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UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Islam Makhachev
Islam Makhachev
20-1 · RUS
VS
Dan Hooker
Dan Hooker
21-10 · NZL
October 30, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Islam Makhachev def. Dan Hooker by SUB (Kimura), R1 2:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:25
Makhachev2/31/101:48
Hooker4/130/000:00
Total
Makhachev2/31/101:48
Hooker4/130/000:00

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
MakhachevWin probabilityHooker
80.0%20.0%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
7%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 12.2 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 Makhachev, blue toward Hooker. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Makhachev80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%19%13%
Submission6%7%25%
Decision59%74%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 2
Takedowns2.0 (0.05.2)act 1
Hooker20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%44%9%
Submission1%4%3%
Decision10%52%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 4
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R210%
R35%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Makhachev
51.2%-107
Hooker
+10747.7%
Most takedownstie 17.3%
Makhachev
76.7%-1285
Hooker
+12856.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Makhachev
Expected: 41.8
42
Over 42
38.9%
+154
Exactly 42
1.2%
push
Under 42
59.9%
-154
053105
Hooker
Expected: 39.3
39.5
Over 39.5
39.6%
+153
Under 39.5
60.4%
-153
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Makhachev
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
40.8%
-102
Exactly 2
19.1%
push
Under 2
40.1%
+102
047
Hooker
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.7%
Exactly 0
82.3%
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 12.2 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
Makhachev80.0%81.1%−1.1-554
Hooker20.0%18.9%+1.1+405
By method
Makhachev by KO/TKO19.3%12.5%+6.8+555
Makhachev by submission5.2%24.7%−19.5+232
Makhachev by decision55.4%42.6%+12.8-108
Hooker by KO/TKO4.8%8.8%−4.0+832
Hooker by submission1.3%3.4%−2.1+2298
Hooker by decision13.9%8.0%+5.9+925
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds84.5%68.7%+15.8-275
Over 2.5 rds74.6%59.0%+15.6-171
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision69.3%54.3%+15.0-139

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
79.9Striking64.7
Makhachev +15.2
78.6Grappling46.6
Makhachev +32.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MakhachevHooker
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1660
Pound-for-pound
1601
1660
Divisional
1598
1478
Striking offense
1537
1539
Striking defense
1498
1537
Grappling offense
1504
1541
Grappling defense
1542
Physical
30 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'0"
70"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.24
Strikes landed / min
4.95
59%
Strike accuracy
48%
0.77
Strikes absorbed / min
4.66
70%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.31
Takedowns / 15 min
0.91
66%
Takedown accuracy
37%
88%
Takedown defense
80%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
90%
UFC win rate
65%
+8
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
56%
Finish rate
73%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
35
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Islam Makhachev
  • WThiago MoisesSUB R4
    Close -8103mo before
  • WDrew DoberSUB R3
    Close -4348mo before
  • WDavi RamosU-DEC R3
    Close -3802y 2mo before
  • WArman TsarukyanU-DEC R3
    Close -3202y 6mo before
  • WKajan JohnsonSUB R1
    Close -6003y 3mo before
Dan Hooker
  • WNasrat HaqparastU-DEC R3
    Close -15335d before
  • LMichael ChandlerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1509mo before
  • LDustin PoirierU-DEC R5
    Close +1801y 4mo before
  • WPaul FelderS-DEC R5
    Close -1501y 8mo before
  • WAl IaquintaU-DEC R3
    Close -1352y 1mo before
Makhachev — win / loss by method
Record: 20-1-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (45%)Submission() 0
4 (36%)Decision() 0
Hooker — win / loss by method
Record: 21-10-0

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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 6 losses
W
19% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
11win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (50%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Makhachev
Hooker
10
UFC fights
17
104.3 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
180.8 min · 10.6 avg
16y 0m
Career length
17y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Makhachev
Hooker
198W–56L · 78.0%
Overall
273W–79L · 77.6%
171W–49L · 77.7%
Wins
170W–53L · 76.2%
27W–7L · 79.4%
Losses
103W–26L · 79.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Makhachev
Hooker
69W–34L · 67.0%
Overall
51W–22L · 69.9%
69W–34L · 67.0%
Wins
33W–18L · 64.7%
0W–0L
Losses
18W–4L · 81.8%
Distance striking
Makhachev
Hooker
2.99
Landed / min
6.32
44.3%
Accuracy
45.9%
77.3%
Defense
54.3%
0.29
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.58
33.3%
Time at distance
66.9%
Grappling & control
Makhachev
Hooker
3.31
Takedowns / 15 min
0.91
65.7%
Takedown accuracy
36.7%
88.2%
Takedown defense
80.0%
1.01
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.25
83.8%
Control share
68.0%
Strike target map
Makhachev
  • Head68%(158)div 63%
  • Body28%(66)div 20%
  • Legs4%(10)div 17%
Hooker
  • Head64%(569)div 63%
  • Body15%(138)div 20%
  • Legs21%(187)div 17%

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

Islam Makhachev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dan Hooker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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