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UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Li Jingliang
Li Jingliang
18-7 · CHN
VS
Muslim Salikhov
Muslim Salikhov
19-2 · RUS
July 16, 2022 · Elmont, New York, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.6lb
Weigh-in
170.8lb
Li Jingliang def. Muslim Salikhov by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Jingliang11/360/100:00
Salikhov11/221/101:07
R2 · 4:38
Jingliang27/511/110:30
Salikhov12/340/300:03
Total
Jingliang38/871/210:30
Salikhov23/561/401:10

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
JingliangWin probabilitySalikhov
49.9%50.1%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
9%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.3 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 Jingliang, blue toward Salikhov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jingliang50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%29%18%
Submission5%11%6%
Decision30%60%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2167)act 38
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Salikhov50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%31%22%
Submission4%7%6%
Decision31%62%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 23
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 1
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R212%
R36%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Jingliang
53.4%-117
Salikhov
+11745.6%
Most takedownstie 45.6%
Jingliang
12.3%+341
Salikhov
-34142.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jingliang
Expected: 49.7
49.5
Over 49.5
39.9%
+150
Under 49.5
60.1%
-150
063125
Salikhov
Expected: 43.9
44
Over 44
39.1%
+153
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.8%
-153
055110
Takedowns — over/under
Jingliang
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.9%
Exactly 0
81.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Salikhov
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
47.4%
+111
Under 0.5
52.6%
-111
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 11.3 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
Jingliang49.9%41.0%+8.9+133
Salikhov50.1%59.0%−8.9-161
By method
Jingliang by KO/TKO15.0%18.4%−3.4+347
Jingliang by submission4.6%5.7%−1.1+1329
Jingliang by decision30.4%15.4%+15.0+432
Salikhov by KO/TKO15.1%21.6%−6.5+279
Salikhov by submission4.6%6.4%−1.8+1180
Salikhov by decision30.4%32.4%−2.0+153
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds79.0%68.7%+10.3-275
Over 2.5 rds66.5%56.6%+9.9-152
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision60.8%50.9%+9.9-120

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
66.6Striking72.3
Salikhov +5.7
40.5Grappling45.6
Salikhov +5.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JingliangSalikhov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1590
Pound-for-pound
1611
1588
Divisional
1605
1550
Striking offense
1506
1512
Striking defense
1528
1481
Grappling offense
1486
1492
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
34 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.42
Strikes landed / min
3.13
43%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.74
Strikes absorbed / min
2.36
58%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.25
Takedowns / 15 min
1.12
39%
Takedown accuracy
38%
59%
Takedown defense
81%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
83%
-1
Win/loss streak
+5
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
70%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
259
Days since last fight
406
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Li Jingliang
  • LKhamzat ChimaevSUB R1
    Close +3819mo before
  • WSantiago PonzinibbioKO/TKO R1
    Close +2351y 6mo before
  • LNeil MagnyU-DEC R3
    Close -1672y 4mo before
  • WElizeu Zaleski dos SantosKO/TKO R3
    Close +2152y 10mo before
  • WDavid ZawadaKO/TKO R3
    Close -2203y 8mo before
Muslim Salikhov
  • WFrancisco TrinaldoU-DEC R3
    Close -2381y 1mo before
  • WElizeu Zaleski dos SantosS-DEC R3
    Close -1342y before
  • WLaureano StaropoliU-DEC R3
    Close -1652y 9mo before
  • WNordine TalebKO/TKO R1
    Close +1102y 10mo before
  • WRicky RaineyKO/TKO R2
    Close -2104y 3mo before
Jingliang — win / loss by method
Record: 18-7-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
28% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
10win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(40%) 2
3 (30%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Salikhov — win / loss by method
Record: 19-2-0

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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
68% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (14%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Jingliang
Salikhov
15
UFC fights
6
155.8 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
67.0 min · 11.2 avg
18y 10m
Career length
15y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jingliang
Salikhov
219W–46L · 82.6%
Overall
99W–28L · 78.0%
138W–28L · 83.1%
Wins
85W–24L · 78.0%
81W–18L · 81.8%
Losses
14W–4L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jingliang
Salikhov
45W–15L · 75.0%
Overall
117W–52L · 69.2%
27W–8L · 77.1%
Wins
115W–52L · 68.9%
18W–7L · 72.0%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Jingliang
Salikhov
5.49
Landed / min
3.16
40.5%
Accuracy
45.7%
63.7%
Defense
70.7%
0.87
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.67
68.6%
Time at distance
83.7%
Grappling & control
Jingliang
Salikhov
1.25
Takedowns / 15 min
1.12
39.4%
Takedown accuracy
38.5%
59.0%
Takedown defense
81.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
33.5%
Control share
38.7%
Strike target map
Jingliang
  • Head62%(426)div 63%
  • Body10%(69)div 20%
  • Legs28%(194)div 16%
Salikhov
  • Head51%(108)div 63%
  • Body30%(62)div 20%
  • Legs19%(40)div 16%

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

Li Jingliang
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Muslim Salikhov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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