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UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
Bo Nickal
Bo Nickal
6-0 · USA
VS
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
17-8-1 · GBR
November 16, 2024 · New York City, New York, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.6lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Bo Nickal def. Paul Craig by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nickal16/310/000:00
Craig13/350/000:00
R2
Nickal22/260/000:00
Craig21/480/000:00
R3
Nickal16/280/000:00
Craig13/460/000:00
Total
Nickal54/850/000:00
Craig47/1290/000:00

Scorecards

Nickal vs Craig

RdBryan MinerChris BolinskiSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.3-9.7
R210-910-910-99.7-9.3
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2730-2730-2728.9-28.1

Media (18 cards) · avg 29.427.6 · 18 Nickal · 0 Craig

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nickal-Craig.

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
NickalWin probabilityCraig
80.2%19.8%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
29%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nickal80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%35%48%
Submission21%27%30%
Decision31%38%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 54
Takedowns2.8 (0.06.7)act 0
Craig20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%35%3%
Submission8%39%6%
Decision5%26%3%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (930)act 47
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~50 sig strikes~3.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R219%
R317%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Nickal
56.6%-136
Craig
+13641.6%
Most takedownstie 13.0%
Nickal
82.6%-1867
Craig
+18674.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nickal
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
39.1%
+152
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.2%
-152
03671
Craig
Expected: 22.2
22
Over 22
39.2%
+150
Exactly 22
2.2%
push
Under 22
58.6%
-150
02856
Takedowns — over/under
Nickal
Expected: 2.8
3
Over 3
37.7%
+128
Exactly 3
14.1%
push
Under 3
48.2%
-128
059
Craig
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.7%
Exactly 0
84.3%
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 9.6 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
Nickal80.2%88.3%−8.1-1220
Craig19.8%11.7%+8.1+718
By method
Nickal by KO/TKO28.1%47.7%−19.6-135
Nickal by submission23.3%29.7%−6.4+180
Nickal by decision28.8%9.7%+19.1+756
Craig by KO/TKO6.9%3.0%+3.9+2673
Craig by submission5.7%6.4%−0.7+1193
Craig by decision7.1%3.4%+3.7+2350
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.6%38.7%+32.9+142
Over 2.5 rds52.7%20.4%+32.3+360
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision35.9%14.6%+21.3+538

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
77.4Striking58.4
Nickal +19.0
66.2Grappling47.9
Nickal +18.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NickalCraig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1551
1557
Divisional
1522
1491
Striking offense
1502
1507
Striking defense
1495
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.32
Strikes landed / min
2.45
59%
Strike accuracy
46%
0.58
Strikes absorbed / min
2.97
70%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.93
Takedowns / 15 min
1.68
36%
Takedown accuracy
21%
Takedown defense
38%
4.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
53%
+3
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
20%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Bo Nickal
  • WCody BrundageSUB R2
    Close -15427mo before
  • WVal WoodburnKO/TKO R1
    Close -16001y 4mo before
  • WJamie PickettSUB R1
    Close -19021y 8mo before
Paul Craig
  • LCaio BorralhoKO/TKO R2
    Close +4276mo before
  • LBrendan AllenSUB R3
    Close +3351y before
  • WAndre MunizKO/TKO R2
    Close +1861y 4mo before
  • LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1571y 10mo before
  • LVolkan OezdemirU-DEC R3
    Close +1172y 4mo before
Nickal — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
33% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 17-8-1

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
4 wins, 5 losses
W
24% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 2 losses
W
76% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
9win8loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(63%) 5
6 (67%)Submission(25%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(13%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Nickal
Craig
3
UFC fights
18
12.2 min · 4.1 avg
Octagon time
143.3 min · 8.0 avg
4y 2m
Career length
12y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nickal
Craig
30W–13L · 69.8%
Overall
240W–54L · 81.6%
30W–13L · 69.8%
Wins
141W–33L · 81.0%
0W–0L
Losses
99W–21L · 82.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nickal
Craig
10W–1L · 90.9%
Overall
15W–9L · 62.5%
10W–1L · 90.9%
Wins
15W–9L · 62.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Nickal
Craig
5.11
Landed / min
3.86
60.0%
Accuracy
38.5%
80.0%
Defense
55.3%
1.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.10
14.5%
Time at distance
39.3%
Grappling & control
Nickal
Craig
4.93
Takedowns / 15 min
1.68
36.4%
Takedown accuracy
20.8%
Takedown defense
37.5%
4.93
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.57
99.5%
Control share
26.5%
Strike target map
Nickal
  • Head81%(13)div 63%
  • Body19%(3)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
Craig
  • Head52%(183)div 63%
  • Body30%(107)div 20%
  • Legs17%(61)div 17%

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

Bo Nickal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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