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UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
Anthony Njokuani
Anthony Njokuani
15-7 · USA
VS
Roger Bowling
Roger Bowling
11-3 · USA
April 20, 2013 · San Jose, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Anthony Njokuani def. Roger Bowling by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 2:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Njokuani14/250/000:00
Bowling16/451/100:54
R2 · 2:52
Njokuani12/210/110:02
Bowling11/310/000:00
Total
Njokuani26/460/110:02
Bowling27/761/100:54

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
NjokuaniWin probabilityBowling
61.4%38.6%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
15%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 11.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Njokuani61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%20%
Submission6%10%
Decision43%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 26
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Bowling39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%23%
Submission9%23%
Decision21%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2150)act 27
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.8)act 1
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R28%
R37%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Njokuani
61.0%-161
Bowling
+16137.8%
Most takedownstie 33.7%
Njokuani
11.6%+474
Bowling
-47454.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Njokuani
Expected: 49.7
49.5
Over 49.5
42.7%
+134
Under 49.5
57.3%
-134
063125
Bowling
Expected: 38.5
38.5
Over 38.5
42.5%
+135
Under 38.5
57.5%
-135
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Njokuani
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.9%
+356
Under 0.5
78.1%
-356
035
Bowling
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
43.2%
+132
Under 1.5
56.8%
-132
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 11.6 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
Njokuani61.4%62.8%−1.4-175
Bowling38.6%37.2%+1.4+165

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
NjokuaniBowling
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1513
Pound-for-pound
1526
1513
Divisional
1526
1503
Striking offense
1500
1528
Striking defense
1500
1491
Grappling offense
1500
1504
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
33 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'9"
75"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.49
Strikes landed / min
46%
Strike accuracy
2.45
Strikes absorbed / min
66%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.60
Takedowns / 15 min
50%
Takedown accuracy
63%
Takedown defense
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
283
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Njokuani
  • LRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    Close +1759mo before
  • WJohn MakdessiU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2201y before
  • LDanny CastilloS-DEC R3
    Close +1701y 4mo before
  • WAndre WinnerU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 10mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +2202y 1mo before
Roger Bowling
No prior UFC fights.
Njokuani — win / loss by method
Record: 15-7-0, 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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
47% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(75%) 3
5 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
Bowling — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
64% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Njokuani
Bowling
5
UFC fights
0
75.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
23y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Njokuani
Bowling
56W–16L · 77.8%
Overall
21W–6L · 77.8%
Wins
35W–10L · 77.8%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Njokuani
Bowling
118W–54L · 68.6%
Overall
121W–43L · 73.8%
92W–51L · 64.3%
Wins
64W–26L · 71.1%
26W–3L · 89.7%
Losses
57W–17L · 77.0%
Distance striking
Njokuani
Bowling
5.41
Landed / min
42.8%
Accuracy
72.8%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
68.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Njokuani
Bowling
0.60
Takedowns / 15 min
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
63.2%
Takedown defense
0.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
10.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Njokuani
  • Head47%(159)div 64%
  • Body29%(99)div 19%
  • Legs23%(79)div 17%
Bowling
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Anthony Njokuani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Roger Bowling

No UFC fights on record.

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