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Kyle Nelson
Kyle Nelson
17-6-1 · CAN
March 28, 2026 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Terrance McKinney def. Kyle Nelson by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:24
McKinney13/270/000:13
Nelson1/30/000:00
Total
McKinney13/270/000:13
Nelson1/30/000:00

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
McKinneyWin probabilityNelson
50.0%50.0%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
16%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.2 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 McKinney, blue toward Nelson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
McKinney50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%34%
Submission12%23%
Decision21%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1860)act 13
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.3)act 0
Nelson50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%21%
Submission4%8%
Decision36%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 1
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R219%
R36%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
McKinney
53.5%-118
Nelson
+11845.3%
Most takedownstie 38.9%
McKinney
35.9%-142
Nelson
+14225.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
McKinney
Expected: 44.6
44.5
Over 44.5
39.9%
+151
Under 44.5
60.1%
-151
056112
Nelson
Expected: 39.1
39
Over 39
39.3%
+151
Exactly 39
1.2%
push
Under 39
59.5%
-151
04998
Takedowns — over/under
McKinney
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
30.2%
+181
Exactly 1
15.1%
push
Under 1
54.6%
-181
035
Nelson
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.3%
+183
Under 0.5
64.7%
-183
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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
McKinney50.0%56.7%−6.7-150
Nelson50.0%43.3%+6.7+118

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
72.3Striking60.0
McKinney +12.3
80.2Grappling41.5
McKinney +38.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
McKinneyNelson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1545
Pound-for-pound
1545
1545
Divisional
1519
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
71"
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Striking (UFC career)
7.43
Strikes landed / min
3.60
56%
Strike accuracy
46%
4.13
Strikes absorbed / min
4.48
42%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.10
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
43%
Takedown accuracy
23%
73%
Takedown defense
67%
2.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
58%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Terrance McKinney
  • LChris DuncanSUB R1
    Close +1084mo before
  • WViacheslav BorshchevSUB R1
    Close -1709mo before
  • WDamir HadzovicKO/TKO R1
    Close -6011y 2mo before
  • LEsteban RibovicsKO/TKO R1
    Close +1201y 11mo before
  • WBrendon MarotteKO/TKO R1
    Close -5712y 5mo before
Kyle Nelson
  • WMatt FrevolaU-DEC R3
    Close -1185mo before
  • LSteve GarciaKO/TKO R1
    missedClose +1741y 7mo before
  • WBill AlgeoKO/TKO R1
    Close +2172y before
  • WFernando PadillaU-DEC R3
    Close +2102y 6mo before
  • WBlake BilderU-DEC R3
    Close +2232y 10mo before
McKinney — win / loss by method
Record: 17-8-0

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
8 wins, 5 losses
W
47% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 3 losses
W
53% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
3 (43%)Submission(40%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
6 (60%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-1

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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
35% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
3 (60%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
McKinney
Nelson
12
UFC fights
11
29.1 min · 2.4 avg
Octagon time
114.3 min · 10.4 avg
8y 9m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

McKinney
Nelson
149W–47L · 76.0%
Overall
127W–37L · 77.4%
74W–29L · 71.8%
Wins
66W–22L · 75.0%
75W–18L · 80.6%
Losses
61W–15L · 80.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
McKinney
Nelson
93W–76L · 55.0%
Overall
62W–27L · 69.7%
60W–62L · 49.2%
Wins
58W–27L · 68.2%
33W–14L · 70.2%
Losses
4W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
McKinney
Nelson
9.16
Landed / min
5.77
41.9%
Accuracy
43.5%
51.1%
Defense
58.6%
1.55
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.13
36.8%
Time at distance
52.3%
Grappling & control
McKinney
Nelson
3.10
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
23.1%
72.7%
Takedown defense
66.7%
2.58
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.52
78.8%
Control share
47.4%
Strike target map
McKinney
  • Head87%(187)div 63%
  • Body13%(29)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Nelson
  • Head56%(231)div 63%
  • Body26%(108)div 21%
  • Legs18%(73)div 16%

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

Terrance McKinney
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kyle Nelson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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