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UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Shara Magomedov
Shara Magomedov
16-0 · RUS
VS
Bruno Silva
Bruno Silva
23-9 · BRA
October 21, 2023 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Shara Magomedov def. Bruno Silva by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Magomedov46/660/000:00
Silva28/420/100:00
R2
Magomedov43/580/000:00
Silva26/361/202:25
R3
Magomedov24/300/000:00
Silva11/132/404:19
Total
Magomedov113/1540/000:00
Silva65/913/706:44

Scorecards

Magomedov vs Silva

RdBen CartlidgeDarryl RansomVito PaolilloCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-99.5-9.5
Total30-2730-2730-2729.3-27.7

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 12 Magomedov · 0 Silva

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Magomedov-Silva.

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
MagomedovWin probabilitySilva
57.5%42.5%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
25%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.5 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 Magomedov, blue toward Silva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Magomedov58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%35%
Submission16%28%
Decision22%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 113
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Silva42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%46%
Submission10%23%
Decision13%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1137)act 65
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 3
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R219%
R37%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Magomedov
55.8%-130
Silva
+13042.7%
Most takedownstie 42.9%
Magomedov
33.4%-141
Silva
+14123.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Magomedov
Expected: 33.9
34
Over 34
39.0%
+153
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.6%
-153
04385
Silva
Expected: 27.7
27.5
Over 27.5
40.1%
+150
Under 27.5
59.9%
-150
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Magomedov
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
42.1%
+138
Under 0.5
57.9%
-138
035
Silva
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.4%
+200
Under 0.5
66.6%
-200
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 8.5 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
Magomedov57.5%71.8%−14.3-300
Silva42.5%28.2%+14.3+240

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MagomedovSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1546
1551
Divisional
1545
1500
Striking offense
1521
1533
Striking defense
1486
1480
Grappling offense
1497
1500
Grappling defense
1480
Physical
29 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.45
Strike accuracy
48%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.71
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.56
Takedown accuracy
18%
Takedown defense
73%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
57%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Shara Magomedov
No prior UFC fights.
Bruno Silva
  • LBrendan AllenSUB R1
    Close +1764mo before
  • WBrad TavaresKO/TKO R1
    Close +1366mo before
  • LGerald MeerschaertSUB R3
    Close -3181y 2mo before
  • LAlex PereiraU-DEC R3
    Close +1731y 7mo before
  • WJordan WrightKO/TKO R1
    Close -3361y 10mo before
Magomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 16-0-0

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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
81% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (81%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (19%)Decision() 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 23-9-0

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
20 wins, 0 losses
W
87% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 7 losses
W
0% of wins
L
78% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
11% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
11% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
19win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
16 (84%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(83%) 5
3 (16%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Magomedov
Silva
0
UFC fights
7
Octagon time
53.7 min · 7.7 avg
Career length
16y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Magomedov
Silva
Overall
118W–39L · 75.2%
Wins
59W–18L · 76.6%
Losses
59W–21L · 73.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Magomedov
Silva
141W–73L · 65.9%
Overall
232W–97L · 70.5%
141W–73L · 65.9%
Wins
187W–79L · 70.3%
0W–0L
Losses
45W–18L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Magomedov
Silva
Landed / min
6.22
Accuracy
43.7%
Defense
53.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.56
Time at distance
53.6%
Grappling & control
Magomedov
Silva
Takedowns / 15 min
0.56
Takedown accuracy
18.2%
Takedown defense
73.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
23.9%
Strike target map
Magomedov
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Silva
  • Head72%(173)div 63%
  • Body18%(44)div 20%
  • Legs9%(22)div 17%

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

Shara Magomedov

No UFC fights on record.

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

Bruno Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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