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UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz
Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson
17-2 · USA
VS
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz
16-7 · USA
December 8, 2012 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
154.6lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Benson Henderson def. Nate Diaz by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Henderson27/321/302:37
Diaz15/280/200:38
R2
Henderson28/471/102:37
Diaz6/240/200:02
R3
Henderson21/392/313:33
Diaz2/130/100:02
R4
Henderson24/343/304:05
Diaz1/70/000:00
R5
Henderson24/461/204:06
Diaz6/110/100:02
Total
Henderson124/1988/12116:58
Diaz30/830/600:44

Scorecards

Henderson vs Diaz

RdDave HagenMarcos RosalesSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.1
R210-910-910-99.9-9
R310-910-910-99.9-9
R410-910-810-910-8.7
R510-910-810-99.9-8.8
Total50-4550-4350-4549.5-44.6

Media (11 cards) · avg 5044.9 · 11 Henderson · 0 Diaz

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Henderson-Diaz.

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
HendersonWin probabilityDiaz
49.2%50.8%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
19%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 15.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Henderson49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%38%
Submission5%11%
Decision25%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3170)act 124
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 8
Diaz51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%41%
Submission14%28%
Decision16%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 30
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~100 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R225%
R38%
R44%
R53%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Henderson
56.8%-135
Diaz
+13542.1%
Most takedownstie 46.1%
Henderson
42.2%-363
Diaz
+36311.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Henderson
Expected: 54.0
54
Over 54
41.9%
+136
Exactly 54
1.2%
push
Under 54
56.8%
-136
068136
Diaz
Expected: 46.1
46
Over 46
41.9%
+135
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.7%
-135
058116
Takedowns — over/under
Henderson
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.8%
+179
Exactly 1
17.1%
push
Under 1
53.2%
-179
035
Diaz
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.8%
Exactly 0
82.2%
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 15.3 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
Henderson49.2%66.4%−17.2-225
Diaz50.8%33.6%+17.2+185

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
71.9Striking71.8
Henderson +0.1
65.4Grappling55.6
Henderson +9.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HendersonDiaz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1625
Pound-for-pound
1605
1624
Divisional
1608
1493
Striking offense
1510
1528
Striking defense
1541
1505
Grappling offense
1535
1504
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
29 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'0"
70"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.28
Strikes landed / min
4.38
40%
Strike accuracy
43%
1.79
Strikes absorbed / min
2.68
65%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.05
Takedowns / 15 min
1.28
65%
Takedown accuracy
29%
66%
Takedown defense
48%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
69%
+5
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
82%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Benson Henderson
  • WFrankie EdgarS-DEC R5
    Close -1854mo before
  • WFrankie EdgarU-DEC R5
    Close +1209mo before
  • WClay GuidaU-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 1mo before
  • WJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 4mo before
  • WMark BocekU-DEC R3
    missedClose -1501y 7mo before
Nate Diaz
  • WJim MillerSUB R2
    Close +1507mo before
  • WDonald CerroneU-DEC R3
    Close +25511mo before
  • WTakanori GomiSUB R1
    Close -2551y 2mo before
  • LRory MacDonaldU-DEC R3
    Close +1271y 7mo before
  • LDong Hyun KimU-DEC R3
    Close +1211y 11mo before
Henderson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
5 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(50%) 1
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 6 losses
W
13% of wins
L
86% of losses
UFC
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (73%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(100%) 5
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Henderson
Diaz
5
UFC fights
16
95.0 min · 19.0 avg
Octagon time
163.9 min · 10.2 avg
19y 8m
Career length
21y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Henderson
Diaz
88W–19L · 82.2%
Overall
265W–65L · 80.3%
88W–19L · 82.2%
Wins
181W–45L · 80.1%
0W–0L
Losses
84W–20L · 80.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Henderson
Diaz
94W–30L · 75.8%
Overall
53W–19L · 73.6%
77W–25L · 75.5%
Wins
26W–10L · 72.2%
17W–5L · 77.3%
Losses
27W–9L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Henderson
Diaz
3.30
Landed / min
7.98
31.2%
Accuracy
38.2%
68.3%
Defense
67.6%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.27
55.1%
Time at distance
41.1%
Grappling & control
Henderson
Diaz
2.05
Takedowns / 15 min
1.28
65.0%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
65.8%
Takedown defense
47.8%
0.95
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.83
66.0%
Control share
35.5%
Strike target map
Henderson
  • Head53%(165)div 64%
  • Body32%(100)div 19%
  • Legs15%(47)div 17%
Diaz
  • Head74%(534)div 64%
  • Body16%(112)div 19%
  • Legs10%(71)div 17%

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

Benson Henderson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nate Diaz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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