The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
Nik Lentz
Nik Lentz
29-9-2 · USA
VS
Scott Holtzman
Scott Holtzman
12-2 · USA
February 17, 2019 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Nik Lentz def. Scott Holtzman by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lentz32/432/802:44
Holtzman5/200/000:03
R2
Lentz23/452/501:45
Holtzman17/480/000:15
R3
Lentz16/341/602:19
Holtzman32/540/000:00
Total
Lentz71/1225/1906:48
Holtzman54/1220/000:18

Scorecards

Lentz vs Holtzman

RdChris FloresDennis O'ConnellMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.6-9.4
R39-109-109-109-9.9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.6-28.3

Media (18 cards) · avg 2928 · 18 Lentz · 0 Holtzman

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Lentz-Holtzman.

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
LentzWin probabilityHoltzman
45.0%55.0%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
18%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 8.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lentz45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%52%
Submission9%21%
Decision12%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 71
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 5
Holtzman55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%55%
Submission9%17%
Decision16%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 54
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R228%
R36%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Lentz
47.8%+106
Holtzman
-10650.8%
Most takedownstie 36.4%
Lentz
37.2%-141
Holtzman
+14126.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
41.5%
+137
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.8%
-137
04895
Holtzman
Expected: 39.2
39
Over 39
42.0%
+134
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.3%
-134
04998
Takedowns — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.3%
+169
Exactly 1
18.5%
push
Under 1
51.2%
-169
035
Holtzman
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.2%
+155
Under 0.5
60.8%
-155
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 8.0 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
Lentz45.0%40.4%+4.6+140
Holtzman55.0%59.6%−4.6-160

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
65.6Striking72.3
Holtzman +6.7
62.3Grappling59.7
Lentz +2.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LentzHoltzman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1609
Pound-for-pound
1570
1591
Divisional
1571
1518
Striking offense
1512
1486
Striking defense
1501
1541
Grappling offense
1524
1483
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
34 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
68"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.42
Strikes landed / min
4.47
50%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
3.22
50%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.50
Takedowns / 15 min
2.81
35%
Takedown accuracy
59%
44%
Takedown defense
61%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
65%
UFC win rate
71%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
38%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
134
Days since last fight
134
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nik Lentz
  • WGray MaynardKO/TKO R2
    Close -2304mo before
  • LDavid TeymurU-DEC R3
    Close +2509mo before
  • WWill BrooksSUB R2
    Close +3451y 3mo before
  • LIslam MakhachevU-DEC R3
    Close +2702y before
  • WMichael McBrideKO/TKO R2
    opp missedClose -5502y 5mo before
Scott Holtzman
  • WAlan PatrickKO/TKO R3
    Close +2604mo before
  • WDarrell HorcherU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 2mo before
  • WMichael McBrideU-DEC R3
    Close -2801y 10mo before
  • LJosh EmmettU-DEC R3
    Close +1682y 2mo before
  • WCody PfisterU-DEC R3
    Close -2602y 7mo before
Lentz — win / loss by method
Record: 29-9-2, 1 NC

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, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
28% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 5 losses
W
34% of wins
L
56% of losses
UFC
13win6loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
2 (15%)Submission(17%) 1
8 (62%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
16win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 1
Holtzman — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Lentz
Holtzman
21
UFC fights
7
261.8 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
101.4 min · 14.5 avg
21y 0m
Career length
14y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lentz
Holtzman
257W–71L · 78.4%
Overall
85W–22L · 79.4%
182W–58L · 75.8%
Wins
60W–15L · 80.0%
75W–13L · 85.2%
Losses
25W–7L · 78.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lentz
Holtzman
108W–59L · 64.7%
Overall
52W–32L · 61.9%
82W–43L · 65.6%
Wins
52W–32L · 61.9%
26W–16L · 61.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lentz
Holtzman
5.61
Landed / min
6.38
40.2%
Accuracy
41.6%
56.3%
Defense
62.7%
0.11
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
34.5%
Time at distance
37.0%
Grappling & control
Lentz
Holtzman
3.50
Takedowns / 15 min
2.81
35.3%
Takedown accuracy
59.4%
44.3%
Takedown defense
60.9%
1.32
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
56.3%
Control share
71.0%
Strike target map
Lentz
  • Head62%(552)div 63%
  • Body24%(217)div 20%
  • Legs14%(126)div 17%
Holtzman
  • Head69%(311)div 63%
  • Body19%(87)div 20%
  • Legs12%(55)div 17%

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

Nik Lentz
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.