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UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
Nik Lentz
Nik Lentz
28-9-2 · USA
VS
Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard
13-6-1 · USA
October 6, 2018 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Nik Lentz def. Gray Maynard by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 1:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lentz64/802/503:32
Maynard5/110/000:08
R2 · 1:19
Lentz11/210/010:02
Maynard8/160/000:00
Total
Lentz75/1012/513:34
Maynard13/270/000:08

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 probabilityMaynard
62.6%37.4%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
10%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.9 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 Maynard. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Lentz63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%44%
Submission9%14%
Decision26%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 75
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 2
Maynard37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%31%
Submission1%3%
Decision24%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 13
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R218%
R311%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Lentz
65.0%-193
Maynard
+19333.7%
Most takedownstie 35.4%
Lentz
16.6%+288
Maynard
-28848.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 48.4
48.5
Over 48.5
42.3%
+136
Under 48.5
57.7%
-136
061121
Maynard
Expected: 34.1
34
Over 34
41.8%
+135
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.3%
-135
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.8%
+260
Under 0.5
72.2%
-260
035
Maynard
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
38.5%
+113
Exactly 1
18.0%
push
Under 1
43.5%
-113
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 10.9 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
Lentz62.6%66.9%−4.3-230
Maynard37.4%33.1%+4.3+190

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
64.1Striking60.8
Lentz +3.3
61.7Grappling68.6
Maynard +6.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LentzMaynard
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1594
Pound-for-pound
1570
1576
Divisional
1560
1511
Striking offense
1440
1487
Striking defense
1510
1534
Grappling offense
1510
1479
Grappling defense
1569
Physical
34 yrs
Age
39 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
68"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.21
Strikes landed / min
1.91
48%
Strike accuracy
32%
3.02
Strikes absorbed / min
2.41
50%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.46
Takedowns / 15 min
2.99
35%
Takedown accuracy
48%
44%
Takedown defense
83%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
61%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
33%
Finish rate
9%
Recent opp. quality
127
Days since last fight
456
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nik Lentz
  • LDavid TeymurU-DEC R3
    Close +2504mo before
  • WWill BrooksSUB R2
    Close +34511mo before
  • LIslam MakhachevU-DEC R3
    Close +2701y 8mo before
  • WMichael McBrideKO/TKO R2
    opp missedClose -5502y 1mo before
  • WDanny CastilloS-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 10mo before
Gray Maynard
  • WTeruto IshiharaU-DEC R3
    Close +2851y 3mo before
  • LRyan HallU-DEC R3
    Close +1451y 10mo before
  • WFernando BrunoU-DEC R3
    Close -1652y 3mo before
  • LAlexander YakovlevU-DEC R3
    Close +1203y 6mo before
  • LRoss PearsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1504y 2mo before
Lentz — win / loss by method
Record: 28-9-2, 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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 5 losses
W
36% of wins
L
56% of losses
UFC
12win6loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(17%) 1
8 (67%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
16win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 1
Maynard — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-1, 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
2 wins, 4 losses
W
15% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 2 losses
W
85% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
11win6loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
10 (91%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Lentz
Maynard
20
UFC fights
19
255.5 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
251.0 min · 13.2 avg
21y 0m
Career length
20y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lentz
Maynard
244W–65L · 79.0%
Overall
259W–76L · 77.3%
169W–52L · 76.5%
Wins
167W–46L · 78.4%
75W–13L · 85.2%
Losses
92W–30L · 75.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lentz
Maynard
108W–59L · 64.7%
Overall
2W–0L · 100.0%
82W–43L · 65.6%
Wins
2W–0L · 100.0%
26W–16L · 61.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lentz
Maynard
5.47
Landed / min
2.06
39.5%
Accuracy
25.9%
56.4%
Defense
72.0%
0.06
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.36
34.6%
Time at distance
59.7%
Grappling & control
Lentz
Maynard
3.46
Takedowns / 15 min
2.99
35.1%
Takedown accuracy
47.6%
44.3%
Takedown defense
83.1%
1.29
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.72
55.4%
Control share
83.9%
Strike target map
Lentz
  • Head59%(485)div 63%
  • Body26%(212)div 20%
  • Legs15%(123)div 17%
Maynard
  • Head75%(360)div 63%
  • Body20%(98)div 20%
  • Legs5%(22)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.

Gray Maynard
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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