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UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson
Roy Nelson
Roy Nelson
18-9 · USA
VS
April 11, 2014 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
255.5lb
Weigh-in
238.0lb
Roy Nelson def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:37
Nelson19/350/020:11
Rodrigo Nogueira12/370/000:00
Total
Nelson19/350/020:11
Rodrigo Nogueira12/370/000:00

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 probabilityRodrigo Nogueira
36.1%63.9%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
11%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 14.7 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 Rodrigo Nogueira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nelson36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%81%
Submission1%4%
Decision6%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 19
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Rodrigo Nogueira64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%40%
Submission10%15%
Decision29%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3683)act 12
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~117 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R214%
R313%
R47%
R55%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Nelson
41.1%+141
Rodrigo Nogueira
-14158.0%
Most takedownstie 65.8%
Nelson
16.6%+106
Rodrigo Nogueira
-10617.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 53.1
53
Over 53
41.9%
+135
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.8%
-135
067133
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 63.6
63.5
Over 63.5
42.7%
+134
Under 63.5
57.3%
-134
080160
Takedowns — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
19.0%
+427
Under 0.5
81.0%
-427
035
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
20.0%
+399
Under 0.5
80.0%
-399
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 14.7 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
Nelson36.1%59.4%−23.3-165
Rodrigo Nogueira63.9%40.6%+23.3+135

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
42.7Striking60.6
Rodrigo Nogueira +17.9
29.6Grappling56.3
Rodrigo Nogueira +26.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NelsonRodrigo Nogueira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1585
1540
Divisional
1584
1521
Striking offense
1502
1499
Striking defense
1502
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
37 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
73"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.10
Strikes landed / min
2.58
33%
Strike accuracy
39%
5.28
Strikes absorbed / min
3.32
47%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
21%
Takedown accuracy
30%
56%
Takedown defense
38%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
56%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
174
Days since last fight
307
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Roy Nelson
  • LDaniel CormierU-DEC R3
    Close +4356mo before
  • LStipe MiocicU-DEC R3
    Close -27510mo before
  • WCheick KongoKO/TKO R1
    Close -23511mo before
  • WMatt MitrioneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1851y 4mo before
  • WDave HermanKO/TKO R1
    Close -1621y 11mo before
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
  • LFabricio WerdumSUB R2
    Close +22010mo before
  • WDave HermanSUB R2
    Close -2301y 6mo before
  • LFrank MirSUB R1
    Close +1802y 4mo before
  • WBrendan SchaubKO/TKO R1
    Close +2152y 7mo before
  • LCain VelasquezKO/TKO R1
    Close -1124y 2mo before
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 18-9-0

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
13 wins, 1 loss
W
72% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 8 losses
W
6% of wins
L
89% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 5
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(75%) 3
Rodrigo Nogueira — win / loss by method
Record: 31-8-1, 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, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 2 losses
W
58% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
2 (40%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
26win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
16 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (31%)Decision(100%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Nelson
Rodrigo Nogueira
11
UFC fights
9
96.8 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
74.7 min · 8.3 avg
22y 3m
Career length
27y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nelson
Rodrigo Nogueira
154W–35L · 81.5%
Overall
145W–42L · 77.5%
94W–23L · 80.3%
Wins
96W–29L · 76.8%
60W–12L · 83.3%
Losses
49W–13L · 79.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nelson
Rodrigo Nogueira
158W–71L · 69.0%
Overall
394W–110L · 78.2%
90W–53L · 62.9%
Wins
335W–105L · 76.1%
68W–18L · 79.1%
Losses
59W–5L · 92.2%
Distance striking
Nelson
Rodrigo Nogueira
2.65
Landed / min
3.77
28.5%
Accuracy
34.3%
50.3%
Defense
66.3%
0.78
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.80
57.0%
Time at distance
52.9%
Grappling & control
Nelson
Rodrigo Nogueira
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
21.4%
Takedown accuracy
30.4%
56.0%
Takedown defense
37.5%
0.16
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.01
51.4%
Control share
57.5%
Strike target map
Nelson
  • Head83%(169)div 67%
  • Body8%(16)div 18%
  • Legs9%(18)div 16%
Rodrigo Nogueira
  • Head81%(157)div 67%
  • Body13%(26)div 18%
  • Legs5%(10)div 16%

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.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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