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UFC 9: Motor City Madness
Steve Nelmark
Steve Nelmark
2-1 · USA
VS
Tai Bowden
Tai Bowden
1-1 · USA
May 17, 1996 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
Steve Nelmark def. Tai Bowden by KO/TKO (Facial Cuts), R1 7:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nelmark13/162/20
Bowden4/40/00
Total
Nelmark13/162/20
Bowden4/40/00

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
NelmarkWin probabilityBowden
52.9%47.1%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
19%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.8 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 Bowden. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nelmark53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%27%
Submission10%20%
Decision28%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4499)act 13
Takedowns1.2 (0.02.9)act 2
Bowden47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%27%
Submission9%20%
Decision25%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3784)act 4
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~141 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R216%
R38%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Nelmark
57.4%-137
Bowden
+13741.9%
Most takedownstie 28.6%
Nelmark
41.9%-142
Bowden
+14229.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nelmark
Expected: 76.3
76.5
Over 76.5
42.3%
+136
Under 76.5
57.7%
-136
096191
Bowden
Expected: 64.6
64.5
Over 64.5
42.6%
+135
Under 64.5
57.4%
-135
081162
Takedowns — over/under
Nelmark
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
47.5%
-543
Exactly 1
43.7%
push
Under 1
8.8%
+543
035
Bowden
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
39.4%
-244
Exactly 1
44.4%
push
Under 1
16.1%
+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 10.8 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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1500
Pound-for-pound
1500
1500
Divisional
1500
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
Age
6'0"
Height
5'11"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Steve Nelmark
No prior UFC fights.
Tai Bowden
No prior UFC fights.
Nelmark — 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
Bowden — 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
Nelmark
Bowden
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Nelmark
Bowden
Overall
Wins
Losses
Distance striking
Nelmark
Bowden
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Nelmark
Bowden
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Nelmark
  • Head0%(0)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
Bowden
  • Head0%(0)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Steve Nelmark

No UFC fights on record.

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

Tai Bowden

No UFC fights on record.

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