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Arman Tsarukyan
Arman Tsarukyan
18-3 · RUS
VS
Damir Ismagulov
Damir Ismagulov
24-1 · RUS
December 17, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Arman Tsarukyan def. Damir Ismagulov by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Tsarukyan9/231/1003:04
Ismagulov13/260/000:06
R2
Tsarukyan12/274/603:24
Ismagulov11/280/000:00
R3
Tsarukyan13/312/502:57
Ismagulov12/320/000:00
Total
Tsarukyan34/817/2109:25
Ismagulov36/860/000:06

Scorecards

Tsarukyan vs Ismagulov

RdMichael BellRon McCarthySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.9-27.1

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.927.1 · 16 Tsarukyan · 0 Ismagulov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Tsarukyan-Ismagulov.

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
TsarukyanWin probabilityIsmagulov
61.0%39.0%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
15%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 11.6 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 Tsarukyan, blue toward Ismagulov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Tsarukyan61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%21%17%
Submission12%20%8%
Decision36%59%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 34
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 7
Ismagulov39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%22%9%
Submission3%8%3%
Decision27%70%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 36
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.1)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R214%
R35%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Tsarukyan
52.5%-113
Ismagulov
+11346.3%
Most takedownstie 29.4%
Tsarukyan
32.3%+118
Ismagulov
-11838.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tsarukyan
Expected: 40.0
40
Over 40
39.2%
+152
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.6%
-152
051101
Ismagulov
Expected: 36.2
36
Over 36
39.3%
+151
Exactly 36
1.3%
push
Under 36
59.3%
-151
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Tsarukyan
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.6%
+167
Exactly 1
21.1%
push
Under 1
49.4%
-167
035
Ismagulov
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.8%
+131
Exactly 1
21.9%
push
Under 1
44.3%
-131
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 11.6 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
Tsarukyan61.0%63.5%−2.5-198
Ismagulov39.0%36.5%+2.5+162
By method
Tsarukyan by KO/TKO13.0%17.0%−4.0+390
Tsarukyan by submission9.3%8.3%+1.0+900
Tsarukyan by decision38.6%36.9%+1.7+125
Ismagulov by KO/TKO8.3%9.3%−1.0+798
Ismagulov by submission6.0%3.5%+2.5+2304
Ismagulov by decision24.7%25.0%−0.3+233
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds82.3%77.1%+5.2-501
Over 2.5 rds68.3%69.8%−1.5-291
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision63.3%65.6%−2.3-233

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
71.5Striking72.1
Ismagulov +0.6
49.5Grappling44.7
Tsarukyan +4.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TsarukyanIsmagulov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1588
Pound-for-pound
1631
1588
Divisional
1631
1511
Striking offense
1498
1527
Striking defense
1513
1513
Grappling offense
1509
1521
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
26 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.76
Strikes landed / min
4.05
45%
Strike accuracy
43%
1.86
Strikes absorbed / min
2.56
54%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.71
Takedowns / 15 min
1.40
33%
Takedown accuracy
28%
75%
Takedown defense
91%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+5
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
40%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Arman Tsarukyan
  • LMateusz GamrotU-DEC R5
    Close -2586mo before
  • WJoel AlvarezKO/TKO R2
    Close -27410mo before
  • WChristos GiagosKO/TKO R1
    Close -8651y 3mo before
  • WMatt FrevolaU-DEC R3
    Close -6491y 11mo before
  • WDavi RamosU-DEC R3
    Close -2002y 5mo before
Damir Ismagulov
  • WGuram KutateladzeS-DEC R3
    Close -2136mo before
  • WRafael AlvesU-DEC R3
    Close -5611y 7mo before
  • WThiago MoisesU-DEC R3
    Close -2203y 4mo before
  • WJoel AlvarezU-DEC R3
    Close -3253y 10mo before
  • WAlex GorgeesU-DEC R3
    Close -5504y 1mo before
Tsarukyan — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
28% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (23%)Decision(0%) 0
Ismagulov — win / loss by method
Record: 24-1-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
4% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
5 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (5%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (32%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Tsarukyan
Ismagulov
7
UFC fights
5
94.1 min · 13.4 avg
Octagon time
75.0 min · 15.0 avg
10y 10m
Career length
11y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tsarukyan
Ismagulov
103W–20L · 83.7%
Overall
65W–15L · 81.3%
67W–18L · 78.8%
Wins
65W–15L · 81.3%
36W–2L · 94.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tsarukyan
Ismagulov
140W–62L · 69.3%
Overall
147W–45L · 76.6%
137W–61L · 69.2%
Wins
139W–44L · 76.0%
3W–1L · 75.0%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Distance striking
Tsarukyan
Ismagulov
5.08
Landed / min
4.89
38.6%
Accuracy
40.0%
58.6%
Defense
66.2%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
50.4%
Time at distance
69.6%
Grappling & control
Tsarukyan
Ismagulov
2.71
Takedowns / 15 min
1.40
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
28.0%
75.0%
Takedown defense
90.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
68.7%
Control share
93.7%
Strike target map
Tsarukyan
  • Head62%(220)div 63%
  • Body24%(86)div 21%
  • Legs14%(48)div 16%
Ismagulov
  • Head55%(168)div 63%
  • Body30%(90)div 21%
  • Legs15%(46)div 16%

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

Arman Tsarukyan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Damir Ismagulov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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