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UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Khamzat Chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev
9-0 · ARE
VS
Li Jingliang
Li Jingliang
18-6 · CHN
October 30, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Khamzat Chimaev def. Li Jingliang by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:16
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:16
Chimaev25/251/203:01
Jingliang0/10/000:00
Total
Chimaev25/251/203:01
Jingliang0/10/000:00

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
ChimaevWin probabilityJingliang
71.4%28.6%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
16%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Chimaev, blue toward Jingliang. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Chimaev71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%36%34%
Submission13%19%26%
Decision32%45%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 25
Takedowns2.9 (0.06.9)act 1
Jingliang29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%34%11%
Submission3%11%3%
Decision16%55%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 0
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~3.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R214%
R310%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Chimaev
61.8%-168
Jingliang
+16836.8%
Most takedownstie 11.1%
Chimaev
85.0%-2175
Jingliang
+21753.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 41.8
42
Over 42
38.9%
+154
Exactly 42
1.2%
push
Under 42
59.9%
-154
053105
Jingliang
Expected: 28.2
28
Over 28
39.3%
+150
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.0%
-150
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 2.9
3
Over 3
39.1%
+119
Exactly 3
14.4%
push
Under 3
46.5%
-119
059
Jingliang
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.5%
Exactly 0
85.5%
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 10.2 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
Chimaev71.4%80.1%−8.7-524
Jingliang28.6%19.9%+8.7+380
By method
Chimaev by KO/TKO25.4%33.5%−8.1+142
Chimaev by submission11.8%25.5%−13.7+218
Chimaev by decision34.2%20.7%+13.5+293
Jingliang by KO/TKO10.2%10.6%−0.4+668
Jingliang by submission4.7%2.9%+1.8+2720
Jingliang by decision13.7%6.8%+6.9+1091
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.0%50.3%+21.7-117
Over 2.5 rds58.0%35.4%+22.6+163
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision48.0%29.9%+18.1+213

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
99.6Striking67.7
Chimaev +31.8
73.4Grappling40.8
Chimaev +32.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ChimaevJingliang
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1569
Pound-for-pound
1608
1539
Divisional
1607
Striking offense
Striking defense
1548
Grappling offense
1486
1544
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
27 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
9.03
Strikes landed / min
4.52
73%
Strike accuracy
43%
0.10
Strikes absorbed / min
3.65
67%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.67
Takedowns / 15 min
1.28
75%
Takedown accuracy
39%
Takedown defense
59%
3.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
71%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
70%
Recent opp. quality
406
Days since last fight
287
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khamzat Chimaev
  • WGerald MeerschaertKO/TKO R1
    Close -4001y 1mo before
  • WRhys McKeeKO/TKO R1
    Close -12501y 3mo before
  • WJohn PhillipsSUB R2
    Close -3751y 4mo before
Li Jingliang
  • WSantiago PonzinibbioKO/TKO R1
    Close +2359mo before
  • LNeil MagnyU-DEC R3
    Close -1671y 8mo before
  • WElizeu Zaleski dos SantosKO/TKO R3
    Close +2152y 2mo before
  • WDavid ZawadaKO/TKO R3
    Close -2202y 11mo before
  • WDaichi AbeU-DEC R3
    Close -2453y 4mo before
Chimaev — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Jingliang — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0

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, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
28% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Chimaev
Jingliang
3
UFC fights
14
9.6 min · 3.2 avg
Octagon time
152.6 min · 10.9 avg
8y 2m
Career length
18y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Chimaev
Jingliang
63W–24L · 72.4%
Overall
210W–46L · 82.0%
63W–24L · 72.4%
Wins
138W–28L · 83.1%
0W–0L
Losses
72W–18L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chimaev
Jingliang
27W–8L · 77.1%
Overall
45W–15L · 75.0%
27W–8L · 77.1%
Wins
27W–8L · 77.1%
0W–0L
Losses
18W–7L · 72.0%
Distance striking
Chimaev
Jingliang
4.19
Landed / min
5.51
60.0%
Accuracy
40.5%
66.7%
Defense
63.8%
1.56
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.88
7.4%
Time at distance
69.9%
Grappling & control
Chimaev
Jingliang
4.67
Takedowns / 15 min
1.28
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
39.4%
Takedown defense
59.5%
3.11
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Control share
36.0%
Strike target map
Chimaev
  • Head95%(83)div 63%
  • Body2%(2)div 20%
  • Legs2%(2)div 16%
Jingliang
  • Head62%(426)div 63%
  • Body10%(69)div 20%
  • Legs28%(194)div 16%

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

Khamzat Chimaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Li Jingliang
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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