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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Tagir Ulanbekov
Tagir Ulanbekov
14-2 · RUS
VS
Cody Durden
Cody Durden
16-4-1 · USA
December 16, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Tagir Ulanbekov def. Cody Durden by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 4:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ulanbekov18/341/112:11
Durden23/330/000:29
R2 · 4:25
Ulanbekov6/71/103:52
Durden9/100/000:07
Total
Ulanbekov24/412/216:03
Durden32/430/000:36

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
UlanbekovWin probabilityDurden
52.0%48.0%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
31%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 8.9 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 Ulanbekov, blue toward Durden. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ulanbekov52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%25%
Submission19%37%
Decision20%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 24
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.0)act 2
Durden48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%41%
Submission11%24%
Decision17%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1239)act 32
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.8)act 0
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~2.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R221%
R38%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Ulanbekov
47.9%+105
Durden
-10550.5%
Most takedownstie 21.1%
Ulanbekov
41.1%-109
Durden
+10937.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ulanbekov
Expected: 27.7
27.5
Over 27.5
40.2%
+149
Under 27.5
59.8%
-149
03570
Durden
Expected: 28.7
28.5
Over 28.5
40.1%
+149
Under 28.5
59.9%
-149
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Ulanbekov
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.0%
+122
Under 1.5
55.0%
-122
035
Durden
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
42.6%
-124
Exactly 1
22.9%
push
Under 1
34.5%
+124
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 8.9 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
Ulanbekov52.0%60.9%−8.9-175
Durden48.0%39.1%+8.9+145

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
63.6Striking65.7
Durden +2.1
67.5Grappling74.6
Durden +7.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
UlanbekovDurden
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1571
1558
Divisional
1571
1490
Striking offense
1508
1495
Striking defense
1491
1538
Grappling offense
1534
1525
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'7"
70"
Reach
67"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.35
Strikes landed / min
3.13
44%
Strike accuracy
50%
3.29
Strikes absorbed / min
2.94
54%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.81
Takedowns / 15 min
5.41
43%
Takedown accuracy
50%
61%
Takedown defense
80%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
71%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
75%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
406
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tagir Ulanbekov
  • WNate ManessSUB R1
    Close -2431y 1mo before
  • LTim ElliottU-DEC R3
    Close -2331y 9mo before
  • WAllan NascimentoS-DEC R3
    Close -3892y 2mo before
  • WBruno SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -4553y 2mo before
Cody Durden
  • WJake HadleyU-DEC R3
    Close +1724mo before
  • WCharles JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close +1218mo before
  • WCarlos MotaU-DEC R3
    Close +1361y 2mo before
  • WJP BuysKO/TKO R1
    Close -1041y 6mo before
  • LMuhammad MokaevSUB R1
    Close +3801y 9mo before
Ulanbekov — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(100%) 1
Durden — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-1

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, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 3 losses
W
31% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
5win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
4 (80%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Ulanbekov
Durden
4
UFC fights
8
47.2 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
80.4 min · 10.1 avg
13y 1m
Career length
10y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ulanbekov
Durden
59W–23L · 72.0%
Overall
84W–26L · 76.4%
42W–11L · 79.2%
Wins
63W–21L · 75.0%
17W–12L · 58.6%
Losses
21W–5L · 80.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ulanbekov
Durden
99W–26L · 79.2%
Overall
53W–37L · 58.9%
88W–23L · 79.3%
Wins
35W–23L · 60.3%
11W–3L · 78.6%
Losses
18W–14L · 56.3%
Distance striking
Ulanbekov
Durden
6.13
Landed / min
6.27
38.8%
Accuracy
46.0%
59.4%
Defense
53.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.19
41.5%
Time at distance
38.7%
Grappling & control
Ulanbekov
Durden
3.81
Takedowns / 15 min
5.41
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
61.1%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.95
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.37
86.5%
Control share
89.8%
Strike target map
Ulanbekov
  • Head81%(128)div 62%
  • Body12%(19)div 22%
  • Legs7%(11)div 16%
Durden
  • Head68%(172)div 62%
  • Body16%(40)div 22%
  • Legs16%(40)div 16%

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

Tagir Ulanbekov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cody Durden
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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