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UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
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Tafon Nchukwi
Tafon Nchukwi
6-1 · CMR
March 12, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Azamat Murzakanov def. Tafon Nchukwi by KO/TKO (Knee), R3 0:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Murzakanov13/310/200:11
Nchukwi17/400/000:14
R2
Murzakanov12/311/300:26
Nchukwi25/520/000:00
R3 · 0:44
Murzakanov3/70/010:02
Nchukwi1/60/000:00
Total
Murzakanov28/691/510:39
Nchukwi43/980/000:14

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
MurzakanovWin probabilityNchukwi
35.0%65.0%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
20%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 8.5 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 Murzakanov, blue toward Nchukwi. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Murzakanov35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%47%32%
Submission8%23%11%
Decision10%30%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1033)act 28
Takedowns2.2 (0.05.5)act 1
Nchukwi65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%40%17%
Submission12%19%3%
Decision27%41%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 43
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R215%
R36%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Murzakanov
38.3%+157
Nchukwi
-15760.1%
Most takedownstie 13.2%
Murzakanov
81.7%-1592
Nchukwi
+15925.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Murzakanov
Expected: 24.2
24
Over 24
39.2%
+150
Exactly 24
2.0%
push
Under 24
58.8%
-150
03161
Nchukwi
Expected: 33.9
34
Over 34
38.8%
+154
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.7%
-154
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Murzakanov
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
44.4%
-125
Exactly 2
20.0%
push
Under 2
35.5%
+125
047
Nchukwi
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.3%
Exactly 0
81.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 8.5 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
Murzakanov35.0%63.3%−28.3-196
Nchukwi65.0%36.7%+28.3+160
By method
Murzakanov by KO/TKO15.0%32.3%−17.3+150
Murzakanov by submission7.1%11.5%−4.4+602
Murzakanov by decision12.9%18.4%−5.5+338
Nchukwi by KO/TKO27.9%17.4%+10.5+364
Nchukwi by submission13.2%3.1%+10.1+2481
Nchukwi by decision23.9%17.3%+6.6+366
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds58.4%58.7%−0.3-168
Over 2.5 rds43.0%44.1%−1.1+112
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision36.8%38.8%−2.0+141

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MurzakanovNchukwi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1529
1536
Divisional
1528
1482
Striking offense
1505
1500
Striking defense
1520
1561
Grappling offense
1496
1558
Grappling defense
1514
Physical
32 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
6.53
Strike accuracy
56%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.56
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.33
Takedown accuracy
57%
Takedown defense
67%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Azamat Murzakanov
No prior UFC fights.
Tafon Nchukwi
  • WMike RodriguezU-DEC R3
    Close -1246mo before
  • LJunYong ParkM-DEC R3
    Close -15310mo before
  • WJamie PickettU-DEC R3
    Close -3351y 3mo before
Murzakanov — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (10%)Submission() 0
2 (20%)Decision() 0
Nchukwi — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Murzakanov
Nchukwi
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
7y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Murzakanov
Nchukwi
Overall
34W–14L · 70.8%
Wins
22W–10L · 68.8%
Losses
12W–4L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Murzakanov
Nchukwi
53W–32L · 62.4%
Overall
17W–4L · 81.0%
53W–32L · 62.4%
Wins
17W–4L · 81.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Murzakanov
Nchukwi
Landed / min
6.73
Accuracy
47.6%
Defense
60.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
Time at distance
61.5%
Grappling & control
Murzakanov
Nchukwi
Takedowns / 15 min
1.33
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
Takedown defense
66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
64.9%
Strike target map
Murzakanov
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Nchukwi
  • Head58%(171)div 65%
  • Body34%(99)div 19%
  • Legs8%(24)div 16%

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

Azamat Murzakanov

No UFC fights on record.

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

Tafon Nchukwi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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