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UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Ikram Aliskerov
Ikram Aliskerov
13-1 · RUS
VS
Phil Hawes
Phil Hawes
12-4 · USA
May 6, 2023 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Ikram Aliskerov def. Phil Hawes by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:10
Aliskerov20/330/010:02
Hawes17/280/000:00
Total
Aliskerov20/330/010:02
Hawes17/280/000:00

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
AliskerovWin probabilityHawes
61.5%38.5%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
26%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.4 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 Aliskerov, blue toward Hawes. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Aliskerov62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%28%
Submission19%31%
Decision26%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 20
Takedowns2.9 (0.06.9)act 0
Hawes39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%43%
Submission7%19%
Decision15%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 17
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~3.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R218%
R310%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Aliskerov
50.1%-103
Hawes
+10348.5%
Most takedownstie 13.6%
Aliskerov
79.6%-1169
Hawes
+11696.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Aliskerov
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
38.8%
+154
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.9%
-154
04487
Hawes
Expected: 33.7
33.5
Over 33.5
40.1%
+150
Under 33.5
59.9%
-150
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Aliskerov
Expected: 2.9
3
Over 3
38.5%
+124
Exactly 3
13.9%
push
Under 3
47.7%
-124
059
Hawes
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.7%
+340
Under 0.5
77.3%
-340
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 9.4 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
Aliskerov61.5%63.0%−1.5-190
Hawes38.5%37.0%+1.5+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
AliskerovHawes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1544
Pound-for-pound
1547
1544
Divisional
1545
1482
Striking offense
1515
1500
Striking defense
1483
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
5.82
Strike accuracy
61%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.23
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.48
Takedown accuracy
44%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ikram Aliskerov
No prior UFC fights.
Phil Hawes
  • LRoman DolidzeKO/TKO R1
    Close -1806mo before
  • WDeron WinnKO/TKO R2
    Close -25011mo before
  • LChris CurtisKO/TKO R1
    Close -3351y 6mo before
  • WKyle DaukausU-DEC R3
    Close +1222y before
  • WNassourdine ImavovM-DEC R3
    Close -1272y 2mo before
Aliskerov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (31%)Decision(0%) 0
Hawes — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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, 3 losses
W
67% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Aliskerov
Hawes
0
UFC fights
6
Octagon time
48.3 min · 8.1 avg
Career length
12y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Aliskerov
Hawes
Overall
66W–14L · 82.5%
Wins
30W–5L · 85.7%
Losses
36W–9L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Aliskerov
Hawes
112W–50L · 69.1%
Overall
67W–41L · 62.0%
108W–50L · 68.4%
Wins
49W–37L · 57.0%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
18W–4L · 81.8%
Distance striking
Aliskerov
Hawes
Landed / min
9.19
Accuracy
58.0%
Defense
62.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.62
Time at distance
46.6%
Grappling & control
Aliskerov
Hawes
Takedowns / 15 min
2.48
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.31
Control share
80.5%
Strike target map
Aliskerov
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Hawes
  • Head68%(190)div 63%
  • Body24%(67)div 20%
  • Legs9%(24)div 17%

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

Ikram Aliskerov

No UFC fights on record.

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

Phil Hawes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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