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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Jonathan Pearce
Jonathan Pearce
12-4 · USA
VS
Makwan Amirkhani
Makwan Amirkhani
17-7 · FIN
July 23, 2022 · London, England, United Kingdom
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Jonathan Pearce def. Makwan Amirkhani by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pearce46/512/301:39
Amirkhani6/113/701:25
R2 · 4:10
Pearce44/612/203:07
Amirkhani5/110/000:00
Total
Pearce90/1124/504:46
Amirkhani11/223/701:25

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
PearceWin probabilityAmirkhani
46.1%53.9%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
33%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 9.1 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 Pearce, blue toward Amirkhani. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pearce46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%46%26%
Submission10%21%11%
Decision15%33%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 90
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 4
Amirkhani54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%19%6%
Submission24%44%22%
Decision20%37%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (726)act 11
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.7)act 3
Combined totals~44 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R220%
R313%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Pearce
58.1%-146
Amirkhani
+14639.8%
Most takedownstie 20.9%
Pearce
29.8%+165
Amirkhani
-16549.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pearce
Expected: 25.3
25.5
Over 25.5
39.3%
+154
Under 25.5
60.7%
-154
03264
Amirkhani
Expected: 19.0
19
Over 19
38.4%
+154
Exactly 19
2.5%
push
Under 19
59.1%
-154
02448
Takedowns — over/under
Pearce
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.4%
+123
Exactly 1
19.0%
push
Under 1
44.6%
-123
035
Amirkhani
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
50.5%
-102
Under 1.5
49.5%
+102
036

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 9.1 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
Pearce46.1%58.8%−12.7-160
Amirkhani53.9%41.2%+12.7+132
By method
Pearce by KO/TKO14.7%26.1%−11.4+220
Pearce by submission15.4%11.4%+4.0+630
Pearce by decision16.1%22.9%−6.8+265
Amirkhani by KO/TKO17.2%5.9%+11.3+1321
Amirkhani by submission17.9%21.6%−3.7+287
Amirkhani by decision18.7%12.1%+6.6+594
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds67.8%59.7%+8.1-175
Over 2.5 rds47.4%44.9%+2.5+108
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.8%37.1%−2.3+154

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
58.1Striking58.5
Amirkhani +0.4
83.6Grappling69.4
Pearce +14.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PearceAmirkhani
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1545
1563
Divisional
1541
1500
Striking offense
1452
1490
Striking defense
1506
1518
Grappling offense
1549
1491
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
72"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.58
Strikes landed / min
1.36
45%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.19
Strikes absorbed / min
2.41
46%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.38
Takedowns / 15 min
4.08
61%
Takedown accuracy
43%
43%
Takedown defense
50%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
58%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
75%
Last-5 win rate
40%
67%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jonathan Pearce
  • WChristian RodriguezU-DEC R3
    Close -3895mo before
  • WOmar MoralesSUB R2
    Close +12910mo before
  • WKai Kamaka IIIKO/TKO R2
    Close +2451y 8mo before
  • LJoe LauzonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2002y 9mo before
Makwan Amirkhani
  • WMike GrundySUB R1
    Close +1904mo before
  • LLerone MurphyKO/TKO R2
    Close +2289mo before
  • LKamuela KirkU-DEC R3
    Close -2061y 2mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +2251y 9mo before
  • WDanny HenrySUB R1
    Close -2152y before
Pearce — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(67%) 2
1 (11%)Decision(33%) 1
Amirkhani — win / loss by method
Record: 17-7-0

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
24% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
4 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (80%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (20%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pearce
Amirkhani
4
UFC fights
12
34.5 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
110.2 min · 9.2 avg
11y 9m
Career length
15y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pearce
Amirkhani
53W–18L · 74.6%
Overall
155W–38L · 80.3%
26W–3L · 89.7%
Wins
91W–23L · 79.8%
27W–15L · 64.3%
Losses
64W–15L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pearce
Amirkhani
56W–44L · 56.0%
Overall
56W–33L · 62.9%
50W–42L · 54.3%
Wins
43W–25L · 63.2%
6W–2L · 75.0%
Losses
13W–8L · 61.9%
Distance striking
Pearce
Amirkhani
5.27
Landed / min
2.00
36.1%
Accuracy
36.3%
50.9%
Defense
60.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.14
30.8%
Time at distance
42.2%
Grappling & control
Pearce
Amirkhani
7.38
Takedowns / 15 min
4.08
60.7%
Takedown accuracy
43.5%
42.9%
Takedown defense
50.0%
1.74
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.23
88.5%
Control share
63.8%
Strike target map
Pearce
  • Head63%(56)div 64%
  • Body25%(22)div 20%
  • Legs12%(11)div 16%
Amirkhani
  • Head88%(132)div 64%
  • Body9%(13)div 20%
  • Legs3%(5)div 16%

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

Jonathan Pearce
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Makwan Amirkhani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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