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UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
Vinc Pichel
Vinc Pichel
8-1 · USA
VS
Anthony Njokuani
Anthony Njokuani
16-7 · USA
May 24, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Vinc Pichel def. Anthony Njokuani by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pichel16/281/102:16
Njokuani10/340/000:00
R2
Pichel30/564/503:24
Njokuani6/150/000:03
R3
Pichel11/293/502:53
Njokuani8/280/000:03
Total
Pichel57/1138/1108:33
Njokuani24/770/000:06

Scorecards

Pichel vs Njokuani

RdChris LeeJunichiro KamijoRoy SilbertCommunity
R110-910-99-109.8-9.2
R210-910-910-910-8.8
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2729-2829.8-27

Media (12 cards) · avg 3027 · 12 Pichel · 0 Njokuani

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pichel-Njokuani.

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
PichelWin probabilityNjokuani
38.6%61.4%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
40%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pichel39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%21%
Submission18%47%
Decision13%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 57
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 8
Njokuani61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%20%
Submission22%36%
Decision27%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 24
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R24%
R313%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Pichel
48.7%+102
Njokuani
-10249.6%
Most takedownstie 42.6%
Pichel
47.1%-459
Njokuani
+45910.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pichel
Expected: 31.0
31
Over 31
41.4%
+136
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.4%
-136
03978
Njokuani
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.1%
+138
Under 31.5
57.9%
-138
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Pichel
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.7%
+161
Exactly 1
22.6%
push
Under 1
47.7%
-161
035
Njokuani
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
17.4%
Exactly 0
82.6%
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 9.0 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
Pichel38.6%28.9%+9.7+240
Njokuani61.4%71.1%−9.7-260

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
57.0Striking75.6
Njokuani +18.6
65.5Grappling41.6
Pichel +23.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PichelNjokuani
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1524
Pound-for-pound
1530
1524
Divisional
1530
1498
Striking offense
1510
1501
Striking defense
1523
1502
Grappling offense
1484
1492
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.55
Strikes landed / min
4.38
52%
Strike accuracy
46%
3.30
Strikes absorbed / min
2.55
37%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.54
67%
Takedown accuracy
43%
17%
Takedown defense
62%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
129
Days since last fight
399
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vinc Pichel
  • WGarett WhiteleyU-DEC R3
    Close -1504mo before
  • LRustam KhabilovKO/TKO R1
    Close +2601y 5mo before
Anthony Njokuani
  • WRoger BowlingKO/TKO R2
    Close -1751y 1mo before
  • LRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    Close +1751y 10mo before
  • WJohn MakdessiU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2202y 1mo before
  • LDanny CastilloS-DEC R3
    Close +1702y 5mo before
  • WAndre WinnerU-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 11mo before
Pichel — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
88% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Njokuani — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0, 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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(75%) 3
5 (38%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Pichel
Njokuani
2
UFC fights
6
17.3 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
82.9 min · 13.8 avg
16y 11m
Career length
23y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pichel
Njokuani
21W–2L · 91.3%
Overall
67W–19L · 77.9%
7W–1L · 87.5%
Wins
32W–9L · 78.0%
14W–1L · 93.3%
Losses
35W–10L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pichel
Njokuani
35W–37L · 48.6%
Overall
118W–54L · 68.6%
35W–37L · 48.6%
Wins
92W–51L · 64.3%
0W–0L
Losses
26W–3L · 89.7%
Distance striking
Pichel
Njokuani
4.28
Landed / min
5.19
27.9%
Accuracy
43.5%
64.9%
Defense
72.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.18
16.3%
Time at distance
69.6%
Grappling & control
Pichel
Njokuani
6.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.54
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
16.7%
Takedown defense
61.5%
0.87
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.18
82.7%
Control share
10.2%
Strike target map
Pichel
  • Head45%(20)div 64%
  • Body16%(7)div 20%
  • Legs39%(17)div 17%
Njokuani
  • Head48%(174)div 64%
  • Body29%(106)div 20%
  • Legs23%(83)div 17%

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

Vinc Pichel
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anthony Njokuani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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