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Nik Lentz
Nik Lentz
17-3-2 · USA
VS
Rob Emerson
Rob Emerson
10-8 · USA
March 31, 2010 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.0lb
Nik Lentz def. Rob Emerson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lentz15/331/701:48
Emerson12/410/100:05
R2
Lentz11/242/503:18
Emerson11/280/010:13
R3
Lentz20/391/203:48
Emerson1/50/000:01
Total
Lentz46/964/1408:54
Emerson24/740/110:19

Scorecards

Lentz vs Emerson

RdUnknown JudgeCommunity
R1-9.7-9.3
R2-10-9
R3-10-9
Total29-2829.7-27.3

Media (2 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 2 Lentz · 0 Emerson

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

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 probabilityEmerson
68.2%31.8%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
63%
Decision
18%
Expected fight time: 5.8 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 Emerson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Lentz68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%21%
Submission44%65%
Decision10%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1229)act 46
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 4
Emerson32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%16%
Submission19%59%
Decision8%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1126)act 24
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~43 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R168%
R26%
R38%
Distance18%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.5%
Lentz
53.6%-122
Emerson
+12243.9%
Most takedownstie 35.4%
Lentz
51.5%-395
Emerson
+39513.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 22.6
22.5
Over 22.5
42.8%
+134
Under 22.5
57.2%
-134
02957
Emerson
Expected: 20.3
20.5
Over 20.5
41.8%
+139
Under 20.5
58.2%
-139
02651
Takedowns — over/under
Lentz
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
32.9%
+121
Exactly 1
27.4%
push
Under 1
39.7%
-121
035
Emerson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
24.8%
Exactly 0
75.2%
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 5.8 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
Lentz68.2%58.0%+10.2-150
Emerson31.8%42.0%−10.2+130

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
72.8Striking61.6
Lentz +11.2
82.3Grappling58.2
Lentz +24.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LentzEmerson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1546
Pound-for-pound
1511
1546
Divisional
1513
1490
Striking offense
1486
1502
Striking defense
1509
1552
Grappling offense
1496
1540
Grappling defense
1489
Physical
25 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
68"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.60
Strikes landed / min
2.72
40%
Strike accuracy
30%
2.80
Strikes absorbed / min
2.78
67%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.54
44%
Takedown accuracy
56%
62%
Takedown defense
63%
2.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
0
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
79
Days since last fight
53
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nik Lentz
  • DThiago TavaresM-DEC R3
    Close +1853mo before
  • WRafaello OliveiraU-DEC R3
    Close +2316mo before
Rob Emerson
  • WPhillipe NoverU-DEC R3
    Close -11853d before
  • LRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    Close +1236mo before
  • LKurt PellegrinoSUB R2
    Close +1861y 2mo before
  • WManvel GamburyanKO/TKO R1
    Close +2911y 8mo before
  • WKeita NakamuraS-DEC R3
    Close +2382y 2mo before
Lentz — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-2

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
47% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 1
Emerson — win / loss by method
Record: 10-8-0, 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 7 losses
W
50% of wins
L
88% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 6

Profiles

Experience
Lentz
Emerson
2
UFC fights
6
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
59.1 min · 9.8 avg
21y 0m
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lentz
Emerson
10W–2L · 83.3%
Overall
53W–14L · 79.1%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Wins
29W–6L · 82.9%
0W–0L
Losses
24W–8L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lentz
Emerson
108W–59L · 64.7%
Overall
124W–72L · 63.3%
82W–43L · 65.6%
Wins
63W–57L · 52.5%
26W–16L · 61.9%
Losses
61W–15L · 80.3%
Distance striking
Lentz
Emerson
6.38
Landed / min
3.86
35.4%
Accuracy
27.1%
69.2%
Defense
71.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
50.2%
Time at distance
55.7%
Grappling & control
Lentz
Emerson
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.54
44.4%
Takedown accuracy
55.6%
61.5%
Takedown defense
62.5%
2.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.25
41.1%
Control share
45.3%
Strike target map
Lentz
  • Head51%(71)div 66%
  • Body30%(42)div 18%
  • Legs18%(25)div 16%
Emerson
  • Head55%(88)div 66%
  • Body12%(19)div 18%
  • Legs34%(54)div 16%

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.

Rob Emerson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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