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UFC 65: Bad Intentions
Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz
13-6 · USA
VS
Gleison Tibau
Gleison Tibau
15-2 · BRA
November 18, 2006 · Sacramento, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Nick Diaz def. Gleison Tibau by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Diaz11/240/101:57
Tibau0/90/002:58
R2 · 2:27
Diaz13/270/001:20
Tibau0/00/300:44
Total
Diaz24/510/103:17
Tibau0/90/303:42

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 probabilityTibau
49.6%50.4%
KO / TKO
15%
Submission
6%
Decision
79%
Expected fight time: 13.4 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 Tibau. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Diaz50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%23%
Submission3%5%
Decision36%72%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 24
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Tibau50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%9%
Submission3%6%
Decision43%85%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 0
Takedowns2.5 (0.05.3)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R26%
R38%
Distance79%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Diaz
63.7%-182
Tibau
+18234.9%
Most takedownstie 14.8%
Diaz
2.1%+3930
Tibau
-393083.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 42.3
42.5
Over 42.5
42.2%
+137
Under 42.5
57.8%
-137
053106
Tibau
Expected: 30.7
30.5
Over 30.5
43.0%
+133
Under 30.5
57.0%
-133
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.5%
Exactly 0
91.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Tibau
Expected: 2.5
2.5
Over 2.5
47.6%
+110
Under 2.5
52.4%
-110
048

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 13.4 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DiazTibau
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1536
1529
Divisional
1536
Striking offense
Striking defense
1514
Grappling offense
1561
1497
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
23 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
76"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.08
Strikes landed / min
40%
Strike accuracy
2.21
Strikes absorbed / min
67%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.02
Takedowns / 15 min
37%
Takedown accuracy
65%
Takedown defense
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nick Diaz
  • WJosh NeerSUB R3
    Close -2003mo before
  • LSean SherkU-DEC R3
    Close +1507mo before
  • LJoe RiggsU-DEC R3
    Close -1409mo before
  • LDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    1y before
  • WKoji OishiKO/TKO R1
    1y 5mo before
Gleison Tibau
No prior UFC fights.
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-0

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, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 5 losses
W
15% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Tibau — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
8 (53%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (33%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Diaz
Tibau
9
UFC fights
0
96.3 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
24y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Diaz
Tibau
143W–24L · 85.6%
Overall
65W–13L · 83.3%
Wins
78W–11L · 87.6%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Diaz
Tibau
41W–16L · 71.9%
Overall
40W–26L · 60.6%
35W–13L · 72.9%
Wins
35W–25L · 58.3%
6W–3L · 66.7%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Diaz
Tibau
4.90
Landed / min
30.9%
Accuracy
73.4%
Defense
0.47
Knockdowns / 15 min
34.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Diaz
Tibau
2.02
Takedowns / 15 min
37.1%
Takedown accuracy
65.5%
Takedown defense
1.71
Sub attempts / 15 min
40.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Diaz
  • Head73%(216)div 68%
  • Body22%(65)div 21%
  • Legs5%(16)div 11%
Tibau
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 11%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Nick Diaz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gleison Tibau

No UFC fights on record.

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