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UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Joshua Van
Joshua Van
16-2 · MMR
VS
Tatsuro Taira
Tatsuro Taira
18-1 · JPN
May 9, 2026 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Flyweight · 5 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
125.0lb
Joshua Van def. Tatsuro Taira by KO/TKO (Punches), R5 1:32
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Van7/130/000:00
Taira16/264/503:40
R2
Van21/320/110:27
Taira5/191/302:53
R3
Van57/891/110:50
Taira14/492/700:42
R4
Van19/370/000:04
Taira13/341/303:15
R5 · 1:32
Van27/380/000:00
Taira7/230/300:08
Total
Van131/2091/221:21
Taira55/1518/21010:38

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
VanWin probabilityTaira
36.8%63.2%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
16%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 17.3 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 Van, blue toward Taira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Van37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%38%22%
Submission2%6%4%
Decision21%56%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes83 (35112)act 131
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 1
Taira63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%36%10%
Submission13%21%27%
Decision27%43%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes87 (37118)act 55
Takedowns1.9 (0.05.2)act 8
Combined totals~169 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R213%
R311%
R47%
R55%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Van
47.8%+108
Taira
-10851.6%
Most takedownstie 22.4%
Van
12.8%+505
Taira
-50564.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Van
Expected: 82.6
82.5
Over 82.5
39.8%
+151
Under 82.5
60.2%
-151
0104207
Taira
Expected: 86.8
87
Over 87
39.4%
+153
Exactly 87
0.6%
push
Under 87
60.1%
-153
0109217
Takedowns — over/under
Van
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.9%
+258
Under 0.5
72.1%
-258
035
Taira
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
38.2%
+118
Exactly 2
16.8%
push
Under 2
45.1%
-118
036

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 17.3 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
Van36.8%41.6%−4.8+129
Taira63.2%58.4%+4.8-158
By method
Van by KO/TKO13.5%21.6%−8.1+295
Van by submission5.8%3.9%+1.9+2098
Van by decision17.5%16.7%+0.8+411
Taira by KO/TKO23.2%9.5%+13.7+795
Taira by submission10.0%26.8%−16.8+218
Taira by decision30.0%21.5%+8.5+298
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds83.4%73.2%+10.2-361
Over 2.5 rds70.4%62.4%+8.0-202
Over 3.5 rds58.8%62.4%−3.6-130
Over 4.5 rds52.1%43.4%+8.7+115
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision47.4%39.2%+8.2+139

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
70.9Striking69.3
Van +1.6
51.8Grappling68.9
Taira +17.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VanTaira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1637
Pound-for-pound
1636
1637
Divisional
1624
1537
Striking offense
1524
1480
Striking defense
1516
1483
Grappling offense
1533
1546
Grappling defense
1525
Physical
24 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'7"
65"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
8.84
Strikes landed / min
2.94
57%
Strike accuracy
60%
6.39
Strikes absorbed / min
2.44
58%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.84
Takedowns / 15 min
3.12
64%
Takedown accuracy
47%
81%
Takedown defense
45%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
90%
UFC win rate
89%
+6
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joshua Van
  • WAlexandre PantojaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1765mo before
  • WBrandon RoyvalU-DEC R3
    Close -12910mo before
  • WBruno SilvaKO/TKO R3
    Close -72011mo before
  • WRei TsuruyaU-DEC R3
    Close -1561y 2mo before
  • WCody DurdenU-DEC R3
    Close -1811y 5mo before
Tatsuro Taira
  • WBrandon MorenoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1165mo before
  • WHyunSung ParkSUB R2
    Close -3429mo before
  • LBrandon RoyvalS-DEC R5
    Close -3101y 7mo before
  • WAlex PerezKO/TKO R2
    Close -2471y 11mo before
  • WCarlos HernandezKO/TKO R2
    Close -6092y 5mo before
Van — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Taira — win / loss by method
Record: 18-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Van
Taira
10
UFC fights
9
124.3 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
96.0 min · 10.7 avg
4y 9m
Career length
8y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Van
Taira
147W–50L · 74.6%
Overall
117W–34L · 77.5%
132W–44L · 75.0%
Wins
101W–27L · 78.9%
15W–6L · 71.4%
Losses
16W–7L · 69.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Van
Taira
30W–18L · 62.5%
Overall
110W–61L · 64.3%
30W–18L · 62.5%
Wins
110W–61L · 64.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Van
Taira
9.71
Landed / min
4.37
55.0%
Accuracy
50.4%
58.3%
Defense
52.1%
0.60
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.47
80.0%
Time at distance
33.4%
Grappling & control
Van
Taira
0.84
Takedowns / 15 min
3.12
63.6%
Takedown accuracy
46.5%
81.1%
Takedown defense
45.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.56
44.2%
Control share
86.0%
Strike target map
Van
  • Head70%(774)div 63%
  • Body20%(223)div 22%
  • Legs9%(102)div 16%
Taira
  • Head77%(218)div 63%
  • Body8%(23)div 22%
  • Legs15%(41)div 16%

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

Joshua Van
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tatsuro Taira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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