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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Nate Marquardt won · U-DEC R3
Elo1355
Elo1363

Dan MillervsNate MarquardtUFC Prediction Result

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones · Saturday, March 19, 2011Newark, New Jersey, USA

Official fight result

Nate Marquardt won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupDan Miller: Submission grapplervsNate Marquardt: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Nate Marquardt wins(64.5%)

Actual result: Nate Marquardt wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Nate Marquardt at -315 American odds

+$32 profit

$132 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Nate Marquardt enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Nate Marquardt has 23pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Dan Miller
Red Corner
VS
Nate Marquardt
Blue Corner
+285
(26%)
Vegas Odds
-315
(76%)
1355
Elo
1363
45
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'0"
187.96 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Dan MillerL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Joe Doerksen · Dec 10
L
vs Rousimar Palhares · Aug 11
W
SUBvs Ricardo Funch · Jun 12
L
KOvs Jordan Mein · Mar 13
L
vs Trevor Smith · Jul 15
latest
Nate MarquardtL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Thiago Santos · May 16
W
KOvs Tamdan McCrory · Oct 16
L
vs Sam Alvey · Jan 17
L
vs Vitor Belfort · Jun 17
L
vs Cezar Ferreira · Nov 17
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Dan MillerMetricNate Marquardt
2.03
Strikes / min
2.71
3.06
Strikes absorbed / min
2.32
49%
Strike defense
55%
1.67
TDs / 15 min
1.87
47%
Takedown defense
70%
1.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.03Δ 1.42 — meaningful gap+0.39

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1520 vs 1502Strikes19.1 vs 26.0Takedowns1.5 vs 1.9Sub Atts1.13 vs 1.00Form0.5 vs -0.1
Dan MillerNate Marquardt

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Dan Miller(8 fights)Nate Marquardt(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -7.6|Blue +7.6
Recent Form
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Striker Score
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -28.0|Blue +28.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Dan MillerTargetNate Marquardt

By target zone

7
21% acc · 70%
Head
41
58% acc · 87%
2
67% acc · 20%
Body
2
67% acc · 4%
1
50% acc · 10%
Leg
4
100% acc · 9%

By position

8
24% acc · 80%
Distance
24
49% acc · 51%
2
50% acc · 20%
Clinch
3
100% acc · 6%
0
Ground
20
77% acc · 43%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Dan Miller rounds
0
even
3
Nate Marquardt rounds
Round 1Nate Marquardt edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns1
Control1:10
7Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:53Control
Round 2Nate Marquardt edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns1
Control0:50
19Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:14Control
Round 3Nate Marquardt edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:00
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
3:12Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
10 / 38
Sig Strikes
47 / 78
32.3%
Sig Str %
60.7%
36 / 65
Total Strikes
75 / 110
2 / 6
TDs
3 / 3
41.7%
TD %
100%
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:00
Ctrl Time
7:19

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nate Marquardt7 / 1123 / 292 / 20
1Dan Miller2 / 49 / 121 / 41
2Nate Marquardt19 / 3122 / 341 / 10
2Dan Miller5 / 228 / 251 / 11
3Nate Marquardt21 / 3630 / 470 / 00
3Dan Miller3 / 1219 / 280 / 10

Dan Miller

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights8

Nate Marquardt

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights14