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UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem
Danny Castillo
Danny Castillo
12-4 · USA
VS
Anthony Njokuani
Anthony Njokuani
14-5 · USA
December 30, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
154.0lb
Danny Castillo def. Anthony Njokuani by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Castillo18/273/903:26
Njokuani7/210/000:18
R2
Castillo6/241/501:49
Njokuani20/410/100:00
R3
Castillo9/202/402:47
Njokuani17/360/100:00
Total
Castillo33/716/1808:02
Njokuani44/980/200:18

Scorecards

Castillo vs Njokuani

RdDouglas CrosbyMark SmithPatricia Morse JarmanCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-109-109-109.2-9.8
R310-910-99-1010-9.2
Total29-2829-2828-2929.2-28

Media (6 cards) · avg 2928 · 6 Castillo · 0 Njokuani

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Castillo-Njokuani.

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
CastilloWin probabilityNjokuani
47.1%52.9%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
13%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 11.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Castillo47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%
Submission9%20%
Decision27%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 33
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.0)act 6
Njokuani53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%24%
Submission4%8%
Decision36%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 44
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R212%
R38%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Castillo
39.4%+150
Njokuani
-15059.1%
Most takedownstie 27.6%
Castillo
66.8%-1188
Njokuani
+11885.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Castillo
Expected: 33.0
33
Over 33
41.4%
+137
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.6%
-137
04283
Njokuani
Expected: 40.9
41
Over 41
41.5%
+137
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.9%
-137
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Castillo
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
50.3%
-101
Under 1.5
49.7%
+101
035
Njokuani
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.3%
Exactly 0
86.7%
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 11.8 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
Castillo47.1%63.7%−16.6-185
Njokuani52.9%36.3%+16.6+170

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
83.1Striking85.3
Njokuani +2.2
57.2Grappling41.8
Castillo +15.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CastilloNjokuani
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1526
1543
Divisional
1526
1485
Striking offense
1502
1514
Striking defense
1536
1543
Grappling offense
1479
1536
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
32 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'1"
71"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.84
Strikes landed / min
6.27
59%
Strike accuracy
47%
0.60
Strikes absorbed / min
2.03
68%
Strike defense
77%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.87
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
50%
Takedown accuracy
75%
55%
Takedown defense
33%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
67%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
41
Days since last fight
181
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Danny Castillo
  • WShamar BaileyKO/TKO R1
    Close -37541d before
  • LJacob VolkmannU-DEC R3
    Close +1005mo before
  • WJoe StevensonU-DEC R3
    Close +11010mo before
Anthony Njokuani
  • WAndre WinnerU-DEC R3
    Close -1456mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +2209mo before
Castillo — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Njokuani — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0, 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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(75%) 3
5 (38%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Castillo
Njokuani
3
UFC fights
2
34.9 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
18y 9m
Career length
23y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Castillo
Njokuani
55W–18L · 75.3%
Overall
19W–5L · 79.2%
43W–16L · 72.9%
Wins
12W–5L · 70.6%
12W–2L · 85.7%
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Castillo
Njokuani
76W–36L · 67.9%
Overall
118W–54L · 68.6%
54W–33L · 62.1%
Wins
92W–51L · 64.3%
22W–3L · 88.0%
Losses
26W–3L · 89.7%
Distance striking
Castillo
Njokuani
4.06
Landed / min
5.81
42.0%
Accuracy
43.0%
79.6%
Defense
78.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
26.2%
Time at distance
80.9%
Grappling & control
Castillo
Njokuani
3.87
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
54.5%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
52.8%
Control share
57.3%
Strike target map
Castillo
  • Head49%(49)div 65%
  • Body30%(30)div 18%
  • Legs20%(20)div 17%
Njokuani
  • Head51%(95)div 65%
  • Body25%(47)div 18%
  • Legs24%(46)div 17%

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

Danny Castillo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anthony Njokuani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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