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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
10-3 · GBR
VS
March 30, 2019 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Paul Craig def. Kennedy Nzechukwu by SUB (Triangle Choke), R3 4:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Craig5/181/801:13
Nzechukwu12/170/001:46
R2
Craig11/290/400:09
Nzechukwu20/360/000:58
R3 · 4:20
Craig9/300/400:15
Nzechukwu8/190/001:38
Total
Craig25/771/1601:37
Nzechukwu40/720/004:22

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
CraigWin probabilityNzechukwu
25.9%74.1%
KO / TKO
73%
Submission
8%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 6.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Craig26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%64%
Submission6%23%
Decision3%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 25
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 1
Nzechukwu74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO56%76%
Submission2%2%
Decision16%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 40
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~48 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R158%
R219%
R34%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Craig
30.7%+219
Nzechukwu
-21967.2%
Most takedownstie 66.7%
Craig
13.5%+147
Nzechukwu
-14719.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Craig
Expected: 19.2
19
Over 19
41.5%
+133
Exactly 19
3.4%
push
Under 19
55.2%
-133
02448
Nzechukwu
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
41.9%
+133
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
55.8%
-133
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Craig
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.0%
Exactly 0
84.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Nzechukwu
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.0%
+354
Under 0.5
78.0%
-354
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 6.2 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
Craig25.9%37.2%−11.3+160
Nzechukwu74.1%62.8%+11.3-185

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
CraigNzechukwu
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1521
1511
Divisional
1521
1492
Striking offense
1500
1496
Striking defense
1500
1521
Grappling offense
1500
1496
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'5"
76"
Reach
83"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.96
Strikes landed / min
52%
Strike accuracy
2.83
Strikes absorbed / min
46%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.96
Takedowns / 15 min
30%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Craig
  • LJimmy CruteSUB R3
    Close +2454mo before
  • WMagomed AnkalaevSUB R3
    Close +5501y before
  • LKhalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO R1
    Close +1251y 8mo before
  • LTyson PedroKO/TKO R1
    Close +1202y 1mo before
  • WHenrique da SilvaSUB R2
    Close +1902y 3mo before
Kennedy Nzechukwu
No prior UFC fights.
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
90% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (100%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Nzechukwu — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
67% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Craig
Nzechukwu
5
UFC fights
0
45.9 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
12y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Craig
Nzechukwu
39W–2L · 95.1%
Overall
21W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
18W–2L · 90.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Craig
Nzechukwu
15W–9L · 62.5%
Overall
26W–25L · 51.0%
15W–9L · 62.5%
Wins
26W–25L · 51.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Craig
Nzechukwu
3.94
Landed / min
42.0%
Accuracy
63.4%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
30.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Craig
Nzechukwu
1.96
Takedowns / 15 min
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
1.31
Sub attempts / 15 min
28.1%
Control share
Strike target map
Craig
  • Head37%(33)div 65%
  • Body38%(34)div 19%
  • Legs26%(23)div 16%
Nzechukwu
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kennedy Nzechukwu

No UFC fights on record.

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