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UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II
Nik Lentz
Nik Lentz
21-5-2 · USA
VS
Eiji Mitsuoka
Eiji Mitsuoka
18-8-2 · JPN
August 11, 2012 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Nik Lentz def. Eiji Mitsuoka by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:45
Lentz33/374/402:52
Mitsuoka5/100/200:07
Total
Lentz33/374/402:52
Mitsuoka5/100/200:07

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
LentzWin probabilityMitsuoka
77.7%22.3%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
59%
Decision
15%
Expected fight time: 5.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lentz78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%27%
Submission44%56%
Decision13%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 33
Takedowns1.2 (0.12.9)act 4
Mitsuoka22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%23%
Submission15%67%
Decision2%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 5
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R170%
R27%
R38%
Distance15%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Lentz
67.1%-213
Mitsuoka
+21331.5%
Most takedownstie 10.4%
Lentz
87.3%-3694
Mitsuoka
+36942.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 43.9
44
Over 44
41.6%
+137
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
56.9%
-137
055110
Mitsuoka
Expected: 29.4
29.5
Over 29.5
42.3%
+137
Under 29.5
57.7%
-137
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
48.6%
-872
Exactly 1
45.8%
push
Under 1
5.6%
+872
035
Mitsuoka
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.6%
Exactly 0
86.4%
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 5.6 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
Lentz77.7%81.7%−4.0-500
Mitsuoka22.3%18.3%+4.0+435

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
63.6Striking58.2
Lentz +5.5
70.1Grappling46.6
Lentz +23.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LentzMitsuoka
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1569
Pound-for-pound
1508
1531
Divisional
1523
1502
Striking offense
1503
1490
Striking defense
1493
1525
Grappling offense
1499
1475
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
27 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
68"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.98
Strikes landed / min
4.35
47%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.94
Strikes absorbed / min
6.53
52%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.40
Takedowns / 15 min
2.04
36%
Takedown accuracy
25%
43%
Takedown defense
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
0%
-3
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
20%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nik Lentz
  • LEvan DunhamKO/TKO R2
    Close +3206mo before
  • LMark BocekU-DEC R3
    Close +1328mo before
  • WWaylon LoweSUB R3
    Close -1851y 5mo before
  • WTyson GriffinS-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 9mo before
  • WAndre WinnerU-DEC R3
    Close +1051y 11mo before
Eiji Mitsuoka
  • LTakanori GomiKO/TKO R2
    Close +2306mo before
Lentz — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-2, 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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
5win2loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
16win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 1
Mitsuoka — win / loss by method
Record: 18-8-2

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
28% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win7loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (28%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
9 (50%)Submission(29%) 2
4 (22%)Decision(57%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Lentz
Mitsuoka
9
UFC fights
1
119.2 min · 13.2 avg
Octagon time
7.3 min · 7.3 avg
21y 0m
Career length
25y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lentz
Mitsuoka
77W–26L · 74.8%
Overall
30W–8L · 78.9%
56W–20L · 73.7%
Wins
0W–0L
21W–6L · 77.8%
Losses
30W–8L · 78.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lentz
Mitsuoka
108W–59L · 64.7%
Overall
232W–92L · 71.6%
82W–43L · 65.6%
Wins
137W–61L · 69.2%
26W–16L · 61.9%
Losses
95W–31L · 75.4%
Distance striking
Lentz
Mitsuoka
6.01
Landed / min
6.28
40.9%
Accuracy
49.2%
58.2%
Defense
63.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.04
31.8%
Time at distance
69.3%
Grappling & control
Lentz
Mitsuoka
3.40
Takedowns / 15 min
2.04
35.5%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
43.2%
Takedown defense
2.01
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.04
47.4%
Control share
77.0%
Strike target map
Lentz
  • Head57%(202)div 63%
  • Body28%(101)div 20%
  • Legs15%(52)div 17%
Mitsuoka
  • Head97%(31)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs3%(1)div 17%

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

Nik Lentz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Eiji Mitsuoka
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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