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UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Jesus Aguilar
Jesus Aguilar
10-2 · MEX
VS
Stewart Nicoll
Stewart Nicoll
8-0 · AUS
August 17, 2024 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Jesus Aguilar def. Stewart Nicoll by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 2:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:39
Aguilar3/50/000:16
Nicoll8/171/102:04
Total
Aguilar3/50/000:16
Nicoll8/171/102:04

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
AguilarWin probabilityNicoll
63.7%36.3%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
21%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Aguilar64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%27%7%
Submission15%23%13%
Decision32%50%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 3
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 0
Nicoll36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%40%14%
Submission7%18%16%
Decision15%42%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1447)act 8
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 1
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R217%
R37%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Aguilar
48.4%+104
Nicoll
-10450.2%
Most takedownstie 27.6%
Aguilar
33.1%+119
Nicoll
-11939.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Aguilar
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
39.9%
+151
Under 33.5
60.1%
-151
04284
Nicoll
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
39.5%
+153
Under 34.5
60.5%
-153
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Aguilar
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.0%
+148
Exactly 1
20.6%
push
Under 1
47.4%
-148
035
Nicoll
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.5%
+116
Exactly 1
21.1%
push
Under 1
42.4%
-116
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 10.0 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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Aguilar63.7%37.6%+26.1+153
Nicoll36.3%62.4%−26.1-189
By method
Aguilar by KO/TKO20.3%7.4%+12.9+1029
Aguilar by submission13.4%13.0%+0.4+543
Aguilar by decision30.0%15.5%+14.5+438
Nicoll by KO/TKO11.6%13.8%−2.2+503
Nicoll by submission7.6%16.5%−8.9+407
Nicoll by decision17.1%33.8%−16.7+147
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.3%69.8%+1.5-294
Over 2.5 rds54.2%57.7%−3.5-160
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision47.1%53.0%−5.9-133

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AguilarNicoll
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1527
1539
Divisional
1527
Striking offense
Striking defense
1496
Grappling offense
1500
1489
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'5"
62"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.17
Strikes landed / min
56%
Strike accuracy
1.07
Strikes absorbed / min
52%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.76
Takedowns / 15 min
25%
Takedown accuracy
44%
Takedown defense
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
67%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jesus Aguilar
  • WMateus MendoncaS-DEC R3
    Close +1096mo before
  • WShannon RossKO/TKO R1
    Close -1471y 1mo before
  • LTatsuro TairaSUB R1
    Close +8221y 6mo before
Stewart Nicoll
No prior UFC fights.
Aguilar — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
60% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (75%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Nicoll — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (38%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Aguilar
Nicoll
3
UFC fights
0
19.6 min · 6.5 avg
Octagon time
11y 0m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Aguilar
Nicoll
34W–9L · 79.1%
Overall
22W–9L · 71.0%
Wins
12W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Aguilar
Nicoll
41W–12L · 77.4%
Overall
29W–19L · 60.4%
41W–12L · 77.4%
Wins
29W–19L · 60.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Aguilar
Nicoll
9.23
Landed / min
57.7%
Accuracy
62.5%
Defense
0.76
Knockdowns / 15 min
8.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Aguilar
Nicoll
0.76
Takedowns / 15 min
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
Takedown defense
1.53
Sub attempts / 15 min
29.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Aguilar
  • Head48%(11)div 62%
  • Body22%(5)div 22%
  • Legs30%(7)div 16%
Nicoll
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Jesus Aguilar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Stewart Nicoll

No UFC fights on record.

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