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UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
David Abbott
David Abbott
4-3 · USA
VS
Steve Nelmark
Steve Nelmark
1-0 · USA
December 7, 1996 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
David Abbott def. Steve Nelmark by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:03
Abbott9/171/11
Nelmark2/20/00
Total
Abbott9/171/11
Nelmark2/20/00

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
AbbottWin probabilityNelmark
58.9%41.1%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
23%
Decision
52%
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 Abbott, blue toward Nelmark. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Abbott59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%25%
Submission16%28%
Decision28%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 9
Takedowns2.8 (0.35.7)act 1
Nelmark41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%24%
Submission7%17%
Decision24%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes79 (45102)act 2
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~123 sig strikes~3.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R27%
R37%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Abbott
24.7%+301
Nelmark
-30174.5%
Most takedownstie 12.5%
Abbott
83.8%-2256
Nelmark
+22563.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Abbott
Expected: 44.3
44.5
Over 44.5
42.2%
+137
Under 44.5
57.8%
-137
056111
Nelmark
Expected: 78.7
78.5
Over 78.5
42.7%
+134
Under 78.5
57.3%
-134
099197
Takedowns — over/under
Abbott
Expected: 2.8
3
Over 3
36.8%
+123
Exactly 3
17.9%
push
Under 3
45.2%
-123
059
Nelmark
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
52.1%
Exactly 0
47.9%
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
53.1Striking54.5
Nelmark +1.4
64.0Grappling70.2
Nelmark +6.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AbbottNelmark
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1531
1532
Divisional
1531
1499
Striking offense
1507
1538
Striking defense
1507
1503
Grappling offense
1504
1525
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
31 yrs
Age
6'0"
Height
6'0"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.20
Strikes landed / min
1.75
49%
Strike accuracy
81%
2.06
Strikes absorbed / min
0.54
30%
Strike defense
0%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
4.04
71%
Takedown accuracy
100%
83%
Takedown defense
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
0
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
David Abbott
  • LScott FerrozzoU-DEC R2
    3mo before
  • WSam AdkinsSUB R1
    3mo before
  • LDan SevernU-DEC R1
    1y before
  • WSteve JennumSUB R1
    1y before
  • LOleg TaktarovSUB R1
    1y 5mo before
Steve Nelmark
  • WTai BowdenKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
Abbott — win / loss by method
Record: 4-3-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Nelmark — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Abbott
Nelmark
7
UFC fights
1
59.3 min · 8.5 avg
Octagon time
7.4 min · 7.4 avg
31y 0m
Career length
30y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Abbott
Nelmark
14W–5L · 73.7%
Overall
0W–0L
4W–1L · 80.0%
Wins
0W–0L
10W–4L · 71.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Abbott
Nelmark
0.78
Landed / min
0.24
35.2%
Accuracy
50.0%
64.3%
Defense
0.0%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
53.9%
Time at distance
57.1%
Grappling & control
Abbott
Nelmark
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
4.04
71.4%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
83.3%
Takedown defense
0.76
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.02
Control share
Strike target map
Abbott
  • Head92%(65)div 67%
  • Body8%(6)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
Nelmark
  • Head92%(12)div 67%
  • Body8%(1)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%

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

David Abbott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Steve Nelmark
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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