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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale
Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez
13-0 · USA
VS
Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz
11-3 · USA
November 5, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds · Main event
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Diego Sanchez def. Nick Diaz by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sanchez15/402/204:20
Diaz3/61/200:09
R2
Sanchez17/301/303:21
Diaz5/140/100:53
R3
Sanchez9/252/602:47
Diaz5/141/201:18
Total
Sanchez41/955/11010:28
Diaz13/342/502:20

Scorecards

Sanchez vs Diaz

RdCecil PeoplesMarcos RosalesNelson HamiltonCommunity
R1---9.8-9.2
R2---9.8-9.2
R3---9.5-9.5
Total30-2730-2730-2729.1-27.9

Media (1 card) · avg 3027 · 1 Sanchez · 0 Diaz

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sanchez-Diaz.

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 probabilityDiaz
19.6%80.4%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
3%
Decision
73%
Expected fight time: 13.0 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 Diaz. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sanchez20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%22%
Submission1%4%
Decision15%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 41
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 5
Diaz80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%24%
Submission3%3%
Decision58%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3477)act 13
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 2
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R210%
R39%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Sanchez
28.1%+252
Diaz
-25270.9%
Most takedownstie 63.3%
Sanchez
25.5%-229
Diaz
+22911.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
42.6%
+135
Under 36.5
57.4%
-135
04692
Diaz
Expected: 59.4
59.5
Over 59.5
42.4%
+136
Under 59.5
57.6%
-136
075149
Takedowns — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
27.8%
+260
Under 0.5
72.2%
-260
035
Diaz
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.0%
Exactly 0
86.0%
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 13.0 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
85.4Striking72.5
Sanchez +13.0
67.0Grappling66.7
Sanchez +0.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SanchezDiaz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1559
1556
Divisional
1560
1494
Striking offense
1508
1506
Striking defense
1529
1557
Grappling offense
1514
1550
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
23 yrs
Age
22 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.03
Strikes landed / min
2.88
58%
Strike accuracy
42%
0.51
Strikes absorbed / min
1.44
50%
Strike defense
73%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.15
Takedowns / 15 min
2.65
50%
Takedown accuracy
41%
Takedown defense
40%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
80%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Sanchez
  • WBrian GassawayKO/TKO R2
    Close -6003mo before
  • WKenny FlorianKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
Nick Diaz
  • WKoji OishiKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • WDrew FickettKO/TKO R1
    Close -2309mo before
  • LKaro ParisyanS-DEC R3
    1y 2mo before
  • WRobbie LawlerKO/TKO R2
    Close +2001y 7mo before
  • WJeremy JacksonSUB R3
    2y 1mo before
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0

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
46% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sanchez
Diaz
2
UFC fights
5
9.8 min · 4.9 avg
Octagon time
39.6 min · 7.9 avg
24y 1m
Career length
24y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sanchez
Diaz
24W–12L · 66.7%
Overall
59W–12L · 83.1%
24W–12L · 66.7%
Wins
48W–9L · 84.2%
0W–0L
Losses
11W–3L · 78.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sanchez
Diaz
54W–57L · 48.6%
Overall
33W–16L · 67.3%
54W–57L · 48.6%
Wins
27W–13L · 67.5%
0W–0L
Losses
6W–3L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Sanchez
Diaz
0.58
Landed / min
4.75
12.5%
Accuracy
32.8%
60.0%
Defense
77.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.76
17.8%
Time at distance
33.5%
Grappling & control
Sanchez
Diaz
6.15
Takedowns / 15 min
2.65
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
41.2%
Takedown defense
40.0%
1.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.89
94.7%
Control share
48.4%
Strike target map
Sanchez
  • Head98%(48)div 70%
  • Body2%(1)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 10%
Diaz
  • Head74%(84)div 70%
  • Body20%(23)div 20%
  • Legs6%(7)div 10%

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.

Nick Diaz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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