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UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Grant Dawson
Grant Dawson
19-1-1 · USA
VS
Damir Ismagulov
Damir Ismagulov
24-2 · RUS
July 1, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Grant Dawson def. Damir Ismagulov by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dawson23/351/203:55
Ismagulov2/60/000:05
R2
Dawson5/181/103:57
Ismagulov10/180/000:00
R3
Dawson2/41/204:32
Ismagulov1/40/000:03
Total
Dawson30/573/5012:24
Ismagulov13/280/000:08

Scorecards

Dawson vs Ismagulov

RdChris LeeMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-810-910-8.3
R210-910-910-910-8.8
R310-910-910-910-8.6
Total30-2730-2630-2730-25.7

Media (13 cards) · avg 3026 · 13 Dawson · 0 Ismagulov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dawson-Ismagulov.

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
DawsonWin probabilityIsmagulov
63.5%36.5%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
20%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.8 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 Dawson, blue toward Ismagulov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dawson64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%34%
Submission19%29%
Decision23%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1241)act 30
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.6)act 3
Ismagulov36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%40%
Submission2%5%
Decision20%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1344)act 13
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R223%
R37%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Dawson
47.1%+109
Ismagulov
-10951.4%
Most takedownstie 22.5%
Dawson
66.4%-600
Ismagulov
+60011.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dawson
Expected: 30.6
30.5
Over 30.5
39.9%
+151
Under 30.5
60.1%
-151
03977
Ismagulov
Expected: 32.4
32.5
Over 32.5
39.7%
+152
Under 32.5
60.3%
-152
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Dawson
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
52.9%
-112
Under 1.5
47.1%
+112
036
Ismagulov
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.1%
+284
Under 0.5
73.9%
-284
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 9.8 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
Dawson63.5%48.5%+15.0-102
Ismagulov36.5%51.5%−15.0-116

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
65.4Striking70.9
Ismagulov +5.5
60.9Grappling39.4
Dawson +21.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DawsonIsmagulov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1637
Pound-for-pound
1613
1585
Divisional
1613
1505
Striking offense
1502
1498
Striking defense
1512
1537
Grappling offense
1498
1506
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
29 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
74"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.08
Strikes landed / min
3.78
52%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.53
Strikes absorbed / min
2.51
45%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.89
Takedowns / 15 min
1.17
34%
Takedown accuracy
28%
33%
Takedown defense
75%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
83%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
71%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Grant Dawson
  • WMark MadsenSUB R3
    missedClose -2208mo before
  • WJared GordonSUB R3
    Close -2011y 2mo before
  • DRicky GlennM-DEC R3
    Close -5161y 8mo before
  • WLeonardo SantosKO/TKO R3
    Close -2032y 3mo before
  • WNad NarimaniU-DEC R3
    Close -2502y 11mo before
Damir Ismagulov
  • LArman TsarukyanU-DEC R3
    Close +1636mo before
  • WGuram KutateladzeS-DEC R3
    Close -2131y before
  • WRafael AlvesU-DEC R3
    Close -5612y 1mo before
  • WThiago MoisesU-DEC R3
    Close -2203y 10mo before
  • WJoel AlvarezU-DEC R3
    Close -3254y 4mo before
Dawson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-1-1

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 0 losses
W
68% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
9 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Ismagulov — win / loss by method
Record: 24-2-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
4% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 2 losses
W
46% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
19win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (5%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (32%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dawson
Ismagulov
8
UFC fights
6
100.3 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
90.0 min · 15.0 avg
11y 11m
Career length
11y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dawson
Ismagulov
114W–26L · 81.4%
Overall
83W–18L · 82.2%
114W–26L · 81.4%
Wins
65W–15L · 81.3%
0W–0L
Losses
18W–3L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dawson
Ismagulov
98W–70L · 58.3%
Overall
147W–45L · 76.6%
93W–68L · 57.8%
Wins
139W–44L · 76.0%
5W–2L · 71.4%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Distance striking
Dawson
Ismagulov
6.96
Landed / min
4.91
44.5%
Accuracy
39.5%
52.4%
Defense
65.3%
0.15
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.17
27.7%
Time at distance
63.6%
Grappling & control
Dawson
Ismagulov
3.89
Takedowns / 15 min
1.17
33.8%
Takedown accuracy
28.0%
33.3%
Takedown defense
75.0%
1.35
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
87.3%
Control share
64.7%
Strike target map
Dawson
  • Head59%(183)div 63%
  • Body23%(70)div 21%
  • Legs18%(56)div 16%
Ismagulov
  • Head55%(186)div 63%
  • Body31%(105)div 21%
  • Legs14%(49)div 16%

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

Grant Dawson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Damir Ismagulov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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