The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
Gunnar Nelson
Gunnar Nelson
10-0-1 · ISL
VS
Jorge Santiago
Jorge Santiago
25-10 · BRA
February 16, 2013 · London, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Gunnar Nelson def. Jorge Santiago by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nelson9/161/200:55
Santiago15/440/000:00
R2
Nelson19/321/104:00
Santiago5/100/000:00
R3
Nelson14/320/100:43
Santiago23/690/000:12
Total
Nelson42/802/405:38
Santiago43/1230/000:12

Scorecards

Nelson vs Santiago

RdAaron ChatfieldAndy RobertsChris LeeCommunity
R19-109-1010-99.2-9.9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9.1
Total29-2829-2830-2729.1-28.1

Media (9 cards) · avg 29.427.8 · 9 Nelson · 0 Santiago

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nelson-Santiago.

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
NelsonWin probabilitySantiago
81.8%18.2%
KO / TKO
11%
Submission
39%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nelson82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%10%
Submission32%39%
Decision42%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1434)act 42
Takedowns2.6 (0.05.4)act 2
Santiago18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%16%
Submission7%39%
Decision8%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 43
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~49 sig strikes~2.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R23%
R36%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Nelson
57.1%-140
Santiago
+14040.7%
Most takedownstie 11.4%
Nelson
86.6%-4456
Santiago
+44561.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 26.5
26.5
Over 26.5
42.5%
+135
Under 26.5
57.5%
-135
03467
Santiago
Expected: 22.1
22
Over 22
41.3%
+135
Exactly 22
2.9%
push
Under 22
55.8%
-135
02856
Takedowns — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 2.6
2.5
Over 2.5
49.9%
+100
Under 2.5
50.1%
-100
048
Santiago
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.0%
Exactly 0
90.0%
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 9.5 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
Nelson81.8%75.4%+6.4-330
Santiago18.2%24.6%−6.4+300

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
83.5Striking56.8
Nelson +26.7
71.0Grappling44.5
Nelson +26.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NelsonSantiago
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1470
1528
Divisional
1508
1483
Striking offense
1494
1512
Striking defense
1490
1559
Grappling offense
1492
1557
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
24 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
75"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.52
Strikes landed / min
1.35
90%
Strike accuracy
33%
0.28
Strikes absorbed / min
2.42
75%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.21
Takedowns / 15 min
0.67
100%
Takedown accuracy
25%
Takedown defense
63%
8.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
20%
+1
Win/loss streak
-4
100%
Last-5 win rate
20%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
497
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gunnar Nelson
  • WDaMarques JohnsonSUB R1
    Close -3405mo before
Jorge Santiago
  • LDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close +2601y 4mo before
  • LBrian StannKO/TKO R2
    Close +1301y 9mo before
  • LAlan BelcherKO/TKO R3
    Close -1406y 2mo before
  • LChris LebenKO/TKO R2
    Close +2406y 6mo before
  • WJustin LevensKO/TKO R1
    6y 8mo before
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-1

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Santiago — win / loss by method
Record: 25-10-0

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
10 wins, 6 losses
W
40% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 0 losses
W
52% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
8% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
1win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
24win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
13 (54%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (8%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Nelson
Santiago
1
UFC fights
5
3.6 min · 3.6 avg
Octagon time
45.0 min · 9.0 avg
19y 3m
Career length
23y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nelson
Santiago
15W–11L · 57.7%
Overall
55W–14L · 79.7%
15W–11L · 57.7%
Wins
7W–2L · 77.8%
0W–0L
Losses
48W–12L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nelson
Santiago
41W–10L · 80.4%
Overall
429W–142L · 75.1%
41W–10L · 80.4%
Wins
359W–130L · 73.4%
0W–0L
Losses
70W–12L · 85.4%
Distance striking
Nelson
Santiago
4.78
Landed / min
2.36
75.0%
Accuracy
29.7%
100.0%
Defense
67.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
17.6%
Time at distance
44.2%
Grappling & control
Nelson
Santiago
4.21
Takedowns / 15 min
0.67
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
Takedown defense
62.5%
8.41
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
100.0%
Control share
23.6%
Strike target map
Nelson
  • Head78%(7)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs22%(2)div 16%
Santiago
  • Head70%(43)div 62%
  • Body10%(6)div 22%
  • Legs20%(12)div 16%

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

Gunnar Nelson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jorge Santiago
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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