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UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz
Thiago Tavares
Thiago Tavares
14-3 · BRA
VS
Nik Lentz
Nik Lentz
17-3-1 · USA
January 11, 2010 · Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Draw
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Tavares6/230/300:30
Lentz16/533/501:27
R2
Tavares18/481/300:58
Lentz27/730/300:10
R3
Tavares31/750/000:18
Lentz28/801/500:16
Total
Tavares55/1461/601:46
Lentz71/2064/1301:53

Scorecards

Tavares vs Lentz

RdCardo UrsoEric ColónSal D'AmatoCommunity
R1---9-10
R2---9.7-9.3
R3---9-9
Total27-2928-2828-2827.7-28.3

Media (2 cards) · avg 2828 · 2 draws

Point deductions: R31 Tavares (Low Blow (Kick))

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Tavares-Lentz. Judge totals are round sums; the official result applies the deduction.

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
TavaresWin probabilityLentz
59.8%40.2%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
27%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Tavares60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%29%
Submission19%32%
Decision24%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 55
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.7)act 1
Lentz40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%51%
Submission8%20%
Decision12%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 71
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 4
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R231%
R37%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Tavares
46.5%+111
Lentz
-11151.8%
Most takedownstie 28.1%
Tavares
54.8%-320
Lentz
+32017.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
41.6%
+135
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.3%
-135
03978
Lentz
Expected: 32.9
33
Over 33
41.3%
+137
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.7%
-137
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.6%
+119
Under 1.5
54.4%
-119
035
Lentz
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.9%
+204
Under 0.5
67.1%
-204
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 9.1 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
Tavares59.8%66.7%−6.9-238
Lentz40.2%33.3%+6.9+185

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
60.9Striking79.7
Lentz +18.8
76.5Grappling81.9
Lentz +5.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TavaresLentz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1546
1543
Divisional
1546
1468
Striking offense
1486
1525
Striking defense
1502
1521
Grappling offense
1556
1490
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
25 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.28
Strikes landed / min
4.47
41%
Strike accuracy
49%
1.75
Strikes absorbed / min
1.93
55%
Strike defense
74%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.68
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
41%
Takedown accuracy
80%
60%
Takedown defense
43%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.0
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
345
Days since last fight
114
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Tavares
  • WManvel GamburyanU-DEC R3
    Close -12311mo before
  • LKurt PellegrinoU-DEC R3
    Close -2611y 4mo before
  • LMatt WimanKO/TKO R2
    Close -4011y 7mo before
  • WMichihiro OmigawaU-DEC R3
    Close -7252y before
  • LTyson GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close +1002y 4mo before
Nik Lentz
  • WRafaello OliveiraU-DEC R3
    Close +2314mo before
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
7% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
9 (90%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Lentz — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-1

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
1win0loss0draw0NC
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

Profiles

Experience
Tavares
Lentz
7
UFC fights
1
89.8 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
22y 9m
Career length
21y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tavares
Lentz
82W–23L · 78.1%
Overall
10W–2L · 83.3%
52W–15L · 77.6%
Wins
10W–2L · 83.3%
30W–8L · 78.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tavares
Lentz
31W–18L · 63.3%
Overall
108W–59L · 64.7%
31W–18L · 63.3%
Wins
82W–43L · 65.6%
0W–0L
Losses
26W–16L · 61.9%
Distance striking
Tavares
Lentz
2.33
Landed / min
7.33
31.0%
Accuracy
39.6%
69.8%
Defense
76.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
25.3%
Time at distance
32.8%
Grappling & control
Tavares
Lentz
3.68
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
40.7%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
60.0%
Takedown defense
42.9%
1.84
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.00
53.8%
Control share
36.9%
Strike target map
Tavares
  • Head75%(86)div 66%
  • Body21%(24)div 18%
  • Legs4%(5)div 16%
Lentz
  • Head52%(35)div 66%
  • Body36%(24)div 18%
  • Legs12%(8)div 16%

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

Thiago Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nik Lentz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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