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UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
Rafael Fiziev
Rafael Fiziev
10-1 · KAZ
VS
Brad Riddell
Brad Riddell
10-1 · NZL
December 4, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Rafael Fiziev def. Brad Riddell by KO/TKO (Kick), R3 2:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Fiziev19/350/000:00
Riddell21/410/000:00
R2
Fiziev30/590/000:09
Riddell22/500/100:00
R3 · 2:20
Fiziev17/290/000:00
Riddell16/241/300:14
Total
Fiziev66/1230/000:09
Riddell59/1151/400:14

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
FizievWin probabilityRiddell
43.4%56.6%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
17%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 11.0 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 Fiziev, blue toward Riddell. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Fiziev43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%31%19%
Submission9%20%4%
Decision21%49%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1858)act 66
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Riddell57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%16%
Submission8%14%4%
Decision34%60%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (2273)act 59
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 1
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R213%
R39%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Fiziev
41.8%+137
Riddell
-13757.2%
Most takedownstie 40.3%
Fiziev
34.6%-137
Riddell
+13725.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Fiziev
Expected: 42.4
42.5
Over 42.5
39.7%
+152
Under 42.5
60.3%
-152
054107
Riddell
Expected: 53.4
53.5
Over 53.5
39.7%
+152
Under 53.5
60.3%
-152
067134
Takedowns — over/under
Fiziev
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
44.2%
+126
Under 0.5
55.8%
-126
035
Riddell
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+176
Under 0.5
63.8%
-176
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 11.0 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
Fiziev43.4%52.8%−9.4-124
Riddell56.6%47.2%+9.4+103
By method
Fiziev by KO/TKO12.1%19.4%−7.3+322
Fiziev by submission7.3%4.2%+3.1+1856
Fiziev by decision24.0%29.2%−5.2+180
Riddell by KO/TKO15.7%15.7%±0.0+421
Riddell by submission9.5%4.2%+5.3+1856
Riddell by decision31.4%27.3%+4.1+200
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds77.3%75.0%+2.3-400
Over 2.5 rds64.6%64.7%−0.1-225
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision55.4%61.6%−6.2-193

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
63.0Striking73.5
Riddell +10.5
50.7Grappling46.5
Fiziev +4.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FizievRiddell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1576
Pound-for-pound
1581
1574
Divisional
1581
1504
Striking offense
1508
1500
Striking defense
1515
1484
Grappling offense
1496
1533
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
71"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.34
Strikes landed / min
4.75
53%
Strike accuracy
54%
5.76
Strikes absorbed / min
3.18
51%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.59
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
42%
100%
Takedown defense
63%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
100%
+4
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rafael Fiziev
  • WKing GreenU-DEC R3
    Close -3004mo before
  • WRenato MoicanoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1401y before
  • WMarc DiakieseU-DEC R3
    Close +1351y 5mo before
  • WAlex WhiteU-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 1mo before
  • LMagomed MustafaevKO/TKO R1
    Close -1402y 8mo before
Brad Riddell
  • WDrew DoberU-DEC R3
    Close +1236mo before
  • WAlex Da SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -3351y 2mo before
  • WMagomed MustafaevS-DEC R3
    Close +1201y 9mo before
  • WJamie MullarkeyU-DEC R3
    Close -1652y 2mo before
Fiziev — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Riddell — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Fiziev
Riddell
5
UFC fights
4
50.5 min · 10.1 avg
Octagon time
60.0 min · 15.0 avg
11y 0m
Career length
12y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Fiziev
Riddell
81W–25L · 76.4%
Overall
71W–17L · 80.7%
68W–22L · 75.6%
Wins
71W–17L · 80.7%
13W–3L · 81.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Fiziev
Riddell
22W–18L · 55.0%
Overall
45W–25L · 64.3%
22W–18L · 55.0%
Wins
34W–20L · 63.0%
0W–0L
Losses
11W–5L · 68.8%
Distance striking
Fiziev
Riddell
5.76
Landed / min
6.84
50.6%
Accuracy
49.4%
53.2%
Defense
57.8%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
81.2%
Time at distance
54.1%
Grappling & control
Fiziev
Riddell
0.59
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
42.1%
100.0%
Takedown defense
62.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
76.2%
Control share
34.8%
Strike target map
Fiziev
  • Head45%(122)div 63%
  • Body29%(78)div 20%
  • Legs26%(70)div 17%
Riddell
  • Head72%(204)div 63%
  • Body19%(54)div 20%
  • Legs9%(27)div 17%

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

Rafael Fiziev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brad Riddell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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