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UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Beneil Dariush
Beneil Dariush
18-4-1 · USA
VS
Scott Holtzman
Scott Holtzman
14-3 · USA
August 8, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
158.0lbMissed +2.0
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Beneil Dariush def. Scott Holtzman by KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist), R1 4:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:38
Dariush36/640/211:57
Holtzman9/180/100:24
Total
Dariush36/640/211:57
Holtzman9/180/100:24

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
DariushWin probabilityHoltzman
66.3%33.7%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
12%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Dariush, blue toward Holtzman. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dariush66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%45%
Submission11%16%
Decision25%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 36
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.7)act 0
Holtzman34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%53%
Submission2%6%
Decision14%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 9
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R214%
R37%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Dariush
61.9%-168
Holtzman
+16836.9%
Most takedownstie 28.9%
Dariush
58.2%-450
Holtzman
+45012.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dariush
Expected: 47.6
47.5
Over 47.5
42.6%
+135
Under 47.5
57.4%
-135
060119
Holtzman
Expected: 36.2
36
Over 36
41.9%
+134
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.3%
-134
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Dariush
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.7%
+119
Under 1.5
54.3%
-119
035
Holtzman
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.0%
+271
Under 0.5
73.0%
-271
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 8.9 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
Dariush66.3%63.4%+2.9-200
Holtzman33.7%36.6%−2.9+160

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
72.3Striking70.5
Dariush +1.7
60.4Grappling57.0
Dariush +3.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DariushHoltzman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1638
Pound-for-pound
1587
1640
Divisional
1587
1516
Striking offense
1521
1506
Striking defense
1501
1519
Grappling offense
1525
1537
Grappling defense
1517
Physical
31 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.87
Strikes landed / min
4.52
49%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.65
Strikes absorbed / min
3.33
60%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
2.23
34%
Takedown accuracy
60%
80%
Takedown defense
66%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
70%
+4
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
58%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Beneil Dariush
  • WDrakkar KloseKO/TKO R2
    Close -1625mo before
  • WFrank CamachoSUB R1
    Close -1859mo before
  • WDrew DoberSUB R2
    Close -2201y 5mo before
  • WThiago MoisesU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 9mo before
  • LAlexander HernandezKO/TKO R1
    Close -4202y 5mo before
Scott Holtzman
  • WJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -1356mo before
  • WDong Hyun MaKO/TKO R2
    Close -3901y before
  • LNik LentzU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 6mo before
  • WAlan PatrickKO/TKO R3
    Close +2601y 10mo before
  • WDarrell HorcherU-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 8mo before
Dariush — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-1

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, 3 losses
W
22% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
12win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
5 (42%)Submission(25%) 1
5 (42%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Holtzman — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Dariush
Holtzman
17
UFC fights
10
149.9 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
141.4 min · 14.1 avg
16y 8m
Career length
14y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dariush
Holtzman
232W–54L · 81.1%
Overall
161W–53L · 75.2%
187W–43L · 81.3%
Wins
107W–37L · 74.3%
45W–11L · 80.4%
Losses
54W–16L · 77.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dariush
Holtzman
19W–24L · 44.2%
Overall
52W–32L · 61.9%
19W–24L · 44.2%
Wins
52W–32L · 61.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Dariush
Holtzman
5.22
Landed / min
6.64
41.5%
Accuracy
41.4%
64.5%
Defense
61.0%
0.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.42
44.7%
Time at distance
40.7%
Grappling & control
Dariush
Holtzman
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
2.23
34.0%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
80.0%
Takedown defense
65.7%
1.10
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.21
80.5%
Control share
67.4%
Strike target map
Dariush
  • Head58%(338)div 63%
  • Body25%(146)div 20%
  • Legs17%(96)div 17%
Holtzman
  • Head73%(464)div 63%
  • Body17%(107)div 20%
  • Legs11%(68)div 17%

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

Beneil Dariush
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Scott Holtzman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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