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UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Josh Culibao
Josh Culibao
10-1-1 · AUS
VS
February 11, 2023 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Josh Culibao def. Melsik Baghdasaryan by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:02
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Culibao11/310/000:00
Baghdasaryan18/300/000:00
R2 · 2:02
Culibao5/140/000:14
Baghdasaryan8/140/000:00
Total
Culibao16/450/000:14
Baghdasaryan26/440/000:00

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
CulibaoWin probabilityBaghdasaryan
46.3%53.7%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
14%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 11.5 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 Culibao, blue toward Baghdasaryan. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Culibao46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%20%
Submission6%13%
Decision31%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 16
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Baghdasaryan54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%
Submission8%16%
Decision32%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 26
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R213%
R34%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Culibao
44.8%+121
Baghdasaryan
-12154.0%
Most takedownstie 45.5%
Culibao
29.1%-115
Baghdasaryan
+11525.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Culibao
Expected: 37.6
37.5
Over 37.5
39.8%
+151
Under 37.5
60.2%
-151
04794
Baghdasaryan
Expected: 43.1
43
Over 43
39.3%
+152
Exactly 43
1.1%
push
Under 43
59.6%
-152
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Culibao
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.2%
+169
Under 0.5
62.8%
-169
035
Baghdasaryan
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.7%
+197
Under 0.5
66.3%
-197
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 11.5 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
Culibao46.3%50.0%−3.7-110
Baghdasaryan53.7%50.0%+3.7-110

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
66.0Striking78.1
Baghdasaryan +12.1
26.4Grappling22.2
Culibao +4.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CulibaoBaghdasaryan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1545
1559
Divisional
1545
1497
Striking offense
1507
1505
Striking defense
1530
1479
Grappling offense
1475
1497
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.06
Strikes landed / min
5.45
44%
Strike accuracy
60%
3.06
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
61%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
82%
Takedown defense
80%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
462
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Culibao
  • WSeungWoo ChoiS-DEC R3
    Close +1858mo before
  • WShayilan NuerdanbiekeU-DEC R3
    Close -2351y 9mo before
  • DCharles JourdainS-DEC R3
    !Close +3552y 4mo before
  • LJalin TurnerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1753y before
Melsik Baghdasaryan
  • WBruno SouzaU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -3961y 3mo before
  • WCollin AnglinKO/TKO R2
    Close -1501y 6mo before
Culibao — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-1

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, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Baghdasaryan — 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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Culibao
Baghdasaryan
4
UFC fights
2
53.0 min · 13.3 avg
Octagon time
21.8 min · 10.9 avg
10y 5m
Career length
12y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Culibao
Baghdasaryan
54W–18L · 75.0%
Overall
18W–2L · 90.0%
46W–13L · 78.0%
Wins
18W–2L · 90.0%
8W–5L · 61.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Culibao
Baghdasaryan
52W–28L · 65.0%
Overall
13W–13L · 50.0%
52W–28L · 65.0%
Wins
11W–9L · 55.0%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–4L · 33.3%
Distance striking
Culibao
Baghdasaryan
4.49
Landed / min
5.60
41.9%
Accuracy
55.9%
68.9%
Defense
56.8%
0.85
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.69
58.8%
Time at distance
81.8%
Grappling & control
Culibao
Baghdasaryan
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
82.4%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
18.8%
Control share
56.3%
Strike target map
Culibao
  • Head62%(100)div 64%
  • Body21%(34)div 20%
  • Legs17%(28)div 16%
Baghdasaryan
  • Head45%(54)div 64%
  • Body31%(37)div 20%
  • Legs24%(28)div 16%

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

Josh Culibao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Melsik Baghdasaryan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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