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UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
Randy Brown
Randy Brown
17-5 · JAM
VS
Muslim Salikhov
Muslim Salikhov
20-4 · RUS
February 3, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Randy Brown def. Muslim Salikhov by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:17
Brown13/460/010:03
Salikhov10/220/000:00
Total
Brown13/460/010:03
Salikhov10/220/000:00

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
BrownWin probabilitySalikhov
61.6%38.4%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
15%
Decision
51%
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 Brown, blue toward Salikhov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Brown62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%26%14%
Submission12%19%17%
Decision34%55%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 13
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Salikhov38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%46%15%
Submission3%9%4%
Decision17%45%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 10
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R221%
R35%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Brown
55.3%-127
Salikhov
+12743.5%
Most takedownstie 48.4%
Brown
23.2%+123
Salikhov
-12328.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brown
Expected: 44.2
44
Over 44
39.5%
+151
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.4%
-151
056111
Salikhov
Expected: 36.7
36.5
Over 36.5
40.1%
+150
Under 36.5
59.9%
-150
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Brown
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.1%
+233
Under 0.5
69.9%
-233
035
Salikhov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.4%
+183
Under 0.5
64.6%
-183
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
Brown61.6%70.2%−8.6-275
Salikhov38.4%29.8%+8.6+221
By method
Brown by KO/TKO20.5%13.5%+7.0+514
Brown by submission9.4%17.4%−8.0+377
Brown by decision31.7%37.7%−6.0+121
Salikhov by KO/TKO12.8%14.7%−1.9+466
Salikhov by submission5.8%4.2%+1.6+1889
Salikhov by decision19.8%12.5%+7.3+564
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds77.1%72.5%+4.6-347
Over 2.5 rds56.0%57.9%−1.9-163
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision51.4%53.1%−1.7-131

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
68.6Striking71.1
Salikhov +2.5
49.1Grappling45.7
Brown +3.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrownSalikhov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1613
Pound-for-pound
1590
1608
Divisional
1584
1523
Striking offense
1511
1507
Striking defense
1523
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
33 yrs
Age
39 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'11"
78"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.38
Strikes landed / min
3.37
48%
Strike accuracy
51%
3.33
Strikes absorbed / min
2.91
54%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.31
39%
Takedown accuracy
41%
74%
Takedown defense
74%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
69%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
45%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Randy Brown
  • WWellington TurmanU-DEC R3
    Close -2557mo before
  • LJack Della MaddalenaSUB R1
    Close +2701y before
  • WFrancisco TrinaldoU-DEC R3
    Close -3371y 4mo before
  • WKhaos WilliamsS-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 9mo before
  • WJared GoodenU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2692y 4mo before
Muslim Salikhov
  • LNicolas DalbyU-DEC R3
    Close -1908mo before
  • WAndre FialhoKO/TKO R3
    Close -1121y 2mo before
  • LLi JingliangKO/TKO R2
    Close -1601y 7mo before
  • WFrancisco TrinaldoU-DEC R3
    Close -2382y 8mo before
  • WElizeu Zaleski dos SantosS-DEC R3
    Close -1343y 7mo before
Brown — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
3 (27%)Submission(40%) 2
6 (55%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Salikhov — win / loss by method
Record: 20-4-0

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, 1 loss
W
70% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (50%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (14%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Brown
Salikhov
16
UFC fights
9
169.6 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
102.7 min · 11.4 avg
12y 2m
Career length
15y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brown
Salikhov
209W–59L · 78.0%
Overall
154W–44L · 77.8%
152W–47L · 76.4%
Wins
101W–29L · 77.7%
57W–12L · 82.6%
Losses
53W–15L · 77.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brown
Salikhov
29W–15L · 65.9%
Overall
117W–52L · 69.2%
29W–15L · 65.9%
Wins
115W–52L · 68.9%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Brown
Salikhov
6.48
Landed / min
3.64
41.7%
Accuracy
48.4%
57.8%
Defense
67.6%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
49.5%
Time at distance
74.6%
Grappling & control
Brown
Salikhov
0.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.31
39.1%
Takedown accuracy
40.9%
74.5%
Takedown defense
73.9%
0.53
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
40.7%
Control share
40.2%
Strike target map
Brown
  • Head62%(462)div 63%
  • Body20%(152)div 21%
  • Legs17%(129)div 16%
Salikhov
  • Head57%(198)div 63%
  • Body29%(100)div 21%
  • Legs14%(48)div 16%

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

Randy Brown
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Muslim Salikhov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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