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UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Amir Albazi
Amir Albazi
14-1 · IRQ
VS
August 20, 2022 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Amir Albazi def. Francisco Figueiredo by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:34
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:34
Albazi12/182/402:36
Figueiredo11/150/000:00
Total
Albazi12/182/402:36
Figueiredo11/150/000:00

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
AlbaziWin probabilityFigueiredo
68.7%31.3%
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 Albazi, blue toward Figueiredo. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Albazi69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%29%22%
Submission15%22%18%
Decision34%49%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 12
Takedowns1.9 (0.04.9)act 2
Figueiredo31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%27%5%
Submission7%22%6%
Decision16%51%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1240)act 11
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R217%
R36%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Albazi
54.2%-122
Figueiredo
+12244.4%
Most takedownstie 19.5%
Albazi
60.1%-295
Figueiredo
+29520.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Albazi
Expected: 34.2
34
Over 34
39.4%
+150
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.2%
-150
04386
Figueiredo
Expected: 29.3
29.5
Over 29.5
39.5%
+153
Under 29.5
60.5%
-153
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Albazi
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
37.6%
+117
Exactly 2
18.4%
push
Under 2
44.0%
-117
036
Figueiredo
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
47.1%
+112
Under 0.5
52.9%
-112
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
Albazi68.7%80.2%−11.5-516
Figueiredo31.3%19.8%+11.5+384
By method
Albazi by KO/TKO19.6%22.0%−2.4+279
Albazi by submission15.1%18.2%−3.1+358
Albazi by decision34.0%38.9%−4.9+114
Figueiredo by KO/TKO8.9%5.4%+3.5+1435
Figueiredo by submission6.9%5.6%+1.3+1373
Figueiredo by decision15.5%9.9%+5.6+741
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.3%69.1%+3.2-282
Over 2.5 rds55.2%55.6%−0.4-145
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.4%51.6%−2.2-123

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
66.8Striking71.4
Figueiredo +4.6
64.5Grappling68.2
Figueiredo +3.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlbaziFigueiredo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1566
Pound-for-pound
1532
1551
Divisional
1534
1488
Striking offense
1498
1505
Striking defense
1501
1552
Grappling offense
1513
1555
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.06
Strikes landed / min
1.98
41%
Strike accuracy
60%
3.15
Strikes absorbed / min
2.59
58%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.28
Takedowns / 15 min
2.88
75%
Takedown accuracy
75%
67%
Takedown defense
82%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
574
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Amir Albazi
  • WZhalgas ZhumagulovU-DEC R3
    Close -1131y 7mo before
  • WMalcolm GordonSUB R1
    Close -1672y 1mo before
Francisco Figueiredo
  • WDaniel LacerdaSUB R1
    Close +1044mo before
  • LMalcolm GordonU-DEC R3
    Close -3151y 1mo before
  • WJerome RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close -1521y 7mo before
Albazi — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(100%) 1
Figueiredo — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-1, 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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
62% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win3loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
7 (64%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Albazi
Figueiredo
2
UFC fights
3
19.7 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
31.3 min · 10.4 avg
16y 11m
Career length
16y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Albazi
Figueiredo
25W–7L · 78.1%
Overall
33W–10L · 76.7%
25W–7L · 78.1%
Wins
21W–5L · 80.8%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–5L · 70.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Albazi
Figueiredo
63W–30L · 67.7%
Overall
71W–38L · 65.1%
55W–29L · 65.5%
Wins
28W–26L · 51.9%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
43W–12L · 78.2%
Distance striking
Albazi
Figueiredo
5.81
Landed / min
3.97
39.4%
Accuracy
55.8%
57.6%
Defense
72.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
64.7%
Time at distance
34.6%
Grappling & control
Albazi
Figueiredo
2.28
Takedowns / 15 min
2.88
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
82.4%
0.76
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.48
88.0%
Control share
59.9%
Strike target map
Albazi
  • Head60%(48)div 62%
  • Body21%(17)div 22%
  • Legs19%(15)div 15%
Figueiredo
  • Head44%(27)div 62%
  • Body24%(15)div 22%
  • Legs32%(20)div 15%

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

Amir Albazi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Francisco Figueiredo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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