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Ilir Latifi
Ilir Latifi
16-8 · SWE
May 20, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Rodrigo Nascimento def. Ilir Latifi by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nascimento34/730/000:00
Latifi28/440/100:00
R2
Nascimento15/360/000:00
Latifi11/171/102:12
R3
Nascimento19/430/000:00
Latifi10/161/501:38
Total
Nascimento68/1520/000:00
Latifi49/772/703:50

Scorecards

Nascimento vs Latifi

RdDerek ClearyJacob MontalvoSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R29-109-109-109.1-9.9
R310-99-1010-99.6-9.4
Total29-2828-2929-2828.6-28.4

Media (13 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 13 Nascimento · 0 Latifi

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nascimento-Latifi.

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
NascimentoWin probabilityLatifi
51.8%48.2%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
8%
Decision
52%
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 Nascimento, blue toward Latifi. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nascimento52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%38%24%
Submission6%11%15%
Decision26%51%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1651)act 68
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Latifi48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%41%14%
Submission3%6%7%
Decision25%53%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1137)act 49
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.9)act 2
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R217%
R34%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Nascimento
59.5%-152
Latifi
+15239.1%
Most takedownstie 33.3%
Nascimento
14.6%+356
Latifi
-35652.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nascimento
Expected: 38.0
38
Over 38
39.1%
+153
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.7%
-153
04895
Latifi
Expected: 27.6
27.5
Over 27.5
39.9%
+151
Under 27.5
60.1%
-151
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Nascimento
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.3%
+295
Under 0.5
74.7%
-295
035
Latifi
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
40.8%
+145
Under 1.5
59.2%
-145
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
Nascimento51.8%63.0%−11.2-194
Latifi48.2%37.0%+11.2+158
By method
Nascimento by KO/TKO20.6%24.4%−3.8+246
Nascimento by submission4.4%14.9%−10.5+467
Nascimento by decision26.8%22.1%+4.7+281
Latifi by KO/TKO19.2%13.6%+5.6+521
Latifi by submission4.1%7.2%−3.1+1070
Latifi by decision25.0%17.8%+7.2+373
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.4%64.1%+8.3-220
Over 2.5 rds55.4%49.8%+5.6-113
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision51.8%42.7%+9.1+120

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
55.1Striking60.5
Latifi +5.4
44.5Grappling56.4
Latifi +11.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NascimentoLatifi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1572
1539
Divisional
1536
1512
Striking offense
1467
1487
Striking defense
1508
1508
Grappling offense
1512
1505
Grappling defense
1559
Physical
30 yrs
Age
40 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'10"
80"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.03
Strikes landed / min
1.92
52%
Strike accuracy
43%
5.53
Strikes absorbed / min
2.75
41%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.56
Takedowns / 15 min
2.13
42%
Takedown accuracy
37%
Takedown defense
100%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
40%
50%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rodrigo Nascimento
  • WTanner BoserS-DEC R3
    Close +1468mo before
  • LChris DaukausKO/TKO R1
    Close -2652y 7mo before
  • WDon'Tale MayesSUB R2
    Close -1153y before
Ilir Latifi
  • WAleksei OleinikU-DEC R3
    Close -1958mo before
  • WTanner BoserS-DEC R3
    Close +1471y 11mo before
  • LDerrick LewisU-DEC R3
    Close +1853y 3mo before
  • LVolkan OezdemirKO/TKO R2
    Close +1653y 9mo before
  • LCorey AndersonU-DEC R3
    Close -1304y 5mo before
Nascimento — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0, 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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (71%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Latifi — win / loss by method
Record: 16-8-0, 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
6 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Nascimento
Latifi
4
UFC fights
15
29.3 min · 7.3 avg
Octagon time
134.0 min · 8.9 avg
14y 4m
Career length
18y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nascimento
Latifi
36W–14L · 72.0%
Overall
307W–87L · 77.9%
27W–11L · 71.1%
Wins
189W–61L · 75.6%
9W–3L · 75.0%
Losses
118W–26L · 81.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nascimento
Latifi
14W–5L · 73.7%
Overall
73W–41L · 64.0%
14W–5L · 73.7%
Wins
53W–30L · 63.9%
0W–0L
Losses
20W–11L · 64.5%
Distance striking
Nascimento
Latifi
8.72
Landed / min
2.06
50.0%
Accuracy
35.3%
46.5%
Defense
59.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.45
39.9%
Time at distance
61.0%
Grappling & control
Nascimento
Latifi
2.56
Takedowns / 15 min
2.13
41.7%
Takedown accuracy
36.5%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.02
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.34
78.6%
Control share
93.9%
Strike target map
Nascimento
  • Head74%(87)div 65%
  • Body14%(16)div 19%
  • Legs13%(15)div 16%
Latifi
  • Head72%(185)div 65%
  • Body15%(38)div 19%
  • Legs13%(34)div 16%

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

Rodrigo Nascimento
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ilir Latifi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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