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Nick Denis
Nick Denis
10-2 · CAN
VS
Joseph Sandoval
Joseph Sandoval
6-1 · USA
January 20, 2012 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Nick Denis def. Joseph Sandoval by KO/TKO (Elbows), R1 0:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:22
Denis11/230/010:01
Sandoval3/40/000:00
Total
Denis11/230/010:01
Sandoval3/40/000:00

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
DenisWin probabilitySandoval
77.2%22.8%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
25%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Denis77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%29%
Submission20%27%
Decision34%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes107 (61139)act 11
Takedowns0.6 (0.01.9)act 0
Sandoval23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%16%
Submission5%22%
Decision14%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (3990)act 3
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~176 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R215%
R37%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Denis
69.4%-231
Sandoval
+23130.0%
Most takedownstie 35.7%
Denis
37.4%-139
Sandoval
+13926.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Denis
Expected: 106.7
106.5
Over 106.5
42.6%
+135
Under 106.5
57.4%
-135
0134267
Sandoval
Expected: 68.9
69
Over 69
41.9%
+136
Exactly 69
1.0%
push
Under 69
57.1%
-136
087173
Takedowns — over/under
Denis
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
84.9%
-564
Under 0.5
15.1%
+564
035
Sandoval
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
75.4%
-306
Under 0.5
24.6%
+306
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 10.0 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
Denis77.2%72.0%+5.2-275
Sandoval22.8%28.0%−5.2+250

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DenisSandoval
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1504
1523
Divisional
1504
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'7"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
0.00
Strike accuracy
0%
Strikes absorbed / min
7.01
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
111
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nick Denis
No prior UFC fights.
Joseph Sandoval
  • LWalel WatsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -1104mo before
Denis — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
90% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (90%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (10%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Sandoval — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Denis
Sandoval
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
1.3 min · 1.3 avg
Career length
16y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Denis
Sandoval
Overall
8W–2L · 80.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Denis
Sandoval
84W–31L · 73.0%
Overall
24W–18L · 57.1%
55W–24L · 69.6%
Wins
24W–18L · 57.1%
29W–7L · 80.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Denis
Sandoval
Landed / min
0.00
Accuracy
0.0%
Defense
69.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
94.8%
Grappling & control
Denis
Sandoval
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Denis
  • Head0%(0)div 55%
  • Body0%(0)div 27%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
Sandoval
  • Head0%(0)div 55%
  • Body0%(0)div 27%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Nick Denis

No UFC fights on record.

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

Joseph Sandoval
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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