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UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
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Edmen Shahbazyan
Edmen Shahbazyan
11-2 · USA
November 6, 2021 · New York City, New York, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
184.6lb
Weigh-in
185.4lb
Nassourdine Imavov def. Edmen Shahbazyan by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 4:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Imavov18/310/000:39
Shahbazyan17/241/301:43
R2 · 4:52
Imavov24/320/103:17
Shahbazyan5/110/200:51
Total
Imavov42/630/103:56
Shahbazyan22/351/502:34

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
ImavovWin probabilityShahbazyan
45.5%54.5%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
21%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.4 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 Imavov, blue toward Shahbazyan. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Imavov46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%23%22%
Submission12%25%10%
Decision24%52%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 42
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.0)act 0
Shahbazyan54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%36%23%
Submission10%18%8%
Decision25%46%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 22
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 1
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R217%
R310%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Imavov
47.1%+110
Shahbazyan
-11051.6%
Most takedownstie 23.4%
Imavov
47.8%-166
Shahbazyan
+16628.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Imavov
Expected: 35.2
35
Over 35
39.4%
+151
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.3%
-151
04589
Shahbazyan
Expected: 37.5
37.5
Over 37.5
39.8%
+151
Under 37.5
60.2%
-151
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Imavov
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.4%
+120
Under 1.5
54.6%
-120
035
Shahbazyan
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.3%
+150
Exactly 1
19.1%
push
Under 1
48.6%
-150
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 10.4 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
Imavov45.5%52.0%−6.5-120
Shahbazyan54.5%48.0%+6.5-101
By method
Imavov by KO/TKO13.6%22.5%−8.9+260
Imavov by submission9.8%10.0%−0.2+708
Imavov by decision22.1%19.3%+2.8+320
Shahbazyan by KO/TKO16.3%22.7%−6.4+257
Shahbazyan by submission11.7%7.6%+4.1+965
Shahbazyan by decision26.4%18.0%+8.4+350
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.5%60.0%+15.5-180
Over 2.5 rds58.1%48.2%+9.9-105
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision48.5%40.9%+7.6+128

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
77.5Striking58.7
Imavov +18.8
52.9Grappling57.5
Shahbazyan +4.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ImavovShahbazyan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1557
1532
Divisional
1557
1503
Striking offense
1512
1501
Striking defense
1520
1533
Grappling offense
1514
1538
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
25 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.30
Strikes landed / min
3.06
55%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.23
Strikes absorbed / min
4.05
58%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.79
Takedowns / 15 min
3.02
22%
Takedown accuracy
41%
69%
Takedown defense
56%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
67%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nassourdine Imavov
  • WIan HeinischKO/TKO R2
    Close +1323mo before
  • LPhil HawesM-DEC R3
    Close +1019mo before
  • WJordan WilliamsU-DEC R3
    Close +1051y 1mo before
Edmen Shahbazyan
  • LJack HermanssonU-DEC R3
    Close +1206mo before
  • LDerek BrunsonKO/TKO R3
    Close -3601y 3mo before
  • WBrad TavaresKO/TKO R1
    Close -1852y before
  • WJack MarshmanSUB R1
    Close -5702y 4mo before
  • WCharles ByrdKO/TKO R1
    Close -1502y 8mo before
Imavov — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(50%) 1
Shahbazyan — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Imavov
Shahbazyan
3
UFC fights
6
38.1 min · 12.7 avg
Octagon time
44.7 min · 7.5 avg
10y 6m
Career length
9y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Imavov
Shahbazyan
32W–9L · 78.0%
Overall
100W–34L · 74.6%
23W–7L · 76.7%
Wins
59W–21L · 73.8%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
41W–13L · 75.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Imavov
Shahbazyan
48W–19L · 71.6%
Overall
28W–45L · 38.4%
36W–15L · 70.6%
Wins
28W–45L · 38.4%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Imavov
Shahbazyan
7.06
Landed / min
4.53
48.8%
Accuracy
39.7%
62.2%
Defense
61.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.01
39.3%
Time at distance
41.0%
Grappling & control
Imavov
Shahbazyan
0.79
Takedowns / 15 min
3.02
22.2%
Takedown accuracy
40.9%
69.2%
Takedown defense
55.6%
1.57
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.67
29.7%
Control share
53.2%
Strike target map
Imavov
  • Head74%(121)div 64%
  • Body21%(34)div 19%
  • Legs5%(9)div 17%
Shahbazyan
  • Head72%(99)div 64%
  • Body24%(33)div 19%
  • Legs4%(5)div 17%

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

Nassourdine Imavov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Edmen Shahbazyan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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