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Nick Maximov
Nick Maximov
7-0 · USA
VS
February 5, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Nick Maximov def. Punahele Soriano by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Maximov5/143/702:16
Soriano15/210/000:40
R2
Maximov13/193/402:20
Soriano21/320/000:54
R3
Maximov11/125/504:09
Soriano9/100/000:03
Total
Maximov29/4511/1608:45
Soriano45/630/001:37

Scorecards

Maximov vs Soriano

RdDouglas CrosbyMichael BellRon McCarthyCommunity
R110-99-109-109.2-9.8
R210-99-1010-99.5-9.5
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2728-2929-2828.6-28.4

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 16 Maximov · 0 Soriano

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Maximov-Soriano.

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
MaximovWin probabilitySoriano
46.8%53.2%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
23%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Maximov, blue toward Soriano. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Maximov47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%18%
Submission12%25%
Decision27%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 29
Takedowns2.6 (0.06.1)act 11
Soriano53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%32%
Submission11%21%
Decision25%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1239)act 45
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~3.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R218%
R35%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Maximov
55.6%-129
Soriano
+12943.0%
Most takedownstie 12.7%
Maximov
75.5%-638
Soriano
+63811.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Maximov
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
39.5%
+153
Under 35.5
60.5%
-153
04589
Soriano
Expected: 29.0
29
Over 29
38.9%
+153
Exactly 29
1.7%
push
Under 29
59.4%
-153
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Maximov
Expected: 2.6
2.5
Over 2.5
49.5%
+102
Under 2.5
50.5%
-102
048
Soriano
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
39.0%
+156
Under 0.5
61.0%
-156
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 10.3 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
Maximov46.8%37.0%+9.8+160
Soriano53.2%63.0%−9.8-190

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
53.5Striking64.3
Soriano +10.8
57.1Grappling51.0
Maximov +6.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MaximovSoriano
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1542
1540
Divisional
1543
1481
Striking offense
1504
1501
Striking defense
1503
1556
Grappling offense
1523
1548
Grappling defense
1550
Physical
24 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
0.93
Strikes landed / min
5.29
35%
Strike accuracy
47%
1.87
Strikes absorbed / min
5.37
47%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.65
27%
Takedown accuracy
50%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nick Maximov
  • WCody BrundageU-DEC R3
    Close -1364mo before
Punahele Soriano
  • LBrendan AllenU-DEC R3
    Close -1106mo before
  • WDusko TodorovicKO/TKO R1
    Close +1301y 1mo before
  • WOskar PiechotaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1252y 2mo before
Maximov — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Soriano — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Maximov
Soriano
1
UFC fights
3
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
23.1 min · 7.7 avg
7y 10m
Career length
9y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Maximov
Soriano
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
37W–6L · 86.0%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
21W–2L · 91.3%
0W–0L
Losses
16W–4L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Maximov
Soriano
13W–16L · 44.8%
Overall
22W–10L · 68.8%
13W–16L · 44.8%
Wins
22W–10L · 68.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Maximov
Soriano
2.46
Landed / min
4.97
30.8%
Accuracy
44.3%
64.9%
Defense
59.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.60
21.7%
Time at distance
81.9%
Grappling & control
Maximov
Soriano
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.65
26.7%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
83.0%
Control share
85.8%
Strike target map
Maximov
  • Head86%(12)div 64%
  • Body7%(1)div 20%
  • Legs7%(1)div 17%
Soriano
  • Head75%(91)div 64%
  • Body22%(27)div 20%
  • Legs3%(4)div 17%

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

Nick Maximov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Punahele Soriano
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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