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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Tom Nolan won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1491
Elo1562

Victor MartinezvsTom NolanUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy · Saturday, May 18, 2024Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Tom Nolan won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:50

Style matchupVictor Martinez: Pressure fightervsTom Nolan: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Tom Nolan wins(51.8%)

Actual result: Tom Nolan wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Scouting Report

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

  • Tom Nolan enters on a 4-fight win streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Tom Nolan (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Victor Martinez
Red Corner
VS
Tom Nolan
Blue Corner
Vegas Odds
1491
Elo
1562
35
Age
26
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'8"
Height
6'3"
177.8 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Victor Martinez
oldest →
L
KOvs Jordan Leavitt · Feb 23
latest
Tom NolanW4 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Nikolas Motta · Jan 24
W
vs Alex Reyes · Aug 24
W
vs Viacheslav Borshchev · Feb 25
W
SUBvs Charlie Campbell · Sep 25
W
DECvs Fares Ziam · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Victor MartinezMetricTom Nolan
7.94
Strikes / min
5.87
7.66
Strikes absorbed / min
4.73
53%
Strike defense
48%
0.70
TDs / 15 min
0.74
80%
Takedown defense
71%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.28evenly matched on net striking+1.14

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1482 vs 1481Strikes7.9 vs 6.7Takedowns0.7 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.70Form-1.0 vs -1.0
Victor MartinezTom Nolan

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801505153015551580← oldermost recent →
Victor Martinez(2 fights)Tom Nolan(6 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 -71.0|Blue +71.0
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +322.0|Blue -322.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Victor MartinezTargetTom Nolan

By target zone

6
50% acc · 33%
Head
14
37% acc · 42%
7
78% acc · 39%
Body
13
65% acc · 39%
5
100% acc · 28%
Leg
6
100% acc · 18%

By position

16
70% acc · 89%
Distance
29
50% acc · 88%
1
100% acc · 6%
Clinch
0
0% acc
1
50% acc · 6%
Ground
4
80% acc · 12%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Victor Martinez rounds
0
even
1
Tom Nolan rounds
Round 1Tom Nolan edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:48
Knockdowns1
33Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
18 / 26
Sig Strikes
33 / 64
69%
Sig Str %
51%
20 / 29
Total Strikes
41 / 72
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:48
Ctrl Time
0:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Tom Nolan33 / 6441 / 720 / 00
1Victor Martinez18 / 2620 / 290 / 10

Victor Martinez

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights2

Tom Nolan

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights6