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UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
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Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo
31-7 · BRA
August 20, 2022 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Merab Dvalishvili def. Jose Aldo by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dvalishvili16/490/300:34
Aldo15/250/000:00
R2
Dvalishvili11/290/602:54
Aldo11/220/000:00
R3
Dvalishvili30/690/701:38
Aldo12/200/000:00
Total
Dvalishvili57/1470/1605:06
Aldo38/670/000:00

Scorecards

Dvalishvili vs Aldo

RdChris LeeMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-1010-99-109.3-9.7
R210-910-910-99.7-9.3
R310-910-910-99.9-9
Total29-2830-2729-2828.9-28

Media (21 cards) · avg 2928 · 21 Dvalishvili · 0 Aldo

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dvalishvili-Aldo.

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
DvalishviliWin probabilityAldo
63.7%36.3%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
8%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 12.3 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 Dvalishvili, blue toward Aldo. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dvalishvili64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%20%13%
Submission6%9%7%
Decision45%71%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (2272)act 57
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.8)act 0
Aldo36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%38%15%
Submission2%6%5%
Decision20%56%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 38
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~97 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R215%
R38%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Dvalishvili
55.6%-128
Aldo
+12843.4%
Most takedownstie 23.4%
Dvalishvili
68.8%-878
Aldo
+8787.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dvalishvili
Expected: 53.2
53
Over 53
39.5%
+151
Exactly 53
0.9%
push
Under 53
59.6%
-151
067133
Aldo
Expected: 43.9
44
Over 44
39.1%
+153
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.8%
-153
055110
Takedowns — over/under
Dvalishvili
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
47.8%
+109
Under 1.5
52.2%
-109
035
Aldo
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.7%
Exactly 0
81.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.3 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
Dvalishvili63.7%57.0%+6.7-148
Aldo36.3%43.0%−6.7+122
By method
Dvalishvili by KO/TKO17.0%12.9%+4.1+546
Dvalishvili by submission5.0%6.5%−1.5+1183
Dvalishvili by decision41.8%35.9%+5.9+133
Aldo by KO/TKO9.7%15.2%−5.5+448
Aldo by submission2.9%5.0%−2.1+1555
Aldo by decision23.8%24.4%−0.6+242
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds88.5%75.3%+13.2-403
Over 2.5 rds73.8%66.2%+7.6-237
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision65.5%63.5%+2.0-211

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
72.1Striking62.1
Dvalishvili +10.0
71.8Grappling53.5
Dvalishvili +18.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DvalishviliAldo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1599
Pound-for-pound
1658
1582
Divisional
1591
1499
Striking offense
1522
1521
Striking defense
1508
1543
Grappling offense
1450
1511
Grappling defense
1574
Physical
31 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'7"
68"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.26
Strikes landed / min
3.50
41%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.28
Strikes absorbed / min
4.20
60%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.30
Takedowns / 15 min
0.56
45%
Takedown accuracy
52%
79%
Takedown defense
89%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
68%
+7
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
14%
Finish rate
31%
Recent opp. quality
329
Days since last fight
259
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Merab Dvalishvili
  • WMarlon MoraesKO/TKO R2
    Close -27911mo before
  • WCody StamannU-DEC R3
    Close -2751y 4mo before
  • WJohn DodsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2402y before
  • WGustavo LopezU-DEC R3
    Close -8002y 2mo before
  • WCasey KenneyU-DEC R3
    Close -1702y 6mo before
Jose Aldo
  • WRob FontU-DEC R5
    Close +1159mo before
  • WPedro MunhozU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y before
  • WMarlon VeraU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 8mo before
  • LPetr YanKO/TKO R5
    Close +1752y 1mo before
  • LMarlon MoraesS-DEC R3
    Close +1452y 8mo before
Dvalishvili — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 3 losses
W
71% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
6 (86%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 2
Aldo — win / loss by method
Record: 31-7-0

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
17 wins, 4 losses
W
55% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
3% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
13win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
9 (69%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
18win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (72%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Dvalishvili
Aldo
9
UFC fights
19
129.4 min · 14.4 avg
Octagon time
319.7 min · 16.8 avg
12y 6m
Career length
22y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dvalishvili
Aldo
134W–41L · 76.6%
Overall
327W–72L · 82.0%
112W–35L · 76.2%
Wins
219W–56L · 79.6%
22W–6L · 78.6%
Losses
108W–16L · 87.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dvalishvili
Aldo
36W–11L · 76.6%
Overall
159W–48L · 76.8%
31W–10L · 75.6%
Wins
154W–46L · 77.0%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
5W–2L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Dvalishvili
Aldo
4.82
Landed / min
4.30
30.0%
Accuracy
43.0%
65.9%
Defense
63.4%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
44.4%
Time at distance
72.8%
Grappling & control
Dvalishvili
Aldo
7.30
Takedowns / 15 min
0.56
45.3%
Takedown accuracy
52.2%
78.6%
Takedown defense
88.6%
0.35
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.19
88.6%
Control share
53.9%
Strike target map
Dvalishvili
  • Head68%(375)div 62%
  • Body15%(82)div 21%
  • Legs17%(94)div 17%
Aldo
  • Head69%(772)div 62%
  • Body19%(214)div 21%
  • Legs12%(134)div 17%

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

Merab Dvalishvili
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jose Aldo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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