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UFC 47: It's On!
Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz
8-2 · USA
VS
Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler
8-1 · USA
April 2, 2004 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
168.0lb
Weigh-in
169.0lb
Nick Diaz def. Robbie Lawler by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Diaz17/540/100:47
Lawler12/510/000:00
R2 · 1:31
Diaz5/210/010:01
Lawler4/130/000:00
Total
Diaz22/750/110:48
Lawler16/640/000:00

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 probabilityLawler
61.1%38.9%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
3%
Decision
67%
Expected fight time: 12.2 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 Lawler. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Diaz61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%27%
Submission3%5%
Decision41%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2968)act 22
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Lawler39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%35%
Submission0%0%
Decision25%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2659)act 16
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~98 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R215%
R37%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Diaz
55.5%-128
Lawler
+12843.3%
Most takedownstie 59.0%
Diaz
15.3%+167
Lawler
-16725.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 52.0
52
Over 52
41.8%
+136
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
56.9%
-136
065130
Lawler
Expected: 45.6
45.5
Over 45.5
42.6%
+135
Under 45.5
57.4%
-135
057114
Takedowns — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.4%
Exactly 0
80.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lawler
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.1%
+244
Under 0.5
70.9%
-244
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 12.2 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
Diaz61.1%31.6%+29.5+200
Lawler38.9%68.4%−29.5-260

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
77.3Striking66.4
Diaz +11.0
71.0Grappling62.6
Diaz +8.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DiazLawler
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1551
1528
Divisional
1551
1475
Striking offense
1495
1512
Striking defense
1514
1559
Grappling offense
1511
1548
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
20 yrs
Age
22 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.41
Strikes landed / min
3.20
71%
Strike accuracy
46%
0.75
Strikes absorbed / min
2.91
76%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.46
Takedowns / 15 min
4.05
46%
Takedown accuracy
80%
Takedown defense
63%
2.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nick Diaz
  • WJeremy JacksonSUB R3
    6mo before
Robbie Lawler
  • WChris LytleU-DEC R3
    4mo before
  • LPete SprattSUB R2
    Close -60011mo before
  • WTiki GhosnKO/TKO R1
    Close -2401y 4mo before
  • WSteve BergerKO/TKO R2
    1y 9mo before
  • WAaron RileyU-DEC R3
    1y 11mo before
Diaz — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)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
Lawler — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Diaz
Lawler
1
UFC fights
5
12.1 min · 12.1 avg
Octagon time
44.4 min · 8.9 avg
24y 11m
Career length
25y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Diaz
Lawler
5W–3L · 62.5%
Overall
62W–28L · 68.9%
5W–3L · 62.5%
Wins
51W–22L · 69.9%
0W–0L
Losses
11W–6L · 64.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Diaz
Lawler
33W–16L · 67.3%
Overall
9W–9L · 50.0%
27W–13L · 67.5%
Wins
9W–9L · 50.0%
6W–3L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Diaz
Lawler
0.87
Landed / min
2.91
33.3%
Accuracy
34.0%
100.0%
Defense
64.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.35
9.6%
Time at distance
42.5%
Grappling & control
Diaz
Lawler
7.46
Takedowns / 15 min
4.05
46.2%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
Takedown defense
62.5%
2.49
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
65.9%
Control share
77.6%
Strike target map
Diaz
  • Head82%(14)div 68%
  • Body18%(3)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 12%
Lawler
  • Head70%(99)div 68%
  • Body26%(37)div 20%
  • Legs4%(6)div 12%

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.

Robbie Lawler
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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