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Denis Tiuliulin
Denis Tiuliulin
10-7 · RUS
August 19, 2023 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Gregory Rodrigues def. Denis Tiuliulin by KO/TKO (Elbows), R1 1:43
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:43
Rodrigues5/61/200:47
Tiuliulin2/70/000:00
Total
Rodrigues5/61/200:47
Tiuliulin2/70/000:00

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
RodriguesWin probabilityTiuliulin
82.9%17.1%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
15%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Rodrigues, blue toward Tiuliulin. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rodrigues83%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%35%
Submission13%16%
Decision41%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (2581)act 5
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.3)act 1
Tiuliulin17%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%41%
Submission2%9%
Decision8%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2066)act 2
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~108 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R214%
R39%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Rodrigues
56.2%-131
Tiuliulin
+13142.9%
Most takedownstie 35.0%
Rodrigues
55.5%-585
Tiuliulin
+5859.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodrigues
Expected: 59.8
60
Over 60
39.2%
+153
Exactly 60
0.8%
push
Under 60
60.0%
-153
075150
Tiuliulin
Expected: 48.5
48.5
Over 48.5
39.7%
+152
Under 48.5
60.3%
-152
061122
Takedowns — over/under
Rodrigues
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
42.8%
+134
Under 1.5
57.2%
-134
035
Tiuliulin
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.4%
Exactly 0
82.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.2 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
Rodrigues82.9%75.7%+7.2-375
Tiuliulin17.1%24.3%−7.2+295

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
67.2Striking54.1
Rodrigues +13.2
67.9Grappling20.2
Rodrigues +47.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguesTiuliulin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1491
1548
Divisional
1492
1523
Striking offense
1513
1484
Striking defense
1488
1501
Grappling offense
1490
1542
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
31 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.09
Strikes landed / min
5.35
55%
Strike accuracy
42%
5.73
Strikes absorbed / min
6.07
51%
Strike defense
41%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.30
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
53%
Takedown accuracy
0%
100%
Takedown defense
73%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
33%
75%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gregory Rodrigues
  • LBrunno FerreiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -3207mo before
  • WChidi NjokuaniKO/TKO R2
    Close +10911mo before
  • WJulian MarquezKO/TKO R1
    Close -1711y 2mo before
  • LArmen PetrosyanS-DEC R3
    Close -1571y 6mo before
  • WJunYong ParkKO/TKO R2
    Close -1361y 10mo before
Denis Tiuliulin
  • LJunYong ParkSUB R1
    Close +1806mo before
  • WJamie PickettKO/TKO R2
    Close +11211mo before
  • LAliaskhab KhizrievSUB R2
    Close +6141y 5mo before
Rodrigues — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
8 wins, 3 losses
W
62% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(33%) 1
Tiuliulin — win / loss by method
Record: 10-7-0, 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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
90% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 4 losses
W
0% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (89%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(40%) 2
1 (11%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Rodrigues
Tiuliulin
6
UFC fights
3
52.2 min · 8.7 avg
Octagon time
20.9 min · 7.0 avg
11y 11m
Career length
13y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodrigues
Tiuliulin
69W–15L · 82.1%
Overall
41W–12L · 77.4%
54W–14L · 79.4%
Wins
13W–7L · 65.0%
15W–1L · 93.8%
Losses
28W–5L · 84.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodrigues
Tiuliulin
77W–35L · 68.8%
Overall
44W–30L · 59.5%
67W–31L · 68.4%
Wins
18W–26L · 40.9%
10W–4L · 71.4%
Losses
26W–4L · 86.7%
Distance striking
Rodrigues
Tiuliulin
6.97
Landed / min
7.08
53.3%
Accuracy
38.3%
53.3%
Defense
44.1%
1.15
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.43
70.6%
Time at distance
60.8%
Grappling & control
Rodrigues
Tiuliulin
2.30
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
53.3%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
72.7%
0.57
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
70.5%
Control share
13.9%
Strike target map
Rodrigues
  • Head76%(243)div 63%
  • Body20%(64)div 20%
  • Legs3%(11)div 17%
Tiuliulin
  • Head76%(85)div 63%
  • Body23%(26)div 20%
  • Legs1%(1)div 17%

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

Gregory Rodrigues
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Denis Tiuliulin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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