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UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Zhang Mingyang
Zhang Mingyang
15-6 · CHN
VS
Brendson Ribeiro
Brendson Ribeiro
15-5 · BRA
February 17, 2024 · Anaheim, California, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.5lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Zhang Mingyang def. Brendson Ribeiro by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:41
Mingyang17/280/010:02
Ribeiro14/310/000:00
Total
Mingyang17/280/010:02
Ribeiro14/310/000:00

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
MingyangWin probabilityRibeiro
33.6%66.4%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
19%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 8.7 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 Mingyang, blue toward Ribeiro. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Mingyang34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%43%35%
Submission6%20%11%
Decision13%37%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1035)act 17
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Ribeiro66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%43%28%
Submission13%20%12%
Decision24%37%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1033)act 14
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~50 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R216%
R37%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Mingyang
51.5%-110
Ribeiro
+11046.6%
Most takedownstie 41.6%
Mingyang
24.3%+140
Ribeiro
-14034.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mingyang
Expected: 26.2
26
Over 26
39.2%
+150
Exactly 26
1.8%
push
Under 26
59.0%
-150
03366
Ribeiro
Expected: 24.2
24
Over 24
39.2%
+150
Exactly 24
2.0%
push
Under 24
58.8%
-150
03161
Takedowns — over/under
Mingyang
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.9%
+195
Under 0.5
66.1%
-195
035
Ribeiro
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.0%
+132
Under 0.5
57.0%
-132
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 8.7 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
Mingyang33.6%52.1%−18.5-120
Ribeiro66.4%47.9%+18.5-101
By method
Mingyang by KO/TKO14.6%35.2%−20.6+135
Mingyang by submission6.5%10.6%−4.1+683
Mingyang by decision12.5%7.6%+4.9+986
Ribeiro by KO/TKO28.8%27.8%+1.0+198
Ribeiro by submission12.9%12.2%+0.7+576
Ribeiro by decision24.7%6.5%+18.2+1166
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds60.3%29.2%+31.1+220
Over 2.5 rds44.7%19.6%+25.1+376
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision37.3%15.9%+21.4+489

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1520
1514
Divisional
1520
1500
Striking offense
1500
1533
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
25 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Zhang Mingyang
No prior UFC fights.
Brendson Ribeiro
No prior UFC fights.
Mingyang — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
60% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (60%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
6 (40%)Submission(33%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1
Ribeiro — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0, 1 NC

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
60% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (60%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
6 (40%)Submission(40%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Mingyang
Ribeiro
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Mingyang
Ribeiro
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mingyang
Ribeiro
62W–62L · 50.0%
Overall
139W–66L · 67.8%
39W–45L · 46.4%
Wins
82W–40L · 67.2%
23W–17L · 57.5%
Losses
57W–26L · 68.7%
Distance striking
Mingyang
Ribeiro
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Mingyang
Ribeiro
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Mingyang
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Ribeiro
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Zhang Mingyang

No UFC fights on record.

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

Brendson Ribeiro

No UFC fights on record.

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