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UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
Alonzo Menifield
Alonzo Menifield
12-3 · USA
VS
Misha Cirkunov
Misha Cirkunov
15-8 · LVA
October 15, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Alonzo Menifield def. Misha Cirkunov by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:28
Menifield8/170/010:03
Cirkunov5/80/400:00
Total
Menifield8/170/010:03
Cirkunov5/80/400:00

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
MenifieldWin probabilityCirkunov
61.1%38.9%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
14%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.9 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 Menifield, blue toward Cirkunov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Menifield61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO38%62%41%
Submission5%8%6%
Decision18%30%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1240)act 8
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Cirkunov39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%46%8%
Submission9%23%19%
Decision12%31%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1136)act 5
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R223%
R35%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Menifield
52.4%-114
Cirkunov
+11446.0%
Most takedownstie 37.2%
Menifield
28.1%+124
Cirkunov
-12434.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Menifield
Expected: 29.8
30
Over 30
38.7%
+155
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.7%
-155
03875
Cirkunov
Expected: 26.9
27
Over 27
38.8%
+153
Exactly 27
1.8%
push
Under 27
59.5%
-153
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Menifield
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.2%
+155
Under 0.5
60.8%
-155
035
Cirkunov
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.4%
+189
Exactly 1
17.9%
push
Under 1
53.7%
-189
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 7.9 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
Menifield61.1%64.5%−3.4-209
Cirkunov38.9%35.5%+3.4+169
By method
Menifield by KO/TKO34.3%40.6%−6.3+106
Menifield by submission8.5%6.4%+2.1+1195
Menifield by decision18.3%16.0%+2.3+422
Cirkunov by KO/TKO21.8%7.7%+14.1+981
Cirkunov by submission5.4%19.2%−13.8+335
Cirkunov by decision11.7%10.1%+1.6+723
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds58.0%48.3%+9.7-106
Over 2.5 rds35.0%32.6%+2.4+187
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision30.0%27.4%+2.6+243

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
70.0Striking71.2
Cirkunov +1.2
48.6Grappling84.3
Cirkunov +35.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MenifieldCirkunov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1555
Pound-for-pound
1519
1555
Divisional
1549
1510
Striking offense
1497
1496
Striking defense
1494
1506
Grappling offense
1544
1544
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
34 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.84
Strikes landed / min
3.87
57%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.39
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
53%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.89
Takedowns / 15 min
4.25
36%
Takedown accuracy
44%
89%
Takedown defense
77%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
-3
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
80%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alonzo Menifield
  • WAskar MozharovKO/TKO R1
    Close -2614mo before
  • LWilliam KnightU-DEC R3
    Close -16410mo before
  • WEd HermanU-DEC R3
    Close -2661y 2mo before
  • WFabio CherantSUB R1
    opp missedClose -2791y 7mo before
  • LOvince Saint PreuxKO/TKO R2
    Close -1342y 1mo before
Misha Cirkunov
  • LWellington TurmanSUB R2
    Close -1558mo before
  • LKrzysztof JotkoS-DEC R3
    Close +1121y before
  • LRyan SpannKO/TKO R1
    Close -1321y 7mo before
  • WJimmy CruteSUB R1
    Close -1053y 1mo before
  • LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1553y 7mo before
Menifield — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Cirkunov — win / loss by method
Record: 15-8-0

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
5 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 3 losses
W
53% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
6win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
5 (83%)Submission(17%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(100%) 2
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Menifield
Cirkunov
8
UFC fights
12
67.2 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
60.0 min · 5.0 avg
10y 8m
Career length
16y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Menifield
Cirkunov
113W–52L · 68.5%
Overall
170W–36L · 82.5%
68W–32L · 68.0%
Wins
58W–10L · 85.3%
45W–20L · 69.2%
Losses
112W–26L · 81.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Menifield
Cirkunov
32W–12L · 72.7%
Overall
80W–36L · 69.0%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
68W–29L · 70.1%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–7L · 63.2%
Distance striking
Menifield
Cirkunov
5.16
Landed / min
4.42
52.2%
Accuracy
41.3%
63.1%
Defense
66.8%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
51.1%
Time at distance
49.8%
Grappling & control
Menifield
Cirkunov
0.89
Takedowns / 15 min
4.25
36.4%
Takedown accuracy
43.6%
89.5%
Takedown defense
76.9%
0.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.75
82.8%
Control share
67.6%
Strike target map
Menifield
  • Head82%(211)div 64%
  • Body9%(23)div 19%
  • Legs9%(24)div 16%
Cirkunov
  • Head65%(151)div 64%
  • Body24%(55)div 19%
  • Legs11%(26)div 16%

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

Alonzo Menifield
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Misha Cirkunov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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