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UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson
Ramsey Nijem
Ramsey Nijem
8-4 · USA
VS
Beneil Dariush
Beneil Dariush
7-0 · USA
April 11, 2014 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Ramsey Nijem def. Beneil Dariush by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:20
Nijem34/511/121:37
Dariush9/200/100:29
Total
Nijem34/511/121:37
Dariush9/200/100:29

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
NijemWin probabilityDariush
29.4%70.6%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
23%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 9.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nijem29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%38%
Submission4%14%
Decision14%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 34
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 1
Dariush71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%42%
Submission19%27%
Decision22%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 9
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.9)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R240%
R34%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Nijem
47.1%+109
Dariush
-10951.3%
Most takedownstie 27.0%
Nijem
19.6%+272
Dariush
-27253.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nijem
Expected: 32.9
33
Over 33
41.3%
+137
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.7%
-137
04283
Dariush
Expected: 34.4
34.5
Over 34.5
42.4%
+136
Under 34.5
57.6%
-136
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Nijem
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
39.2%
+155
Under 0.5
60.8%
-155
035
Dariush
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
46.6%
+115
Under 1.5
53.4%
-115
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 9.3 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
Nijem29.4%29.4%±0.0+235
Dariush70.6%70.6%±0.0-255

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
73.8Striking67.8
Nijem +5.9
71.6Grappling50.0
Nijem +21.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NijemDariush
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1526
Pound-for-pound
1537
1538
Divisional
1537
1511
Striking offense
1488
1501
Striking defense
1503
1518
Grappling offense
1559
1494
Grappling defense
1557
Physical
26 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.03
Strikes landed / min
5.14
43%
Strike accuracy
43%
1.42
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
65%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.40
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
57%
Takedown accuracy
20%
Takedown defense
100%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
8.6
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
86
Days since last fight
86
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ramsey Nijem
  • WJustin EdwardsU-DEC R3
    Close -1553mo before
  • LJames VickSUB R1
    Close -1908mo before
  • LMyles JuryKO/TKO R2
    Close +1901y before
  • WJoe ProctorU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 4mo before
  • WCJ KeithKO/TKO R1
    Close -1501y 10mo before
Beneil Dariush
  • WCharlie BrennemanSUB R1
    Close +1853mo before
Nijem — win / loss by method
Record: 8-4-0

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Dariush — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Nijem
Dariush
7
UFC fights
1
58.4 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
1.8 min · 1.8 avg
18y 3m
Career length
16y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nijem
Dariush
57W–8L · 87.7%
Overall
19W–5L · 79.2%
32W–6L · 84.2%
Wins
19W–5L · 79.2%
25W–2L · 92.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nijem
Dariush
19W–7L · 73.1%
Overall
19W–24L · 44.2%
17W–7L · 70.8%
Wins
19W–24L · 44.2%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Nijem
Dariush
5.31
Landed / min
2.50
35.3%
Accuracy
16.7%
71.3%
Defense
60.0%
0.26
Knockdowns / 15 min
8.57
32.6%
Time at distance
45.6%
Grappling & control
Nijem
Dariush
5.40
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
56.8%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
8.57
80.1%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Nijem
  • Head79%(139)div 64%
  • Body13%(23)div 20%
  • Legs8%(15)div 17%
Dariush
  • Head89%(8)div 64%
  • Body11%(1)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Ramsey Nijem
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Beneil Dariush
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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