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UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham
12-2 · USA
VS
Nik Lentz
Nik Lentz
21-4-2 · USA
January 28, 2012 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Evan Dunham def. Nik Lentz by KO/TKO (Eye Injury), R2 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dunham32/521/101:38
Lentz19/392/400:33
R2
Dunham36/451/103:15
Lentz20/370/400:25
Total
Dunham68/972/204:53
Lentz39/762/800:58

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
DunhamWin probabilityLentz
45.6%54.4%
KO / TKO
52%
Submission
19%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 8.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dunham46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%49%
Submission9%21%
Decision14%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 68
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 2
Lentz54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%54%
Submission9%17%
Decision16%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 39
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 2
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R229%
R39%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Dunham
47.7%+107
Lentz
-10751.0%
Most takedownstie 44.9%
Dunham
20.4%+170
Lentz
-17034.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dunham
Expected: 40.7
40.5
Over 40.5
42.9%
+133
Under 40.5
57.1%
-133
051102
Lentz
Expected: 42.2
42
Over 42
42.0%
+134
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.4%
-134
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Dunham
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.7%
+249
Under 0.5
71.3%
-249
035
Lentz
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
41.7%
+140
Under 0.5
58.3%
-140
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 8.5 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
Dunham45.6%76.6%−31.0-355
Lentz54.4%23.4%+31.0+320

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
68.8Striking65.9
Dunham +2.9
76.0Grappling71.4
Dunham +4.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DunhamLentz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1571
Pound-for-pound
1585
1569
Divisional
1585
1504
Striking offense
1501
1497
Striking defense
1498
1514
Grappling offense
1526
1504
Grappling defense
1479
Physical
30 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.76
Strikes landed / min
2.89
33%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.31
Strikes absorbed / min
2.58
71%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.56
Takedowns / 15 min
3.43
47%
Takedown accuracy
37%
79%
Takedown defense
45%
2.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.2
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
71%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
40%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
49
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Evan Dunham
  • WShamar BaileyU-DEC R3
    Close -4154mo before
  • LMelvin GuillardKO/TKO R1
    Close -2251y before
  • LSean SherkS-DEC R3
    Close -1781y 4mo before
  • WTyson GriffinS-DEC R3
    Close +1681y 8mo before
  • WEfrain EscuderoSUB R3
    Close +2092y 1mo before
Nik Lentz
  • LMark BocekU-DEC R3
    Close +13249d before
  • WWaylon LoweSUB R3
    Close -18510mo before
  • WTyson GriffinS-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 2mo before
  • WAndre WinnerU-DEC R3
    Close +1051y 5mo before
  • WRob EmersonU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 10mo before
Dunham — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (71%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Lentz — win / loss by method
Record: 21-4-2, 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, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win1loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
16win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dunham
Lentz
7
UFC fights
8
77.2 min · 11.0 avg
Octagon time
109.2 min · 13.7 avg
19y 3m
Career length
21y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dunham
Lentz
132W–27L · 83.0%
Overall
65W–24L · 73.0%
70W–15L · 82.4%
Wins
56W–20L · 73.7%
62W–12L · 83.8%
Losses
9W–4L · 69.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dunham
Lentz
26W–14L · 65.0%
Overall
108W–59L · 64.7%
26W–14L · 65.0%
Wins
82W–43L · 65.6%
0W–0L
Losses
26W–16L · 61.9%
Distance striking
Dunham
Lentz
5.93
Landed / min
5.84
31.8%
Accuracy
40.0%
73.1%
Defense
61.5%
0.39
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
55.3%
Time at distance
31.8%
Grappling & control
Dunham
Lentz
1.56
Takedowns / 15 min
3.43
47.1%
Takedown accuracy
36.8%
78.6%
Takedown defense
45.2%
2.14
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.20
48.9%
Control share
50.1%
Strike target map
Dunham
  • Head87%(253)div 65%
  • Body10%(28)div 19%
  • Legs3%(9)div 17%
Lentz
  • Head55%(174)div 65%
  • Body29%(93)div 19%
  • Legs16%(49)div 17%

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

Evan Dunham
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nik Lentz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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