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UFC 51: Super Saturday
Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz
9-3 · USA
VS
Drew Fickett
Drew Fickett
24-2 · USA
February 5, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Nick Diaz def. Drew Fickett by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:40
Diaz13/280/102:26
Fickett3/80/001:42
Total
Diaz13/280/102:26
Fickett3/80/001:42

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 probabilityFickett
56.6%43.4%
KO / TKO
11%
Submission
72%
Decision
16%
Expected fight time: 5.5 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 Fickett. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Diaz57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%15%
Submission41%73%
Decision7%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 13
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Fickett43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%7%
Submission31%72%
Decision9%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes15 (820)act 3
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~34 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R174%
R21%
R39%
Distance16%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 3.0%
Diaz
58.2%-150
Fickett
+15038.7%
Most takedownstie 42.2%
Diaz
16.7%+245
Fickett
-24541.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 19.0
19
Over 19
40.7%
+137
Exactly 19
3.4%
push
Under 19
55.9%
-137
02448
Fickett
Expected: 15.2
15
Over 15
41.1%
+133
Exactly 15
4.2%
push
Under 15
54.7%
-133
01938
Takedowns — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
27.7%
Exactly 0
72.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Fickett
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
50.6%
-102
Under 0.5
49.4%
+102
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 5.5 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
DiazFickett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1561
1528
Divisional
1561
1487
Striking offense
1482
1520
Striking defense
1500
1534
Grappling offense
1561
1533
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
21 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
76"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.26
Strikes landed / min
38%
Strike accuracy
1.55
Strikes absorbed / min
71%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
3.13
Takedowns / 15 min
44%
Takedown accuracy
40%
Takedown defense
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nick Diaz
  • LKaro ParisyanS-DEC R3
    6mo before
  • WRobbie LawlerKO/TKO R2
    Close +20010mo before
  • WJeremy JacksonSUB R3
    1y 4mo before
Drew Fickett
No prior UFC fights.
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)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
Fickett — win / loss by method
Record: 24-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
24win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
14 (58%)Submission(50%) 1
7 (29%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Diaz
Fickett
3
UFC fights
0
33.6 min · 11.2 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
Fickett
24W–7L · 77.4%
Overall
13W–4L · 76.5%
Wins
11W–3L · 78.6%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Diaz
Fickett
33W–16L · 67.3%
Overall
157W–62L · 71.7%
27W–13L · 67.5%
Wins
133W–48L · 73.5%
6W–3L · 66.7%
Losses
24W–14L · 63.2%
Distance striking
Diaz
Fickett
3.75
Landed / min
28.6%
Accuracy
74.8%
Defense
0.45
Knockdowns / 15 min
34.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Diaz
Fickett
3.13
Takedowns / 15 min
43.8%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
Takedown defense
1.79
Sub attempts / 15 min
46.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Diaz
  • Head71%(54)div 68%
  • Body21%(16)div 20%
  • Legs8%(6)div 12%
Fickett
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 12%
  • 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.

Drew Fickett

No UFC fights on record.

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