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UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland
26-5 · USA
VS
Abus Magomedov
Abus Magomedov
24-4-1 · RUS
July 1, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Sean Strickland def. Abus Magomedov by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Strickland11/480/000:00
Magomedov32/601/200:23
R2 · 4:20
Strickland70/1400/010:10
Magomedov15/410/000:00
Total
Strickland81/1880/010:10
Magomedov47/1011/200:23

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
StricklandWin probabilityMagomedov
42.0%58.0%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
4%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 18.8 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 Strickland, blue toward Magomedov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Strickland42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%41%
Submission1%3%
Decision24%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes103 (44140)act 81
Takedowns1.9 (0.05.9)act 0
Magomedov58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%64%
Submission3%5%
Decision18%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes150 (64204)act 47
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.1)act 1
Combined totals~253 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R15%
R210%
R321%
R413%
R59%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikes
Strickland
37.3%+167
Magomedov
-16762.3%
Most takedownstie 40.8%
Strickland
53.2%-886
Magomedov
+8866.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Strickland
Expected: 102.8
103
Over 103
39.4%
+152
Exactly 103
0.5%
push
Under 103
60.1%
-152
0129257
Magomedov
Expected: 149.8
150
Over 150
39.5%
+152
Exactly 150
0.3%
push
Under 150
60.2%
-152
0188375
Takedowns — over/under
Strickland
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
34.3%
+162
Exactly 2
10.3%
push
Under 2
55.4%
-162
036
Magomedov
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
10.6%
Exactly 0
89.4%
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 18.8 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
Strickland42.0%59.3%−17.3-162
Magomedov58.0%40.7%+17.3+136

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
70.9Striking100.0
Magomedov +29.1
56.8Grappling0.0
Strickland +56.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StricklandMagomedov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1644
Pound-for-pound
1565
1604
Divisional
1565
1534
Striking offense
1500
1489
Striking defense
1500
1473
Grappling offense
1500
1604
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.76
Strikes landed / min
22.11
41%
Strike accuracy
100%
4.25
Strikes absorbed / min
0.00
63%
Strike defense
100%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
64%
Takedown accuracy
85%
Takedown defense
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
72%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
31%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
301
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean Strickland
  • WNassourdine ImavovU-DEC R5
    Close +1136mo before
  • LJared CannonierS-DEC R5
    Close -1036mo before
  • LAlex PereiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1281y before
  • WJack HermanssonS-DEC R5
    Close -2501y 5mo before
  • WUriah HallU-DEC R5
    Close -2021y 11mo before
Abus Magomedov
  • WDustin StoltzfusKO/TKO R1
    Close -29510mo before
Strickland — win / loss by method
Record: 26-5-0

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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 3 losses
W
46% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
13win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
9 (69%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (23%)Submission() 0
3 (23%)Decision() 0
Magomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 24-4-1

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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
23win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (57%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
6 (26%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (17%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Strickland
Magomedov
18
UFC fights
1
259.9 min · 14.4 avg
Octagon time
0.3 min · 0.3 avg
18y 4m
Career length
16y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Strickland
Magomedov
285W–76L · 78.9%
Overall
14W–4L · 77.8%
219W–61L · 78.2%
Wins
14W–4L · 77.8%
66W–15L · 81.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Strickland
Magomedov
83W–34L · 70.9%
Overall
259W–152L · 63.0%
83W–34L · 70.9%
Wins
215W–140L · 60.6%
0W–0L
Losses
44W–12L · 78.6%
Distance striking
Strickland
Magomedov
6.47
Landed / min
14.82
39.6%
Accuracy
100.0%
64.8%
Defense
100.0%
0.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
47.37
80.3%
Time at distance
63.9%
Grappling & control
Strickland
Magomedov
1.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
64.3%
Takedown accuracy
85.4%
Takedown defense
0.23
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
65.2%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Strickland
  • Head83%(1,236)div 63%
  • Body12%(177)div 20%
  • Legs6%(83)div 17%
Magomedov
  • Head86%(6)div 63%
  • Body14%(1)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Sean Strickland
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Abus Magomedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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