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UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz
13-7 · USA
VS
Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi
30-7 · JPN
September 24, 2011 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Nate Diaz def. Takanori Gomi by SUB (Armbar), R1 4:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:27
Diaz36/730/010:23
Gomi4/230/100:36
Total
Diaz36/730/010:23
Gomi4/230/100:36

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 probabilityGomi
86.5%13.5%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
19%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Gomi. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Diaz86%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%32%
Submission18%21%
Decision40%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3579)act 36
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Gomi14%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%38%
Submission1%6%
Decision8%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 4
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~91 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R213%
R312%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Diaz
78.9%-391
Gomi
+39120.2%
Most takedownstie 62.8%
Diaz
31.2%-518
Gomi
+5186.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 60.9
61
Over 61
41.9%
+136
Exactly 61
1.1%
push
Under 61
57.0%
-136
077153
Gomi
Expected: 29.9
30
Over 30
41.2%
+137
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.6%
-137
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
32.6%
+207
Under 0.5
67.4%
-207
035
Gomi
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.0%
Exactly 0
92.0%
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 10.3 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
Diaz86.5%70.6%+15.9-255
Gomi13.5%29.4%−15.9+235

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
65.1Striking52.3
Diaz +12.8
54.7Grappling17.7
Diaz +37.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DiazGomi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1563
1557
Divisional
1562
1497
Striking offense
1489
1533
Striking defense
1509
1529
Grappling offense
1526
1484
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
26 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'7"
76"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.93
Strikes landed / min
1.67
35%
Strike accuracy
18%
2.33
Strikes absorbed / min
2.82
62%
Strike defense
75%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
30%
Takedown accuracy
0%
44%
Takedown defense
64%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
62%
UFC win rate
33%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
33%
88%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
266
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nate Diaz
  • LRory MacDonaldU-DEC R3
    Close +1275mo before
  • LDong Hyun KimU-DEC R3
    Close +1219mo before
  • WMarcus DavisSUB R3
    Close -1901y 1mo before
  • WRory MarkhamKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -2351y 6mo before
  • LGray MaynardS-DEC R3
    Close +2561y 8mo before
Takanori Gomi
  • LClay GuidaSUB R2
    Close +1279mo before
  • WTyson GriffinKO/TKO R1
    Close +2901y 2mo before
  • LKenny FlorianSUB R3
    Close +3001y 6mo before
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 13-7-0

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
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
1 win, 6 losses
W
8% of wins
L
86% of losses
UFC
8win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(100%) 5
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Gomi — win / loss by method
Record: 30-7-0, 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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 5 losses
W
20% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
29win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
11 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (21%)Submission(60%) 3
12 (41%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Diaz
Gomi
13
UFC fights
3
135.3 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
23.4 min · 7.8 avg
21y 9m
Career length
27y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Diaz
Gomi
197W–52L · 79.1%
Overall
53W–18L · 74.6%
113W–32L · 77.9%
Wins
14W–3L · 82.4%
84W–20L · 80.8%
Losses
39W–15L · 72.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Diaz
Gomi
53W–19L · 73.6%
Overall
330W–82L · 80.1%
26W–10L · 72.2%
Wins
272W–64L · 81.0%
27W–9L · 75.0%
Losses
58W–18L · 76.3%
Distance striking
Diaz
Gomi
5.35
Landed / min
1.91
27.3%
Accuracy
17.3%
71.9%
Defense
77.1%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.64
34.9%
Time at distance
80.6%
Grappling & control
Diaz
Gomi
1.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
30.4%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
44.4%
Takedown defense
63.6%
1.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
33.0%
Control share
17.1%
Strike target map
Diaz
  • Head69%(272)div 65%
  • Body16%(62)div 18%
  • Legs16%(63)div 17%
Gomi
  • Head64%(25)div 65%
  • Body36%(14)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)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.

Takanori Gomi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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