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Alex Nicholson
Alex Nicholson
1-1 · USA
VS
Devin Clark
Devin Clark
6-0 · USA
July 13, 2016 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Alex Nicholson def. Devin Clark by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:57
Nicholson18/310/010:01
Clark14/201/112:46
Total
Nicholson18/310/010:01
Clark14/201/112:46

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
NicholsonWin probabilityClark
42.1%57.9%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
26%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nicholson42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%29%
Submission11%27%
Decision19%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 18
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Clark58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%30%
Submission15%26%
Decision25%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2149)act 14
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 1
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R234%
R35%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Nicholson
44.1%+123
Clark
-12354.3%
Most takedownstie 45.8%
Nicholson
12.4%+338
Clark
-33841.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nicholson
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
42.3%
+136
Under 33.5
57.7%
-136
04284
Clark
Expected: 37.3
37.5
Over 37.5
42.2%
+137
Under 37.5
57.8%
-137
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Nicholson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.7%
Exactly 0
81.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Clark
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.5%
+180
Exactly 1
17.3%
push
Under 1
53.2%
-180
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 10.2 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
Nicholson42.1%34.2%+7.9+180
Clark57.9%65.8%−7.9-220

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
NicholsonClark
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1487
Pound-for-pound
1520
1502
Divisional
1520
1499
Striking offense
1482
1528
Striking defense
1500
1492
Grappling offense
1561
1493
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
26 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'0"
77"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.47
Strikes landed / min
31%
Strike accuracy
4.95
Strikes absorbed / min
49%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
158
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alex Nicholson
  • LMisha CirkunovSUB R2
    Close +5005mo before
Devin Clark
No prior UFC fights.
Nicholson — win / loss by method
Record: 1-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Clark — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Nicholson
Clark
1
UFC fights
0
6.5 min · 6.5 avg
Octagon time
11y 8m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Nicholson
Clark
10W–2L · 83.3%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nicholson
Clark
5W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
20W–4L · 83.3%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
20W–4L · 83.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Nicholson
Clark
4.52
Landed / min
32.6%
Accuracy
55.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
51.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Nicholson
Clark
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Nicholson
  • Head63%(10)div 63%
  • Body6%(1)div 19%
  • Legs31%(5)div 18%
Clark
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Alex Nicholson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Devin Clark

No UFC fights on record.

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