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UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
Mark Madsen
Mark Madsen
11-0 · DNK
VS
Vinc Pichel
Vinc Pichel
14-2 · USA
April 9, 2022 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Mark Madsen def. Vinc Pichel by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Madsen18/381/100:25
Pichel24/500/000:03
R2
Madsen13/341/100:48
Pichel22/411/100:29
R3
Madsen8/151/103:57
Pichel22/320/100:16
Total
Madsen39/873/305:10
Pichel68/1231/200:48

Scorecards

Madsen vs Pichel

RdChris LeeHoward ReichbachSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-99-109.1-9.9
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total30-2730-2729-2828.7-28.3

Media (17 cards) · avg 2928 · 17 Madsen · 0 Pichel

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Madsen-Pichel.

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
MadsenWin probabilityPichel
62.3%37.7%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
21%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 10.9 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 Madsen, blue toward Pichel. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Madsen62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%21%10%
Submission16%26%11%
Decision33%53%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1445)act 39
Takedowns2.2 (0.05.5)act 3
Pichel38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%29%18%
Submission4%12%6%
Decision23%59%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1551)act 68
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R216%
R36%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Madsen
45.7%+116
Pichel
-11653.0%
Most takedownstie 17.7%
Madsen
72.0%-698
Pichel
+69810.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Madsen
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
39.8%
+151
Under 33.5
60.2%
-151
04284
Pichel
Expected: 37.3
37.5
Over 37.5
39.5%
+153
Under 37.5
60.5%
-153
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Madsen
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
42.6%
-109
Exactly 2
18.2%
push
Under 2
39.2%
+109
047
Pichel
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.4%
+253
Under 0.5
71.6%
-253
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 10.9 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
Madsen62.3%48.3%+14.0-103
Pichel37.7%51.7%−14.0-118
By method
Madsen by KO/TKO14.7%10.0%+4.7+708
Madsen by submission12.9%10.6%+2.3+661
Madsen by decision34.7%26.7%+8.0+202
Pichel by KO/TKO8.9%17.8%−8.9+353
Pichel by submission7.8%6.4%+1.4+1150
Pichel by decision20.9%28.5%−7.6+183
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds77.7%73.0%+4.7-367
Over 2.5 rds61.9%63.7%−1.8-211
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision55.6%59.5%−3.9-176

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
70.1Striking69.4
Madsen +0.7
46.6Grappling52.1
Pichel +5.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MadsenPichel
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1575
Pound-for-pound
1603
1576
Divisional
1602
1479
Striking offense
1498
1498
Striking defense
1510
1539
Grappling offense
1499
1548
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
37 yrs
Age
39 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.33
Strikes landed / min
3.42
48%
Strike accuracy
46%
3.62
Strikes absorbed / min
2.49
61%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.33
Takedowns / 15 min
3.29
60%
Takedown accuracy
55%
Takedown defense
26%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
78%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
14%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mark Madsen
  • WClay GuidaS-DEC R3
    Close -1748mo before
  • WAustin HubbardU-DEC R3
    Close -2152y 1mo before
  • WDanilo BelluardoKO/TKO R1
    Close -6002y 6mo before
Vinc Pichel
  • WAustin HubbardU-DEC R3
    Close -1418mo before
  • WJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -1241y 8mo before
  • WRoosevelt RobertsU-DEC R3
    Close +2052y 9mo before
  • LGregor GillespieSUB R2
    Close +3253y 10mo before
  • WJoaquim SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close +1104y 2mo before
Madsen — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (38%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Pichel — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
57% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
6 (86%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Madsen
Pichel
3
UFC fights
9
31.2 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
105.0 min · 11.7 avg
12y 10m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Madsen
Pichel
59W–27L · 68.6%
Overall
128W–37L · 77.6%
59W–27L · 68.6%
Wins
103W–36L · 74.1%
0W–0L
Losses
25W–1L · 96.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Madsen
Pichel
34W–19L · 64.2%
Overall
35W–37L · 48.6%
34W–19L · 64.2%
Wins
35W–37L · 48.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Madsen
Pichel
4.37
Landed / min
4.40
39.4%
Accuracy
34.0%
62.7%
Defense
64.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.14
62.4%
Time at distance
41.6%
Grappling & control
Madsen
Pichel
4.33
Takedowns / 15 min
3.29
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
54.8%
Takedown defense
25.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.29
100.0%
Control share
63.6%
Strike target map
Madsen
  • Head79%(106)div 63%
  • Body13%(17)div 20%
  • Legs9%(12)div 16%
Pichel
  • Head47%(169)div 63%
  • Body23%(82)div 20%
  • Legs30%(108)div 16%

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

Mark Madsen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Vinc Pichel
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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