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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus
Matheus Nicolau
Matheus Nicolau
17-2-1 · BRA
VS
David Dvorak
David Dvorak
20-3 · CZE
March 26, 2022 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Matheus Nicolau def. David Dvorak by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nicolau6/160/000:02
Dvorak12/260/000:00
R2
Nicolau17/350/010:46
Dvorak19/480/000:00
R3
Nicolau13/300/200:00
Dvorak8/360/201:25
Total
Nicolau36/810/210:48
Dvorak39/1100/201:25

Scorecards

Nicolau vs Dvorak

RdEric ColónSal D'AmatoTodd SchwarzCommunity
R19-109-109-109.2-9.8
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.4-9.6
Total29-2829-2829-2828.6-28.4

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.227.9 · 14 Nicolau · 0 Dvorak

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nicolau-Dvorak.

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
NicolauWin probabilityDvorak
58.4%41.6%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
10%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 11.7 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 Nicolau, blue toward Dvorak. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nicolau58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%22%11%
Submission5%8%13%
Decision40%70%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2066)act 36
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 0
Dvorak42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%34%10%
Submission5%13%10%
Decision23%53%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2169)act 39
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R212%
R38%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Nicolau
47.9%+107
Dvorak
-10751.2%
Most takedownstie 33.5%
Nicolau
46.6%-235
Dvorak
+23519.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nicolau
Expected: 48.6
48.5
Over 48.5
39.9%
+151
Under 48.5
60.1%
-151
061122
Dvorak
Expected: 50.7
50.5
Over 50.5
40.0%
+150
Under 50.5
60.0%
-150
064127
Takedowns — over/under
Nicolau
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.3%
+117
Exactly 1
21.2%
push
Under 1
42.4%
-117
035
Dvorak
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.1%
+202
Under 0.5
66.9%
-202
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 11.7 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
Nicolau58.4%45.8%+12.6+108
Dvorak41.6%54.2%−12.6-132
By method
Nicolau by KO/TKO15.8%10.6%+5.2+678
Nicolau by submission5.9%12.6%−6.7+552
Nicolau by decision36.7%24.0%+12.7+242
Dvorak by KO/TKO11.3%9.9%+1.4+730
Dvorak by submission4.2%9.7%−5.5+750
Dvorak by decision26.2%33.3%−7.1+147
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds82.7%75.0%+7.7-400
Over 2.5 rds70.5%65.7%+4.8-238
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision62.8%61.9%+0.9-194

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
73.9Striking72.5
Nicolau +1.5
69.8Grappling27.6
Nicolau +42.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NicolauDvorak
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1581
1571
Divisional
1580
1500
Striking offense
1499
1497
Striking defense
1505
1499
Grappling offense
1498
1534
Grappling defense
1517
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'5"
66"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.88
Strikes landed / min
4.46
53%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.18
Strikes absorbed / min
3.28
68%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
47%
Takedown accuracy
0%
92%
Takedown defense
79%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
20%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matheus Nicolau
  • WTim ElliottU-DEC R3
    Close -1936mo before
  • WManel KapeS-DEC R3
    Close +1111y before
  • LDustin OrtizKO/TKO R1
    Close -2003y 8mo before
  • WLouis SmolkaU-DEC R3
    Close -2004y 3mo before
  • WJohn MoragaS-DEC R3
    Close +1205y 9mo before
David Dvorak
  • WJuancamilo RonderosSUB R1
    opp missedClose -56510mo before
  • WJordan EspinosaU-DEC R3
    Close -1121y 6mo before
  • WBruno SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close +1002y before
Nicolau — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-1

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Dvorak — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (47%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
7 (41%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (12%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Nicolau
Dvorak
6
UFC fights
3
77.3 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
32.3 min · 10.8 avg
16y 0m
Career length
16y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nicolau
Dvorak
81W–31L · 72.3%
Overall
29W–10L · 74.4%
63W–24L · 72.4%
Wins
29W–10L · 74.4%
18W–7L · 72.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nicolau
Dvorak
79W–31L · 71.8%
Overall
98W–53L · 64.9%
67W–30L · 69.1%
Wins
89W–47L · 65.4%
12W–1L · 92.3%
Losses
9W–6L · 60.0%
Distance striking
Nicolau
Dvorak
4.67
Landed / min
4.58
52.4%
Accuracy
44.8%
69.3%
Defense
66.0%
0.97
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
74.0%
Time at distance
81.8%
Grappling & control
Nicolau
Dvorak
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
47.4%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
92.3%
Takedown defense
78.6%
1.16
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.46
83.7%
Control share
51.8%
Strike target map
Nicolau
  • Head49%(148)div 62%
  • Body37%(112)div 22%
  • Legs13%(40)div 15%
Dvorak
  • Head48%(69)div 62%
  • Body25%(36)div 22%
  • Legs27%(39)div 15%

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

Matheus Nicolau
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

David Dvorak
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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