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UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
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Rafael Cerqueira
Rafael Cerqueira
11-3 · BRA
November 22, 2025 · Doha, Qatar
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev def. Rafael Cerqueira by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 0:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:33
Rakhman Yakhyaev6/101/110:24
Cerqueira0/10/000:00
Total
Rakhman Yakhyaev6/101/110:24
Cerqueira0/10/000:00

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
Rakhman YakhyaevWin probabilityCerqueira
75.4%24.6%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
14%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.5 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 Rakhman Yakhyaev, blue toward Cerqueira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rakhman Yakhyaev75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO38%51%54%
Submission11%15%26%
Decision26%34%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 6
Takedowns2.1 (0.05.6)act 1
Cerqueira25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%61%5%
Submission3%10%3%
Decision7%29%4%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1137)act 0
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R220%
R39%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Rakhman Yakhyaev
57.5%-140
Cerqueira
+14041.0%
Most takedownstie 20.1%
Rakhman Yakhyaev
69.7%-684
Cerqueira
+68410.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rakhman Yakhyaev
Expected: 35.2
35
Over 35
39.3%
+151
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.3%
-151
04488
Cerqueira
Expected: 27.2
27
Over 27
39.2%
+150
Exactly 27
1.8%
push
Under 27
59.0%
-150
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Rakhman Yakhyaev
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
41.6%
-101
Exactly 2
17.2%
push
Under 2
41.3%
+101
047
Cerqueira
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.4%
+279
Under 0.5
73.6%
-279
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 8.5 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
Rakhman Yakhyaev75.4%90.7%−15.3-1741
Cerqueira24.6%9.3%+15.3+925
By method
Rakhman Yakhyaev by KO/TKO40.4%54.0%−13.6-175
Rakhman Yakhyaev by submission10.4%26.4%−16.0+221
Rakhman Yakhyaev by decision24.7%8.6%+16.1+890
Cerqueira by KO/TKO13.2%4.9%+8.3+1647
Cerqueira by submission3.4%2.6%+0.8+3132
Cerqueira by decision8.1%3.5%+4.6+2305
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.9%28.6%+33.3+225
Over 2.5 rds42.3%17.1%+25.2+443
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision32.7%13.0%+19.7+627

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Rakhman YakhyaevCerqueira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1490
1528
Divisional
1490
Striking offense
Striking defense
1561
Grappling offense
1528
1558
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
24 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.61
Strike accuracy
45%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.88
Strike defense
37%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
40%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-3
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
No prior UFC fights.
Rafael Cerqueira
  • LJulius WalkerU-DEC R3
    Close +4983mo before
  • LModestas BukauskasKO/TKO R1
    Close +2259mo before
  • LIbo AslanKO/TKO R1
    Close -1151y 1mo before
Rakhman Yakhyaev — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Cerqueira — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
73% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (18%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rakhman Yakhyaev
Cerqueira
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
18.1 min · 6.0 avg
Career length
6y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rakhman Yakhyaev
Cerqueira
Overall
35W–8L · 81.4%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
35W–8L · 81.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rakhman Yakhyaev
Cerqueira
23W–5L · 82.1%
Overall
53W–33L · 61.6%
23W–5L · 82.1%
Wins
53W–33L · 61.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rakhman Yakhyaev
Cerqueira
Landed / min
5.28
Accuracy
44.6%
Defense
39.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
30.4%
Grappling & control
Rakhman Yakhyaev
Cerqueira
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
40.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
3.7%
Strike target map
Rakhman Yakhyaev
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Cerqueira
  • Head66%(19)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs34%(10)div 17%

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

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

No UFC fights on record.

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

Rafael Cerqueira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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