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UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes
15-1 · USA
VS
Nik Lentz
Nik Lentz
24-5-2 · USA
December 14, 2013 · Sacramento, California, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Chad Mendes def. Nik Lentz by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Mendes15/303/302:05
Lentz13/390/200:05
R2
Mendes10/173/401:51
Lentz9/300/000:00
R3
Mendes10/231/301:19
Lentz18/500/100:00
Total
Mendes35/707/1005:15
Lentz40/1190/300:05

Scorecards

Mendes vs Lentz

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellWade VierraCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.7-9.3
R310-99-1010-99.6-9.5
Total30-2729-2830-2729.3-27.8

Media (11 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 11 Mendes · 0 Lentz

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Mendes-Lentz.

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
MendesWin probabilityLentz
75.1%24.9%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
15%
Decision
35%
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 Mendes, blue toward Lentz. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Mendes75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO40%53%
Submission9%12%
Decision26%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 35
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 7
Lentz25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%41%
Submission6%23%
Decision9%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 40
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R232%
R35%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Mendes
54.5%-123
Lentz
+12344.2%
Most takedownstie 33.9%
Mendes
46.6%-240
Lentz
+24019.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mendes
Expected: 42.4
42.5
Over 42.5
42.4%
+136
Under 42.5
57.6%
-136
054107
Lentz
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
41.5%
+137
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.7%
-137
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Mendes
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.9%
+120
Exactly 1
23.1%
push
Under 1
42.0%
-120
035
Lentz
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.5%
+198
Under 0.5
66.5%
-198
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
Mendes75.1%86.3%−11.2-900
Lentz24.9%13.7%+11.2+600

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
78.0Striking66.8
Mendes +11.2
67.4Grappling72.1
Lentz +4.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MendesLentz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1611
Pound-for-pound
1612
1610
Divisional
1580
1513
Striking offense
1508
1520
Striking defense
1490
1506
Grappling offense
1542
1518
Grappling defense
1484
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'8"
66"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.28
Strikes landed / min
3.18
50%
Strike accuracy
50%
1.35
Strikes absorbed / min
2.70
81%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.67
Takedowns / 15 min
4.41
44%
Takedown accuracy
38%
100%
Takedown defense
47%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
73%
+4
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chad Mendes
  • WClay GuidaKO/TKO R3
    Close -5003mo before
  • WDarren ElkinsKO/TKO R1
    Close -6158mo before
  • WYaotzin MezaKO/TKO R1
    Close -16501y before
  • WCody McKenzieKO/TKO R1
    Close -7051y 5mo before
  • LJose AldoKO/TKO R1
    Close +2101y 11mo before
Nik Lentz
  • WHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close -1017mo before
  • WDiego NunesU-DEC R3
    Close +12511mo before
  • WEiji MitsuokaKO/TKO R1
    Close -5001y 4mo before
  • LEvan DunhamKO/TKO R2
    Close +3201y 11mo before
  • LMark BocekU-DEC R3
    Close +1322y before
Mendes — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (22%)Submission() 0
5 (56%)Decision() 0
Lentz — win / loss by method
Record: 24-5-2, 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, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
8win2loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (75%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
16win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Mendes
Lentz
7
UFC fights
12
49.0 min · 7.0 avg
Octagon time
152.9 min · 12.7 avg
17y 10m
Career length
21y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Mendes
Lentz
127W–39L · 76.5%
Overall
134W–38L · 77.9%
107W–38L · 73.8%
Wins
113W–32L · 77.9%
20W–1L · 95.2%
Losses
21W–6L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mendes
Lentz
87W–35L · 71.3%
Overall
108W–59L · 64.7%
87W–35L · 71.3%
Wins
82W–43L · 65.6%
0W–0L
Losses
26W–16L · 61.9%
Distance striking
Mendes
Lentz
3.21
Landed / min
5.89
41.7%
Accuracy
39.8%
82.9%
Defense
58.1%
1.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.10
65.4%
Time at distance
28.5%
Grappling & control
Mendes
Lentz
3.67
Takedowns / 15 min
4.41
44.4%
Takedown accuracy
38.1%
100.0%
Takedown defense
46.9%
0.31
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.57
95.8%
Control share
57.5%
Strike target map
Mendes
  • Head61%(98)div 64%
  • Body10%(16)div 19%
  • Legs29%(47)div 17%
Lentz
  • Head60%(292)div 64%
  • Body24%(116)div 19%
  • Legs16%(78)div 17%

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

Chad Mendes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nik Lentz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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