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UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Magomed Ankalaev
Magomed Ankalaev
18-1-1 · RUS
VS
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker
21-7 · BRA
October 21, 2023 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
No contest
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:13
Ankalaev13/191/101:06
Walker14/270/000:00
Total
Ankalaev13/191/101:06
Walker14/270/000:00

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
AnkalaevWin probabilityWalker
53.6%46.4%
KO / TKO
71%
Submission
7%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 9.3 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Ankalaev, blue toward Walker. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ankalaev54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%66%41%
Submission1%3%8%
Decision17%31%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 13
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 1
Walker46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%76%12%
Submission5%12%4%
Decision6%12%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 14
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R237%
R321%
Distance23%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Ankalaev
61.8%-168
Walker
+16836.7%
Most takedownstie 53.3%
Ankalaev
41.0%-719
Walker
+7195.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ankalaev
Expected: 42.1
42
Over 42
41.9%
+135
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.5%
-135
053106
Walker
Expected: 31.9
32
Over 32
41.3%
+137
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.6%
-137
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Ankalaev
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.0%
+133
Under 0.5
57.0%
-133
035
Walker
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.7%
Exactly 0
91.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.3 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
Ankalaev53.6%75.6%−22.0-380
Walker46.4%24.4%+22.0+291
By method
Ankalaev by KO/TKO38.0%40.5%−2.5+108
Ankalaev by submission3.6%8.5%−4.9+890
Ankalaev by decision12.0%25.1%−13.1+235
Walker by KO/TKO32.9%12.4%+20.5+581
Walker by submission3.1%3.7%−0.6+2168
Walker by decision10.4%9.8%+0.6+758
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds80.7%57.2%+23.5-156
Over 2.5 rds43.6%41.4%+2.2+125
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision22.4%37.4%−15.0+151

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
74.2Striking70.5
Ankalaev +3.7
42.1Grappling49.5
Walker +7.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AnkalaevWalker
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
Pound-for-pound
Divisional
1528
Striking offense
1516
1527
Striking defense
1510
1500
Grappling offense
1505
1535
Grappling defense
1490
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'6"
75"
Reach
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.55
Strikes landed / min
3.53
52%
Strike accuracy
53%
2.15
Strikes absorbed / min
2.39
59%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.99
Takedowns / 15 min
0.41
29%
Takedown accuracy
100%
86%
Takedown defense
53%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
90%
UFC win rate
64%
0
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
56%
Finish rate
86%
Recent opp. quality
315
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Magomed Ankalaev
  • DJan BlachowiczS-DEC R5
    !Close -35010mo before
  • WAnthony SmithKO/TKO R2
    Close -6041y 3mo before
  • WThiago SantosU-DEC R5
    Close -6621y 7mo before
  • WVolkan OezdemirU-DEC R3
    Close -3392y before
  • WNikita KrylovU-DEC R3
    Close -3212y 8mo before
Johnny Walker
  • WAnthony SmithU-DEC R3
    Close -1215mo before
  • WPaul CraigKO/TKO R1
    Close -1919mo before
  • WIon CutelabaSUB R1
    Close +1621y 1mo before
  • LJamahal HillKO/TKO R1
    Close +2001y 8mo before
  • LThiago SantosU-DEC R5
    Close +1302y 1mo before
Ankalaev — win / loss by method
Record: 18-1-1

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (44%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Walker — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-0

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
16 wins, 4 losses
W
76% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
14win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (14%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ankalaev
Walker
11
UFC fights
11
136.7 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
72.4 min · 6.6 avg
12y 6m
Career length
12y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ankalaev
Walker
178W–54L · 76.7%
Overall
184W–62L · 74.8%
169W–52L · 76.5%
Wins
116W–41L · 73.9%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
68W–21L · 76.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ankalaev
Walker
104W–40L · 72.2%
Overall
106W–42L · 71.6%
104W–40L · 72.2%
Wins
86W–39L · 68.8%
0W–0L
Losses
20W–3L · 87.0%
Distance striking
Ankalaev
Walker
3.85
Landed / min
3.76
45.2%
Accuracy
45.7%
61.2%
Defense
59.7%
0.66
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.83
60.0%
Time at distance
62.8%
Grappling & control
Ankalaev
Walker
0.99
Takedowns / 15 min
0.41
29.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
86.4%
Takedown defense
52.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.62
88.8%
Control share
28.4%
Strike target map
Ankalaev
  • Head64%(312)div 64%
  • Body26%(125)div 19%
  • Legs10%(48)div 17%
Walker
  • Head52%(132)div 64%
  • Body10%(26)div 19%
  • Legs38%(98)div 17%

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

Magomed Ankalaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Johnny Walker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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