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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
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Carlos Ulberg
Carlos Ulberg
4-0 · NZL
March 6, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Carlos Ulberg by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 3:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nzechukwu38/720/100:00
Ulberg83/1200/000:05
R2 · 3:19
Nzechukwu44/760/010:05
Ulberg63/1070/000:00
Total
Nzechukwu82/1480/110:05
Ulberg146/2270/000:05

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 probabilityUlberg
60.7%39.3%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
17%
Decision
32%
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 Nzechukwu, blue toward Ulberg. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nzechukwu61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%49%16%
Submission10%16%5%
Decision21%35%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (829)act 82
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.3)act 0
Ulberg39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%53%36%
Submission7%19%5%
Decision11%28%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (829)act 146
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~42 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R146%
R213%
R39%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Nzechukwu
48.4%+102
Ulberg
-10249.4%
Most takedownstie 45.3%
Nzechukwu
31.0%-131
Ulberg
+13123.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nzechukwu
Expected: 21.1
21
Over 21
38.9%
+152
Exactly 21
2.3%
push
Under 21
58.9%
-152
02753
Ulberg
Expected: 21.4
21.5
Over 21.5
39.5%
+153
Under 21.5
60.5%
-153
02754
Takedowns — over/under
Nzechukwu
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
38.9%
+157
Under 0.5
61.1%
-157
035
Ulberg
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.1%
+212
Under 0.5
67.9%
-212
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
Nzechukwu60.7%32.3%+28.4+196
Ulberg39.3%67.7%−28.4-242
By method
Nzechukwu by KO/TKO31.0%15.7%+15.3+400
Nzechukwu by submission10.2%4.6%+5.6+1601
Nzechukwu by decision19.5%13.1%+6.4+500
Ulberg by KO/TKO20.1%35.7%−15.6+120
Ulberg by submission6.6%4.6%+2.0+1601
Ulberg by decision12.6%26.2%−13.6+200
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds53.9%57.7%−3.8-163
Over 2.5 rds41.2%44.2%−3.0+110
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision32.1%39.0%−6.9+140

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NzechukwuUlberg
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1522
Pound-for-pound
1514
1522
Divisional
1514
1493
Striking offense
1500
1504
Striking defense
1533
1500
Grappling offense
1480
1492
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'4"
83"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.07
Strikes landed / min
46%
Strike accuracy
2.90
Strikes absorbed / min
60%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
81%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
581
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kennedy Nzechukwu
  • WDarko StosicU-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 7mo before
  • LPaul CraigSUB R3
    Close -1851y 11mo before
Carlos Ulberg
No prior UFC fights.
Nzechukwu — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
57% 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
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Ulberg — win / loss by method
Record: 4-0-0

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
75% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Nzechukwu
Ulberg
2
UFC fights
0
29.3 min · 14.7 avg
Octagon time
9y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Nzechukwu
Ulberg
23W–5L · 82.1%
Overall
13W–2L · 86.7%
Wins
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nzechukwu
Ulberg
26W–25L · 51.0%
Overall
16W–3L · 84.2%
26W–25L · 51.0%
Wins
16W–3L · 84.2%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Nzechukwu
Ulberg
3.02
Landed / min
37.2%
Accuracy
62.1%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
65.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Nzechukwu
Ulberg
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
80.8%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
53.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Nzechukwu
  • Head79%(71)div 64%
  • Body19%(17)div 19%
  • Legs2%(2)div 17%
Ulberg
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Carlos Ulberg

No UFC fights on record.

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