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UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
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Muin Gafurov
Muin Gafurov
19-5 · TJK
October 21, 2023 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Said Nurmagomedov def. Muin Gafurov by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 1:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:13
Nurmagomedov5/110/000:03
Gafurov1/30/100:07
Total
Nurmagomedov5/110/000:03
Gafurov1/30/100:07

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
NurmagomedovWin probabilityGafurov
59.3%40.7%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
23%
Decision
50%
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 Nurmagomedov, blue toward Gafurov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nurmagomedov59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%20%15%
Submission12%21%24%
Decision35%59%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 5
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Gafurov41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%37%12%
Submission11%27%7%
Decision15%36%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 1
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.9)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R216%
R39%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Nurmagomedov
55.8%-130
Gafurov
+13043.0%
Most takedownstie 20.5%
Nurmagomedov
14.2%+460
Gafurov
-46065.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 42.8
43
Over 43
38.9%
+154
Exactly 43
1.1%
push
Under 43
59.9%
-154
054107
Gafurov
Expected: 35.0
35
Over 35
39.0%
+153
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.6%
-153
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.9%
+195
Under 0.5
66.1%
-195
035
Gafurov
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
37.2%
+120
Exactly 2
18.3%
push
Under 2
44.5%
-120
036

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
Nurmagomedov59.3%73.3%−14.0-334
Gafurov40.7%26.7%+14.0+257
By method
Nurmagomedov by KO/TKO16.1%14.9%+1.2+454
Nurmagomedov by submission13.8%24.1%−10.3+242
Nurmagomedov by decision29.4%29.4%±0.0+180
Gafurov by KO/TKO11.0%11.8%−0.8+598
Gafurov by submission9.5%6.7%+2.8+1129
Gafurov by decision20.2%13.0%+7.2+533
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.1%67.8%+7.3-266
Over 2.5 rds58.7%52.1%+6.6-125
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.5%46.4%+3.1+102

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
71.5Striking66.7
Nurmagomedov +4.8
46.3Grappling13.9
Nurmagomedov +32.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NurmagomedovGafurov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1593
Pound-for-pound
1527
1580
Divisional
1528
1517
Striking offense
1478
1520
Striking defense
1500
1511
Grappling offense
1548
1502
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
31 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
70"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.54
Strikes landed / min
4.07
48%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.15
Strikes absorbed / min
2.67
57%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.03
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
17%
Takedown accuracy
0%
65%
Takedown defense
50%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
0%
67%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Said Nurmagomedov
  • LJonathan MartinezU-DEC R3
    Close -2457mo before
  • WSaidyokub KakhramonovSUB R2
    Close -10810mo before
  • WDouglas Silva de AndradeU-DEC R3
    Close -4721y 3mo before
  • WCody StamannSUB R1
    Close -1901y 9mo before
  • WMark StrieglKO/TKO R1
    Close -4353y before
Muin Gafurov
  • LJohn CastanedaU-DEC R3
    Close +1035mo before
Nurmagomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
47% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (55%)Decision(100%) 1
Gafurov — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
37% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 5 losses
W
5% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
19win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (58%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (37%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (5%)Decision(100%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Nurmagomedov
Gafurov
8
UFC fights
1
72.9 min · 9.1 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
16y 11m
Career length
12y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nurmagomedov
Gafurov
129W–22L · 85.4%
Overall
19W–6L · 76.0%
98W–17L · 85.2%
Wins
0W–0L
31W–5L · 86.1%
Losses
19W–6L · 76.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nurmagomedov
Gafurov
111W–26L · 81.0%
Overall
174W–70L · 71.3%
105W–26L · 80.2%
Wins
112W–48L · 70.0%
6W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
62W–22L · 73.8%
Distance striking
Nurmagomedov
Gafurov
4.69
Landed / min
5.98
42.0%
Accuracy
35.6%
60.7%
Defense
55.4%
0.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
55.3%
Time at distance
52.4%
Grappling & control
Nurmagomedov
Gafurov
1.03
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
16.7%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
65.2%
Takedown defense
50.0%
1.23
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
26.4%
Control share
31.0%
Strike target map
Nurmagomedov
  • Head54%(140)div 62%
  • Body23%(59)div 21%
  • Legs23%(59)div 17%
Gafurov
  • Head74%(45)div 62%
  • Body18%(11)div 21%
  • Legs8%(5)div 17%

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

Said Nurmagomedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Muin Gafurov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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