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UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
Tai Bowden
Tai Bowden
0-1 · USA
VS
Jack Nilson
Jack Nilson
2-6 · USA
December 7, 1996 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
Tai Bowden def. Jack Nilson by KO/TKO (Headbutts), R1 4:46
Performance

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
BowdenWin probabilityNilson
38.1%61.9%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
17%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bowden38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%26%
Submission6%17%
Decision22%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (3989)
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.0)
Nilson62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%26%
Submission11%17%
Decision35%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes96 (55125)
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.6)
Combined totals~165 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R213%
R39%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Bowden
33.9%+193
Nilson
-19365.4%
Most takedownstie 27.6%
Bowden
41.3%-133
Nilson
+13331.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bowden
Expected: 68.3
68.5
Over 68.5
42.3%
+136
Under 68.5
57.7%
-136
086171
Nilson
Expected: 96.3
96.5
Over 96.5
42.4%
+136
Under 96.5
57.6%
-136
0121241
Takedowns — over/under
Bowden
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
48.4%
-447
Exactly 1
40.8%
push
Under 1
10.8%
+447
035
Nilson
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
40.8%
-276
Exactly 1
44.4%
push
Under 1
14.8%
+276
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 11.2 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BowdenNilson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1484
Pound-for-pound
1500
1484
Divisional
1500
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
Age
5'11"
Height
6'3"
Reach
Stance
Striking (UFC career)
0.54
Strikes landed / min
100%
Strike accuracy
1.75
Strikes absorbed / min
19%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
204
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tai Bowden
  • LSteve NelmarkKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
Jack Nilson
No prior UFC fights.
Bowden — win / loss by method
Record: 0-1-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Nilson — win / loss by method
Record: 0-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Bowden
Nilson
1
UFC fights
0
7.4 min · 7.4 avg
Octagon time
30y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Bowden
Nilson
0W–0L
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Bowden
Nilson
0.47
Landed / min
100.0%
Accuracy
50.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
57.1%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Bowden
Nilson
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Bowden
  • Head50%(2)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs50%(2)div 14%
Nilson
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Tai Bowden
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jack Nilson

No UFC fights on record.

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