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UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz
19-11 · USA
VS
Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis
22-8 · USA
August 17, 2019 · Anaheim, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Nate Diaz def. Anthony Pettis by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Diaz22/421/102:22
Pettis14/310/000:00
R2
Diaz54/1000/001:49
Pettis36/660/000:00
R3
Diaz38/590/011:48
Pettis19/360/001:49
Total
Diaz114/2011/115:59
Pettis69/1330/001:49

Scorecards

Diaz vs Pettis

RdDerek ClearyGuilherme BravoRon McCarthyCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-8.8
Total30-2729-2830-2729.9-26.9

Media (22 cards) · avg 3027 · 22 Diaz · 0 Pettis

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Diaz-Pettis.

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
DiazWin probabilityPettis
44.9%55.1%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
17%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Diaz45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%28%
Submission10%22%
Decision22%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 114
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Pettis55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%43%
Submission6%12%
Decision25%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 69
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~92 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R215%
R38%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Diaz
50.4%-104
Pettis
+10448.4%
Most takedownstie 59.9%
Diaz
25.2%-170
Pettis
+17014.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 46.4
46.5
Over 46.5
42.3%
+136
Under 46.5
57.7%
-136
058116
Pettis
Expected: 45.4
45.5
Over 45.5
42.3%
+136
Under 45.5
57.7%
-136
057114
Takedowns — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.6%
+249
Under 0.5
71.4%
-249
035
Pettis
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.6%
Exactly 0
81.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.9 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
Diaz44.9%47.8%−2.9+100
Pettis55.1%52.2%+2.9-120

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
66.0Striking60.9
Diaz +5.1
46.9Grappling48.7
Pettis +1.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DiazPettis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1594
Pound-for-pound
1602
1516
Divisional
1563
1509
Striking offense
1529
1524
Striking defense
1494
1513
Grappling offense
1494
1510
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
76"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.58
Strikes landed / min
3.14
44%
Strike accuracy
46%
3.82
Strikes absorbed / min
3.84
55%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.67
26%
Takedown accuracy
44%
45%
Takedown defense
53%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
61%
UFC win rate
56%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
79%
Finish rate
78%
Recent opp. quality
1092
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nate Diaz
  • LConor McGregorM-DEC R5
    Close +1153y before
  • WConor McGregorSUB R2
    Close +3403y 5mo before
  • WMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close +3003y 8mo before
  • LRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    missedClose +2504y 8mo before
  • WGray MaynardKO/TKO R1
    Close +1105y 9mo before
Anthony Pettis
  • WStephen ThompsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +3455mo before
  • LTony FergusonKO/TKO R2
    Close +29510mo before
  • WMichael ChiesaSUB R2
    opp missedClose +1551y 1mo before
  • LDustin PoirierKO/TKO R3
    Close -1101y 9mo before
  • WJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -2352y 1mo before
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 19-11-0

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
21% of wins
L
9% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
9% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 9 losses
W
16% of wins
L
82% of losses
UFC
14win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
9 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (21%)Decision(89%) 8
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 22-8-0

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
11 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
18% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
9win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(43%) 3
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(57%) 4
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Diaz
Pettis
23
UFC fights
16
264.4 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
180.1 min · 11.3 avg
21y 9m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Diaz
Pettis
388W–95L · 80.3%
Overall
329W–78L · 80.8%
227W–58L · 79.6%
Wins
176W–41L · 81.1%
161W–37L · 81.3%
Losses
153W–37L · 80.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Diaz
Pettis
53W–19L · 73.6%
Overall
116W–70L · 62.4%
26W–10L · 72.2%
Wins
84W–57L · 59.6%
27W–9L · 75.0%
Losses
32W–13L · 71.1%
Distance striking
Diaz
Pettis
7.28
Landed / min
5.20
38.1%
Accuracy
44.2%
61.5%
Defense
57.1%
0.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
45.8%
Time at distance
51.8%
Grappling & control
Diaz
Pettis
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.67
26.2%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
44.9%
Takedown defense
53.1%
1.42
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.83
31.6%
Control share
25.4%
Strike target map
Diaz
  • Head75%(906)div 63%
  • Body16%(198)div 20%
  • Legs9%(106)div 16%
Pettis
  • Head64%(361)div 63%
  • Body22%(122)div 20%
  • Legs15%(82)div 16%

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

Nate Diaz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anthony Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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