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Matheus Nicolau
Matheus Nicolau
15-2-1 · BRA
VS
Manel Kape
Manel Kape
15-5 · AGO
March 13, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Matheus Nicolau def. Manel Kape by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nicolau7/132/302:24
Kape2/100/000:02
R2
Nicolau21/380/300:03
Kape28/690/000:04
R3
Nicolau27/510/300:04
Kape31/710/000:32
Total
Nicolau55/1022/902:31
Kape61/1500/000:38

Scorecards

Nicolau vs Kape

RdBryan MinerChris LeeDave HagenCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-109-109-109-10
R310-910-99-109.2-9.8
Total29-2829-2828-2928.2-28.8

Media (22 cards) · avg 2928 · 22 Nicolau · 0 Kape

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

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 probabilityKape
59.1%40.9%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
20%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.2 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 Kape. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nicolau59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%16%8%
Submission11%20%15%
Decision38%64%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1859)act 55
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.3)act 2
Kape41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%33%29%
Submission9%21%4%
Decision19%46%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 61
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R29%
R312%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Nicolau
52.4%-113
Kape
+11346.5%
Most takedownstie 25.7%
Nicolau
59.1%-389
Kape
+38915.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nicolau
Expected: 43.2
43
Over 43
39.4%
+151
Exactly 43
1.1%
push
Under 43
59.4%
-151
055109
Kape
Expected: 39.3
39.5
Over 39.5
39.5%
+153
Under 39.5
60.5%
-153
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Nicolau
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
47.8%
+109
Under 1.5
52.2%
-109
035
Kape
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.9%
+223
Under 0.5
69.1%
-223
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 11.2 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
Nicolau59.1%45.2%+13.9+111
Kape40.9%54.8%−13.9-136
By method
Nicolau by KO/TKO13.8%8.5%+5.3+800
Nicolau by submission12.0%15.3%−3.3+400
Nicolau by decision33.3%22.4%+10.9+240
Kape by KO/TKO9.5%29.0%−19.5+163
Kape by submission8.3%4.5%+3.8+1601
Kape by decision23.1%20.3%+2.8+275
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds77.7%64.5%+13.2-225
Over 2.5 rds68.6%54.3%+14.3-138
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision56.4%52.0%+4.4-125

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
76.1Striking58.8
Nicolau +17.3
79.4Grappling48.0
Nicolau +31.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NicolauKape
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1558
Pound-for-pound
1521
1544
Divisional
1521
1492
Striking offense
1498
1499
Striking defense
1500
1521
Grappling offense
1497
1548
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'5"
66"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.83
Strikes landed / min
3.27
52%
Strike accuracy
54%
2.43
Strikes absorbed / min
4.93
71%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.90
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
67%
Takedown accuracy
29%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
0%
33%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
959
Days since last fight
35
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matheus Nicolau
  • LDustin OrtizKO/TKO R1
    Close -2002y 8mo before
  • WLouis SmolkaU-DEC R3
    Close -2003y 2mo before
  • WJohn MoragaS-DEC R3
    Close +1204y 8mo before
  • WBruno KoreaSUB R3
    Close -1905y 4mo before
Manel Kape
  • LAlexandre PantojaU-DEC R3
    Close -10535d before
Nicolau — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-1

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
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Kape — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
7% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (33%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (7%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Nicolau
Kape
4
UFC fights
1
47.3 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
16y 0m
Career length
14y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nicolau
Kape
49W–15L · 76.6%
Overall
22W–5L · 81.5%
31W–8L · 79.5%
Wins
0W–0L
18W–7L · 72.0%
Losses
22W–5L · 81.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nicolau
Kape
79W–31L · 71.8%
Overall
154W–62L · 71.3%
67W–30L · 69.1%
Wins
99W–48L · 67.3%
12W–1L · 92.3%
Losses
55W–14L · 79.7%
Distance striking
Nicolau
Kape
4.33
Landed / min
3.47
49.8%
Accuracy
53.8%
72.4%
Defense
50.7%
1.59
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
74.8%
Time at distance
94.2%
Grappling & control
Nicolau
Kape
1.90
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.59
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
99.3%
Control share
51.0%
Strike target map
Nicolau
  • Head51%(93)div 62%
  • Body33%(60)div 22%
  • Legs15%(28)div 15%
Kape
  • Head73%(36)div 62%
  • Body16%(8)div 22%
  • Legs10%(5)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.

Manel Kape
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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