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Roy Nelson
Roy Nelson
19-12 · USA
VS
Jared Rosholt
Jared Rosholt
14-2 · USA
February 6, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
258.0lb
Weigh-in
245.0lb
Roy Nelson def. Jared Rosholt by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nelson6/360/000:00
Rosholt13/370/000:00
R2
Nelson16/360/000:00
Rosholt11/350/100:00
R3
Nelson20/490/100:00
Rosholt12/480/100:00
Total
Nelson42/1210/100:00
Rosholt36/1200/200:00

Scorecards

Nelson vs Rosholt

RdChris LeeDerek ClearyJunichiro KamijoCommunity
R110-910-99-109.3-9.8
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9.1
Total30-2730-2729-2829.2-28

Media (15 cards) · avg 2928.1 · 13 Nelson · 0 Rosholt · 2 draws

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

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 probabilityRosholt
20.4%79.6%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
5%
Decision
67%
Expected fight time: 12.4 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 Rosholt. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nelson20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%51%
Submission2%10%
Decision8%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 42
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.5)act 0
Rosholt80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%22%
Submission3%4%
Decision59%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2968)act 36
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.5)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R211%
R310%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Nelson
28.5%+247
Rosholt
-24770.3%
Most takedownstie 43.2%
Nelson
8.1%+597
Rosholt
-59748.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 32.3
32.5
Over 32.5
42.0%
+138
Under 32.5
58.0%
-138
04181
Rosholt
Expected: 51.9
52
Over 52
41.8%
+136
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
56.9%
-136
065130
Takedowns — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
13.7%
Exactly 0
86.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Rosholt
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.2%
+132
Exactly 1
15.9%
push
Under 1
47.9%
-132
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 12.4 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
Nelson20.4%51.1%−30.7-115
Rosholt79.6%48.9%+30.7-105

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
44.1Striking70.9
Rosholt +26.8
32.5Grappling50.8
Rosholt +18.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NelsonRosholt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1513
Pound-for-pound
1600
1512
Divisional
1600
1517
Striking offense
1475
1492
Striking defense
1514
1477
Grappling offense
1513
1516
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
39 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
73"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.19
Strikes landed / min
2.03
36%
Strike accuracy
51%
5.14
Strikes absorbed / min
1.31
44%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.81
Takedowns / 15 min
2.13
24%
Takedown accuracy
45%
59%
Takedown defense
64%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
47%
UFC win rate
86%
-3
Win/loss streak
+3
20%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
17%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Roy Nelson
  • LJosh BarnettU-DEC R5
    Close +2854mo before
  • LAlistair OvereemU-DEC R3
    Close +15011mo before
  • LMark HuntKO/TKO R2
    Close +1101y 5mo before
  • WAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1651y 10mo before
  • LDaniel CormierU-DEC R3
    Close +4352y 4mo before
Jared Rosholt
  • WStefan StruveU-DEC R3
    Close +1403mo before
  • WTimothy JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2456mo before
  • WJosh CopelandKO/TKO R3
    Close -31011mo before
  • LAleksei OleinikKO/TKO R1
    Close -4201y 2mo before
  • WSoa PaleleiU-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 7mo before
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-12-0

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
74% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 10 losses
W
5% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
7win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(88%) 7
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(75%) 3
Rosholt — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (83%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Nelson
Rosholt
15
UFC fights
7
148.4 min · 9.9 avg
Octagon time
91.5 min · 13.1 avg
22y 3m
Career length
15y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nelson
Rosholt
265W–72L · 78.6%
Overall
139W–25L · 84.8%
125W–31L · 80.1%
Wins
87W–16L · 84.5%
140W–41L · 77.3%
Losses
52W–9L · 85.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nelson
Rosholt
158W–71L · 69.0%
Overall
52W–26L · 66.7%
90W–53L · 62.9%
Wins
45W–24L · 65.2%
68W–18L · 79.1%
Losses
7W–2L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Nelson
Rosholt
2.71
Landed / min
1.91
31.0%
Accuracy
31.2%
50.1%
Defense
65.9%
0.81
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
56.2%
Time at distance
33.8%
Grappling & control
Nelson
Rosholt
0.81
Takedowns / 15 min
2.13
23.5%
Takedown accuracy
44.8%
59.3%
Takedown defense
63.6%
0.10
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.16
51.4%
Control share
81.6%
Strike target map
Nelson
  • Head80%(259)div 67%
  • Body12%(38)div 18%
  • Legs9%(28)div 15%
Rosholt
  • Head60%(111)div 67%
  • Body23%(43)div 18%
  • Legs17%(32)div 15%

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

Roy Nelson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jared Rosholt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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