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UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
Melissa Mullins
Melissa Mullins
5-0 · GBR
VS
Irina Alekseeva
Irina Alekseeva
5-1 · RUS
October 14, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Melissa Mullins def. Irina Alekseeva by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Mullins23/370/001:26
Alekseeva30/600/210:39
R2
Mullins12/210/003:43
Alekseeva8/200/100:00
R3
Mullins17/370/103:06
Alekseeva10/281/100:11
Total
Mullins52/950/108:15
Alekseeva48/1081/410:50

Scorecards

Mullins vs Alekseeva

RdAnthony ManessChris LeeDerek ClearyCommunity
R19-1010-99-109.4-9.7
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total29-2830-2729-2829.4-27.5

Media (11 cards) · avg 2927.8 · 11 Mullins · 0 Alekseeva

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Mullins-Alekseeva.

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
MullinsWin probabilityAlekseeva
40.8%59.2%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
21%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.6 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 Mullins, blue toward Alekseeva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Mullins41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%34%
Submission6%14%
Decision21%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 52
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Alekseeva59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%24%
Submission15%26%
Decision30%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1755)act 48
Takedowns2.1 (0.05.6)act 1
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R215%
R39%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Mullins
47.4%+109
Alekseeva
-10951.4%
Most takedownstie 20.0%
Mullins
11.2%+611
Alekseeva
-61168.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mullins
Expected: 38.5
38.5
Over 38.5
39.7%
+152
Under 38.5
60.3%
-152
04997
Alekseeva
Expected: 40.7
40.5
Over 40.5
40.0%
+150
Under 40.5
60.0%
-150
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Mullins
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.7%
+261
Under 0.5
72.3%
-261
035
Alekseeva
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
41.5%
-100
Exactly 2
17.1%
push
Under 2
41.4%
+100
047

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 10.6 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
Mullins40.8%57.4%−16.6-150
Alekseeva59.2%42.6%+16.6+125

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
MullinsAlekseeva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1526
1517
Divisional
1525
1482
Striking offense
1480
1500
Striking defense
1501
1500
Grappling offense
1559
1500
Grappling defense
1553
Physical
32 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'8"
68"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
8.24
Strike accuracy
41%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.12
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.9
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Melissa Mullins
No prior UFC fights.
Irina Alekseeva
  • WStephanie EggerSUB R1
    missedClose +2906mo before
Mullins — win / loss by method
Record: 5-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Alekseeva — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Mullins
Alekseeva
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
2.2 min · 2.2 avg
Career length
7y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Mullins
Alekseeva
Overall
8W–3L · 72.7%
Wins
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mullins
Alekseeva
17W–6L · 73.9%
Overall
18W–15L · 54.5%
17W–6L · 73.9%
Wins
10W–9L · 52.6%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–6L · 57.1%
Distance striking
Mullins
Alekseeva
Landed / min
7.90
Accuracy
39.5%
Defense
62.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
98.5%
Grappling & control
Mullins
Alekseeva
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.87
Control share
Strike target map
Mullins
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Alekseeva
  • Head39%(7)div 63%
  • Body39%(7)div 21%
  • Legs22%(4)div 16%

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

Melissa Mullins

No UFC fights on record.

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

Irina Alekseeva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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