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Danilo Marques
Danilo Marques
11-2 · BRA
June 26, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Danilo Marques by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 0:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nzechukwu0/00/000:00
Marques0/11/104:55
R2
Nzechukwu16/470/000:00
Marques9/151/1102:47
R3 · 0:20
Nzechukwu15/330/000:00
Marques1/20/000:00
Total
Nzechukwu31/800/000:00
Marques10/182/1207:42

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 probabilityMarques
59.8%40.2%
KO / TKO
52%
Submission
13%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.4 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 Marques. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nzechukwu60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%56%29%
Submission4%6%4%
Decision23%38%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1033)act 31
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.5)act 0
Marques40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%45%8%
Submission9%23%23%
Decision13%32%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (829)act 10
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.5)act 2
Combined totals~46 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R215%
R37%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Nzechukwu
53.6%-121
Marques
+12144.4%
Most takedownstie 29.2%
Nzechukwu
6.3%+1021
Marques
-102164.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nzechukwu
Expected: 24.5
24.5
Over 24.5
39.7%
+152
Under 24.5
60.3%
-152
03162
Marques
Expected: 21.2
21
Over 21
39.1%
+150
Exactly 21
2.3%
push
Under 21
58.7%
-150
02753
Takedowns — over/under
Nzechukwu
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
12.9%
Exactly 0
87.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Marques
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
47.9%
+109
Under 1.5
52.1%
-109
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 8.4 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
Nzechukwu59.8%52.6%+7.2-123
Marques40.2%47.4%−7.2+100
By method
Nzechukwu by KO/TKO30.9%29.5%+1.4+176
Nzechukwu by submission7.9%3.7%+4.2+2081
Nzechukwu by decision21.1%17.7%+3.4+359
Marques by KO/TKO20.8%8.2%+12.6+886
Marques by submission5.3%23.2%−17.9+249
Marques by decision14.2%17.7%−3.5+359
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds57.7%57.7%±0.0-163
Over 2.5 rds42.5%44.4%−1.9+110
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision35.2%38.4%−3.2+143

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
56.6Striking70.3
Marques +13.7
22.4Grappling55.0
Marques +32.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NzechukwuMarques
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1547
1537
Divisional
1546
1500
Striking offense
1475
1497
Striking defense
1504
1491
Grappling offense
1510
1497
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
29 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'6"
83"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.57
Strikes landed / min
1.81
50%
Strike accuracy
88%
6.14
Strikes absorbed / min
1.41
47%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.83
0%
Takedown accuracy
35%
81%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kennedy Nzechukwu
  • WCarlos UlbergKO/TKO R2
    Close +1964mo before
  • WDarko StosicU-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 11mo before
  • LPaul CraigSUB R3
    Close -1852y 3mo before
Danilo Marques
  • WMike RodriguezSUB R2
    Close +1945mo before
  • WKhadis IbragimovU-DEC R3
    Close +1509mo before
Nzechukwu — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Marques — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Nzechukwu
Marques
3
UFC fights
2
37.6 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
24.9 min · 12.4 avg
9y 9m
Career length
12y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nzechukwu
Marques
27W–5L · 84.4%
Overall
19W–8L · 70.4%
17W–2L · 89.5%
Wins
19W–8L · 70.4%
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nzechukwu
Marques
26W–25L · 51.0%
Overall
38W–67L · 36.2%
26W–25L · 51.0%
Wins
20W–54L · 27.0%
0W–0L
Losses
18W–13L · 58.1%
Distance striking
Nzechukwu
Marques
4.86
Landed / min
2.20
45.1%
Accuracy
77.3%
48.7%
Defense
58.9%
0.40
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
71.1%
Time at distance
31.0%
Grappling & control
Nzechukwu
Marques
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.83
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
34.8%
80.8%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.21
53.7%
Control share
90.5%
Strike target map
Nzechukwu
  • Head88%(152)div 64%
  • Body10%(18)div 19%
  • Legs1%(2)div 16%
Marques
  • Head76%(34)div 64%
  • Body18%(8)div 19%
  • Legs7%(3)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.

Danilo Marques
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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