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UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz
Ramsey Nijem
Ramsey Nijem
4-2 · USA
VS
Danny Downes
Danny Downes
8-2 · USA
October 29, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Ramsey Nijem def. Danny Downes by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nijem29/354/704:01
Downes4/150/000:03
R2
Nijem14/202/404:11
Downes2/60/000:28
R3
Nijem16/222/304:30
Downes0/60/000:00
Total
Nijem59/778/14012:42
Downes6/270/000:31

Scorecards

Nijem vs Downes

RdAdalaide ByrdMark SmithPatricia Morse JarmanCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-810-910-910-9
R310-810-910-810-8.4
Total30-2530-2730-2630-26.4

Media (6 cards) · avg 3026.3 · 6 Nijem · 0 Downes

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nijem-Downes.

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
NijemWin probabilityDownes
81.4%18.6%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
31%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nijem81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%29%
Submission26%33%
Decision31%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 59
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.1)act 8
Downes19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%41%
Submission4%23%
Decision7%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 6
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R213%
R37%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Nijem
62.7%-177
Downes
+17735.5%
Most takedownstie 21.4%
Nijem
67.5%-608
Downes
+60811.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nijem
Expected: 32.5
32.5
Over 32.5
42.6%
+135
Under 32.5
57.4%
-135
04182
Downes
Expected: 24.0
24
Over 24
41.1%
+137
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.2%
-137
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Nijem
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
54.7%
-121
Under 1.5
45.3%
+121
036
Downes
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.1%
+270
Under 0.5
72.9%
-270
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 8.6 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
Nijem81.4%64.9%+16.5-195
Downes18.6%35.1%−16.5+180

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
40.4Striking47.5
Downes +7.1
9.3Grappling19.4
Downes +10.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NijemDownes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1492
Pound-for-pound
1510
1507
Divisional
1509
1485
Striking offense
1498
1493
Striking defense
1500
1545
Grappling offense
1495
1544
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
23 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.08
Strikes landed / min
2.13
21%
Strike accuracy
36%
5.38
Strikes absorbed / min
3.67
45%
Strike defense
38%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
33%
Takedown defense
25%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ramsey Nijem
  • LTony FergusonKO/TKO R1
    Close -1055mo before
Danny Downes
  • LJeremy StephensU-DEC R3
    Close +3005mo before
Nijem — win / loss by method
Record: 4-2-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Downes — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (13%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Nijem
Downes
1
UFC fights
1
3.9 min · 3.9 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
18y 3m
Career length
18y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nijem
Downes
10W–2L · 83.3%
Overall
19W–6L · 76.0%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
19W–6L · 76.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nijem
Downes
19W–7L · 73.1%
Overall
50W–36L · 58.1%
17W–7L · 70.8%
Wins
36W–34L · 51.4%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
14W–2L · 87.5%
Distance striking
Nijem
Downes
4.86
Landed / min
3.48
22.2%
Accuracy
24.3%
51.7%
Defense
49.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
63.4%
Time at distance
32.6%
Grappling & control
Nijem
Downes
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
Takedown defense
25.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
0.0%
Control share
5.3%
Strike target map
Nijem
  • Head83%(10)div 65%
  • Body17%(2)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
Downes
  • Head28%(9)div 65%
  • Body50%(16)div 18%
  • Legs22%(7)div 17%

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

Ramsey Nijem
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Danny Downes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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