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UFC 36: Worlds Collide
Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk
16-0-1 · USA
VS
Jutaro Nakao
Jutaro Nakao
12-7-2 · JPN
March 22, 2002 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Sean Sherk def. Jutaro Nakao by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sherk4/52/704:02
Nakao2/70/000:02
R2
Sherk7/112/304:01
Nakao1/50/000:00
R3
Sherk10/143/404:08
Nakao1/80/000:00
Total
Sherk21/307/14012:11
Nakao4/200/000:02

Scorecards

Sherk vs Nakao

RdCecil PeoplesDouglas CrosbyMarcos RosalesCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sherk-Nakao.

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
SherkWin probabilityNakao
61.0%39.0%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
38%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sherk61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%25%
Submission17%28%
Decision28%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 21
Takedowns1.8 (0.23.9)act 7
Nakao39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%23%
Submission21%53%
Decision9%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 4
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R24%
R315%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Sherk
54.7%-125
Nakao
+12543.7%
Most takedownstie 7.1%
Sherk
90.8%-4391
Nakao
+43912.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sherk
Expected: 34.9
35
Over 35
41.3%
+137
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.8%
-137
04488
Nakao
Expected: 30.9
31
Over 31
41.3%
+137
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.6%
-137
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Sherk
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
36.7%
-101
Exactly 2
27.0%
push
Under 2
36.3%
+101
036
Nakao
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.4%
Exactly 0
84.6%
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 8.9 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
79.3Striking80.1
Nakao +0.8
50.0Grappling0.0
Sherk +50.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SherkNakao
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1514
1548
Divisional
1514
1480
Striking offense
1507
1505
Striking defense
1507
1559
Grappling offense
1500
1557
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'9"
67"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.23
Strikes landed / min
1.52
75%
Strike accuracy
100%
0.10
Strikes absorbed / min
0.19
86%
Strike defense
80%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.13
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
80%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
392
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean Sherk
  • WTiki GhosnSUB R2
    1y 1mo before
Jutaro Nakao
  • WTony DeSouzaKO/TKO R2
    6mo before
Sherk — win / loss by method
Record: 16-0-1

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (13%)Submission() 0
8 (53%)Decision() 0
Nakao — win / loss by method
Record: 12-7-2

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
83% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 5 losses
W
0% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win7loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
10 (91%)Submission(14%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(71%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Sherk
Nakao
1
UFC fights
1
9.8 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
5.3 min · 5.3 avg
27y 1m
Career length
30y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sherk
Nakao
3W–1L · 75.0%
Overall
4W–0L · 100.0%
3W–1L · 75.0%
Wins
4W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sherk
Nakao
35W–17L · 67.3%
Overall
110W–33L · 76.9%
35W–17L · 67.3%
Wins
68W–21L · 76.4%
0W–0L
Losses
42W–12L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Sherk
Nakao
2.22
Landed / min
7.71
33.3%
Accuracy
100.0%
83.3%
Defense
100.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.86
4.6%
Time at distance
14.8%
Grappling & control
Sherk
Nakao
6.13
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
80.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Sherk
  • Head92%(11)div 60%
  • Body0%(0)div 23%
  • Legs8%(1)div 17%
Nakao
  • Head38%(3)div 60%
  • Body0%(0)div 23%
  • Legs63%(5)div 17%

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

Sean Sherk
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jutaro Nakao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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