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UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Muhammad Mokaev
Muhammad Mokaev
10-0 · GBR
VS
Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott
19-12-1 · USA
October 21, 2023 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Muhammad Mokaev def. Tim Elliott by SUB (Arm Triangle), R3 3:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Mokaev10/281/301:36
Elliott20/311/101:40
R2
Mokaev3/31/104:56
Elliott6/60/000:00
R3 · 3:03
Mokaev1/21/201:52
Elliott4/60/000:43
Total
Mokaev14/333/608:24
Elliott30/431/102:23

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
MokaevWin probabilityElliott
81.7%18.3%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
42%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.1 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 Mokaev, blue toward Elliott. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Mokaev82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%26%10%
Submission37%45%29%
Decision24%29%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 14
Takedowns2.4 (0.05.8)act 3
Elliott18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%21%4%
Submission5%30%5%
Decision9%49%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (724)act 30
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.7)act 1
Combined totals~43 sig strikes~2.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R217%
R36%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Mokaev
60.0%-158
Elliott
+15837.9%
Most takedownstie 13.3%
Mokaev
77.5%-847
Elliott
+8479.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mokaev
Expected: 25.4
25.5
Over 25.5
39.5%
+153
Under 25.5
60.5%
-153
03264
Elliott
Expected: 17.9
18
Over 18
38.2%
+155
Exactly 18
2.6%
push
Under 18
59.1%
-155
02345
Takedowns — over/under
Mokaev
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
47.4%
+111
Under 2.5
52.6%
-111
048
Elliott
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
34.9%
+187
Under 0.5
65.1%
-187
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 8.1 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
Mokaev81.7%78.1%+3.6-456
Elliott18.3%21.9%−3.6+336
By method
Mokaev by KO/TKO20.3%10.0%+10.3+739
Mokaev by submission34.5%29.0%+5.5+190
Mokaev by decision26.9%38.1%−11.2+121
Elliott by KO/TKO4.5%4.0%+0.5+2011
Elliott by submission7.7%4.9%+2.8+1610
Elliott by decision6.0%13.9%−7.9+504
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds56.0%74.0%−18.0-383
Over 2.5 rds39.4%58.9%−19.5-169
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision33.0%53.5%−20.5-133

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
72.1Striking67.2
Mokaev +5.0
66.1Grappling69.0
Elliott +3.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MokaevElliott
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1584
Pound-for-pound
1522
1585
Divisional
1509
1494
Striking offense
1499
1516
Striking defense
1506
1549
Grappling offense
1527
1518
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
23 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'7"
70"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.14
Strikes landed / min
3.47
54%
Strike accuracy
44%
0.87
Strikes absorbed / min
2.76
62%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.34
Takedowns / 15 min
3.88
54%
Takedown accuracy
47%
0%
Takedown defense
60%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
44%
+4
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
75%
Finish rate
13%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Muhammad Mokaev
  • WJafel FilhoSUB R3
    Close -8917mo before
  • WMalcolm GordonSUB R3
    Close -12981y before
  • WCharles JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -4991y 3mo before
  • WCody DurdenSUB R1
    Close -5261y 7mo before
Tim Elliott
  • WVictor AltamiranoU-DEC R3
    Close -1815mo before
  • WTagir UlanbekovU-DEC R3
    Close +1891y 8mo before
  • LMatheus NicolauU-DEC R3
    Close +1592y before
  • WJordan EspinosaU-DEC R3
    Close -1342y 8mo before
  • WRyan BenoitU-DEC R3
    Close -1413y 3mo before
Mokaev — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0, 1 NC

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (75%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Elliott — win / loss by method
Record: 19-12-1

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
16% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 5 losses
W
32% of wins
L
42% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 6 losses
W
53% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (13%)Submission(40%) 4
7 (88%)Decision(60%) 6
Non-UFC
11win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
5 (45%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (27%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Mokaev
Elliott
4
UFC fights
18
44.9 min · 11.2 avg
Octagon time
228.1 min · 12.7 avg
6y 0m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Mokaev
Elliott
51W–12L · 81.0%
Overall
235W–61L · 79.4%
51W–12L · 81.0%
Wins
90W–30L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
145W–31L · 82.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mokaev
Elliott
19W–15L · 55.9%
Overall
115W–53L · 68.5%
19W–15L · 55.9%
Wins
112W–48L · 70.0%
0W–0L
Losses
3W–5L · 37.5%
Distance striking
Mokaev
Elliott
3.31
Landed / min
5.28
45.2%
Accuracy
36.5%
73.8%
Defense
60.3%
0.33
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.13
22.2%
Time at distance
40.9%
Grappling & control
Mokaev
Elliott
7.34
Takedowns / 15 min
3.88
53.7%
Takedown accuracy
47.2%
0.0%
Takedown defense
60.0%
1.34
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.92
88.1%
Control share
59.8%
Strike target map
Mokaev
  • Head45%(23)div 62%
  • Body39%(20)div 22%
  • Legs16%(8)div 16%
Elliott
  • Head58%(461)div 62%
  • Body20%(162)div 22%
  • Legs21%(168)div 16%

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

Muhammad Mokaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tim Elliott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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