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UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Belal Muhammad
Belal Muhammad
21-3 · USA
VS
Sean Brady
Sean Brady
15-0 · USA
October 22, 2022 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Belal Muhammad def. Sean Brady by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Muhammad26/800/000:00
Brady25/620/200:00
R2 · 4:47
Muhammad54/1290/000:00
Brady33/560/300:00
Total
Muhammad80/2090/000:00
Brady58/1180/500:00

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
MuhammadWin probabilityBrady
51.2%48.8%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
12%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.8 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 Muhammad, blue toward Brady. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Muhammad51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%27%8%
Submission3%6%5%
Decision34%67%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 80
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Brady49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%29%11%
Submission8%17%13%
Decision27%54%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2065)act 58
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R214%
R39%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Muhammad
47.8%+107
Brady
-10751.2%
Most takedownstie 32.7%
Muhammad
34.6%-106
Brady
+10632.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Muhammad
Expected: 46.0
46
Over 46
39.3%
+152
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.7%
-152
058116
Brady
Expected: 48.1
48
Over 48
39.4%
+151
Exactly 48
1.0%
push
Under 48
59.6%
-151
061121
Takedowns — over/under
Muhammad
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.1%
+169
Exactly 1
19.0%
push
Under 1
50.9%
-169
035
Brady
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
48.0%
+108
Under 0.5
52.0%
-108
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 11.8 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
Muhammad51.2%43.6%+7.6+119
Brady48.8%56.4%−7.6-144
By method
Muhammad by KO/TKO14.1%7.5%+6.6+1007
Muhammad by submission5.9%4.5%+1.4+1732
Muhammad by decision31.2%30.9%+0.3+169
Brady by KO/TKO13.5%10.6%+2.9+683
Brady by submission5.6%13.4%−7.8+523
Brady by decision29.7%33.1%−3.4+151
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds84.5%78.7%+5.8-559
Over 2.5 rds70.2%71.4%−1.2-318
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision60.9%68.1%−7.2-267

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
67.4Striking73.2
Brady +5.7
54.9Grappling76.9
Brady +22.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MuhammadBrady
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1674
Pound-for-pound
1615
1672
Divisional
1612
1499
Striking offense
1505
1497
Striking defense
1501
1503
Grappling offense
1522
1560
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
34 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.31
Strikes landed / min
3.91
43%
Strike accuracy
54%
3.58
Strikes absorbed / min
3.22
59%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.29
Takedowns / 15 min
3.22
35%
Takedown accuracy
61%
92%
Takedown defense
88%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+5
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
17%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
336
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Belal Muhammad
  • WVicente LuqueU-DEC R5
    Close +1546mo before
  • WStephen ThompsonU-DEC R3
    Close +18110mo before
  • WDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close -2141y 4mo before
  • WDhiego LimaU-DEC R3
    Close -4481y 8mo before
  • WLyman GoodU-DEC R3
    Close -1302y 4mo before
Sean Brady
  • WMichael ChiesaU-DEC R3
    Close -19211mo before
  • WJake MatthewsSUB R3
    Close -2211y 8mo before
  • WChristian AguileraSUB R2
    Close -4552y 2mo before
  • WIsmail NaurdievU-DEC R3
    Close +1052y 8mo before
  • WCourt McGeeU-DEC R3
    Close -1703y before
Muhammad — win / loss by method
Record: 21-3-0, 1 NC

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, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
16 wins, 2 losses
W
76% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
12win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
10 (83%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
6 (67%)Decision() 0
Brady — 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
3 (60%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (20%)Submission() 0
5 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Muhammad
Brady
16
UFC fights
5
222.8 min · 13.9 avg
Octagon time
65.3 min · 13.1 avg
13y 11m
Career length
12y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Muhammad
Brady
259W–76L · 77.3%
Overall
85W–26L · 76.6%
226W–65L · 77.7%
Wins
85W–26L · 76.6%
33W–11L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Muhammad
Brady
70W–28L · 71.4%
Overall
49W–19L · 72.1%
70W–28L · 71.4%
Wins
49W–19L · 72.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Muhammad
Brady
5.32
Landed / min
6.17
40.4%
Accuracy
51.1%
60.9%
Defense
64.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.23
67.2%
Time at distance
53.4%
Grappling & control
Muhammad
Brady
2.29
Takedowns / 15 min
3.22
35.1%
Takedown accuracy
60.9%
91.7%
Takedown defense
87.5%
0.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.92
84.6%
Control share
91.0%
Strike target map
Muhammad
  • Head76%(735)div 63%
  • Body12%(119)div 20%
  • Legs11%(107)div 16%
Brady
  • Head64%(162)div 63%
  • Body6%(15)div 20%
  • Legs31%(78)div 16%

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

Belal Muhammad
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sean Brady
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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