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UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz
14-7 · USA
VS
Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone
17-3 · USA
December 30, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Nate Diaz def. Donald Cerrone by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Diaz82/1220/200:52
Cerrone35/600/000:00
R2
Diaz69/1120/000:08
Cerrone28/510/000:05
R3
Diaz87/1280/000:04
Cerrone33/710/000:00
Total
Diaz238/3620/201:04
Cerrone96/1820/000:05

Scorecards

Diaz vs Cerrone

RdAdalaide ByrdJunichiro KamijoTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.7
R210-910-99-109.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total30-2730-2729-2829.9-26.7

Media (7 cards) · avg 29.926.9 · 7 Diaz · 0 Cerrone

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

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
DiazWin probabilityCerrone
71.2%28.8%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
3%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Diaz71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%41%
Submission2%3%
Decision40%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes80 (46104)act 238
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Cerrone29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%32%
Submission1%2%
Decision19%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (3581)act 96
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~142 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R211%
R312%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Diaz
61.2%-161
Cerrone
+16138.0%
Most takedownstie 71.5%
Diaz
15.1%-114
Cerrone
+11413.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 80.1
80
Over 80
42.2%
+135
Exactly 80
0.8%
push
Under 80
57.0%
-135
0101201
Cerrone
Expected: 62.3
62.5
Over 62.5
42.3%
+136
Under 62.5
57.7%
-136
078156
Takedowns — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.9%
Exactly 0
83.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Cerrone
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.1%
Exactly 0
84.9%
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 11.7 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
Diaz71.2%27.7%+43.5+255
Cerrone28.8%72.3%−43.5-280

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
66.5Striking79.3
Cerrone +12.8
58.1Grappling70.3
Cerrone +12.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DiazCerrone
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1569
Pound-for-pound
1598
1573
Divisional
1598
1503
Striking offense
1515
1541
Striking defense
1514
1537
Grappling offense
1505
1492
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
26 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.10
Strikes landed / min
5.55
36%
Strike accuracy
54%
2.28
Strikes absorbed / min
3.08
63%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.54
30%
Takedown accuracy
60%
45%
Takedown defense
89%
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
89%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
97
Days since last fight
62
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nate Diaz
  • WTakanori GomiSUB R1
    Close -2553mo before
  • LRory MacDonaldU-DEC R3
    Close +1278mo before
  • LDong Hyun KimU-DEC R3
    Close +1211y before
  • WMarcus DavisSUB R3
    Close -1901y 4mo before
  • WRory MarkhamKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -2351y 9mo before
Donald Cerrone
  • WDennis SiverSUB R1
    Close -2352mo before
  • WCharles OliveiraKO/TKO R1
    Close +1045mo before
  • WVagner RochaU-DEC R3
    Close -4007mo before
  • WPaul KellySUB R2
    Close -27511mo before
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 14-7-0

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
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
1 win, 6 losses
W
7% of wins
L
86% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (78%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(100%) 5
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Cerrone — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0, 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
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
76% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (85%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (15%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Diaz
Cerrone
14
UFC fights
4
139.7 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
29.2 min · 7.3 avg
21y 9m
Career length
20y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Diaz
Cerrone
227W–59L · 79.4%
Overall
51W–12L · 81.0%
143W–39L · 78.6%
Wins
51W–12L · 81.0%
84W–20L · 80.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Diaz
Cerrone
53W–19L · 73.6%
Overall
128W–32L · 80.0%
26W–10L · 72.2%
Wins
93W–28L · 76.9%
27W–9L · 75.0%
Losses
35W–4L · 89.7%
Distance striking
Diaz
Cerrone
5.66
Landed / min
5.93
28.8%
Accuracy
52.8%
72.4%
Defense
60.3%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.03
36.3%
Time at distance
75.2%
Grappling & control
Diaz
Cerrone
1.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.54
30.4%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
45.3%
Takedown defense
88.9%
1.93
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.03
33.1%
Control share
74.4%
Strike target map
Diaz
  • Head71%(306)div 65%
  • Body15%(64)div 18%
  • Legs15%(63)div 17%
Cerrone
  • Head41%(66)div 65%
  • Body17%(28)div 18%
  • Legs42%(68)div 17%

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

Nate Diaz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Donald Cerrone
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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