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UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
VS
Marlon Moraes
Marlon Moraes
23-8-1 · BRA
September 25, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Merab Dvalishvili def. Marlon Moraes by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dvalishvili31/592/202:21
Moraes29/440/010:10
R2 · 4:25
Dvalishvili38/502/203:39
Moraes0/00/000:20
Total
Dvalishvili69/1094/406:00
Moraes29/440/010:30

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
DvalishviliWin probabilityMoraes
70.3%29.7%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
13%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.8 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 Dvalishvili, blue toward Moraes. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dvalishvili70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%19%13%
Submission7%9%14%
Decision50%72%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2066)act 69
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.6)act 4
Moraes30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%39%12%
Submission6%21%6%
Decision12%40%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 29
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R210%
R310%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Dvalishvili
60.6%-158
Moraes
+15838.3%
Most takedownstie 20.6%
Dvalishvili
68.2%-610
Moraes
+61011.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dvalishvili
Expected: 48.5
48.5
Over 48.5
39.8%
+151
Under 48.5
60.2%
-151
061122
Moraes
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
39.5%
+153
Under 34.5
60.5%
-153
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Dvalishvili
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
54.3%
-119
Under 1.5
45.7%
+119
036
Moraes
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.1%
+269
Under 0.5
72.9%
-269
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 11.8 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
Dvalishvili70.3%70.2%+0.1-279
Moraes29.7%29.8%−0.1+220
By method
Dvalishvili by KO/TKO17.6%12.6%+5.0+548
Dvalishvili by submission8.9%14.5%−5.6+467
Dvalishvili by decision43.8%39.6%+4.2+107
Moraes by KO/TKO7.4%11.9%−4.5+587
Moraes by submission3.8%5.9%−2.1+1283
Moraes by decision18.5%15.5%+3.0+429
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds82.3%75.0%+7.3-400
Over 2.5 rds72.3%62.3%+10.0-198
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision62.3%58.6%+3.7-169

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
71.3Striking58.9
Dvalishvili +12.4
71.4Grappling47.5
Dvalishvili +23.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DvalishviliMoraes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1583
Pound-for-pound
1572
1567
Divisional
1562
1492
Striking offense
1514
1525
Striking defense
1501
1537
Grappling offense
1490
1503
Grappling defense
1533
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.02
Strikes landed / min
3.38
39%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.22
Strikes absorbed / min
4.11
62%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.38
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
44%
Takedown accuracy
42%
79%
Takedown defense
67%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
56%
+6
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
280
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Merab Dvalishvili
  • WCody StamannU-DEC R3
    Close -2755mo before
  • WJohn DodsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2401y 1mo before
  • WGustavo LopezU-DEC R3
    Close -8001y 3mo before
  • WCasey KenneyU-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 7mo before
  • WBrad KatonaU-DEC R3
    Close -1602y 5mo before
Marlon Moraes
  • LRob FontKO/TKO R1
    Close -1709mo before
  • LCory SandhagenKO/TKO R2
    Close +11511mo before
  • WJose AldoS-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 9mo before
  • LHenry CejudoKO/TKO R3
    Close -1652y 4mo before
  • WRaphael AssuncaoSUB R1
    Close -1502y 8mo before
Dvalishvili — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 3 losses
W
77% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
6 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 2
Moraes — win / loss by method
Record: 23-8-1

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
10 wins, 5 losses
W
43% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
18win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
5 (28%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (28%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Dvalishvili
Moraes
8
UFC fights
9
120.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
74.6 min · 8.3 avg
12y 6m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dvalishvili
Moraes
111W–33L · 77.1%
Overall
176W–34L · 83.8%
89W–27L · 76.7%
Wins
109W–21L · 83.8%
22W–6L · 78.6%
Losses
67W–13L · 83.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dvalishvili
Moraes
36W–11L · 76.6%
Overall
244W–65L · 79.0%
31W–10L · 75.6%
Wins
221W–54L · 80.4%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
23W–11L · 67.6%
Distance striking
Dvalishvili
Moraes
4.86
Landed / min
3.71
29.9%
Accuracy
38.0%
67.5%
Defense
61.7%
0.13
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.80
45.5%
Time at distance
85.6%
Grappling & control
Dvalishvili
Moraes
7.38
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
43.7%
Takedown accuracy
41.7%
78.6%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.38
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.40
88.2%
Control share
59.3%
Strike target map
Dvalishvili
  • Head65%(312)div 63%
  • Body16%(76)div 21%
  • Legs20%(94)div 17%
Moraes
  • Head62%(157)div 63%
  • Body18%(46)div 21%
  • Legs19%(49)div 17%

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

Merab Dvalishvili
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marlon Moraes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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