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UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
19-3 · IRL
VS
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz
19-10 · USA
August 20, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
168.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Conor McGregor def. Nate Diaz by M-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
McGregor34/580/010:05
Diaz25/730/000:00
R2
McGregor34/700/020:15
Diaz37/760/000:30
R3
McGregor26/450/000:34
Diaz49/870/201:31
R4
McGregor46/760/000:11
Diaz36/630/101:07
R5
McGregor24/370/100:26
Diaz19/441/402:42
Total
McGregor164/2860/131:31
Diaz166/3431/705:50

Scorecards

McGregor vs Diaz

RdDerek ClearyGlenn TrowbridgeJeff MullenCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R39-108-109-108.8-10
R410-910-910-99.9-9.1
R59-109-109-109.1-10
Total48-4747-4748-4747.7-47.1

Media (19 cards) · avg 47.846.9 · 15 McGregor · 0 Diaz · 4 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: McGregor-Diaz.

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
McGregorWin probabilityDiaz
53.8%46.2%
KO / TKO
64%
Submission
11%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 14.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
McGregor54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO43%80%
Submission1%2%
Decision10%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes74 (4296)act 164
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Diaz46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%45%
Submission10%21%
Decision15%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3886)act 166
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Combined totals~140 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R220%
R317%
R410%
R57%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
McGregor
55.0%-124
Diaz
+12444.3%
Most takedownstie 63.1%
McGregor
17.0%+117
Diaz
-11719.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
McGregor
Expected: 74.1
74
Over 74
42.1%
+135
Exactly 74
0.9%
push
Under 74
57.0%
-135
093186
Diaz
Expected: 66.1
66
Over 66
42.1%
+135
Exactly 66
1.0%
push
Under 66
56.9%
-135
083166
Takedowns — over/under
McGregor
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
19.9%
+403
Under 0.5
80.1%
-403
035
Diaz
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.8%
+338
Under 0.5
77.2%
-338
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 14.2 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
McGregor53.8%55.3%−1.5-135
Diaz46.2%44.7%+1.5+115

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
71.7Striking66.7
McGregor +4.9
49.9Grappling49.4
McGregor +0.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
McGregorDiaz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1628
Pound-for-pound
1610
1514
Divisional
1533
1539
Striking offense
1509
1502
Striking defense
1527
1497
Grappling offense
1514
1511
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.74
Strikes landed / min
4.36
44%
Strike accuracy
43%
4.04
Strikes absorbed / min
3.53
60%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.55
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
71%
Takedown accuracy
28%
62%
Takedown defense
44%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
88%
UFC win rate
64%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
86%
Finish rate
79%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Conor McGregor
  • LNate DiazSUB R2
    Close -4256mo before
  • WJose AldoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1058mo before
  • WChad MendesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1901y 1mo before
  • WDennis SiverKO/TKO R2
    Close -9751y 7mo before
  • WDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    Close -2601y 11mo before
Nate Diaz
  • WConor McGregorSUB R2
    Close +3406mo before
  • WMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close +3008mo before
  • LRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    missedClose +2501y 8mo before
  • WGray MaynardKO/TKO R1
    Close +1102y 9mo before
  • LJosh ThomsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1453y 4mo before
McGregor — 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
17 wins, 0 losses
W
89% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
5% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (92%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 19-10-0

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, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
10% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 8 losses
W
16% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
14win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
9 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (21%)Decision(88%) 7
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
McGregor
Diaz
8
UFC fights
22
48.2 min · 6.0 avg
Octagon time
239.4 min · 10.9 avg
18y 5m
Career length
21y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

McGregor
Diaz
129W–37L · 77.7%
Overall
369W–92L · 80.0%
111W–27L · 80.4%
Wins
227W–58L · 79.6%
18W–10L · 64.3%
Losses
142W–34L · 80.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
McGregor
Diaz
72W–26L · 73.5%
Overall
53W–19L · 73.6%
61W–21L · 74.4%
Wins
26W–10L · 72.2%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Losses
27W–9L · 75.0%
Distance striking
McGregor
Diaz
7.30
Landed / min
7.42
40.7%
Accuracy
38.0%
63.5%
Defense
64.4%
1.87
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.19
61.9%
Time at distance
44.8%
Grappling & control
McGregor
Diaz
1.55
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
71.4%
Takedown accuracy
27.6%
61.5%
Takedown defense
44.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.57
59.3%
Control share
28.5%
Strike target map
McGregor
  • Head75%(208)div 63%
  • Body16%(43)div 21%
  • Legs9%(26)div 16%
Diaz
  • Head77%(799)div 63%
  • Body14%(148)div 21%
  • Legs9%(97)div 16%

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

Conor McGregor
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nate Diaz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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