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Yao Zhikui
Yao Zhikui
3-2 · CHN
VS
Nolan Ticman
Nolan Ticman
4-2 · USA
May 16, 2015 · Manila, Philippines
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Yao Zhikui def. Nolan Ticman by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Zhikui3/470/100:00
Ticman9/330/100:00
R2
Zhikui5/390/300:36
Ticman8/270/100:00
R3
Zhikui1/221/200:03
Ticman35/490/301:38
Total
Zhikui9/1081/600:39
Ticman52/1090/501:38

Scorecards

Zhikui vs Ticman

RdBarry FoleyChristopher ShenEvan FieldCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.5-9.6
R210-910-910-99.8-9.3
R39-109-109-109.1-9.9
Total28-2929-2829-2828.4-28.8

Media (10 cards) · avg 29.427.7 · 9 Zhikui · 0 Ticman · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Zhikui-Ticman.

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
ZhikuiWin probabilityTicman
39.1%60.9%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
19%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Zhikui39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%17%
Submission8%22%
Decision24%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2967)act 9
Takedowns1.5 (0.13.6)act 1
Ticman61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%21%
Submission10%17%
Decision38%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 52
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~105 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R210%
R37%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Zhikui
47.8%+107
Ticman
-10751.1%
Most takedownstie 15.1%
Zhikui
75.9%-846
Ticman
+8469.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Zhikui
Expected: 51.4
51.5
Over 51.5
42.4%
+136
Under 51.5
57.6%
-136
065129
Ticman
Expected: 53.3
53.5
Over 53.5
42.2%
+137
Under 53.5
57.8%
-137
067134
Takedowns — over/under
Zhikui
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
56.5%
-130
Under 1.5
43.5%
+130
035
Ticman
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
33.0%
+203
Under 0.5
67.0%
-203
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 11.3 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
Zhikui39.1%29.3%+9.8+230
Ticman60.9%70.7%−9.8-270

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
58.3Striking50.9
Zhikui +7.4
6.9Grappling12.3
Ticman +5.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ZhikuiTicman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1488
Pound-for-pound
1491
1504
Divisional
1507
1501
Striking offense
1496
1501
Striking defense
1503
1497
Grappling offense
1495
1498
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
24 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'6"
64"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.80
Strikes landed / min
1.67
40%
Strike accuracy
47%
1.20
Strikes absorbed / min
4.47
38%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
25%
Takedown defense
44%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
266
Days since last fight
273
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yao Zhikui
  • LRoyston WeeS-DEC R3
    Close +2009mo before
Nolan Ticman
  • LFrankie SaenzU-DEC R3
    Close +1109mo before
Zhikui — win / loss by method
Record: 3-2-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Ticman — win / loss by method
Record: 4-2-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Zhikui
Ticman
1
UFC fights
1
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
13y 8m
Career length
16y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Zhikui
Ticman
3W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
7W–2L · 77.8%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
7W–2L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Zhikui
Ticman
0W–1L · 0.0%
Overall
12W–12L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Wins
9W–12L · 42.9%
0W–1L · 0.0%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Zhikui
Ticman
6.66
Landed / min
3.21
42.2%
Accuracy
46.8%
42.9%
Defense
66.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
19.0%
Time at distance
45.6%
Grappling & control
Zhikui
Ticman
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
Takedown defense
44.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
33.6%
Control share
5.0%
Strike target map
Zhikui
  • Head96%(26)div 60%
  • Body4%(1)div 24%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Ticman
  • Head52%(13)div 60%
  • Body36%(9)div 24%
  • Legs12%(3)div 16%

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

Yao Zhikui
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nolan Ticman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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