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Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
Daniel Zellhuber
Daniel Zellhuber
13-1 · MEX
VS
Christos Giagos
Christos Giagos
20-10 · USA
September 16, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Daniel Zellhuber def. Christos Giagos by SUB (Anaconda Choke), R2 3:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Zellhuber12/500/000:00
Giagos26/520/200:00
R2 · 3:26
Zellhuber24/510/000:17
Giagos12/300/400:11
Total
Zellhuber36/1010/000:17
Giagos38/820/600:11

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
ZellhuberWin probabilityGiagos
67.2%32.8%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
18%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 9.9 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 Zellhuber, blue toward Giagos. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Zellhuber67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%34%
Submission11%17%
Decision33%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 36
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Giagos33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%28%
Submission7%22%
Decision17%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 38
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R213%
R36%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Zellhuber
57.0%-137
Giagos
+13741.6%
Most takedownstie 34.9%
Zellhuber
21.7%+200
Giagos
-20043.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Zellhuber
Expected: 38.4
38.5
Over 38.5
39.6%
+152
Under 38.5
60.4%
-152
04997
Giagos
Expected: 30.2
30
Over 30
39.3%
+150
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.1%
-150
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Zellhuber
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.9%
+195
Under 0.5
66.1%
-195
035
Giagos
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.7%
+138
Exactly 1
22.2%
push
Under 1
45.0%
-138
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 9.9 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
Zellhuber67.2%71.4%−4.2-290
Giagos32.8%28.6%+4.2+235

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
59.1Striking60.5
Giagos +1.4
25.0Grappling54.6
Giagos +29.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ZellhuberGiagos
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1531
1538
Divisional
1518
1498
Striking offense
1489
1501
Striking defense
1519
1494
Grappling offense
1507
1516
Grappling defense
1489
Physical
24 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
77"
Reach
71"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.33
Strikes landed / min
2.86
34%
Strike accuracy
42%
4.07
Strikes absorbed / min
2.85
53%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.16
0%
Takedown accuracy
42%
92%
Takedown defense
52%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Daniel Zellhuber
  • WLando VannataU-DEC R3
    Close -1305mo before
  • LTrey OgdenU-DEC R3
    Close -3881y before
Christos Giagos
  • WRicky GlennKO/TKO R1
    Close +1385mo before
  • LThiago MoisesSUB R1
    Close +1991y 3mo before
  • LArman TsarukyanKO/TKO R1
    Close +5592y before
  • WSean SorianoSUB R2
    Close -2182y 4mo before
  • WCarlton MinusU-DEC R3
    Close -3452y 9mo before
Zellhuber — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (17%)Submission() 0
3 (25%)Decision() 0
Giagos — win / loss by method
Record: 20-10-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 5 losses
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
40% of wins
L
30% of losses
UFC
6win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(50%) 3
3 (50%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (14%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (36%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Zellhuber
Giagos
2
UFC fights
12
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
104.3 min · 8.7 avg
9y 10m
Career length
16y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Zellhuber
Giagos
27W–11L · 71.1%
Overall
164W–47L · 77.7%
12W–6L · 66.7%
Wins
83W–29L · 74.1%
15W–5L · 75.0%
Losses
81W–18L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Zellhuber
Giagos
60W–16L · 78.9%
Overall
167W–79L · 67.9%
60W–16L · 78.9%
Wins
123W–70L · 63.7%
0W–0L
Losses
44W–9L · 83.0%
Distance striking
Zellhuber
Giagos
3.73
Landed / min
4.80
30.9%
Accuracy
37.5%
52.9%
Defense
58.9%
0.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.14
90.2%
Time at distance
41.7%
Grappling & control
Zellhuber
Giagos
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.16
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
41.5%
91.7%
Takedown defense
52.2%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.43
70.3%
Control share
62.1%
Strike target map
Zellhuber
  • Head66%(86)div 63%
  • Body22%(28)div 21%
  • Legs12%(16)div 16%
Giagos
  • Head67%(200)div 63%
  • Body25%(75)div 21%
  • Legs8%(23)div 16%

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

Daniel Zellhuber
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Christos Giagos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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