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Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez
23-5 · USA
VS
Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi
32-8 · JPN
March 2, 2013 · Saitama, Japan
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Diego Sanchez def. Takanori Gomi by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sanchez22/412/200:20
Gomi28/500/000:03
R2
Sanchez27/490/200:00
Gomi31/650/000:00
R3
Sanchez16/550/100:00
Gomi22/650/000:00
Total
Sanchez65/1452/500:20
Gomi81/1800/000:03

Scorecards

Sanchez vs Gomi

RdBarry FoleyBen CartlidgeChris WattsCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.3-9.7
R210-910-910-99.3-9.7
R39-109-109-109.1-9.9
Total29-2828-2929-2827.7-29.3

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.327.8 · 12 Sanchez · 0 Gomi

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sanchez-Gomi.

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
SanchezWin probabilityGomi
52.3%47.7%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
6%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 12.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sanchez52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%29%
Submission3%6%
Decision34%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3171)act 65
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 2
Gomi48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%31%
Submission3%6%
Decision30%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 81
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R29%
R316%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Sanchez
58.3%-144
Gomi
+14440.6%
Most takedownstie 70.3%
Sanchez
25.6%-639
Gomi
+6394.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 54.4
54.5
Over 54.5
42.4%
+136
Under 54.5
57.6%
-136
068136
Gomi
Expected: 44.9
45
Over 45
41.6%
+137
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.9%
-137
057113
Takedowns — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
26.3%
+280
Under 0.5
73.7%
-280
035
Gomi
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
5.0%
Exactly 0
95.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.5 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
Sanchez52.3%68.5%−16.2-231
Gomi47.7%31.5%+16.2+211

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
62.7Striking56.1
Sanchez +6.6
42.0Grappling30.9
Sanchez +11.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SanchezGomi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1619
Pound-for-pound
1576
1563
Divisional
1575
1480
Striking offense
1500
1520
Striking defense
1500
1497
Grappling offense
1483
1513
Grappling defense
1482
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'7"
72"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.70
Strikes landed / min
2.89
36%
Strike accuracy
30%
2.55
Strikes absorbed / min
3.95
59%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.51
Takedowns / 15 min
0.30
18%
Takedown accuracy
25%
54%
Takedown defense
65%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
42%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
381
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Sanchez
  • LJake EllenbergerU-DEC R3
    Close +3201y 1mo before
  • WMartin KampmannU-DEC R3
    Close +1252y before
  • WPaulo ThiagoU-DEC R3
    Close +1302y 4mo before
  • LJohn HathawayU-DEC R3
    Close -2152y 9mo before
  • LBJ PennKO/TKO R5
    Close +2253y 3mo before
Takanori Gomi
  • WMac DanzigS-DEC R3
    Close +1704mo before
  • WEiji MitsuokaKO/TKO R2
    Close -2501y before
  • LNate DiazSUB R1
    Close +2351y 5mo before
  • LClay GuidaSUB R2
    Close +1272y 2mo before
  • WTyson GriffinKO/TKO R1
    Close +2902y 7mo before
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 23-5-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
26% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 4 losses
W
35% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (58%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0
Gomi — win / loss by method
Record: 32-8-0, 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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 6 losses
W
19% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
29win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
11 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (21%)Submission(60%) 3
12 (41%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Sanchez
Gomi
17
UFC fights
6
217.9 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
50.2 min · 8.4 avg
24y 1m
Career length
27y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sanchez
Gomi
279W–77L · 78.4%
Overall
105W–41L · 71.9%
201W–64L · 75.8%
Wins
53W–19L · 73.6%
78W–13L · 85.7%
Losses
52W–22L · 70.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sanchez
Gomi
54W–57L · 48.6%
Overall
330W–82L · 80.1%
54W–57L · 48.6%
Wins
272W–64L · 81.0%
0W–0L
Losses
58W–18L · 76.3%
Distance striking
Sanchez
Gomi
2.78
Landed / min
3.17
26.8%
Accuracy
25.6%
64.7%
Defense
64.2%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.60
49.7%
Time at distance
70.9%
Grappling & control
Sanchez
Gomi
1.51
Takedowns / 15 min
0.30
18.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
54.3%
Takedown defense
65.0%
0.89
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
62.6%
Control share
46.8%
Strike target map
Sanchez
  • Head77%(455)div 64%
  • Body19%(114)div 19%
  • Legs3%(19)div 17%
Gomi
  • Head63%(91)div 64%
  • Body27%(39)div 19%
  • Legs10%(15)div 17%

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

Diego Sanchez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Takanori Gomi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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