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UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Lerone Murphy
Lerone Murphy
10-0-1 · GBR
VS
Makwan Amirkhani
Makwan Amirkhani
16-6 · FIN
October 30, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Lerone Murphy def. Makwan Amirkhani by KO/TKO (Knee), R2 0:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Murphy0/00/000:09
Amirkhani3/45/604:05
R2 · 0:14
Murphy4/50/010:02
Amirkhani1/20/100:00
Total
Murphy4/50/010:11
Amirkhani4/65/704:05

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
MurphyWin probabilityAmirkhani
51.8%48.2%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
25%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.5 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 Murphy, blue toward Amirkhani. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Murphy52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%33%32%
Submission6%11%6%
Decision29%56%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1344)act 4
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Amirkhani48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%14%5%
Submission19%39%12%
Decision23%47%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (932)act 4
Takedowns2.0 (0.05.3)act 5
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R216%
R37%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Murphy
59.7%-155
Amirkhani
+15538.6%
Most takedownstie 20.3%
Murphy
9.6%+728
Amirkhani
-72870.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Murphy
Expected: 32.7
32.5
Over 32.5
40.1%
+149
Under 32.5
59.9%
-149
04182
Amirkhani
Expected: 23.5
23.5
Over 23.5
39.8%
+151
Under 23.5
60.2%
-151
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Murphy
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.9%
+318
Under 0.5
76.1%
-318
035
Amirkhani
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
40.2%
+105
Exactly 2
17.5%
push
Under 2
42.2%
-105
047

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 10.5 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
Murphy51.8%71.0%−19.2-294
Amirkhani48.2%29.0%+19.2+228
By method
Murphy by KO/TKO12.3%32.3%−20.0+151
Murphy by submission12.7%5.7%+7.0+1315
Murphy by decision26.8%31.0%−4.2+162
Amirkhani by KO/TKO11.4%5.4%+6.0+1391
Amirkhani by submission11.8%12.5%−0.7+549
Amirkhani by decision24.9%13.0%+11.9+523
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.2%64.5%+10.7-225
Over 2.5 rds59.1%57.8%+1.3-124
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision51.8%46.8%+5.0-101

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
69.3Striking58.1
Murphy +11.2
42.0Grappling66.6
Amirkhani +24.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MurphyAmirkhani
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1545
1562
Divisional
1541
1504
Striking offense
1459
1508
Striking defense
1513
1500
Grappling offense
1535
1500
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
30 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.86
Strikes landed / min
1.40
42%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.07
Strikes absorbed / min
2.52
64%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
3.61
33%
Takedown accuracy
40%
42%
Takedown defense
57%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
60%
+2
Win/loss streak
-2
67%
Last-5 win rate
40%
50%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
283
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lerone Murphy
  • WDouglas Silva de AndradeU-DEC R3
    Close -3009mo before
  • WRicardo RamosKO/TKO R1
    Close +1301y 4mo before
  • DZubaira TukhugovS-DEC R3
    !Close +2452y 2mo before
Makwan Amirkhani
  • LKamuela KirkU-DEC R3
    Close -2065mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +2251y 1mo before
  • WDanny HenrySUB R1
    Close -2151y 4mo before
  • LShane BurgosKO/TKO R3
    Close +1802y before
  • WChris FishgoldSUB R2
    Close -1302y 5mo before
Murphy — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-1

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
60% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Amirkhani — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (80%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (20%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Murphy
Amirkhani
3
UFC fights
10
34.3 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
104.0 min · 10.4 avg
10y 4m
Career length
15y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Murphy
Amirkhani
40W–5L · 88.9%
Overall
133W–35L · 79.2%
40W–5L · 88.9%
Wins
79W–20L · 79.8%
0W–0L
Losses
54W–15L · 78.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Murphy
Amirkhani
45W–72L · 38.5%
Overall
56W–33L · 62.9%
45W–72L · 38.5%
Wins
43W–25L · 63.2%
0W–0L
Losses
13W–8L · 61.9%
Distance striking
Murphy
Amirkhani
3.59
Landed / min
2.03
34.6%
Accuracy
36.4%
69.3%
Defense
60.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.14
51.2%
Time at distance
43.6%
Grappling & control
Murphy
Amirkhani
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
3.61
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
40.3%
41.7%
Takedown defense
57.1%
0.87
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.15
22.4%
Control share
61.8%
Strike target map
Murphy
  • Head56%(55)div 64%
  • Body27%(26)div 20%
  • Legs17%(17)div 16%
Amirkhani
  • Head88%(129)div 64%
  • Body8%(12)div 20%
  • Legs3%(5)div 16%

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

Lerone Murphy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Makwan Amirkhani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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