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UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
VS
Raoni Barcelos
Raoni Barcelos
17-3 · BRA
January 14, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.0lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Umar Nurmagomedov def. Raoni Barcelos by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:40
Nurmagomedov36/510/010:02
Barcelos13/240/100:00
Total
Nurmagomedov36/510/010:02
Barcelos13/240/100:00

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
NurmagomedovWin probabilityBarcelos
81.7%18.3%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
22%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.5 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 Nurmagomedov, blue toward Barcelos. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nurmagomedov82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%22%10%
Submission20%24%21%
Decision44%54%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 36
Takedowns2.0 (0.05.1)act 0
Barcelos18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%45%5%
Submission2%10%3%
Decision8%45%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1239)act 13
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R214%
R38%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Nurmagomedov
59.6%-152
Barcelos
+15239.1%
Most takedownstie 16.5%
Nurmagomedov
75.2%-907
Barcelos
+9078.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 39.9
40
Over 40
39.0%
+153
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.8%
-153
050100
Barcelos
Expected: 29.0
29
Over 29
38.9%
+153
Exactly 29
1.7%
push
Under 29
59.5%
-153
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
40.9%
-104
Exactly 2
19.6%
push
Under 2
39.5%
+104
047
Barcelos
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.9%
+302
Under 0.5
75.1%
-302
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 10.5 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
Nurmagomedov81.7%86.7%−5.0-944
Barcelos18.3%13.3%+5.0+621
By method
Nurmagomedov by KO/TKO21.6%10.4%+11.2+706
Nurmagomedov by submission17.7%20.9%−3.2+300
Nurmagomedov by decision42.4%53.4%−11.0-177
Barcelos by KO/TKO4.8%5.4%−0.6+1442
Barcelos by submission4.0%3.1%+0.9+2609
Barcelos by decision9.5%6.9%+2.6+1119
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds73.8%75.9%−2.1-435
Over 2.5 rds60.0%66.6%−6.6-247
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision51.9%63.0%−11.1-206

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
90.2Striking72.7
Nurmagomedov +17.5
59.4Grappling58.3
Nurmagomedov +1.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NurmagomedovBarcelos
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1593
Pound-for-pound
1581
1576
Divisional
1570
1489
Striking offense
1512
1526
Striking defense
1499
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
69"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.35
Strikes landed / min
5.82
70%
Strike accuracy
53%
0.37
Strikes absorbed / min
4.94
86%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.02
Takedowns / 15 min
1.71
45%
Takedown accuracy
43%
Takedown defense
94%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Umar Nurmagomedov
  • WNate ManessU-DEC R3
    Close -10457mo before
  • WBrian KelleherSUB R1
    Close -97010mo before
  • WSergey MorozovSUB R2
    Close -5392y before
Raoni Barcelos
  • WTrevin JonesU-DEC R3
    Close -2543mo before
  • LVictor HenryU-DEC R3
    Close -5101y before
  • LTimur ValievM-DEC R3
    Close -2351y 7mo before
  • WKhalid TahaU-DEC R3
    Close -4002y 2mo before
  • WSaid NurmagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close -1513y 1mo before
Nurmagomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 15-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (42%)Submission() 0
6 (50%)Decision() 0
Barcelos — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Nurmagomedov
Barcelos
3
UFC fights
8
26.9 min · 9.0 avg
Octagon time
105.5 min · 13.2 avg
9y 7m
Career length
14y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nurmagomedov
Barcelos
54W–17L · 76.1%
Overall
116W–28L · 80.6%
54W–17L · 76.1%
Wins
78W–21L · 78.8%
0W–0L
Losses
38W–7L · 84.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nurmagomedov
Barcelos
89W–36L · 71.2%
Overall
116W–41L · 73.9%
89W–36L · 71.2%
Wins
108W–40L · 73.0%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Distance striking
Nurmagomedov
Barcelos
4.48
Landed / min
6.23
54.5%
Accuracy
47.0%
85.1%
Defense
63.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.71
39.9%
Time at distance
68.5%
Grappling & control
Nurmagomedov
Barcelos
5.02
Takedowns / 15 min
1.71
45.0%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
Takedown defense
93.8%
1.12
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.43
98.5%
Control share
84.8%
Strike target map
Nurmagomedov
  • Head71%(83)div 62%
  • Body18%(21)div 21%
  • Legs11%(13)div 17%
Barcelos
  • Head77%(470)div 62%
  • Body11%(70)div 21%
  • Legs12%(74)div 17%

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

Umar Nurmagomedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Raoni Barcelos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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