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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale
Mike Pyle
Mike Pyle
23-8-1 · USA
VS
James Head
James Head
9-2 · USA
December 15, 2012 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Mike Pyle def. James Head by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 1:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:55
Pyle9/170/010:06
Head13/250/000:20
Total
Pyle9/170/010:06
Head13/250/000:20

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
PyleWin probabilityHead
19.6%80.4%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
28%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pyle20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%20%
Submission8%42%
Decision8%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 9
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Head80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%25%
Submission20%25%
Decision40%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 13
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R28%
R38%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Pyle
35.1%+180
Head
-18063.4%
Most takedownstie 54.5%
Pyle
22.9%-102
Head
+10222.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pyle
Expected: 30.7
30.5
Over 30.5
43.0%
+133
Under 30.5
57.0%
-133
03977
Head
Expected: 42.0
42
Over 42
41.8%
+136
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.6%
-136
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Pyle
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.9%
+259
Under 0.5
72.1%
-259
035
Head
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.4%
+265
Under 0.5
72.6%
-265
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 9.7 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
Pyle19.6%55.4%−35.8-130
Head80.4%44.6%+35.8+120

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
65.9Striking61.1
Pyle +4.8
67.5Grappling57.9
Pyle +9.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PyleHead
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1577
Pound-for-pound
1540
1577
Divisional
1553
1493
Striking offense
1499
1499
Striking defense
1500
1517
Grappling offense
1504
1497
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
37 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.39
Strikes landed / min
2.66
44%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.46
Strikes absorbed / min
3.14
62%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.18
Takedowns / 15 min
0.45
33%
Takedown accuracy
100%
78%
Takedown defense
70%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
67%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
190
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Pyle
  • WJosh NeerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1906mo before
  • WRicardo FunchKO/TKO R1
    Close -53011mo before
  • LRory MacDonaldKO/TKO R1
    Close +2351y 4mo before
  • WRicardo AlmeidaU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 9mo before
  • WJohn HathawayU-DEC R3
    Close +4202y 2mo before
James Head
  • WBrian EbersoleS-DEC R3
    Close +2955mo before
  • WPapy AbediSUB R1
    Close +1708mo before
  • LNick RingSUB R3
    Close +1101y 6mo before
Pyle — win / loss by method
Record: 23-8-1

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, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 4 losses
W
70% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (33%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (12%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
14 (82%)Submission(60%) 3
1 (6%)Decision(20%) 1
Head — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pyle
Head
9
UFC fights
3
75.7 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
33.1 min · 11.0 avg
26y 8m
Career length
19y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pyle
Head
158W–33L · 82.7%
Overall
69W–15L · 82.1%
98W–25L · 79.7%
Wins
58W–15L · 79.5%
60W–8L · 88.2%
Losses
11W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pyle
Head
218W–85L · 71.9%
Overall
53W–23L · 69.7%
157W–66L · 70.4%
Wins
41W–20L · 67.2%
61W–19L · 76.3%
Losses
12W–3L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Pyle
Head
3.26
Landed / min
3.90
33.4%
Accuracy
36.6%
69.0%
Defense
55.6%
0.59
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.45
41.4%
Time at distance
38.0%
Grappling & control
Pyle
Head
2.18
Takedowns / 15 min
0.45
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
77.8%
Takedown defense
69.6%
1.59
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.91
53.6%
Control share
24.2%
Strike target map
Pyle
  • Head63%(114)div 62%
  • Body19%(35)div 22%
  • Legs18%(32)div 16%
Head
  • Head67%(59)div 62%
  • Body30%(26)div 22%
  • Legs3%(3)div 16%

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

Mike Pyle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

James Head
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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