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UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
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Brian Kelleher
Brian Kelleher
24-12 · USA
March 5, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Umar Nurmagomedov def. Brian Kelleher by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:15
Nurmagomedov18/261/501:27
Kelleher1/190/000:06
Total
Nurmagomedov18/261/501:27
Kelleher1/190/000:06

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
NurmagomedovWin probabilityKelleher
85.6%14.4%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
30%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.7 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 Nurmagomedov, blue toward Kelleher. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nurmagomedov86%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%34%13%
Submission26%30%29%
Decision30%36%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 18
Takedowns2.5 (0.15.9)act 1
Kelleher14%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%47%5%
Submission4%27%5%
Decision4%26%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (931)act 1
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R217%
R311%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Nurmagomedov
61.2%-165
Kelleher
+16537.2%
Most takedownstie 10.9%
Nurmagomedov
83.4%-1443
Kelleher
+14435.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
39.4%
+150
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.2%
-150
04284
Kelleher
Expected: 22.8
23
Over 23
38.3%
+156
Exactly 23
2.1%
push
Under 23
59.6%
-156
02958
Takedowns — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 2.5
2.5
Over 2.5
48.7%
+106
Under 2.5
51.3%
-106
048
Kelleher
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.6%
Exactly 0
77.4%
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 8.7 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
Nurmagomedov85.6%86.7%−1.1-970
Kelleher14.4%13.3%+1.1+621
By method
Nurmagomedov by KO/TKO31.0%13.4%+17.6+506
Nurmagomedov by submission25.4%29.0%−3.6+181
Nurmagomedov by decision29.2%40.8%−11.6-101
Kelleher by KO/TKO5.2%5.4%−0.2+1411
Kelleher by submission4.3%5.0%−0.7+1538
Kelleher by decision4.9%6.4%−1.5+1162
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds62.2%65.0%−2.8-230
Over 2.5 rds45.5%40.5%+5.0-130
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.1%49.7%−15.6-114

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
82.7Striking57.7
Nurmagomedov +25.0
67.3Grappling55.1
Nurmagomedov +12.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NurmagomedovKelleher
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1568
1545
Divisional
1530
1482
Striking offense
1500
1507
Striking defense
1487
1559
Grappling offense
1507
1550
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
26 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.89
Strikes landed / min
3.49
61%
Strike accuracy
42%
0.81
Strikes absorbed / min
4.63
77%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
8.67
Takedowns / 15 min
1.87
45%
Takedown accuracy
43%
Takedown defense
61%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
62%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
409
Days since last fight
49
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Umar Nurmagomedov
  • WSergey MorozovSUB R2
    Close -5391y 1mo before
Brian Kelleher
  • WKevin CroomU-DEC R3
    Close -36849d before
  • WDomingo PilarteU-DEC R3
    Close -1856mo before
  • LRicky SimonU-DEC R3
    Close +2051y 1mo before
  • WRay RodriguezSUB R1
    Close -3801y 6mo before
  • LCody StamannU-DEC R3
    Close +2101y 9mo before
Nurmagomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (42%)Submission() 0
6 (50%)Decision() 0
Kelleher — win / loss by method
Record: 24-12-0

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
33% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 6 losses
W
42% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 5 losses
W
25% of wins
L
42% of losses
UFC
8win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
3 (38%)Submission(40%) 2
3 (38%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
16win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (44%)Submission(57%) 4
3 (19%)Decision(43%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Nurmagomedov
Kelleher
1
UFC fights
13
8.7 min · 8.7 avg
Octagon time
120.3 min · 9.3 avg
9y 7m
Career length
15y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nurmagomedov
Kelleher
16W–4L · 80.0%
Overall
221W–56L · 79.8%
16W–4L · 80.0%
Wins
139W–39L · 78.1%
0W–0L
Losses
82W–17L · 82.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nurmagomedov
Kelleher
89W–36L · 71.2%
Overall
153W–76L · 66.8%
89W–36L · 71.2%
Wins
101W–63L · 61.6%
0W–0L
Losses
52W–13L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Nurmagomedov
Kelleher
3.55
Landed / min
5.00
52.9%
Accuracy
36.7%
75.9%
Defense
57.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.37
58.6%
Time at distance
53.7%
Grappling & control
Nurmagomedov
Kelleher
8.67
Takedowns / 15 min
1.87
45.5%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
Takedown defense
60.7%
1.73
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.75
95.7%
Control share
64.3%
Strike target map
Nurmagomedov
  • Head56%(14)div 64%
  • Body16%(4)div 20%
  • Legs28%(7)div 16%
Kelleher
  • Head66%(278)div 64%
  • Body16%(66)div 20%
  • Legs18%(76)div 16%

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

Umar Nurmagomedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brian Kelleher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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