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UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Mairon Santos
Mairon Santos
16-1 · BRA
VS
Muhammad Naimov
Muhammad Naimov
13-3 · TJK
December 6, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Mairon Santos def. Muhammad Naimov by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 0:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Santos7/150/000:19
Naimov11/180/201:00
R2
Santos16/240/100:25
Naimov6/260/301:08
R3 · 0:21
Santos4/60/010:03
Naimov1/40/000:00
Total
Santos27/450/110:47
Naimov18/480/502:08

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
SantosWin probabilityNaimov
58.0%42.0%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
16%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.2 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 Santos, blue toward Naimov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Santos58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%19%
Submission7%12%6%
Decision36%62%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 27
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Naimov42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%24%11%
Submission9%21%6%
Decision23%55%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1344)act 18
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.7)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R212%
R37%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Santos
57.0%-136
Naimov
+13641.7%
Most takedownstie 30.2%
Santos
14.2%+391
Naimov
-39155.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Santos
Expected: 41.2
41
Over 41
39.4%
+151
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.5%
-151
052103
Naimov
Expected: 32.5
32.5
Over 32.5
39.7%
+152
Under 32.5
60.3%
-152
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Santos
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.5%
+277
Under 0.5
73.5%
-277
035
Naimov
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.8%
-120
Exactly 1
23.3%
push
Under 1
34.9%
+120
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 11.2 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
Santos58.0%67.8%−9.8-243
Naimov42.0%32.2%+9.8+197
By method
Santos by KO/TKO14.5%18.7%−4.2+356
Santos by submission9.3%5.6%+3.7+1429
Santos by decision34.3%43.0%−8.7-102
Naimov by KO/TKO10.5%10.8%−0.3+686
Naimov by submission6.7%6.0%+0.7+1316
Naimov by decision24.8%16.0%+8.8+433
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.5%79.6%−1.1-590
Over 2.5 rds66.1%66.9%−0.8-251
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision59.1%61.9%−2.8-194

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
72.9Striking56.7
Santos +16.2
13.9Grappling53.0
Naimov +39.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SantosNaimov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1584
Pound-for-pound
1581
1568
Divisional
1566
1504
Striking offense
1497
1528
Striking defense
1508
1473
Grappling offense
1513
1510
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
25 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.53
Strikes landed / min
2.42
46%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.38
Strikes absorbed / min
2.89
66%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.08
0%
Takedown accuracy
43%
50%
Takedown defense
73%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
83%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mairon Santos
  • WSodiq YusuffU-DEC R3
    Close -1567mo before
  • WFrancis MarshallS-DEC R3
    Close -2509mo before
  • WKaan OfliKO/TKO R2
    Close -2271y 3mo before
Muhammad Naimov
  • WBogdan GradU-DEC R3
    Close -2626mo before
  • WKaan OfliU-DEC R3
    Close -38610mo before
  • LFelipe LimaSUB R3
    Close -1351y 5mo before
  • WErik SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close -5611y 9mo before
  • WNathaniel WoodU-DEC R3
    Close +2612y 2mo before
Santos — win / loss by method
Record: 16-1-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (46%)Decision(0%) 0
Naimov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Santos
Naimov
3
UFC fights
6
36.5 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
65.0 min · 10.8 avg
7y 4m
Career length
7y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Santos
Naimov
32W–8L · 80.0%
Overall
83W–18L · 82.2%
32W–8L · 80.0%
Wins
71W–17L · 80.7%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–1L · 92.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Santos
Naimov
71W–53L · 57.3%
Overall
40W–22L · 64.5%
65W–52L · 55.6%
Wins
29W–21L · 58.0%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
11W–1L · 91.7%
Distance striking
Santos
Naimov
4.31
Landed / min
4.08
44.6%
Accuracy
35.7%
66.4%
Defense
52.1%
0.41
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.23
75.6%
Time at distance
41.1%
Grappling & control
Santos
Naimov
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.08
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
50.0%
Takedown defense
72.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.23
24.6%
Control share
54.1%
Strike target map
Santos
  • Head51%(66)div 64%
  • Body26%(33)div 20%
  • Legs23%(30)div 16%
Naimov
  • Head62%(97)div 64%
  • Body20%(32)div 20%
  • Legs18%(28)div 16%

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

Mairon Santos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Muhammad Naimov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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