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UFC 56: Full Force
Nick Thompson
Nick Thompson
19-8-1 · USA
VS
Keith Wisniewski
Keith Wisniewski
22-7-1 · USA
November 19, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Nick Thompson def. Keith Wisniewski by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Thompson11/400/000:27
Wisniewski6/132/302:24
R2
Thompson17/350/003:38
Wisniewski4/101/200:27
R3
Thompson20/321/103:03
Wisniewski4/170/001:15
Total
Thompson48/1071/107:08
Wisniewski14/403/504:06

Scorecards

Thompson vs Wisniewski

RdCecil PeoplesJeff MullenNelson HamiltonCommunity
R1---9.5-9.8
R2---10-9
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.5-27.8

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Thompson-Wisniewski.

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
ThompsonWin probabilityWisniewski
57.2%42.8%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
28%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 9.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Thompson57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%44%
Submission16%28%
Decision16%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2968)act 48
Takedowns2.3 (0.34.8)act 1
Wisniewski43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%34%
Submission13%30%
Decision15%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 14
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.8)act 3
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R244%
R36%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Thompson
67.5%-216
Wisniewski
+21631.3%
Most takedownstie 6.4%
Thompson
90.8%-3215
Wisniewski
+32152.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 52.2
52
Over 52
42.1%
+134
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
56.6%
-134
066131
Wisniewski
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
41.1%
+138
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
57.0%
-138
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 2.3
2.5
Over 2.5
46.4%
+115
Under 2.5
53.6%
-115
048
Wisniewski
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
20.8%
Exactly 0
79.2%
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 9.3 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
Thompson57.2%44.9%+12.3+110
Wisniewski42.8%55.1%−12.3-140

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1513
Pound-for-pound
1528
1513
Divisional
1528
1482
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1500
1558
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
24 yrs
Age
24 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nick Thompson
No prior UFC fights.
Keith Wisniewski
No prior UFC fights.
Thompson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-8-1

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
6 wins, 5 losses
W
32% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 3 losses
W
53% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
16% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win8loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (32%)KO/TKO(63%) 5
10 (53%)Submission(38%) 3
3 (16%)Decision(0%) 0
Wisniewski — win / loss by method
Record: 22-7-1

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, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 3 losses
W
55% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
22win7loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (18%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
12 (55%)Submission(43%) 3
6 (27%)Decision(29%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Thompson
Wisniewski
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Thompson
Wisniewski
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Thompson
Wisniewski
157W–68L · 69.8%
Overall
190W–85L · 69.1%
89W–36L · 71.2%
Wins
116W–51L · 69.5%
68W–32L · 68.0%
Losses
74W–34L · 68.5%
Distance striking
Thompson
Wisniewski
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Thompson
Wisniewski
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Thompson
  • Head0%(0)div 70%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 10%
  • No strike data on record.
Wisniewski
  • Head0%(0)div 70%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 10%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Nick Thompson

No UFC fights on record.

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

Keith Wisniewski

No UFC fights on record.

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