKO17.1%17.6%−0.5+361
Roberson by submission8.9%14.2%−5.3+473
Roberson by decision18.6%13.3%+5.3+508
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds68.4%62.7%+5.7-199
Over 2.5 rds54.3%51.7%+2.6-123
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision41.8%43.2%−1.4+117

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
62.4Striking69.1
Roberson +6.7
22.6Grappling49.7
Roberson +27.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NzechukwuRoberson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1508
1523
Divisional
1490
1506
Striking offense
1491
1489
Striking defense
1520
1487
Grappling offense
1502
1498
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
30 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'1"
83"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.60
Strikes landed / min
2.83
48%
Strike accuracy
52%
4.86
Strikes absorbed / min
2.56
52%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.85
0%
Takedown accuracy
57%
81%
Takedown defense
45%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
44%
-2
Win/loss streak
-3
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kennedy Nzechukwu
  • LNicolae NegumereanuS-DEC R3
    Close -1354mo before
  • LDa Woon JungKO/TKO R1
    Close +1028mo before
  • WDanilo MarquesKO/TKO R3
    Close -1191y before
  • WCarlos UlbergKO/TKO R2
    Close +1961y 4mo before
  • WDarko StosicU-DEC R3
    Close +1002y 11mo before
Karl Roberson
  • LKhalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO R2
    Close -1484mo before
  • LBrendan AllenSUB R1
    Close +1321y 2mo before
  • LMarvin VettoriSUB R1
    missedClose +2102y 1mo before
  • WRoman KopylovSUB R3
    Close +1252y 8mo before
  • WWellington TurmanS-DEC R3
    Close -2203y before
Nzechukwu — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
67% 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
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Roberson — win / loss by method
Record: 9-5-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 4 losses
W
44% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(80%) 4
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Nzechukwu
Roberson
6
UFC fights
9
66.0 min · 11.0 avg
Octagon time
70.4 min · 7.8 avg
9y 9m
Career length
11y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nzechukwu
Roberson
63W–10L · 86.3%
Overall
129W–36L · 78.2%
28W–4L · 87.5%
Wins
52W–10L · 83.9%
35W–6L · 85.4%
Losses
77W–26L · 74.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nzechukwu
Roberson
26W–25L · 51.0%
Overall
25W–10L · 71.4%
26W–25L · 51.0%
Wins
25W–10L · 71.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Nzechukwu
Roberson
5.97
Landed / min
3.27
45.2%
Accuracy
39.8%
53.8%
Defense
69.9%
0.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.21
65.7%
Time at distance
49.0%
Grappling & control
Nzechukwu
Roberson
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.85
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
81.4%
Takedown defense
45.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.64
22.9%
Control share
42.2%
Strike target map
Nzechukwu
  • Head89%(270)div 64%
  • Body11%(32)div 19%
  • Legs1%(2)div 16%
Roberson
  • Head62%(123)div 64%
  • Body17%(33)div 19%
  • Legs22%(43)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.

Karl Roberson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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