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Gunnar Nelson
Gunnar Nelson
14-2-1 · ISL
VS
Albert Tumenov
Albert Tumenov
16-3 · RUS
May 8, 2016 · Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Gunnar Nelson def. Albert Tumenov by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 3:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nelson20/311/102:19
Tumenov13/240/000:00
R2 · 3:15
Nelson9/131/101:59
Tumenov10/170/000:00
Total
Nelson29/442/204:18
Tumenov23/410/000:00

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
NelsonWin probabilityTumenov
49.9%50.1%
KO / TKO
8%
Submission
22%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 11.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nelson50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%4%
Submission18%37%
Decision30%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 29
Takedowns2.3 (0.05.0)act 2
Tumenov50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%12%
Submission4%8%
Decision40%80%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 23
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R23%
R34%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Nelson
31.3%+215
Tumenov
-21567.2%
Most takedownstie 12.5%
Nelson
85.2%-3847
Tumenov
+38472.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 27.5
27.5
Over 27.5
42.5%
+135
Under 27.5
57.5%
-135
03569
Tumenov
Expected: 41.3
41.5
Over 41.5
42.1%
+137
Under 41.5
57.9%
-137
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 2.3
2.5
Over 2.5
46.1%
+117
Under 2.5
53.9%
-117
048
Tumenov
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.0%
Exactly 0
90.0%
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 11.8 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
Nelson49.9%41.2%+8.7+135
Tumenov50.1%58.8%−8.7-155

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
59.3Striking64.8
Tumenov +5.5
63.7Grappling33.7
Nelson +30.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NelsonTumenov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1572
Pound-for-pound
1588
1559
Divisional
1589
1473
Striking offense
1517
1526
Striking defense
1514
1521
Grappling offense
1494
1536
Grappling defense
1525
Physical
27 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
73"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.86
Strikes landed / min
4.23
56%
Strike accuracy
41%
3.84
Strikes absorbed / min
3.84
52%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.38
Takedowns / 15 min
0.28
58%
Takedown accuracy
20%
70%
Takedown defense
83%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
83%
-1
Win/loss streak
+5
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
80%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
148
Days since last fight
127
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gunnar Nelson
  • LDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close -1255mo before
  • WBrandon ThatchSUB R1
    Close +15010mo before
  • LRick StoryS-DEC R5
    Close -3601y 7mo before
  • WZak CummingsSUB R2
    Close -8401y 10mo before
  • WOmari AkhmedovSUB R1
    Close -2802y 2mo before
Albert Tumenov
  • WLorenz LarkinS-DEC R3
    Close -2504mo before
  • WAlan JoubanKO/TKO R1
    Close -2607mo before
  • WNicholas MusokeU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 3mo before
  • WMatt DwyerKO/TKO R1
    Close -4401y 7mo before
  • WAnthony LapsleyKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -2652y before
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-1

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, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (80%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Tumenov — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
69% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Nelson
Tumenov
7
UFC fights
6
75.9 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
52.9 min · 8.8 avg
19y 3m
Career length
16y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nelson
Tumenov
119W–41L · 74.4%
Overall
90W–23L · 79.6%
81W–27L · 75.0%
Wins
71W–17L · 80.7%
38W–14L · 73.1%
Losses
19W–6L · 76.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nelson
Tumenov
41W–10L · 80.4%
Overall
41W–17L · 70.7%
41W–10L · 80.4%
Wins
36W–17L · 67.9%
0W–0L
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Nelson
Tumenov
2.25
Landed / min
4.62
48.6%
Accuracy
39.7%
60.7%
Defense
60.8%
0.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.42
52.1%
Time at distance
78.1%
Grappling & control
Nelson
Tumenov
1.38
Takedowns / 15 min
0.28
58.3%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
70.0%
Takedown defense
83.3%
0.99
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
56.3%
Control share
28.0%
Strike target map
Nelson
  • Head78%(110)div 63%
  • Body14%(20)div 21%
  • Legs8%(11)div 16%
Tumenov
  • Head83%(186)div 63%
  • Body13%(29)div 21%
  • Legs4%(9)div 16%

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

Gunnar Nelson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Albert Tumenov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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