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UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje
23-4 · USA
VS
Rafael Fiziev
Rafael Fiziev
12-1 · KAZ
March 18, 2023 · London, England, United Kingdom
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Justin Gaethje def. Rafael Fiziev by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gaethje23/360/100:00
Fiziev27/500/000:00
R2
Gaethje27/480/000:00
Fiziev32/490/000:00
R3
Gaethje53/871/200:05
Fiziev38/700/000:00
Total
Gaethje103/1711/300:05
Fiziev97/1690/000:00

Scorecards

Gaethje vs Fiziev

RdClemens WernerMark CollettPaul SutherlandCommunity
R110-99-109-109.1-9.9
R29-1010-99-109.6-9.4
R310-910-910-810-9
Total29-2829-2828-2828.7-28.3

Media (27 cards) · avg 2928 · 27 Gaethje · 0 Fiziev

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Gaethje-Fiziev.

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
GaethjeWin probabilityFiziev
44.7%55.3%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
12%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 11.2 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 Gaethje, blue toward Fiziev. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gaethje45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%42%20%
Submission5%12%4%
Decision21%46%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (3098)act 103
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Fiziev55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%36%
Submission7%13%4%
Decision33%61%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes77 (33104)act 97
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~149 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R216%
R311%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Gaethje
47.2%+111
Fiziev
-11152.2%
Most takedownstie 50.8%
Gaethje
12.7%+288
Fiziev
-28836.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gaethje
Expected: 71.8
72
Over 72
39.3%
+153
Exactly 72
0.7%
push
Under 72
60.0%
-153
090180
Fiziev
Expected: 76.9
77
Over 77
39.4%
+152
Exactly 77
0.6%
push
Under 77
60.0%
-152
097193
Takedowns — over/under
Gaethje
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.9%
Exactly 0
82.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Fiziev
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.8%
+145
Under 0.5
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 11.2 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
Gaethje44.7%32.5%+12.2+193
Fiziev55.3%67.5%−12.2-246
By method
Gaethje by KO/TKO14.9%19.5%−4.6+334
Gaethje by submission5.5%3.7%+1.8+2218
Gaethje by decision24.3%10.9%+13.4+676
Fiziev by KO/TKO18.5%36.4%−17.9+133
Fiziev by submission6.8%4.5%+2.3+1793
Fiziev by decision30.0%25.0%+5.0+239
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds81.5%59.8%+21.7-176
Over 2.5 rds65.7%42.0%+23.7+122
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision54.3%36.8%+17.5+155

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
71.2Striking63.7
Gaethje +7.5
20.8Grappling45.0
Fiziev +24.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GaethjeFiziev
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1615
Pound-for-pound
1611
1612
Divisional
1609
1544
Striking offense
1519
1479
Striking defense
1494
1479
Grappling offense
1484
1516
Grappling defense
1540
Physical
34 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
7.46
Strikes landed / min
4.81
60%
Strike accuracy
50%
7.85
Strikes absorbed / min
4.86
55%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
0%
Takedown accuracy
40%
75%
Takedown defense
92%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
86%
-1
Win/loss streak
+6
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
83%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
315
Days since last fight
252
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Justin Gaethje
  • LCharles OliveiraSUB R1
    Close +11710mo before
  • WMichael ChandlerU-DEC R3
    Close -2181y 4mo before
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovSUB R2
    Close +2552y 5mo before
  • WTony FergusonKO/TKO R5
    Close +1582y 10mo before
  • WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1853y 6mo before
Rafael Fiziev
  • WRafael Dos AnjosKO/TKO R5
    Close -2138mo before
  • WBrad RiddellKO/TKO R3
    Close -1241y 3mo before
  • WKing GreenU-DEC R3
    Close -3001y 7mo before
  • WRenato MoicanoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1402y 3mo before
  • WMarc DiakieseU-DEC R3
    Close +1352y 8mo before
Gaethje — win / loss by method
Record: 23-4-0

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
19 wins, 2 losses
W
83% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
4% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (82%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (6%)Submission() 0
2 (12%)Decision() 0
Fiziev — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Gaethje
Fiziev
10
UFC fights
7
96.2 min · 9.6 avg
Octagon time
83.2 min · 11.9 avg
14y 11m
Career length
11y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gaethje
Fiziev
243W–57L · 81.0%
Overall
122W–39L · 75.8%
133W–39L · 77.3%
Wins
109W–36L · 75.2%
110W–18L · 85.9%
Losses
13W–3L · 81.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gaethje
Fiziev
244W–97L · 71.6%
Overall
22W–18L · 55.0%
244W–97L · 71.6%
Wins
22W–18L · 55.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Gaethje
Fiziev
7.36
Landed / min
5.69
58.2%
Accuracy
48.8%
56.9%
Defense
52.4%
0.78
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.36
88.1%
Time at distance
76.6%
Grappling & control
Gaethje
Fiziev
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
75.0%
Takedown defense
92.1%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
61.6%
Control share
49.5%
Strike target map
Gaethje
  • Head61%(438)div 63%
  • Body8%(60)div 21%
  • Legs31%(219)div 16%
Fiziev
  • Head48%(190)div 63%
  • Body32%(127)div 21%
  • Legs21%(83)div 16%

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

Justin Gaethje
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rafael Fiziev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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