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UFC 140: Jones vs Machida
Mark Bocek
Mark Bocek
9-4 · CAN
VS
Nik Lentz
Nik Lentz
21-3-2 · USA
December 10, 2011 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Mark Bocek def. Nik Lentz by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bocek17/242/303:59
Lentz4/80/000:18
R2
Bocek12/271/203:24
Lentz4/120/000:27
R3
Bocek17/342/204:16
Lentz2/110/000:00
Total
Bocek46/855/7011:39
Lentz10/310/000:45

Scorecards

Bocek vs Lentz

RdDavid TherienDr. Greg JacksonNelson HamiltonCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.8-27.2

Media (6 cards) · avg 3027 · 6 Bocek · 0 Lentz

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Bocek-Lentz.

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
BocekWin probabilityLentz
43.8%56.2%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
29%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bocek44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%29%
Submission17%40%
Decision14%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1637)act 46
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.9)act 5
Lentz56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%39%
Submission11%20%
Decision23%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 10
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R227%
R310%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Bocek
42.7%+130
Lentz
-13055.5%
Most takedownstie 30.2%
Bocek
50.9%-269
Lentz
+26918.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bocek
Expected: 28.5
28.5
Over 28.5
42.5%
+136
Under 28.5
57.5%
-136
03672
Lentz
Expected: 32.8
33
Over 33
41.0%
+139
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
57.0%
-139
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Bocek
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
44.0%
+127
Under 1.5
56.0%
-127
035
Lentz
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
33.4%
+199
Under 0.5
66.6%
-199
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 9.5 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
Bocek43.8%57.7%−13.9-142
Lentz56.2%42.3%+13.9+132

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
59.4Striking68.4
Lentz +9.0
72.5Grappling75.1
Lentz +2.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BocekLentz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1605
1533
Divisional
1605
1450
Striking offense
1505
1504
Striking defense
1499
1530
Grappling offense
1530
1510
Grappling defense
1482
Physical
30 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
75"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.57
Strikes landed / min
3.25
37%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.16
Strikes absorbed / min
2.51
57%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.92
Takedowns / 15 min
3.98
41%
Takedown accuracy
37%
33%
Takedown defense
49%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.1
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
83%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
80%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
167
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mark Bocek
  • LBenson HendersonU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +1407mo before
  • WDustin HazelettSUB R1
    Close -1501y before
  • LJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +2901y 8mo before
  • WJoe BrammerSUB R1
    Close -4882y before
  • WDavid BielkhedenSUB R1
    opp missedClose -2702y 8mo before
Nik Lentz
  • WWaylon LoweSUB R3
    Close -1859mo before
  • WTyson GriffinS-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 1mo before
  • WAndre WinnerU-DEC R3
    Close +1051y 3mo before
  • WRob EmersonU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 8mo before
  • DThiago TavaresM-DEC R3
    Close +1851y 11mo before
Bocek — win / loss by method
Record: 9-4-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
78% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (80%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (75%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Lentz — win / loss by method
Record: 21-3-2, 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
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win0loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
4 (80%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Bocek
Lentz
9
UFC fights
7
88.1 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
94.2 min · 13.5 avg
22y 5m
Career length
21y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bocek
Lentz
99W–24L · 80.5%
Overall
56W–20L · 73.7%
47W–16L · 74.6%
Wins
56W–20L · 73.7%
52W–8L · 86.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bocek
Lentz
32W–19L · 62.7%
Overall
108W–59L · 64.7%
32W–19L · 62.7%
Wins
82W–43L · 65.6%
0W–0L
Losses
26W–16L · 61.9%
Distance striking
Bocek
Lentz
1.78
Landed / min
6.07
16.9%
Accuracy
41.2%
69.5%
Defense
62.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
19.1%
Time at distance
34.6%
Grappling & control
Bocek
Lentz
3.92
Takedowns / 15 min
3.98
41.1%
Takedown accuracy
36.8%
33.3%
Takedown defense
48.6%
2.04
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.07
74.6%
Control share
60.0%
Strike target map
Bocek
  • Head65%(90)div 65%
  • Body26%(36)div 18%
  • Legs9%(12)div 17%
Lentz
  • Head54%(165)div 65%
  • Body30%(92)div 18%
  • Legs16%(49)div 17%

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

Mark Bocek
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.