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Tafon Nchukwi
Tafon Nchukwi
4-0 · CMR
VS
Jamie Pickett
Jamie Pickett
11-4 · USA
December 19, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
184.5lb
Tafon Nchukwi def. Jamie Pickett by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nchukwi35/580/100:21
Pickett9/171/200:32
R2
Nchukwi41/690/000:53
Pickett25/430/200:00
R3
Nchukwi44/600/111:37
Pickett6/210/000:02
Total
Nchukwi120/1870/212:51
Pickett40/811/400:34

Scorecards

Nchukwi vs Pickett

RdChris LeeEric ColónMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-810-910-9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-810-810-810-8.4
Total30-2630-2530-2629.9-26.5

Media (18 cards) · avg 29.826.7 · 18 Nchukwi · 0 Pickett

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

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 probabilityPickett
63.1%36.9%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
22%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.5 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 Pickett. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nchukwi63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%24%
Submission15%24%
Decision33%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1342)act 120
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Pickett37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%31%
Submission7%19%
Decision19%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 40
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 1
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R217%
R37%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Nchukwi
55.9%-132
Pickett
+13242.4%
Most takedownstie 33.2%
Nchukwi
30.1%+122
Pickett
-12236.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nchukwi
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
39.5%
+153
Under 31.5
60.5%
-153
04079
Pickett
Expected: 25.3
25.5
Over 25.5
39.5%
+153
Under 25.5
60.5%
-153
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Nchukwi
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
44.3%
+125
Under 0.5
55.7%
-125
035
Pickett
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.8%
+157
Exactly 1
18.4%
push
Under 1
49.8%
-157
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 10.5 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
Nchukwi63.1%74.3%−11.2-335
Pickett36.9%25.7%+11.2+275

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1515
1514
Divisional
1515
1500
Striking offense
1500
1533
Striking defense
1500
1494
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tafon Nchukwi
No prior UFC fights.
Jamie Pickett
No prior UFC fights.
Nchukwi — 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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Pickett — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
82% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (82%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (18%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Nchukwi
Pickett
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Nchukwi
Pickett
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nchukwi
Pickett
17W–4L · 81.0%
Overall
70W–59L · 54.3%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Wins
55W–55L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–4L · 78.9%
Distance striking
Nchukwi
Pickett
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Nchukwi
Pickett
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Nchukwi
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Pickett
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • 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.

Tafon Nchukwi

No UFC fights on record.

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

Jamie Pickett

No UFC fights on record.

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