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Ramsey Nijem
Ramsey Nijem
7-4 · USA
VS
Justin Edwards
Justin Edwards
8-3 · USA
January 15, 2014 · Duluth, Georgia, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Ramsey Nijem def. Justin Edwards by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nijem15/420/000:03
Edwards12/390/000:04
R2
Nijem15/342/303:02
Edwards0/110/000:00
R3
Nijem16/373/401:39
Edwards13/260/000:02
Total
Nijem46/1135/704:44
Edwards25/760/000:06

Scorecards

Nijem vs Edwards

RdDerek ClearyGlenn TrowbridgeKen CoffeyCommunity
R19-109-1010-99.4-9.7
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2829-2830-2729.3-27.8

Media (9 cards) · avg 29.627.4 · 9 Nijem · 0 Edwards

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nijem-Edwards.

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 probabilityEdwards
72.7%27.3%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
38%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.9 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 Edwards. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nijem73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%30%
Submission24%33%
Decision27%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 46
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.3)act 5
Edwards27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%22%
Submission14%52%
Decision7%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 25
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R225%
R39%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Nijem
68.9%-235
Edwards
+23529.3%
Most takedownstie 23.5%
Nijem
66.0%-626
Edwards
+62610.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nijem
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.7%
+134
Under 32.5
57.3%
-134
04182
Edwards
Expected: 20.6
20.5
Over 20.5
42.9%
+133
Under 20.5
57.1%
-133
02652
Takedowns — over/under
Nijem
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
53.9%
-117
Under 1.5
46.1%
+117
036
Edwards
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.0%
+301
Under 0.5
75.0%
-301
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 8.9 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
Nijem72.7%59.8%+12.9-155
Edwards27.3%40.2%−12.9+145

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
74.3Striking57.4
Nijem +16.9
72.1Grappling48.4
Nijem +23.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NijemEdwards
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1510
Pound-for-pound
1508
1522
Divisional
1522
1514
Striking offense
1491
1495
Striking defense
1500
1516
Grappling offense
1501
1487
Grappling defense
1474
Physical
25 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.02
Strikes landed / min
2.52
44%
Strike accuracy
49%
1.34
Strikes absorbed / min
3.03
65%
Strike defense
39%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.53
Takedowns / 15 min
2.86
53%
Takedown accuracy
24%
20%
Takedown defense
27%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
40%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
33%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
151
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ramsey Nijem
  • LJames VickSUB R1
    Close -1905mo before
  • LMyles JuryKO/TKO R2
    Close +1909mo before
  • WJoe ProctorU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 1mo before
  • WCJ KeithKO/TKO R1
    Close -1501y 7mo before
  • WDanny DownesU-DEC R3
    Close -1952y 3mo before
Justin Edwards
  • LBrandon ThatchKO/TKO R1
    Close +2485mo before
  • WJosh NeerSUB R1
    Close +2551y 3mo before
  • LJohn MaguireU-DEC R3
    Close -1302y 2mo before
  • WJorge LopezU-DEC R3
    Close +3202y 4mo before
  • LClay HarvisonS-DEC R3
    Close -2002y 7mo before
Nijem — win / loss by method
Record: 7-4-0

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
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Edwards — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

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
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (83%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Nijem
Edwards
6
UFC fights
5
43.4 min · 7.2 avg
Octagon time
47.1 min · 9.4 avg
18y 3m
Career length
17y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nijem
Edwards
49W–5L · 90.7%
Overall
77W–18L · 81.1%
24W–3L · 88.9%
Wins
44W–12L · 78.6%
25W–2L · 92.6%
Losses
33W–6L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nijem
Edwards
19W–7L · 73.1%
Overall
29W–20L · 59.2%
17W–7L · 70.8%
Wins
29W–20L · 59.2%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Nijem
Edwards
6.76
Landed / min
6.12
35.5%
Accuracy
37.9%
70.3%
Defense
62.5%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
24.5%
Time at distance
19.1%
Grappling & control
Nijem
Edwards
5.53
Takedowns / 15 min
2.86
53.3%
Takedown accuracy
23.7%
20.0%
Takedown defense
26.7%
1.38
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.27
77.4%
Control share
39.4%
Strike target map
Nijem
  • Head79%(103)div 64%
  • Body13%(17)div 20%
  • Legs8%(11)div 17%
Edwards
  • Head54%(64)div 64%
  • Body34%(41)div 20%
  • Legs12%(14)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.

Justin Edwards
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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