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UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Ilia Topuria
Ilia Topuria
12-0 · GEO
VS
Bryce Mitchell
Bryce Mitchell
15-0 · USA
December 10, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Ilia Topuria def. Bryce Mitchell by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 3:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Topuria17/380/000:00
Mitchell21/521/501:29
R2 · 3:10
Topuria23/390/011:18
Mitchell15/300/400:00
Total
Topuria40/770/011:18
Mitchell36/821/901:29

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
TopuriaWin probabilityMitchell
46.5%53.5%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
20%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.7 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 Topuria, blue toward Mitchell. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Topuria47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%41%
Submission9%18%
Decision19%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1240)act 40
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 0
Mitchell53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%13%
Submission11%21%
Decision35%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1241)act 36
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.2)act 1
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R216%
R36%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Topuria
47.6%+107
Mitchell
-10750.8%
Most takedownstie 21.9%
Topuria
30.4%+157
Mitchell
-15747.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Topuria
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
39.3%
+150
Exactly 29
1.7%
push
Under 29
59.1%
-150
03774
Mitchell
Expected: 30.5
30.5
Over 30.5
39.8%
+151
Under 30.5
60.2%
-151
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Topuria
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
35.1%
+122
Exactly 1
22.0%
push
Under 1
42.9%
-122
035
Mitchell
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
47.4%
+111
Under 1.5
52.6%
-111
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 10.7 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
Topuria46.5%58.0%−11.5-150
Mitchell53.5%42.0%+11.5+130

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
71.7Striking75.9
Mitchell +4.2
86.8Grappling74.0
Topuria +12.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TopuriaMitchell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1592
Pound-for-pound
1620
1578
Divisional
1617
1512
Striking offense
1484
1501
Striking defense
1514
1530
Grappling offense
1524
1534
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
25 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'10"
69"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.87
Strikes landed / min
2.28
49%
Strike accuracy
64%
2.28
Strikes absorbed / min
1.39
65%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.15
Takedowns / 15 min
3.40
46%
Takedown accuracy
53%
100%
Takedown defense
33%
2.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+4
Win/loss streak
+6
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
75%
Finish rate
17%
Recent opp. quality
266
Days since last fight
280
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ilia Topuria
  • WJai HerbertKO/TKO R2
    Close -6189mo before
  • WRyan HallKO/TKO R1
    Close -2271y 5mo before
  • WDamon JacksonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2752y before
  • WYoussef ZalalU-DEC R3
    Close +1302y 2mo before
Bryce Mitchell
  • WEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close -1719mo before
  • WAndre FiliU-DEC R3
    Close -1502y 1mo before
  • WCharles RosaU-DEC R3
    Close -1552y 7mo before
  • WMatt SaylesSUB R1
    Close +1103y before
  • WBobby MoffettU-DEC R3
    Close +1303y 9mo before
Topuria — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Mitchell — 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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
5 (83%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
8 (89%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Topuria
Mitchell
4
UFC fights
6
28.5 min · 7.1 avg
Octagon time
79.3 min · 13.2 avg
11y 4m
Career length
11y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Topuria
Mitchell
47W–9L · 83.9%
Overall
85W–25L · 77.3%
47W–9L · 83.9%
Wins
85W–25L · 77.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Topuria
Mitchell
23W–8L · 74.2%
Overall
43W–27L · 61.4%
23W–8L · 74.2%
Wins
43W–27L · 61.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Topuria
Mitchell
4.57
Landed / min
3.51
44.4%
Accuracy
47.2%
66.9%
Defense
67.6%
1.05
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.19
45.2%
Time at distance
24.4%
Grappling & control
Topuria
Mitchell
3.15
Takedowns / 15 min
3.40
46.2%
Takedown accuracy
52.9%
100.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
2.63
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.89
79.2%
Control share
74.3%
Strike target map
Topuria
  • Head57%(47)div 64%
  • Body35%(29)div 20%
  • Legs7%(6)div 16%
Mitchell
  • Head69%(124)div 64%
  • Body27%(48)div 20%
  • Legs5%(9)div 16%

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

Ilia Topuria
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bryce Mitchell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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