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UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral
Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz
12-6 · USA
VS
Josh Neer
Josh Neer
17-4-1 · USA
August 26, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Nick Diaz def. Josh Neer by SUB (Kimura), R3 1:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Diaz35/880/000:13
Neer12/280/100:55
R2
Diaz39/1052/300:53
Neer10/280/000:13
R3 · 1:42
Diaz1/61/200:55
Neer3/60/100:04
Total
Diaz75/1993/502:01
Neer25/620/201:12

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 probabilityNeer
70.9%29.1%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
39%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 8.9 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 Neer. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Diaz71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%20%
Submission28%40%
Decision29%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 75
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 3
Neer29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%19%
Submission10%36%
Decision13%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 25
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R25%
R39%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Diaz
65.6%-200
Neer
+20032.8%
Most takedownstie 49.4%
Diaz
26.1%-106
Neer
+10624.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 36.8
37
Over 37
41.2%
+138
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
57.0%
-138
04692
Neer
Expected: 25.4
25.5
Over 25.5
42.2%
+137
Under 25.5
57.8%
-137
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.9%
+204
Under 0.5
67.1%
-204
035
Neer
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.4%
+218
Under 0.5
68.6%
-218
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 8.9 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
Diaz70.9%63.4%+7.5-200
Neer29.1%36.6%−7.5+160

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
67.7Striking62.8
Diaz +4.9
64.0Grappling46.0
Diaz +18.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DiazNeer
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1512
Pound-for-pound
1536
1512
Divisional
1536
1505
Striking offense
1487
1540
Striking defense
1502
1507
Grappling offense
1504
1492
Grappling defense
1484
Physical
23 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.62
Strikes landed / min
1.89
40%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.22
Strikes absorbed / min
2.17
67%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.77
Takedowns / 15 min
0.84
33%
Takedown accuracy
40%
64%
Takedown defense
29%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-3
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
49
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nick Diaz
  • LSean SherkU-DEC R3
    Close +1504mo before
  • LJoe RiggsU-DEC R3
    Close -1407mo before
  • LDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    10mo before
  • WKoji OishiKO/TKO R1
    1y 3mo before
  • WDrew FickettKO/TKO R1
    Close -2301y 7mo before
Josh Neer
  • LJoshua BurkmanU-DEC R3
    Close +13049d before
  • WJoe StevensonU-DEC R3
    Close +4005mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardSUB R1
    Close -2307mo before
  • LDrew FickettSUB R1
    1y 1mo before
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-0

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
50% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 5 losses
W
17% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)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
Neer — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-1

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
15win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Diaz
Neer
8
UFC fights
4
84.7 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
35.9 min · 9.0 avg
24y 11m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Diaz
Neer
126W–20L · 86.3%
Overall
84W–17L · 83.2%
48W–9L · 84.2%
Wins
43W–10L · 81.1%
78W–11L · 87.6%
Losses
41W–7L · 85.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Diaz
Neer
41W–16L · 71.9%
Overall
146W–81L · 64.3%
35W–13L · 72.9%
Wins
120W–73L · 62.2%
6W–3L · 66.7%
Losses
26W–8L · 76.5%
Distance striking
Diaz
Neer
4.63
Landed / min
2.25
32.5%
Accuracy
24.7%
74.2%
Defense
66.7%
0.53
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.42
32.9%
Time at distance
26.0%
Grappling & control
Diaz
Neer
1.77
Takedowns / 15 min
0.84
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
64.2%
Takedown defense
28.6%
1.77
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.25
39.4%
Control share
49.2%
Strike target map
Diaz
  • Head75%(167)div 69%
  • Body19%(42)div 20%
  • Legs6%(13)div 10%
Neer
  • Head96%(65)div 69%
  • Body1%(1)div 20%
  • Legs3%(2)div 10%

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.

Josh Neer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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