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UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Muhammad Naimov
Muhammad Naimov
10-2 · TJK
VS
Erik Silva
Erik Silva
9-2 · VEN
February 24, 2024 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Muhammad Naimov def. Erik Silva by KO/TKO (to Leg Injury to Silva), R1 0:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:44
Naimov1/21/100:11
Silva0/10/000:13
Total
Naimov1/21/100:11
Silva0/10/000:13

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
NaimovWin probabilitySilva
72.3%27.7%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
26%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.4 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 Naimov, blue toward Silva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Naimov72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%28%32%
Submission17%23%20%
Decision35%49%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 1
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 1
Silva28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%22%5%
Submission9%33%7%
Decision13%45%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1137)act 0
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R218%
R310%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Naimov
58.0%-143
Silva
+14340.5%
Most takedownstie 28.5%
Naimov
36.0%-101
Silva
+10135.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Naimov
Expected: 35.9
36
Over 36
38.9%
+154
Exactly 36
1.3%
push
Under 36
59.8%
-154
04590
Silva
Expected: 27.3
27.5
Over 27.5
39.4%
+154
Under 27.5
60.6%
-154
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Naimov
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.1%
+138
Exactly 1
19.0%
push
Under 1
46.9%
-138
035
Silva
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.7%
+139
Exactly 1
21.8%
push
Under 1
45.5%
-139
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 10.4 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
Naimov72.3%81.2%−8.9-561
Silva27.7%18.8%+8.9+409
By method
Naimov by KO/TKO19.2%32.1%−12.9+164
Naimov by submission18.7%19.7%−1.0+331
Naimov by decision34.4%28.0%+6.4+203
Silva by KO/TKO7.4%5.0%+2.4+1583
Silva by submission7.2%7.0%+0.2+1110
Silva by decision13.2%8.2%+5.0+934
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.2%57.7%+18.5-164
Over 2.5 rds57.6%42.7%+14.9+119
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision47.6%37.0%+10.6+153

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
57.1Striking62.8
Silva +5.7
49.8Grappling61.3
Silva +11.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NaimovSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1508
1538
Divisional
1507
Striking offense
Striking defense
1490
Grappling offense
1503
1495
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
29 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.31
Strikes landed / min
1.53
50%
Strike accuracy
72%
3.87
Strikes absorbed / min
1.75
38%
Strike defense
37%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.61
Takedowns / 15 min
3.29
40%
Takedown accuracy
75%
67%
Takedown defense
71%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
0%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
441
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Muhammad Naimov
  • WNathaniel WoodU-DEC R3
    Close +2614mo before
  • WJamie MullarkeyKO/TKO R2
    Close +3539mo before
Erik Silva
  • LTJ BrownSUB R3
    Close -1071y 2mo before
Naimov — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (44%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Naimov
Silva
2
UFC fights
1
23.0 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
13.7 min · 13.7 avg
7y 9m
Career length
10y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Naimov
Silva
36W–10L · 78.3%
Overall
16W–9L · 64.0%
36W–10L · 78.3%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
16W–9L · 64.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Naimov
Silva
40W–22L · 64.5%
Overall
54W–26L · 67.5%
29W–21L · 58.0%
Wins
54W–26L · 67.5%
11W–1L · 91.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Naimov
Silva
4.76
Landed / min
11.51
40.7%
Accuracy
65.0%
43.8%
Defense
48.0%
0.65
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
40.2%
Time at distance
8.3%
Grappling & control
Naimov
Silva
2.61
Takedowns / 15 min
3.29
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
56.4%
Control share
21.0%
Strike target map
Naimov
  • Head63%(48)div 63%
  • Body20%(15)div 20%
  • Legs17%(13)div 16%
Silva
  • Head57%(12)div 63%
  • Body29%(6)div 20%
  • Legs14%(3)div 16%

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

Muhammad Naimov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Erik Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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