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UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria
Joshua Van
Joshua Van
7-1 · MMR
VS
June 24, 2023 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.3lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Joshua Van def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Van25/480/000:00
Zhumagulov26/771/401:10
R2
Van51/1000/000:01
Zhumagulov38/940/100:00
R3
Van44/860/200:00
Zhumagulov39/1160/000:00
Total
Van120/2340/200:01
Zhumagulov103/2871/501:10

Scorecards

Van vs Zhumagulov

RdBarry LuxenbergEric ColónSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109.1-9.9
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-1010-910-99.9-9.1
Total28-2929-2829-2829-28

Media (11 cards) · avg 2928 · 11 Van · 0 Zhumagulov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Van-Zhumagulov.

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 probabilityZhumagulov
65.3%34.7%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
16%
Decision
46%
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 Van, blue toward Zhumagulov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Van65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%40%17%
Submission12%18%6%
Decision27%42%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2066)act 120
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.5)act 0
Zhumagulov35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%33%14%
Submission4%13%6%
Decision19%54%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1548)act 103
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 1
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R216%
R38%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Van
59.4%-150
Zhumagulov
+15039.5%
Most takedownstie 31.7%
Van
41.3%-153
Zhumagulov
+15327.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Van
Expected: 48.6
48.5
Over 48.5
39.9%
+151
Under 48.5
60.1%
-151
061122
Zhumagulov
Expected: 35.7
35.5
Over 35.5
40.0%
+150
Under 35.5
60.0%
-150
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Van
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.5%
+128
Exactly 1
19.3%
push
Under 1
45.2%
-128
035
Zhumagulov
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
43.0%
+132
Under 0.5
57.0%
-132
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
Van65.3%35.1%+30.2+172
Zhumagulov34.7%64.9%−30.2-212
By method
Van by KO/TKO24.5%17.5%+7.0+383
Van by submission10.7%6.5%+4.2+1200
Van by decision30.1%13.6%+16.5+520
Zhumagulov by KO/TKO13.0%13.5%−0.5+526
Zhumagulov by submission5.7%6.2%−0.5+1252
Zhumagulov by decision16.0%42.6%−26.6-102
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds70.6%74.4%−3.8-390
Over 2.5 rds54.2%62.0%−7.8-198
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.1%57.6%−11.5-160

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VanZhumagulov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1470
1517
Divisional
1471
1500
Striking offense
1506
1500
Striking defense
1488
1500
Grappling offense
1493
1500
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
21 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'4"
65"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.87
Strike accuracy
46%
Strikes absorbed / min
5.37
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.36
Takedown accuracy
19%
Takedown defense
67%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
17%
Win/loss streak
-3
Last-5 win rate
20%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joshua Van
No prior UFC fights.
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
  • LCharles JohnsonS-DEC R3
    Close +1407mo before
  • LJeff MolinaS-DEC R3
    Close +1561y 1mo before
  • LManel KapeKO/TKO R1
    Close +2331y 7mo before
  • WJerome RiveraSUB R1
    Close -2921y 11mo before
  • LAmir AlbaziU-DEC R3
    Close -1112y 5mo before
Van — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Zhumagulov — win / loss by method
Record: 14-8-0

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, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 6 losses
W
43% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
1win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (46%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Van
Zhumagulov
0
UFC fights
6
Octagon time
66.1 min · 11.0 avg
Career length
11y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Van
Zhumagulov
Overall
79W–20L · 79.8%
Wins
10W–5L · 66.7%
Losses
69W–15L · 82.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Van
Zhumagulov
30W–18L · 62.5%
Overall
106W–45L · 70.2%
30W–18L · 62.5%
Wins
69W–28L · 71.1%
0W–0L
Losses
37W–17L · 68.5%
Distance striking
Van
Zhumagulov
Landed / min
5.94
Accuracy
45.0%
Defense
54.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
77.2%
Grappling & control
Van
Zhumagulov
Takedowns / 15 min
1.36
Takedown accuracy
19.4%
Takedown defense
66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.23
Control share
58.0%
Strike target map
Van
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Zhumagulov
  • Head34%(110)div 62%
  • Body34%(109)div 22%
  • Legs32%(103)div 16%

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

Joshua Van

No UFC fights on record.

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

Zhalgas Zhumagulov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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