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UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Cameron Saaiman
Cameron Saaiman
6-0 · ZAF
VS
Steven Koslow
Steven Koslow
6-0 · USA
December 10, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Cameron Saaiman def. Steven Koslow by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 4:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Saaiman4/90/002:34
Koslow3/71/101:39
R2
Saaiman20/310/001:19
Koslow5/132/502:09
R3 · 4:13
Saaiman29/490/002:36
Koslow3/92/300:52
Total
Saaiman53/890/006:29
Koslow11/295/904:40

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
SaaimanWin probabilityKoslow
62.4%37.6%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
22%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Saaiman, blue toward Koslow. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Saaiman62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%35%42%
Submission9%15%10%
Decision31%50%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 53
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 0
Koslow38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%19%5%
Submission13%34%13%
Decision18%47%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1136)act 11
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 5
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R213%
R38%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Saaiman
56.0%-132
Koslow
+13242.4%
Most takedownstie 29.3%
Saaiman
33.1%+113
Koslow
-11337.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Saaiman
Expected: 33.0
33
Over 33
39.0%
+153
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.5%
-153
04283
Koslow
Expected: 26.6
26.5
Over 26.5
40.0%
+150
Under 26.5
60.0%
-150
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Saaiman
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.3%
+161
Exactly 1
21.0%
push
Under 1
48.7%
-161
035
Koslow
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
32.9%
+134
Exactly 1
23.0%
push
Under 1
44.1%
-134
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 10.1 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
Saaiman62.4%73.0%−10.6-324
Koslow37.6%27.0%+10.6+253
By method
Saaiman by KO/TKO18.0%41.5%−23.5-100
Saaiman by submission13.7%9.8%+3.9+748
Saaiman by decision30.6%21.5%+9.1+285
Koslow by KO/TKO10.9%5.1%+5.8+1512
Koslow by submission8.3%12.7%−4.4+555
Koslow by decision18.5%9.3%+9.2+788
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.7%47.4%+22.3-131
Over 2.5 rds56.8%37.9%+18.9+145
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.1%32.9%+16.2+183

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1526
Pound-for-pound
1520
1526
Divisional
1520
1500
Striking offense
1500
1533
Striking defense
1500
1494
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
21 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
67"
Reach
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cameron Saaiman
No prior UFC fights.
Steven Koslow
No prior UFC fights.
Saaiman — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
67% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Koslow — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Saaiman
Koslow
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Saaiman
Koslow
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Saaiman
Koslow
21W–19L · 52.5%
Overall
12W–20L · 37.5%
21W–19L · 52.5%
Wins
12W–20L · 37.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Saaiman
Koslow
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Saaiman
Koslow
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Saaiman
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Koslow
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Cameron Saaiman

No UFC fights on record.

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

Steven Koslow

No UFC fights on record.

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