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UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
Nik Lentz
Nik Lentz
26-7-2 · USA
VS
Michael McBride
Michael McBride
8-1 · USA
September 10, 2016 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
158.0lbMissed +2.0
Nik Lentz def. Michael McBride by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lentz16/184/504:19
McBride5/90/000:00
R2 · 4:17
Lentz22/321/103:00
McBride11/220/100:31
Total
Lentz38/505/607:19
McBride16/310/100:31

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 probabilityMcBride
69.7%30.3%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
41%
Decision
16%
Expected fight time: 6.4 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 McBride. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Lentz70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%46%
Submission23%33%
Decision15%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 38
Takedowns1.3 (0.13.2)act 5
McBride30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%34%
Submission18%61%
Decision2%5%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 16
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R154%
R222%
R38%
Distance16%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Lentz
56.3%-133
McBride
+13342.4%
Most takedownstie 10.1%
Lentz
87.1%-3131
McBride
+31312.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 46.2
46
Over 46
42.0%
+135
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.5%
-135
058116
McBride
Expected: 39.7
39.5
Over 39.5
42.8%
+134
Under 39.5
57.2%
-134
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
52.8%
-112
Under 1.5
47.2%
+112
035
McBride
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.0%
Exactly 0
85.0%
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 6.4 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
Lentz69.7%81.6%−11.9-550
McBride30.3%18.4%+11.9+425

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
LentzMcBride
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1605
Pound-for-pound
1522
1583
Divisional
1522
1508
Striking offense
1500
1493
Striking defense
1500
1541
Grappling offense
1500
1472
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'1"
68"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.22
Strikes landed / min
49%
Strike accuracy
2.85
Strikes absorbed / min
50%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
3.87
Takedowns / 15 min
35%
Takedown accuracy
46%
Takedown defense
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
266
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nik Lentz
  • WDanny CastilloS-DEC R3
    Close -1409mo before
  • LCharles OliveiraSUB R3
    Close +2251y 3mo before
  • WManvel GamburyanU-DEC R3
    Close -5402y 4mo before
  • LChad MendesU-DEC R3
    Close +6002y 9mo before
  • WHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close -1013y 4mo before
Michael McBride
No prior UFC fights.
Lentz — win / loss by method
Record: 26-7-2, 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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 3 losses
W
38% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
10win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (10%)Submission(25%) 1
8 (80%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
16win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 1
McBride — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Lentz
McBride
16
UFC fights
0
209.1 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
21y 0m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Lentz
McBride
198W–59L · 77.0%
Overall
143W–48L · 74.9%
Wins
55W–11L · 83.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lentz
McBride
108W–59L · 64.7%
Overall
45W–37L · 54.9%
82W–43L · 65.6%
Wins
41W–36L · 53.2%
26W–16L · 61.9%
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Lentz
McBride
5.81
Landed / min
39.5%
Accuracy
56.6%
Defense
0.07
Knockdowns / 15 min
31.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Lentz
McBride
3.87
Takedowns / 15 min
35.3%
Takedown accuracy
46.4%
Takedown defense
1.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
57.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Lentz
  • Head60%(404)div 63%
  • Body25%(169)div 20%
  • Legs15%(101)div 17%
McBride
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Michael McBride

No UFC fights on record.

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