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UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
Tom Watson
Tom Watson
15-5 · GBR
VS
Stanislav Nedkov
Stanislav Nedkov
12-0 · BGR
February 16, 2013 · London, England, United Kingdom
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Tom Watson def. Stanislav Nedkov by KO/TKO (Knee), R2 4:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Watson24/470/002:35
Nedkov28/581/100:41
R2 · 4:42
Watson32/550/011:48
Nedkov11/204/501:57
Total
Watson56/1020/014:23
Nedkov39/785/602:38

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
WatsonWin probabilityNedkov
49.7%50.3%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
16%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Watson50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%32%
Submission5%10%
Decision29%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 56
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Nedkov50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%36%
Submission11%21%
Decision21%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2251)act 39
Takedowns2.6 (0.05.7)act 5
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R214%
R310%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Watson
54.4%-123
Nedkov
+12344.3%
Most takedownstie 16.7%
Watson
2.9%+2749
Nedkov
-274980.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Watson
Expected: 44.1
44
Over 44
41.9%
+135
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
56.6%
-135
056111
Nedkov
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
42.6%
+135
Under 39.5
57.4%
-135
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Watson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.5%
Exactly 0
89.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Nedkov
Expected: 2.6
2.5
Over 2.5
49.5%
+102
Under 2.5
50.5%
-102
048

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 10.4 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
Watson49.7%51.2%−1.5-110
Nedkov50.3%48.8%+1.5+100

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
59.9Striking49.9
Watson +10.1
16.2Grappling0.0
Watson +16.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WatsonNedkov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1509
Pound-for-pound
1555
1509
Divisional
1539
1502
Striking offense
1490
1524
Striking defense
1500
1493
Grappling offense
1540
1496
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
30 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.33
Strikes landed / min
2.94
51%
Strike accuracy
39%
5.53
Strikes absorbed / min
4.82
52%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
58%
Takedown defense
0%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tom Watson
  • LBrad TavaresS-DEC R3
    Close +1505mo before
Stanislav Nedkov
  • WLuiz CaneKO/TKO R1
    Close +2201y 6mo before
Watson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
47% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (7%)Submission(50%) 2
7 (47%)Decision(50%) 2
Nedkov — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0, 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (36%)Submission() 0
2 (18%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Watson
Nedkov
1
UFC fights
2
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
16.0 min · 8.0 avg
20y 5m
Career length
20y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Watson
Nedkov
8W–1L · 88.9%
Overall
12W–3L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Wins
12W–3L · 80.0%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Watson
Nedkov
175W–109L · 61.6%
Overall
77W–29L · 72.6%
128W–69L · 65.0%
Wins
77W–29L · 72.6%
47W–40L · 54.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Watson
Nedkov
6.80
Landed / min
3.49
47.7%
Accuracy
28.4%
55.1%
Defense
54.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.88
51.0%
Time at distance
41.2%
Grappling & control
Watson
Nedkov
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
58.3%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
17.1%
Control share
86.6%
Strike target map
Watson
  • Head49%(32)div 64%
  • Body31%(20)div 19%
  • Legs20%(13)div 17%
Nedkov
  • Head83%(39)div 64%
  • Body2%(1)div 19%
  • Legs15%(7)div 17%

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

Tom Watson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Stanislav Nedkov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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