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UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Makwan Amirkhani
Makwan Amirkhani
16-7 · FIN
VS
Mike Grundy
Mike Grundy
12-3 · GBR
March 19, 2022 · London, England, United Kingdom
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Makwan Amirkhani def. Mike Grundy by SUB (Anaconda Choke), R1 0:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:57
Amirkhani0/10/000:15
Grundy0/31/100:31
Total
Amirkhani0/10/000:15
Grundy0/31/100:31

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
AmirkhaniWin probabilityGrundy
57.6%42.4%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
24%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.2 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 Amirkhani, blue toward Grundy. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Amirkhani58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%34%5%
Submission15%26%13%
Decision23%40%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 0
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 0
Grundy42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%42%10%
Submission9%21%14%
Decision15%37%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1136)act 0
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.8)act 1
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R223%
R37%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Amirkhani
53.2%-118
Grundy
+11845.1%
Most takedownstie 22.4%
Amirkhani
37.7%+106
Grundy
-10639.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Amirkhani
Expected: 30.0
30
Over 30
39.0%
+152
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.4%
-152
03876
Grundy
Expected: 26.5
26.5
Over 26.5
39.7%
+152
Under 26.5
60.3%
-152
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Amirkhani
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
40.4%
-113
Exactly 1
23.8%
push
Under 1
35.8%
+113
035
Grundy
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
42.1%
-121
Exactly 1
23.0%
push
Under 1
34.9%
+121
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 9.2 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
Amirkhani57.6%33.0%+24.6+188
Grundy42.4%67.0%−24.6-239
By method
Amirkhani by KO/TKO21.6%5.4%+16.2+1417
Amirkhani by submission13.9%13.0%+0.9+531
Amirkhani by decision22.1%19.8%+2.3+316
Grundy by KO/TKO15.9%10.3%+5.6+696
Grundy by submission10.3%14.2%−3.9+481
Grundy by decision16.3%37.3%−21.0+121
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds68.5%72.6%−4.1-350
Over 2.5 rds45.3%65.5%−20.2-233
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision38.4%60.6%−22.2-186

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
58.4Striking55.0
Amirkhani +3.4
70.0Grappling49.5
Amirkhani +20.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AmirkhaniGrundy
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1530
Pound-for-pound
1516
1526
Divisional
1517
Striking offense
Striking defense
1542
Grappling offense
1536
1518
Grappling defense
1536
Physical
33 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'7"
72"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.37
Strikes landed / min
2.14
44%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.43
Strikes absorbed / min
4.56
52%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.12
Takedowns / 15 min
3.78
43%
Takedown accuracy
26%
57%
Takedown defense
50%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
33%
-3
Win/loss streak
-2
20%
Last-5 win rate
33%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Makwan Amirkhani
  • LLerone MurphyKO/TKO R2
    Close +2285mo before
  • LKamuela KirkU-DEC R3
    Close -2069mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +2251y 5mo before
  • WDanny HenrySUB R1
    Close -2151y 8mo before
  • LShane BurgosKO/TKO R3
    Close +1802y 5mo before
Mike Grundy
  • LLando VannataS-DEC R3
    Close -12210mo before
  • LMovsar EvloevU-DEC R3
    Close +1611y 8mo before
  • WNad NarimaniKO/TKO R2
    Close +3103y before
Amirkhani — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (80%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (20%)Decision(50%) 1
Grundy — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (73%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (27%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Amirkhani
Grundy
11
UFC fights
3
109.3 min · 9.9 avg
Octagon time
39.7 min · 13.2 avg
15y 9m
Career length
11y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Amirkhani
Grundy
143W–35L · 80.3%
Overall
35W–7L · 83.3%
79W–20L · 79.8%
Wins
12W–2L · 85.7%
64W–15L · 81.0%
Losses
23W–5L · 82.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Amirkhani
Grundy
56W–33L · 62.9%
Overall
94W–40L · 70.1%
43W–25L · 63.2%
Wins
87W–38L · 69.6%
13W–8L · 61.9%
Losses
7W–2L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Amirkhani
Grundy
2.01
Landed / min
2.18
36.5%
Accuracy
40.5%
60.2%
Defense
58.1%
0.14
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
42.4%
Time at distance
76.2%
Grappling & control
Amirkhani
Grundy
4.12
Takedowns / 15 min
3.78
43.5%
Takedown accuracy
26.3%
57.1%
Takedown defense
50.0%
1.10
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.38
64.2%
Control share
84.1%
Strike target map
Amirkhani
  • Head88%(132)div 64%
  • Body9%(13)div 20%
  • Legs3%(5)div 16%
Grundy
  • Head73%(62)div 64%
  • Body27%(23)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Makwan Amirkhani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mike Grundy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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