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UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez
25-8 · USA
VS
Jim Miller
Jim Miller
25-7 · USA
March 5, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Diego Sanchez def. Jim Miller by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sanchez10/271/202:28
Miller12/270/000:00
R2
Sanchez10/351/400:55
Miller24/370/000:24
R3
Sanchez28/630/300:01
Miller20/510/100:00
Total
Sanchez48/1252/903:24
Miller56/1150/100:24

Scorecards

Sanchez vs Miller

RdGlenn TrowbridgeLester GriffinTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-109-109-109-10
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2829-2829-2828.9-28.1

Media (21 cards) · avg 2928.1 · 20 Sanchez · 0 Miller · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sanchez-Miller.

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
SanchezWin probabilityMiller
17.4%82.6%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
2%
Decision
67%
Expected fight time: 12.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sanchez17%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%40%
Submission0%0%
Decision10%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 48
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 2
Miller83%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%29%
Submission2%2%
Decision57%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3377)act 56
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~107 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R217%
R39%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Sanchez
40.2%+146
Miller
-14658.8%
Most takedownstie 58.2%
Sanchez
5.4%+678
Miller
-67836.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 48.3
48.5
Over 48.5
42.3%
+137
Under 48.5
57.7%
-137
061121
Miller
Expected: 59.1
59
Over 59
42.0%
+135
Exactly 59
1.1%
push
Under 59
56.8%
-135
074148
Takedowns — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.6%
Exactly 0
92.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Miller
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
37.9%
+164
Under 0.5
62.1%
-164
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 12.7 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
Sanchez17.4%37.2%−19.8+160
Miller82.6%62.8%+19.8-185

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
59.7Striking64.4
Miller +4.7
40.5Grappling67.2
Miller +26.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SanchezMiller
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1595
Pound-for-pound
1614
1565
Divisional
1614
1469
Striking offense
1480
1517
Striking defense
1525
1472
Grappling offense
1530
1523
Grappling defense
1522
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
72"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.67
Strikes landed / min
2.43
35%
Strike accuracy
37%
3.03
Strikes absorbed / min
2.31
59%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.33
Takedowns / 15 min
1.77
19%
Takedown accuracy
44%
49%
Takedown defense
48%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.4
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
36%
Finish rate
57%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
86
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Sanchez
  • LRicardo LamasU-DEC R3
    Close +3503mo before
  • WRoss PearsonS-DEC R3
    Close +1201y 9mo before
  • LMyles JuryU-DEC R3
    Close +1602y before
  • LGilbert MelendezU-DEC R3
    Close +4652y 5mo before
  • WTakanori GomiS-DEC R3
    Close -2313y before
Jim Miller
  • LMichael ChiesaSUB R2
    Close +1303mo before
  • WDanny CastilloS-DEC R3
    Close -1407mo before
  • LBeneil DariushU-DEC R3
    Close +14511mo before
  • LDonald CerroneKO/TKO R2
    Close +2201y 8mo before
  • WYancy MedeirosSUB R1
    Close -1851y 10mo before
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 25-8-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 7 losses
W
40% of wins
L
88% of losses
UFC
14win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
9 (64%)Decision(88%) 7
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0
Miller — win / loss by method
Record: 25-7-0, 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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 2 losses
W
56% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
14win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
6 (43%)Submission(33%) 2
6 (43%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (73%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sanchez
Miller
22
UFC fights
21
292.9 min · 13.3 avg
Octagon time
220.6 min · 10.5 avg
24y 1m
Career length
20y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sanchez
Miller
375W–98L · 79.3%
Overall
295W–79L · 78.9%
248W–78L · 76.1%
Wins
218W–61L · 78.1%
127W–20L · 86.4%
Losses
77W–18L · 81.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sanchez
Miller
54W–57L · 48.6%
Overall
80W–44L · 64.5%
54W–57L · 48.6%
Wins
75W–44L · 63.0%
0W–0L
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Sanchez
Miller
2.82
Landed / min
3.75
27.5%
Accuracy
30.2%
62.4%
Defense
70.3%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
57.6%
Time at distance
40.0%
Grappling & control
Sanchez
Miller
1.33
Takedowns / 15 min
1.77
19.1%
Takedown accuracy
44.1%
49.1%
Takedown defense
48.1%
0.92
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.38
58.8%
Control share
49.0%
Strike target map
Sanchez
  • Head72%(562)div 63%
  • Body23%(181)div 20%
  • Legs5%(40)div 17%
Miller
  • Head61%(324)div 63%
  • Body19%(100)div 20%
  • Legs21%(111)div 17%

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

Diego Sanchez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jim Miller
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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