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UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
Luke Barnatt
Luke Barnatt
7-0 · GBR
VS
Mats Nilsson
Mats Nilsson
11-2-1 · SWE
March 8, 2014 · London, England, United Kingdom
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Luke Barnatt def. Mats Nilsson by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 4:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:24
Barnatt45/1170/000:01
Nilsson25/560/000:02
Total
Barnatt45/1170/000:01
Nilsson25/560/000:02

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
BarnattWin probabilityNilsson
69.5%30.5%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
15%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barnatt70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%31%
Submission10%15%
Decision38%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (3988)act 45
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.8)act 0
Nilsson30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%29%
Submission5%16%
Decision16%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 25
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~119 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R214%
R39%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Barnatt
62.6%-172
Nilsson
+17236.5%
Most takedownstie 23.7%
Barnatt
44.9%-143
Nilsson
+14331.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barnatt
Expected: 68.0
68
Over 68
42.0%
+136
Exactly 68
1.0%
push
Under 68
57.0%
-136
085170
Nilsson
Expected: 51.1
51
Over 51
42.0%
+135
Exactly 51
1.3%
push
Under 51
56.7%
-135
064128
Takedowns — over/under
Barnatt
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
41.2%
-199
Exactly 1
38.0%
push
Under 1
20.7%
+199
035
Nilsson
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
35.4%
+104
Exactly 1
27.7%
push
Under 1
36.9%
-104
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 10.9 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
Barnatt69.5%78.3%−8.8-430
Nilsson30.5%21.7%+8.8+345

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarnattNilsson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1549
Pound-for-pound
1525
1549
Divisional
1525
1506
Striking offense
1474
1498
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
25 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'6"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.85
Strikes landed / min
45%
Strike accuracy
5.45
Strikes absorbed / min
57%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.35
Takedowns / 15 min
67%
Takedown accuracy
83%
Takedown defense
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Luke Barnatt
  • WAndrew CraigSUB R2
    Close +1854mo before
  • WCollin HartU-DEC R3
    Close -11511mo before
Mats Nilsson
No prior UFC fights.
Barnatt — 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Nilsson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-1

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
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Barnatt
Nilsson
2
UFC fights
0
22.2 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
14y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Barnatt
Nilsson
13W–2L · 86.7%
Overall
13W–2L · 86.7%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barnatt
Nilsson
23W–21L · 52.3%
Overall
125W–49L · 71.8%
23W–21L · 52.3%
Wins
101W–44L · 69.7%
0W–0L
Losses
24W–5L · 82.8%
Distance striking
Barnatt
Nilsson
7.71
Landed / min
40.3%
Accuracy
58.6%
Defense
1.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
70.7%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Barnatt
Nilsson
1.35
Takedowns / 15 min
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
83.3%
Takedown defense
1.35
Sub attempts / 15 min
28.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Barnatt
  • Head81%(123)div 63%
  • Body13%(19)div 19%
  • Legs7%(10)div 18%
Nilsson
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Luke Barnatt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mats Nilsson

No UFC fights on record.

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