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UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Khamzat Chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev
12-0 · ARE
VS
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman
20-3 · NGA
October 21, 2023 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
184.5lb
Khamzat Chimaev def. Kamaru Usman by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Chimaev16/172/704:35
Usman3/30/000:00
R2
Chimaev9/201/100:41
Usman11/180/000:00
R3
Chimaev13/331/402:00
Usman22/450/100:00
Total
Chimaev38/704/1207:16
Usman36/660/100:00

Scorecards

Chimaev vs Usman

RdDavid LethabyDerek ClearyVito PaolilloCommunity
R110-810-810-810-8.2
R29-109-1010-99.2-9.9
R39-1010-99-109.3-9.7
Total28-2829-2729-2728.5-27.8

Media (29 cards) · avg 2927.4 · 25 Chimaev · 0 Usman · 4 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Chimaev-Usman.

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
ChimaevWin probabilityUsman
59.3%40.7%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
15%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.7 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 Chimaev, blue toward Usman. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Chimaev59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%39%29%
Submission13%22%21%
Decision23%39%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 38
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 4
Usman41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%31%12%
Submission2%5%3%
Decision26%64%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1964)act 36
Takedowns1.3 (0.04.0)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R222%
R310%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Chimaev
43.7%+126
Usman
-12655.2%
Most takedownstie 26.2%
Chimaev
22.3%+231
Usman
-23151.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 39.5
39.5
Over 39.5
39.8%
+151
Under 39.5
60.2%
-151
05099
Usman
Expected: 46.8
47
Over 47
39.1%
+153
Exactly 47
1.0%
push
Under 47
59.9%
-153
059118
Takedowns — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.7%
+140
Under 0.5
58.3%
-140
035
Usman
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
44.4%
+125
Under 1.5
55.6%
-125
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 10.7 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
Chimaev59.3%75.0%−15.7-361
Usman40.7%25.0%+15.7+284
By method
Chimaev by KO/TKO21.3%28.6%−7.3+189
Chimaev by submission9.0%20.9%−11.9+295
Chimaev by decision28.9%23.0%+5.9+260
Usman by KO/TKO14.6%11.6%+3.0+611
Usman by submission6.2%3.1%+3.1+2537
Usman by decision19.9%12.6%+7.3+555
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds81.1%57.2%+23.9-158
Over 2.5 rds59.2%41.8%+17.4+124
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision48.8%36.8%+12.0+155

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
74.1Striking73.4
Chimaev +0.7
94.9Grappling61.8
Chimaev +33.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ChimaevUsman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1623
Pound-for-pound
1704
1554
Divisional
1511
1503
Striking offense
1523
1497
Striking defense
1506
1531
Grappling offense
1534
1521
Grappling defense
1584
Physical
29 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
7.30
Strikes landed / min
4.46
60%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.98
Strikes absorbed / min
2.75
41%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.98
Takedowns / 15 min
2.96
57%
Takedown accuracy
46%
100%
Takedown defense
97%
3.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
88%
+6
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
83%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
406
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khamzat Chimaev
  • WKevin HollandSUB R1
    Close -5581y 1mo before
  • WGilbert BurnsU-DEC R3
    Close -5241y 6mo before
  • WLi JingliangSUB R1
    Close -5102y before
  • WGerald MeerschaertKO/TKO R1
    Close -4003y 1mo before
  • WRhys McKeeKO/TKO R1
    Close -12503y 3mo before
Kamaru Usman
  • LLeon EdwardsM-DEC R5
    Close -2627mo before
  • LLeon EdwardsKO/TKO R5
    Close -3521y 2mo before
  • WColby CovingtonU-DEC R5
    Close -3091y 11mo before
  • WJorge MasvidalKO/TKO R2
    Close -3492y 6mo before
  • WGilbert BurnsKO/TKO R3
    Close -2502y 8mo before
Chimaev — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Usman — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

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, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
15win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (27%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (7%)Submission(0%) 0
10 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Chimaev
Usman
6
UFC fights
17
30.1 min · 5.0 avg
Octagon time
298.9 min · 17.6 avg
8y 2m
Career length
13y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Chimaev
Usman
124W–41L · 75.2%
Overall
320W–76L · 80.8%
124W–41L · 75.2%
Wins
281W–70L · 80.1%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–6L · 86.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chimaev
Usman
27W–8L · 77.1%
Overall
26W–15L · 63.4%
27W–8L · 77.1%
Wins
23W–12L · 65.7%
0W–0L
Losses
3W–3L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Chimaev
Usman
6.99
Landed / min
5.29
46.2%
Accuracy
41.6%
45.1%
Defense
58.3%
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.50
43.2%
Time at distance
47.7%
Grappling & control
Chimaev
Usman
3.98
Takedowns / 15 min
2.96
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
45.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
97.3%
3.49
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
99.4%
Control share
94.5%
Strike target map
Chimaev
  • Head87%(192)div 63%
  • Body7%(16)div 20%
  • Legs5%(12)div 17%
Usman
  • Head63%(836)div 63%
  • Body29%(390)div 20%
  • Legs8%(108)div 17%

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

Khamzat Chimaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kamaru Usman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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