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UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
Derrick Lewis
Derrick Lewis
15-4 · USA
VS
Roy Nelson
Roy Nelson
20-12 · USA
July 7, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
265.5lb
Weigh-in
263.0lb
Derrick Lewis def. Roy Nelson by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lewis24/370/000:03
Nelson0/22/403:24
R2
Lewis3/130/000:00
Nelson2/83/302:44
R3
Lewis10/230/000:00
Nelson2/92/303:31
Total
Lewis37/730/000:03
Nelson4/197/1009:39

Scorecards

Lewis vs Nelson

RdAdalaide ByrdDave HagenGlenn TrowbridgeCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-109-109-109-10
R39-1010-910-99.4-9.6
Total28-2929-2829-2828.4-28.6

Media (17 cards) · avg 2927.9 · 17 Lewis · 0 Nelson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Lewis-Nelson.

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
LewisWin probabilityNelson
70.2%29.8%
KO / TKO
52%
Submission
16%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lewis70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%56%
Submission10%14%
Decision21%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 37
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Nelson30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%44%
Submission6%20%
Decision11%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 4
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 7
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R214%
R324%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Lewis
67.4%-215
Nelson
+21531.4%
Most takedownstie 74.4%
Lewis
6.7%+281
Nelson
-28118.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 47.9
48
Over 48
41.7%
+136
Exactly 48
1.4%
push
Under 48
56.9%
-136
060120
Nelson
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
41.5%
+136
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.5%
-136
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.8%
Exactly 0
92.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Nelson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.9%
Exactly 0
80.1%
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 9.5 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
Lewis70.2%45.7%+24.5+110
Nelson29.8%54.3%−24.5-130

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
72.8Striking46.1
Lewis +26.7
38.2Grappling32.5
Lewis +5.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LewisNelson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1581
Pound-for-pound
1533
1581
Divisional
1532
1525
Striking offense
1514
1512
Striking defense
1495
1523
Grappling offense
1469
1494
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
31 yrs
Age
40 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'0"
79"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.90
Strikes landed / min
2.25
60%
Strike accuracy
36%
1.51
Strikes absorbed / min
4.89
37%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.10
Takedowns / 15 min
0.73
33%
Takedown accuracy
23%
63%
Takedown defense
62%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
50%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
88%
Recent opp. quality
88
Days since last fight
152
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Derrick Lewis
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1503mo before
  • WDamian GrabowskiKO/TKO R1
    Close -1055mo before
  • WViktor PestaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1509mo before
  • LShawn JordanKO/TKO R2
    Close -1051y 1mo before
  • WRuan PottsKO/TKO R2
    Close -7051y 4mo before
Roy Nelson
  • WJared RosholtU-DEC R3
    Close -1155mo before
  • LJosh BarnettU-DEC R5
    Close +2859mo before
  • LAlistair OvereemU-DEC R3
    Close +1501y 4mo before
  • LMark HuntKO/TKO R2
    Close +1101y 10mo before
  • WAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1652y 3mo before
Lewis — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0, 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
14 wins, 2 losses
W
93% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (89%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 20-12-0

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
14 wins, 2 losses
W
70% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 10 losses
W
10% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
8win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(88%) 7
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Lewis
Nelson
8
UFC fights
16
41.0 min · 5.1 avg
Octagon time
163.4 min · 10.2 avg
16y 4m
Career length
22y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lewis
Nelson
92W–27L · 77.3%
Overall
279W–74L · 79.0%
68W–18L · 79.1%
Wins
139W–33L · 80.8%
24W–9L · 72.7%
Losses
140W–41L · 77.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lewis
Nelson
44W–11L · 80.0%
Overall
158W–71L · 69.0%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Wins
90W–53L · 62.9%
12W–2L · 85.7%
Losses
68W–18L · 79.1%
Distance striking
Lewis
Nelson
2.20
Landed / min
2.74
28.3%
Accuracy
31.6%
52.8%
Defense
52.1%
0.37
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.73
18.8%
Time at distance
59.9%
Grappling & control
Lewis
Nelson
1.10
Takedowns / 15 min
0.73
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
22.9%
63.3%
Takedown defense
62.1%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.09
40.0%
Control share
51.4%
Strike target map
Lewis
  • Head89%(143)div 67%
  • Body10%(16)div 19%
  • Legs1%(1)div 15%
Nelson
  • Head80%(295)div 67%
  • Body11%(40)div 19%
  • Legs9%(32)div 15%

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

Derrick Lewis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Roy Nelson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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