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Bekzat Almakhan
Bekzat Almakhan
22-1 · KAZ
March 2, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Umar Nurmagomedov def. Bekzat Almakhan by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nurmagomedov7/81/104:21
Almakhan2/30/010:09
R2
Nurmagomedov39/603/303:06
Almakhan0/80/000:25
R3
Nurmagomedov22/301/103:59
Almakhan1/50/000:00
Total
Nurmagomedov68/985/5011:26
Almakhan3/160/010:34

Scorecards

Nurmagomedov vs Almakhan

RdBryan MinerJacob MontalvoMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-910-99.7-9.2
R210-910-810-810-8.4
R310-810-910-810-8.4
Total30-2630-2630-2529.7-26

Media (13 cards) · avg 3026.3 · 13 Nurmagomedov · 0 Almakhan

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nurmagomedov-Almakhan.

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
NurmagomedovWin probabilityAlmakhan
69.6%30.4%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
20%
Decision
56%
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 Nurmagomedov, blue toward Almakhan. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nurmagomedov70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%16%18%
Submission16%23%39%
Decision43%61%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 68
Takedowns1.9 (0.05.0)act 5
Almakhan30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%41%5%
Submission4%14%2%
Decision14%45%5%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 3
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R214%
R310%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Nurmagomedov
54.1%-122
Almakhan
+12244.4%
Most takedownstie 18.5%
Nurmagomedov
67.9%-500
Almakhan
+50013.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 33.0
33
Over 33
39.0%
+153
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.6%
-153
04283
Almakhan
Expected: 28.3
28.5
Over 28.5
39.4%
+154
Under 28.5
60.6%
-154
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
39.3%
+106
Exactly 2
19.0%
push
Under 2
41.6%
-106
036
Almakhan
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+176
Under 0.5
63.8%
-176
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
Nurmagomedov69.6%89.2%−19.6-1365
Almakhan30.4%10.8%+19.6+784
By method
Nurmagomedov by KO/TKO16.5%17.6%−1.1+381
Nurmagomedov by submission14.1%39.0%−24.9+117
Nurmagomedov by decision39.0%30.5%+8.5+178
Almakhan by KO/TKO7.2%5.3%+1.9+1506
Almakhan by submission6.2%2.2%+4.0+3814
Almakhan by decision17.0%5.4%+11.6+1463
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds79.9%60.4%+19.5-182
Over 2.5 rds65.7%44.1%+21.6+112
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision56.0%35.9%+20.1+160

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
NurmagomedovAlmakhan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1609
Pound-for-pound
1562
1592
Divisional
1562
1500
Striking offense
1500
1530
Striking defense
1533
1540
Grappling offense
1494
1529
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
69"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.85
Strikes landed / min
70%
Strike accuracy
0.73
Strikes absorbed / min
75%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
4.28
Takedowns / 15 min
45%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+4
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
75%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
413
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Umar Nurmagomedov
  • WRaoni BarcelosKO/TKO R1
    Close -9431y 2mo before
  • WNate ManessU-DEC R3
    Close -10451y 8mo before
  • WBrian KelleherSUB R1
    Close -9702y before
  • WSergey MorozovSUB R2
    Close -5393y 1mo before
Bekzat Almakhan
No prior UFC fights.
Nurmagomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 16-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (42%)Submission() 0
6 (50%)Decision() 0
Almakhan — win / loss by method
Record: 22-1-0

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
14 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
22win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (64%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (18%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (18%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Nurmagomedov
Almakhan
4
UFC fights
0
31.6 min · 7.9 avg
Octagon time
9y 7m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Nurmagomedov
Almakhan
71W–20L · 78.0%
Overall
71W–20L · 78.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nurmagomedov
Almakhan
89W–36L · 71.2%
Overall
123W–44L · 73.7%
89W–36L · 71.2%
Wins
114W–43L · 72.6%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–1L · 90.0%
Distance striking
Nurmagomedov
Almakhan
5.47
Landed / min
60.1%
Accuracy
77.3%
Defense
0.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
48.1%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Nurmagomedov
Almakhan
4.28
Takedowns / 15 min
45.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.95
Sub attempts / 15 min
98.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Nurmagomedov
  • Head67%(103)div 62%
  • Body22%(33)div 21%
  • Legs11%(17)div 17%
Almakhan
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Umar Nurmagomedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bekzat Almakhan

No UFC fights on record.

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