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Kai Kara-France
Kai Kara-France
23-9 · NZL
VS
Askar Askarov
Askar Askarov
14-0-1 · RUS
March 26, 2022 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Kai Kara-France def. Askar Askarov by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Kara-France4/100/000:00
Askarov3/41/403:09
R2
Kara-France24/650/000:00
Askarov12/281/700:58
R3
Kara-France23/550/100:00
Askarov12/280/301:07
Total
Kara-France51/1300/100:00
Askarov27/602/1405:14

Scorecards

Kara-France vs Askarov

RdMichael BellSal D'AmatoTodd SchwarzCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.7-9.4
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-28.4

Media (19 cards) · avg 2928 · 19 Kara-France · 0 Askarov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Kara-France-Askarov.

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
Kara-FranceWin probabilityAskarov
38.4%61.6%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
13%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.1 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 Kara-France, blue toward Askarov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Kara-France38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%36%10%
Submission2%7%3%
Decision22%57%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2065)act 51
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Askarov62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%26%10%
Submission11%17%19%
Decision35%57%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2064)act 27
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.7)act 2
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R213%
R38%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Kara-France
49.7%-101
Askarov
+10149.3%
Most takedownstie 21.2%
Kara-France
7.3%+981
Askarov
-98171.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kara-France
Expected: 47.7
47.5
Over 47.5
40.0%
+150
Under 47.5
60.0%
-150
060120
Askarov
Expected: 47.1
47
Over 47
39.4%
+151
Exactly 47
1.0%
push
Under 47
59.6%
-151
059118
Takedowns — over/under
Kara-France
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.8%
Exactly 0
81.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Askarov
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
54.5%
-120
Under 1.5
45.5%
+120
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 11.1 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
Kara-France38.4%22.9%+15.5+317
Askarov61.6%77.1%−15.5-422
By method
Kara-France by KO/TKO11.6%10.3%+1.3+685
Kara-France by submission4.9%3.5%+1.4+2231
Kara-France by decision21.9%12.1%+9.8+572
Askarov by KO/TKO18.6%10.0%+8.6+708
Askarov by submission7.9%18.7%−10.8+335
Askarov by decision35.1%45.4%−10.3-127
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.3%75.0%+3.3-400
Over 2.5 rds64.8%65.3%−0.5-230
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision57.0%61.1%−4.1-190

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
70.5Striking71.9
Askarov +1.4
37.3Grappling44.4
Askarov +7.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Kara-FranceAskarov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1575
Pound-for-pound
1588
1573
Divisional
1586
1525
Striking offense
1493
1499
Striking defense
1503
1474
Grappling offense
1527
1516
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.09
Strikes landed / min
3.37
40%
Strike accuracy
55%
3.79
Strikes absorbed / min
2.65
66%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.51
Takedowns / 15 min
2.75
23%
Takedown accuracy
28%
88%
Takedown defense
64%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
75%
33%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
385
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kai Kara-France
  • WCody GarbrandtKO/TKO R1
    Close +1193mo before
  • WRogerio BontorinKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y 1mo before
  • LBrandon RoyvalSUB R2
    Close -2401y 6mo before
  • WTyson NamU-DEC R3
    Close -2602y 1mo before
  • LBrandon MorenoU-DEC R3
    Close -1602y 3mo before
Askar Askarov
  • WJoseph BenavidezU-DEC R3
    missedClose -1421y 1mo before
  • WAlexandre PantojaU-DEC R3
    Close +1651y 8mo before
  • WTim ElliottU-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 2mo before
  • DBrandon MorenoS-DEC R3
    !Close -1652y 6mo before
Kara-France — win / loss by method
Record: 23-9-0, 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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
39% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
17win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (53%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
3 (18%)Submission(29%) 2
5 (29%)Decision(43%) 3
Askarov — win / loss by method
Record: 14-0-1

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
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (64%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Kara-France
Askarov
8
UFC fights
4
89.1 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
60.0 min · 15.0 avg
15y 8m
Career length
13y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kara-France
Askarov
107W–29L · 78.7%
Overall
65W–20L · 76.5%
81W–20L · 80.2%
Wins
65W–20L · 76.5%
26W–9L · 74.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kara-France
Askarov
158W–74L · 68.1%
Overall
94W–24L · 79.7%
94W–53L · 63.9%
Wins
94W–24L · 79.7%
64W–21L · 75.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Kara-France
Askarov
5.67
Landed / min
5.17
37.9%
Accuracy
50.5%
66.3%
Defense
60.4%
1.01
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
74.8%
Time at distance
48.4%
Grappling & control
Kara-France
Askarov
0.51
Takedowns / 15 min
2.75
23.1%
Takedown accuracy
28.2%
87.5%
Takedown defense
64.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
57.3%
Control share
63.0%
Strike target map
Kara-France
  • Head69%(311)div 62%
  • Body13%(58)div 22%
  • Legs19%(84)div 15%
Askarov
  • Head75%(151)div 62%
  • Body11%(23)div 22%
  • Legs14%(28)div 15%

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

Kai Kara-France
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Askar Askarov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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