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UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez
17-2 · USA
VS
David Bielkheden
David Bielkheden
12-5 · SWE
March 1, 2008 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.5lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Diego Sanchez def. David Bielkheden by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:43
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:43
Sanchez24/501/104:30
Bielkheden1/10/000:00
Total
Sanchez24/501/104:30
Bielkheden1/10/000:00

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
SanchezWin probabilityBielkheden
51.7%48.3%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
32%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sanchez52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%17%
Submission17%32%
Decision26%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 24
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Bielkheden48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%17%
Submission15%32%
Decision25%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 1
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R23%
R311%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Sanchez
34.8%+183
Bielkheden
-18363.5%
Most takedownstie 55.4%
Sanchez
20.7%+115
Bielkheden
-11523.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 25.2
25
Over 25
41.7%
+134
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
55.7%
-134
03263
Bielkheden
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
41.1%
+139
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
57.0%
-139
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.4%
+293
Under 0.5
74.6%
-293
035
Bielkheden
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
29.1%
+244
Under 0.5
70.9%
-244
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 10.1 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
Sanchez51.7%81.0%−29.3-575
Bielkheden48.3%19.0%+29.3+400

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SanchezBielkheden
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1592
Pound-for-pound
1516
1581
Divisional
1516
Striking offense
Striking defense
1507
Grappling offense
1500
1503
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.24
Strikes landed / min
39%
Strike accuracy
1.49
Strikes absorbed / min
64%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.60
Takedowns / 15 min
31%
Takedown accuracy
21%
Takedown defense
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Sanchez
  • LJon FitchS-DEC R3
    Close +1055mo before
  • LJosh KoscheckU-DEC R3
    Close -19011mo before
  • WJoe RiggsKO/TKO R1
    Close -5001y 3mo before
  • WKaro ParisyanU-DEC R3
    Close -1031y 6mo before
  • WJohn AlessioU-DEC R3
    Close -4601y 9mo before
David Bielkheden
No prior UFC fights.
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0
Bielkheden — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 5 losses
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(100%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Sanchez
Bielkheden
8
UFC fights
0
86.5 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
24y 1m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Sanchez
Bielkheden
117W–35L · 77.0%
Overall
92W–32L · 74.2%
Wins
25W–3L · 89.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sanchez
Bielkheden
54W–57L · 48.6%
Overall
72W–32L · 69.2%
54W–57L · 48.6%
Wins
39W–20L · 66.1%
0W–0L
Losses
33W–12L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Sanchez
Bielkheden
1.34
Landed / min
18.3%
Accuracy
69.8%
Defense
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
41.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Sanchez
Bielkheden
2.60
Takedowns / 15 min
31.3%
Takedown accuracy
21.1%
Takedown defense
1.39
Sub attempts / 15 min
63.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Sanchez
  • Head70%(135)div 65%
  • Body27%(52)div 20%
  • Legs4%(7)div 15%
Bielkheden
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Diego Sanchez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

David Bielkheden

No UFC fights on record.

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