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UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
Steve Nelmark
Steve Nelmark
1-0 · USA
VS
Marcus Bossett
Marcus Bossett
1-2 · USA
December 7, 1996 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
Steve Nelmark def. Marcus Bossett by SUB (Shoulder Choke), R1 1:37
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
NelmarkWin probabilityBossett
40.0%60.0%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
20%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nelmark40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%26%
Submission8%20%
Decision22%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3683)
Takedowns1.7 (0.23.7)
Bossett60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%26%
Submission12%20%
Decision32%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes79 (45103)
Takedowns1.1 (0.02.8)
Combined totals~143 sig strikes~2.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R211%
R311%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Nelmark
39.4%+152
Bossett
-15259.9%
Most takedownstie 25.1%
Nelmark
47.9%-177
Bossett
+17727.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nelmark
Expected: 63.5
63.5
Over 63.5
42.4%
+136
Under 63.5
57.6%
-136
080159
Bossett
Expected: 79.1
79
Over 79
42.1%
+135
Exactly 79
0.9%
push
Under 79
57.0%
-135
099198
Takedowns — over/under
Nelmark
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
60.0%
-150
Under 1.5
40.0%
+150
036
Bossett
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
45.5%
-368
Exactly 1
42.1%
push
Under 1
12.4%
+368
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 10.9 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
54.5Striking50.3
Nelmark +4.2
70.2Grappling0.0
Nelmark +70.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NelmarkBossett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1500
1516
Divisional
1500
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
Age
6'0"
Height
6'1"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.75
Strikes landed / min
1.15
81%
Strike accuracy
50%
0.54
Strikes absorbed / min
0.00
0%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
4.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
722
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Steve Nelmark
  • WTai BowdenKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
Marcus Bossett
  • LDan SevernSUB R1
    2y before
  • WEldo Xavier DiasKO/TKO R1
    2y before
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
Bossett — win / loss by method
Record: 1-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Nelmark
Bossett
1
UFC fights
1
7.4 min · 7.4 avg
Octagon time
0.9 min · 0.9 avg
30y 2m
Career length
31y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nelmark
Bossett
0W–0L
Overall
0W–0L
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nelmark
Bossett
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Nelmark
Bossett
0.24
Landed / min
1.15
50.0%
Accuracy
50.0%
0.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
57.1%
Time at distance
100.0%
Grappling & control
Nelmark
Bossett
4.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0%
2.02
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
Strike target map
Nelmark
  • Head92%(12)div 67%
  • Body8%(1)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
Bossett
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body100%(1)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%

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

Steve Nelmark
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marcus Bossett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl
  • KO/TKO · R1
    Bossett—/——/—
    Xavier Dias—/——/—

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