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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Mark Bocek won · U-DEC R3
Elo1490
Mark Bocek
Elo1395
Nik Lentz

Mark BocekvsNik LentzUFC Prediction Result

UFC 140: Jones vs Machida · Saturday, December 10, 2011Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Official fight result

Mark Bocek won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMark Bocek: WrestlervsNik Lentz: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Nik Lentz wins(75.4%)

Actual result: Mark Bocek wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Nik Lentz at +132 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Nik Lentz enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Mark Bocek has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Mark Bocek has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Mark Bocek
Red Corner
VS
Nik Lentz
Blue Corner
-142
(59%)
Vegas Odds
+132
(43%)
1490
Elo
1395
44
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'8"
190.5 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Mark Bocek
oldest →
W
SUBvs Dustin Hazelett · Dec 10
L
vs Benson Henderson · Apr 11
W
vs John Alessio · Apr 12
L
vs Rafael Dos Anjos · Nov 12
W
vs Mike de la Torre · Apr 14
latest
Nik LentzL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Gray Maynard · Oct 18
W
vs Scott Holtzman · Feb 19
L
KOvs Charles Oliveira · May 19
L
vs Arnold Allen · Jan 20
L
vs Movsar Evloev · Jan 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mark BocekMetricNik Lentz
2.34
Strikes / min
3.44
2.32
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
60%
Strike defense
50%
3.65
TDs / 15 min
3.30
31%
Takedown defense
43%
1.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.02evenly matched on net striking+0.19

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1482 vs 1568Strikes15.3 vs 43.7Takedowns2.6 vs 3.6Sub Atts1.33 vs 1.86Form-0.3 vs 1.0
Mark BocekNik Lentz

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Mark Bocek(7 fights)Nik Lentz(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 +95.4|Blue -95.4
Recent Form
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Striker Score
Red -2.5|Blue +2.5
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red -35.0|Blue +35.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Mark BocekTargetNik Lentz

By target zone

23
39% acc · 50%
Head
9
33% acc · 90%
16
84% acc · 35%
Body
1
33% acc · 10%
7
100% acc · 15%
Leg
0
0% acc

By position

12
48% acc · 26%
Distance
5
19% acc · 50%
7
100% acc · 15%
Clinch
4
100% acc · 40%
27
51% acc · 59%
Ground
1
100% acc · 10%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Mark Bocek rounds
0
even
0
Nik Lentz rounds
Round 1Mark Bocek edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns2
Control3:59
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:18Control
Round 2Mark Bocek edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns1
Control3:24
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:27Control
Round 3Mark Bocek edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns2
Control4:16
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
46 / 85
Sig Strikes
10 / 31
54.7%
Sig Str %
33.7%
102 / 143
Total Strikes
123 / 145
5 / 7
TDs
0 / 0
72%
TD %
0
Sub Att
3
0
Rev
0
11:39
Ctrl Time
0:45

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nik Lentz4 / 834 / 380 / 01
1Mark Bocek17 / 2430 / 382 / 30
2Nik Lentz4 / 1249 / 570 / 01
2Mark Bocek12 / 2718 / 341 / 20
3Nik Lentz2 / 1140 / 500 / 01
3Mark Bocek17 / 3454 / 712 / 20

Mark Bocek

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights7

Nik Lentz

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights22