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UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Ikram Aliskerov
Ikram Aliskerov
14-1 · RUS
VS
Warlley Alves
Warlley Alves
14-6 · BRA
October 21, 2023 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Ikram Aliskerov def. Warlley Alves by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:07
Aliskerov26/360/010:00
Alves12/160/000:00
Total
Aliskerov26/360/010:00
Alves12/160/000:00

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
AliskerovWin probabilityAlves
65.5%34.5%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
27%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.7 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 Aliskerov, blue toward Alves. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Aliskerov66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%30%36%
Submission17%25%30%
Decision29%45%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2168)act 26
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.5)act 0
Alves34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%27%8%
Submission10%30%5%
Decision15%43%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1755)act 12
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R222%
R36%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Aliskerov
56.3%-132
Alves
+13242.7%
Most takedownstie 31.2%
Aliskerov
56.2%-446
Alves
+44612.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Aliskerov
Expected: 50.0
50
Over 50
39.3%
+152
Exactly 50
1.0%
push
Under 50
59.7%
-152
063126
Alves
Expected: 40.4
40.5
Over 40.5
39.7%
+152
Under 40.5
60.3%
-152
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Aliskerov
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
45.1%
+122
Under 1.5
54.9%
-122
035
Alves
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.3%
+312
Under 0.5
75.7%
-312
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 9.7 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
Aliskerov65.5%83.1%−17.6-650
Alves34.5%16.9%+17.6+468
By method
Aliskerov by KO/TKO19.0%36.4%−17.4+127
Aliskerov by submission17.5%30.3%−12.8+173
Aliskerov by decision29.0%14.9%+14.1+455
Alves by KO/TKO10.0%7.8%+2.2+954
Alves by submission9.2%5.0%+4.2+1538
Alves by decision15.3%5.6%+9.7+1379
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.0%41.7%+30.3+125
Over 2.5 rds50.2%26.2%+24.0+257
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision44.3%22.1%+22.2+323

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
65.1Striking60.1
Aliskerov +5.1
0.0Grappling63.7
Alves +63.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AliskerovAlves
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1546
1560
Divisional
1540
1492
Striking offense
1504
1497
Striking defense
1493
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
9.23
Strikes landed / min
3.21
61%
Strike accuracy
48%
7.85
Strikes absorbed / min
4.09
39%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
80%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
57%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
273
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ikram Aliskerov
  • WPhil HawesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1906mo before
Warlley Alves
  • LNicolas DalbyS-DEC R3
    Close -1329mo before
  • LJeremiah WellsKO/TKO R2
    Close -2082y 4mo before
  • WMounir LazzezKO/TKO R1
    Close +1922y 9mo before
  • LRandy BrownSUB R2
    Close -1353y 11mo before
  • WSergio MoraesKO/TKO R3
    Close -1354y 5mo before
Aliskerov — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (31%)Decision(0%) 0
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
3 (38%)Submission(17%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Aliskerov
Alves
1
UFC fights
14
2.2 min · 2.2 avg
Octagon time
142.2 min · 10.2 avg
14y 3m
Career length
15y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Aliskerov
Alves
12W–4L · 75.0%
Overall
170W–32L · 84.2%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Wins
87W–12L · 87.9%
0W–0L
Losses
83W–20L · 80.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Aliskerov
Alves
112W–50L · 69.1%
Overall
47W–34L · 58.0%
108W–50L · 68.4%
Wins
47W–34L · 58.0%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Aliskerov
Alves
9.21
Landed / min
4.85
61.3%
Accuracy
43.4%
39.3%
Defense
56.2%
6.92
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
95.2%
Time at distance
50.9%
Grappling & control
Aliskerov
Alves
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.95
100.0%
Control share
57.5%
Strike target map
Aliskerov
  • Head65%(13)div 63%
  • Body30%(6)div 20%
  • Legs5%(1)div 17%
Alves
  • Head56%(258)div 63%
  • Body23%(106)div 20%
  • Legs20%(93)div 17%

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

Ikram Aliskerov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Warlley Alves
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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