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UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland
19-3 · USA
VS
Nordine Taleb
Nordine Taleb
14-5 · CAN
October 27, 2018 · Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Sean Strickland def. Nordine Taleb by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 3:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Strickland23/930/000:00
Taleb35/620/000:00
R2 · 3:10
Strickland42/840/010:37
Taleb13/330/000:00
Total
Strickland65/1770/010:37
Taleb48/950/000:00

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
StricklandWin probabilityTaleb
86.7%13.3%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
2%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 13.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Strickland87%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%41%
Submission2%2%
Decision49%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes90 (51117)act 65
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Taleb13%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%42%
Submission0%0%
Decision8%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 48
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~151 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R13%
R27%
R333%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Strickland
66.8%-206
Taleb
+20632.5%
Most takedownstie 63.7%
Strickland
19.7%-119
Taleb
+11916.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Strickland
Expected: 89.6
89.5
Over 89.5
42.5%
+135
Under 89.5
57.5%
-135
0112224
Taleb
Expected: 61.3
61.5
Over 61.5
42.3%
+136
Under 61.5
57.7%
-136
077154
Takedowns — over/under
Strickland
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.6%
+343
Under 0.5
77.4%
-343
035
Taleb
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.0%
Exactly 0
80.0%
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 13.2 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
Strickland86.7%47.8%+38.9+100
Taleb13.3%52.2%−38.9-120

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
65.9Striking76.6
Taleb +10.7
61.6Grappling57.3
Strickland +4.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StricklandTaleb
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1589
Pound-for-pound
1563
1566
Divisional
1552
1504
Striking offense
1499
1500
Striking defense
1534
1493
Grappling offense
1495
1541
Grappling defense
1531
Physical
27 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.08
Strikes landed / min
3.21
35%
Strike accuracy
55%
3.45
Strikes absorbed / min
2.06
66%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.46
Takedowns / 15 min
2.49
58%
Takedown accuracy
76%
82%
Takedown defense
71%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
153
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean Strickland
  • LElizeu Zaleski dos SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close -1206mo before
  • WCourt McGeeU-DEC R3
    Close -29011mo before
  • LKamaru UsmanU-DEC R3
    Close +2451y 7mo before
  • WTom BreeseS-DEC R3
    Close -1102y 5mo before
  • WAlex GarciaKO/TKO R3
    Close -1152y 8mo before
Nordine Taleb
  • LClaudio SilvaSUB R1
    Close -4005mo before
  • WDanny RobertsKO/TKO R1
    Close -15510mo before
  • WOliver EnkampU-DEC R3
    Close -3351y 5mo before
  • LSantiago PonzinibbioU-DEC R3
    Close +2651y 8mo before
  • WErick SilvaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1852y 8mo before
Strickland — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
37% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (23%)Submission() 0
3 (23%)Decision() 0
Taleb — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
4 (67%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Strickland
Taleb
9
UFC fights
9
112.6 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
96.3 min · 10.7 avg
18y 4m
Career length
18y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Strickland
Taleb
140W–30L · 82.4%
Overall
107W–21L · 83.6%
94W–22L · 81.0%
Wins
65W–17L · 79.3%
46W–8L · 85.2%
Losses
42W–4L · 91.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Strickland
Taleb
83W–34L · 70.9%
Overall
56W–30L · 65.1%
83W–34L · 70.9%
Wins
37W–24L · 60.7%
0W–0L
Losses
19W–6L · 76.0%
Distance striking
Strickland
Taleb
4.58
Landed / min
3.99
31.4%
Accuracy
48.8%
69.3%
Defense
71.7%
0.27
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
69.4%
Time at distance
55.1%
Grappling & control
Strickland
Taleb
1.46
Takedowns / 15 min
2.49
57.9%
Takedown accuracy
76.2%
81.6%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.53
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
51.0%
Control share
75.3%
Strike target map
Strickland
  • Head84%(385)div 63%
  • Body7%(30)div 20%
  • Legs10%(44)div 16%
Taleb
  • Head56%(174)div 63%
  • Body22%(67)div 20%
  • Legs22%(68)div 16%

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

Sean Strickland
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nordine Taleb
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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