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UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
Khamzat Chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev
11-0 · ARE
VS
Kevin Holland
Kevin Holland
23-7 · USA
September 10, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Catch Weight · 180 lb · 5 rounds
178.5lb
Weigh-in
179.5lb
Khamzat Chimaev def. Kevin Holland by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R1 2:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:13
Chimaev0/12/501:56
Holland0/00/000:00
Total
Chimaev0/12/501:56
Holland0/00/000:00

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
ChimaevWin probabilityHolland
61.3%38.7%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
34%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 15.2 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 Chimaev, blue toward Holland. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Chimaev61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%28%33%
Submission22%36%25%
Decision22%36%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (2375)act 0
Takedowns2.8 (0.07.1)act 2
Holland39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%30%11%
Submission12%32%4%
Decision15%38%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (2272)act 0
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~108 sig strikes~3.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R213%
R312%
R47%
R55%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Chimaev
50.9%-105
Holland
+10548.2%
Most takedownstie 23.4%
Chimaev
69.8%-1022
Holland
+10226.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 55.4
55.5
Over 55.5
39.7%
+152
Under 55.5
60.3%
-152
070139
Holland
Expected: 52.8
53
Over 53
39.1%
+153
Exactly 53
0.9%
push
Under 53
60.0%
-153
066132
Takedowns — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 2.8
3
Over 3
36.3%
+144
Exactly 3
11.4%
push
Under 3
52.3%
-144
059
Holland
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
15.9%
+528
Under 0.5
84.1%
-528
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 15.2 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
Chimaev61.3%81.2%−19.9-558
Holland38.7%18.8%+19.9+408
By method
Chimaev by KO/TKO17.7%33.2%−15.5+142
Chimaev by submission21.0%25.3%−4.3+217
Chimaev by decision22.7%20.5%+2.2+292
Holland by KO/TKO11.1%10.9%+0.2+639
Holland by submission13.2%4.3%+8.9+1767
Holland by decision14.3%5.7%+8.6+1306
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds74.3%57.7%+16.6-160
Over 2.5 rds61.7%43.6%+18.1+114
Over 3.5 rds49.2%34.9%+14.3+168
Over 4.5 rds42.0%30.3%+11.7+210
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision37.0%27.5%+9.5+242

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
72.8Striking73.7
Holland +0.9
91.1Grappling49.2
Chimaev +41.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ChimaevHolland
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1606
Pound-for-pound
1617
1523
Divisional
1529
Striking offense
Striking defense
1536
Grappling offense
1507
1536
Grappling defense
1478
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
7.89
Strikes landed / min
3.75
60%
Strike accuracy
56%
4.30
Strikes absorbed / min
2.50
41%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.91
67%
Takedown accuracy
50%
100%
Takedown defense
50%
2.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
80%
Finish rate
70%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khamzat Chimaev
  • WGilbert BurnsU-DEC R3
    Close -5245mo before
  • WLi JingliangSUB R1
    Close -51010mo before
  • WGerald MeerschaertKO/TKO R1
    Close -4002y before
  • WRhys McKeeKO/TKO R1
    Close -12502y 2mo before
  • WJohn PhillipsSUB R2
    Close -3752y 2mo before
Kevin Holland
  • WTim MeansSUB R2
    Close -3513mo before
  • WAlex OliveiraKO/TKO R2
    Close -4266mo before
  • LMarvin VettoriU-DEC R5
    Close +2581y 5mo before
  • LDerek BrunsonU-DEC R5
    Close -2051y 6mo before
  • WJacare SouzaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y 9mo before
Chimaev — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Holland — win / loss by method
Record: 23-7-0, 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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
52% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
17% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (31%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Chimaev
Holland
5
UFC fights
15
27.9 min · 5.6 avg
Octagon time
164.1 min · 10.9 avg
8y 2m
Career length
11y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Chimaev
Holland
101W–34L · 74.8%
Overall
248W–84L · 74.7%
101W–34L · 74.8%
Wins
182W–64L · 74.0%
0W–0L
Losses
66W–20L · 76.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chimaev
Holland
27W–8L · 77.1%
Overall
115W–47L · 71.0%
27W–8L · 77.1%
Wins
101W–43L · 70.1%
0W–0L
Losses
14W–4L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Chimaev
Holland
7.14
Landed / min
7.43
46.2%
Accuracy
50.9%
45.1%
Defense
60.3%
1.08
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.37
45.7%
Time at distance
36.6%
Grappling & control
Chimaev
Holland
3.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.91
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
2.69
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.64
99.3%
Control share
26.9%
Strike target map
Chimaev
  • Head87%(192)div 65%
  • Body7%(16)div 19%
  • Legs5%(12)div 15%
Holland
  • Head61%(376)div 65%
  • Body18%(110)div 19%
  • Legs21%(130)div 15%

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

Khamzat Chimaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kevin Holland
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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