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UFC 59: Reality Check
Karo Parisyan
Karo Parisyan
14-3 · USA
VS
Nick Thompson
Nick Thompson
22-8-1 · USA
April 15, 2006 · Anaheim, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Karo Parisyan def. Nick Thompson by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:44
Parisyan18/302/304:04
Thompson2/71/100:10
Total
Parisyan18/302/304:04
Thompson2/71/100:10

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
ParisyanWin probabilityThompson
62.1%37.9%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
24%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Parisyan62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%14%
Submission15%24%
Decision38%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1435)act 18
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.7)act 2
Thompson38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%35%
Submission9%24%
Decision15%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 2
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.7)act 1
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~2.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R26%
R37%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Parisyan
51.0%-109
Thompson
+10946.9%
Most takedownstie 20.3%
Parisyan
39.3%+103
Thompson
-10340.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Parisyan
Expected: 26.6
26.5
Over 26.5
42.8%
+133
Under 26.5
57.2%
-133
03467
Thompson
Expected: 25.4
25.5
Over 25.5
42.4%
+136
Under 25.5
57.6%
-136
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Parisyan
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
46.8%
+114
Under 1.5
53.2%
-114
035
Thompson
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
47.5%
+111
Under 1.5
52.5%
-111
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 10.2 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
Parisyan62.1%72.2%−10.1-274
Thompson37.9%27.8%+10.1+254

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
64.2Striking77.1
Thompson +12.9
85.7Grappling66.1
Parisyan +19.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ParisyanThompson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1565
Pound-for-pound
1529
1564
Divisional
1529
1464
Striking offense
1483
1521
Striking defense
1505
1535
Grappling offense
1555
1515
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
23 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.97
Strikes landed / min
3.20
42%
Strike accuracy
45%
1.85
Strikes absorbed / min
0.93
57%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.34
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
68%
Takedown accuracy
100%
38%
Takedown defense
40%
2.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
315
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Karo Parisyan
  • WMatt SerraU-DEC R3
    10mo before
  • WChris LytleU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 2mo before
  • WNick DiazS-DEC R3
    1y 8mo before
  • LGeorges St-PierreU-DEC R3
    Close -2402y 2mo before
  • WDave StrasserSUB R1
    2y 7mo before
Nick Thompson
  • WKeith WisniewskiU-DEC R3
    Close +1105mo before
Parisyan — 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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
7 (70%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(50%) 1
Thompson — win / loss by method
Record: 22-8-1

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
7 wins, 5 losses
W
32% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
21win8loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (33%)KO/TKO(63%) 5
11 (52%)Submission(38%) 3
3 (14%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Parisyan
Thompson
5
UFC fights
1
63.9 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
27y 6m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Parisyan
Thompson
60W–17L · 77.9%
Overall
22W–7L · 75.9%
55W–17L · 76.4%
Wins
22W–7L · 75.9%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Parisyan
Thompson
62W–18L · 77.5%
Overall
158W–74L · 68.1%
46W–18L · 71.9%
Wins
90W–42L · 68.2%
16W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
68W–32L · 68.0%
Distance striking
Parisyan
Thompson
2.01
Landed / min
4.15
29.7%
Accuracy
23.6%
69.9%
Defense
74.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
25.7%
Time at distance
20.9%
Grappling & control
Parisyan
Thompson
6.34
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
67.5%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
38.5%
Takedown defense
40.0%
2.11
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.00
65.6%
Control share
63.5%
Strike target map
Parisyan
  • Head89%(112)div 69%
  • Body7%(9)div 20%
  • Legs4%(5)div 11%
Thompson
  • Head65%(31)div 69%
  • Body29%(14)div 20%
  • Legs6%(3)div 11%

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

Karo Parisyan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nick Thompson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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