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Nik Lentz
Nik Lentz
19-3-2 · USA
VS
Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin
14-4 · USA
November 20, 2010 · Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Nik Lentz def. Tyson Griffin by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lentz13/141/100:43
Griffin7/154/803:20
R2
Lentz14/321/300:18
Griffin12/243/402:05
R3
Lentz7/132/402:22
Griffin12/211/111:43
Total
Lentz34/594/803:23
Griffin31/608/1317:08

Scorecards

Lentz vs Griffin

RdJeff BlatnickNelson HamiltonSal D'AmatoCommunity
R1-9-10-9.4-9.6
R2-9-10-9-10
R3-9-10-9.4-9.6
Total29-2827-3029-2827.8-29.2

Media (3 cards) · avg 29.727.3 · 3 Lentz · 0 Griffin

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

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
LentzWin probabilityGriffin
39.1%60.9%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
51%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 7.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lentz39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%22%
Submission21%54%
Decision9%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 34
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 4
Griffin61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%21%
Submission30%49%
Decision18%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 31
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 8
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R157%
R26%
R39%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Lentz
43.5%+125
Griffin
-12554.6%
Most takedownstie 37.4%
Lentz
45.3%-262
Griffin
+26217.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 27.7
27.5
Over 27.5
42.9%
+133
Under 27.5
57.1%
-133
03570
Griffin
Expected: 31.2
31
Over 31
42.0%
+133
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
55.9%
-133
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.8%
+146
Exactly 1
24.2%
push
Under 1
45.0%
-146
035
Griffin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
29.5%
+239
Under 0.5
70.5%
-239
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 7.2 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
Lentz39.1%33.1%+6.0+190
Griffin60.9%66.9%−6.0-230

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
72.7Striking72.2
Lentz +0.5
80.8Grappling54.8
Lentz +25.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LentzGriffin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1576
Pound-for-pound
1565
1576
Divisional
1564
1494
Striking offense
1504
1506
Striking defense
1528
1537
Grappling offense
1492
1517
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
26 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.45
Strikes landed / min
3.87
44%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.13
Strikes absorbed / min
2.31
65%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.75
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
38%
Takedown accuracy
43%
64%
Takedown defense
56%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
64%
+2
Win/loss streak
-2
75%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
111
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nik Lentz
  • WAndre WinnerU-DEC R3
    Close +1053mo before
  • WRob EmersonU-DEC R3
    Close -1508mo before
  • DThiago TavaresM-DEC R3
    Close +18510mo before
  • WRafaello OliveiraU-DEC R3
    Close +2311y 2mo before
Tyson Griffin
  • LTakanori GomiKO/TKO R1
    Close -3204mo before
  • LEvan DunhamS-DEC R3
    Close -1805mo before
  • WHermes FrancaKO/TKO R2
    opp missedClose -3231y 2mo before
  • WRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    Close -5151y 8mo before
  • LSean SherkU-DEC R3
    Close +1952y 1mo before
Lentz — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-2

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
42% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
26% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 1
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
43% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
36% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (71%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Lentz
Griffin
4
UFC fights
11
60.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
131.3 min · 11.9 avg
21y 0m
Career length
21y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lentz
Griffin
32W–13L · 71.1%
Overall
182W–35L · 83.9%
32W–13L · 71.1%
Wins
103W–26L · 79.8%
0W–0L
Losses
79W–9L · 89.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lentz
Griffin
108W–59L · 64.7%
Overall
31W–9L · 77.5%
82W–43L · 65.6%
Wins
31W–9L · 77.5%
26W–16L · 61.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lentz
Griffin
5.87
Landed / min
5.63
35.8%
Accuracy
36.2%
70.9%
Defense
74.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.11
33.2%
Time at distance
51.8%
Grappling & control
Lentz
Griffin
4.75
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
38.0%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
64.3%
Takedown defense
56.3%
1.75
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.03
76.8%
Control share
43.0%
Strike target map
Lentz
  • Head52%(107)div 65%
  • Body33%(69)div 18%
  • Legs15%(31)div 17%
Griffin
  • Head55%(277)div 65%
  • Body22%(111)div 18%
  • Legs24%(120)div 17%

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

Nik Lentz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tyson Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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