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UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz
11-5 · USA
VS
Rory Markham
Rory Markham
16-5 · USA
March 27, 2010 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
177.0lbMissed +6.0
Nate Diaz def. Rory Markham by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:47
Diaz34/600/011:15
Markham3/220/000:00
Total
Diaz34/600/011:15
Markham3/220/000:00

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 probabilityMarkham
89.5%10.5%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
70%
Decision
14%
Expected fight time: 5.2 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 Markham. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Diaz89%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%13%
Submission65%73%
Decision13%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 34
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Markham11%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%42%
Submission5%50%
Decision1%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes16 (821)act 3
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~48 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R175%
R24%
R37%
Distance14%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Diaz
77.0%-363
Markham
+36321.2%
Most takedownstie 59.4%
Diaz
28.2%-228
Markham
+22812.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 31.8
32
Over 32
41.0%
+139
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
57.0%
-139
04080
Markham
Expected: 16.0
16
Over 16
40.4%
+138
Exactly 16
3.9%
push
Under 16
55.6%
-138
02040
Takedowns — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
32.3%
Exactly 0
67.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Markham
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
16.7%
Exactly 0
83.3%
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 5.2 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
Diaz89.5%67.4%+22.1-235
Markham10.5%32.6%−22.1+195

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
61.1Striking41.0
Diaz +20.1
64.7Grappling0.0
Diaz +64.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DiazMarkham
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1523
1512
Divisional
1523
1496
Striking offense
1502
1525
Striking defense
1513
1526
Grappling offense
1496
1477
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
24 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.34
Strikes landed / min
2.89
34%
Strike accuracy
28%
2.25
Strikes absorbed / min
8.31
57%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.03
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
36%
Takedown accuracy
47%
Takedown defense
2.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
83%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
75
Days since last fight
399
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nate Diaz
  • LGray MaynardS-DEC R3
    Close +2562mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardSUB R2
    Close -2386mo before
  • LJoe StevensonU-DEC R3
    Close -1989mo before
  • LClay GuidaS-DEC R3
    Close -1311y 2mo before
  • WJosh NeerS-DEC R3
    Close -2401y 6mo before
Rory Markham
  • LDan HardyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1121y 1mo before
  • WBrodie FarberKO/TKO R1
    Close -2661y 8mo before
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 11-5-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
9% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (83%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Markham — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
11 wins, 5 losses
W
69% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 4
5 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Diaz
Markham
9
UFC fights
2
88.5 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
2.8 min · 1.4 avg
21y 9m
Career length
22y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Diaz
Markham
141W–40L · 77.9%
Overall
33W–9L · 78.6%
80W–21L · 79.2%
Wins
13W–3L · 81.3%
61W–19L · 76.3%
Losses
20W–6L · 76.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Diaz
Markham
53W–19L · 73.6%
Overall
126W–92L · 57.8%
26W–10L · 72.2%
Wins
103W–72L · 58.9%
27W–9L · 75.0%
Losses
23W–20L · 53.5%
Distance striking
Diaz
Markham
4.94
Landed / min
2.71
26.7%
Accuracy
25.0%
70.7%
Defense
48.8%
0.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
5.42
29.7%
Time at distance
93.3%
Grappling & control
Diaz
Markham
2.03
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
36.4%
Takedown accuracy
46.7%
Takedown defense
2.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
31.4%
Control share
16.7%
Strike target map
Diaz
  • Head66%(137)div 63%
  • Body17%(35)div 21%
  • Legs17%(35)div 16%
Markham
  • Head88%(7)div 63%
  • Body13%(1)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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.

Rory Markham
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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