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UFC 49: Unfinished Business
Karo Parisyan
Karo Parisyan
11-3 · USA
VS
Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz
9-2 · USA
August 21, 2004 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
168.0lb
Karo Parisyan def. Nick Diaz by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Parisyan8/302/303:18
Diaz11/261/100:16
R2
Parisyan11/262/500:32
Diaz23/580/001:02
R3
Parisyan8/235/703:02
Diaz3/180/100:00
Total
Parisyan27/799/1506:52
Diaz37/1021/201:18

Scorecards

Parisyan vs Diaz

RdCecil PeoplesDalby ShirleyMarcos RosalesCommunity
R1---9.7-9.3
R2---9.1-9.9
R3---9.5-9.5
Total29-2828-2930-2728.3-28.7

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Parisyan-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
ParisyanWin probabilityDiaz
41.9%58.1%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
32%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Diaz. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Parisyan42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%16%
Submission16%38%
Decision19%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 27
Takedowns1.6 (0.03.9)act 9
Diaz58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%35%
Submission16%28%
Decision21%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 37
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 1
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R233%
R39%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Parisyan
47.5%+106
Diaz
-10650.5%
Most takedownstie 21.2%
Parisyan
73.4%-1354
Diaz
+13545.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Parisyan
Expected: 27.1
27
Over 27
41.5%
+135
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.1%
-135
03468
Diaz
Expected: 27.9
28
Over 28
41.2%
+137
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.5%
-137
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Parisyan
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
53.9%
-117
Under 1.5
46.1%
+117
035
Diaz
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.7%
Exactly 0
84.3%
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 10.1 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
55.5Striking68.9
Diaz +13.3
68.9Grappling63.9
Parisyan +5.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ParisyanDiaz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1518
Pound-for-pound
1545
1518
Divisional
1545
1473
Striking offense
1484
1510
Striking defense
1515
1552
Grappling offense
1545
1543
Grappling defense
1550
Physical
21 yrs
Age
21 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
0.74
Strikes landed / min
2.10
48%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.54
Strikes absorbed / min
1.35
47%
Strike defense
75%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.39
Takedowns / 15 min
4.84
50%
Takedown accuracy
43%
33%
Takedown defense
4.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
141
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Karo Parisyan
  • LGeorges St-PierreU-DEC R3
    Close -2407mo before
  • WDave StrasserSUB R1
    11mo before
Nick Diaz
  • WRobbie LawlerKO/TKO R2
    Close +2005mo before
  • WJeremy JacksonSUB R3
    11mo before
Parisyan — 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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
7 (70%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(50%) 1
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Parisyan
Diaz
2
UFC fights
2
18.9 min · 9.4 avg
Octagon time
18.6 min · 9.3 avg
27y 6m
Career length
24y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Parisyan
Diaz
25W–2L · 92.6%
Overall
13W–4L · 76.5%
20W–2L · 90.9%
Wins
13W–4L · 76.5%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Parisyan
Diaz
62W–18L · 77.5%
Overall
33W–16L · 67.3%
46W–18L · 71.9%
Wins
27W–13L · 67.5%
16W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
6W–3L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Parisyan
Diaz
0.99
Landed / min
2.98
23.1%
Accuracy
26.4%
61.9%
Defense
78.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.81
16.0%
Time at distance
34.4%
Grappling & control
Parisyan
Diaz
2.39
Takedowns / 15 min
4.84
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
33.3%
Takedown defense
3.98
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.61
19.7%
Control share
68.4%
Strike target map
Parisyan
  • Head64%(9)div 68%
  • Body21%(3)div 20%
  • Legs14%(2)div 12%
Diaz
  • Head72%(28)div 68%
  • Body15%(6)div 20%
  • Legs13%(5)div 12%

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 Diaz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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