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UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield
Nazim Sadykhov
Nazim Sadykhov
7-1 · AZE
VS
Evan Elder
Evan Elder
7-1 · USA
February 18, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Nazim Sadykhov def. Evan Elder by KO/TKO (Doctor's Stoppage), R3 0:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sadykhov28/740/000:00
Elder35/780/210:00
R2
Sadykhov29/451/100:19
Elder32/531/301:33
R3 · 0:38
Sadykhov7/130/000:00
Elder3/110/100:00
Total
Sadykhov64/1321/100:19
Elder70/1421/611:33

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
SadykhovWin probabilityElder
55.7%44.3%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
23%
Decision
49%
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 Sadykhov, blue toward Elder. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sadykhov56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%30%28%
Submission13%23%9%
Decision26%47%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 64
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 1
Elder44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%26%15%
Submission10%23%5%
Decision22%51%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1240)act 70
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 1
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R212%
R310%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Sadykhov
54.0%-121
Elder
+12144.5%
Most takedownstie 33.3%
Sadykhov
31.7%+110
Elder
-11035.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sadykhov
Expected: 34.1
34
Over 34
39.2%
+152
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.4%
-152
04386
Elder
Expected: 29.3
29.5
Over 29.5
39.5%
+153
Under 29.5
60.5%
-153
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Sadykhov
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
46.8%
+114
Under 0.5
53.2%
-114
035
Elder
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
49.6%
+101
Under 0.5
50.4%
-101
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
Sadykhov55.7%66.6%−10.9-232
Elder44.3%33.4%+10.9+185
By method
Sadykhov by KO/TKO15.7%27.5%−11.8+200
Sadykhov by submission12.8%8.9%+3.9+828
Sadykhov by decision27.2%26.8%+0.4+209
Elder by KO/TKO12.5%15.4%−2.9+436
Elder by submission10.2%5.0%+5.2+1540
Elder by decision21.6%16.3%+5.3+408
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.3%65.2%+6.1-233
Over 2.5 rds58.7%50.8%+7.9-118
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision48.8%46.0%+2.8+103

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
SadykhovElder
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1519
Pound-for-pound
1507
1519
Divisional
1524
1500
Striking offense
1500
1533
Striking defense
1498
1480
Grappling offense
1495
1500
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
69"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.80
Strike accuracy
45%
Strikes absorbed / min
5.00
Strike defense
33%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
33%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
301
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nazim Sadykhov
No prior UFC fights.
Evan Elder
  • LPreston ParsonsU-DEC R3
    Close +12810mo before
Sadykhov — 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
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% 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
1 (14%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0
Elder — 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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Sadykhov
Elder
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
7y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sadykhov
Elder
Overall
9W–3L · 75.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
9W–3L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sadykhov
Elder
20W–7L · 74.1%
Overall
20W–25L · 44.4%
20W–7L · 74.1%
Wins
20W–25L · 44.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Sadykhov
Elder
Landed / min
5.30
Accuracy
44.8%
Defense
43.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
32.7%
Grappling & control
Sadykhov
Elder
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
18.6%
Strike target map
Sadykhov
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Elder
  • Head44%(12)div 63%
  • Body41%(11)div 21%
  • Legs15%(4)div 16%

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

Nazim Sadykhov

No UFC fights on record.

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

Evan Elder
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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