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Tafon Nchukwi
Tafon Nchukwi
5-1 · CMR
VS
Mike Rodriguez
Mike Rodriguez
11-6 · USA
September 18, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.5lb
Weigh-in
202.0lb
Tafon Nchukwi def. Mike Rodriguez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nchukwi38/602/202:49
Rodriguez17/380/000:00
R2
Nchukwi36/670/000:56
Rodriguez15/460/000:00
R3
Nchukwi42/721/101:00
Rodriguez17/600/000:02
Total
Nchukwi116/1993/304:45
Rodriguez49/1440/000:02

Scorecards

Nchukwi vs Rodriguez

RdChris FloresDerek ClearyEric ColónCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.9

Media (12 cards) · avg 3027 · 12 Nchukwi · 0 Rodriguez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nchukwi-Rodriguez.

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
NchukwiWin probabilityRodriguez
57.8%42.2%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
20%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 8.1 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 Nchukwi, blue toward Rodriguez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nchukwi58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%47%31%
Submission11%18%5%
Decision20%35%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 116
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 3
Rodriguez42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%58%20%
Submission10%23%6%
Decision8%19%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 49
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R221%
R39%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Nchukwi
58.1%-144
Rodriguez
+14440.3%
Most takedownstie 47.2%
Nchukwi
34.9%-195
Rodriguez
+19517.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nchukwi
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
39.9%
+151
Under 33.5
60.1%
-151
04284
Rodriguez
Expected: 25.4
25.5
Over 25.5
39.6%
+153
Under 25.5
60.4%
-153
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Nchukwi
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
40.9%
+144
Under 0.5
59.1%
-144
035
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.0%
+300
Under 0.5
75.0%
-300
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 8.1 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
Nchukwi57.8%52.8%+5.0-124
Rodriguez42.2%47.2%−5.0+102
By method
Nchukwi by KO/TKO29.5%31.2%−1.7+166
Nchukwi by submission11.7%4.9%+6.8+1601
Nchukwi by decision16.5%16.3%+0.2+410
Rodriguez by KO/TKO21.6%19.6%+2.0+323
Rodriguez by submission8.6%5.9%+2.7+1313
Rodriguez by decision12.1%22.2%−10.1+274
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds59.2%62.5%−3.3-200
Over 2.5 rds37.8%48.8%−11.0-108
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision28.6%41.6%−13.0+125

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
74.9Striking69.4
Nchukwi +5.5
32.4Grappling10.9
Nchukwi +21.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NchukwiRodriguez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1490
1514
Divisional
1489
1502
Striking offense
1521
1526
Striking defense
1496
1492
Grappling offense
1490
1503
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
26 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.93
Strikes landed / min
4.67
55%
Strike accuracy
61%
3.70
Strikes absorbed / min
3.45
51%
Strike defense
41%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
25%
Takedown accuracy
0%
67%
Takedown defense
39%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
29%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
50%
Last-5 win rate
20%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tafon Nchukwi
  • LJunYong ParkM-DEC R3
    Close -1534mo before
  • WJamie PickettU-DEC R3
    Close -3359mo before
Mike Rodriguez
  • LDanilo MarquesSUB R2
    Close -2457mo before
  • LEd HermanSUB R3
    Close -2501y before
  • WMarcin PrachnioKO/TKO R1
    Close -2401y 1mo before
  • LDa Woon JungKO/TKO R1
    Close -1181y 9mo before
  • WAdam MilsteadKO/TKO R1
    Close -1102y 9mo before
Nchukwi — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 11-6-0, 1 NC

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, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Nchukwi
Rodriguez
2
UFC fights
7
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
58.9 min · 8.4 avg
7y 5m
Career length
12y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nchukwi
Rodriguez
23W–8L · 74.2%
Overall
76W–26L · 74.5%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Wins
21W–6L · 77.8%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Losses
55W–20L · 73.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nchukwi
Rodriguez
17W–4L · 81.0%
Overall
44W–54L · 44.9%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Wins
38W–51L · 42.7%
0W–0L
Losses
6W–3L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Nchukwi
Rodriguez
5.86
Landed / min
8.58
44.9%
Accuracy
49.5%
55.2%
Defense
56.7%
0.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.27
62.5%
Time at distance
29.9%
Grappling & control
Nchukwi
Rodriguez
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
39.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
43.8%
Control share
24.1%
Strike target map
Nchukwi
  • Head51%(90)div 65%
  • Body42%(74)div 19%
  • Legs8%(14)div 16%
Rodriguez
  • Head45%(125)div 65%
  • Body35%(95)div 19%
  • Legs20%(55)div 16%

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

Tafon Nchukwi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mike Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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