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UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Chris Daukaus
Chris Daukaus
11-3 · USA
VS
September 25, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
231.0lb
Weigh-in
258.0lb
Chris Daukaus def. Shamil Abdurakhimov by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Daukaus28/650/010:37
Abdurakhimov19/470/000:00
R2 · 1:23
Daukaus10/280/010:11
Abdurakhimov4/160/000:00
Total
Daukaus38/930/020:48
Abdurakhimov23/630/000:00

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
DaukausWin probabilityAbdurakhimov
58.1%41.9%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
20%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.4 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 Daukaus, blue toward Abdurakhimov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Daukaus58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%45%38%
Submission10%17%6%
Decision22%38%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2064)act 38
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Abdurakhimov42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%25%16%
Submission10%24%4%
Decision21%51%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 23
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R214%
R37%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Daukaus
63.6%-181
Abdurakhimov
+18135.2%
Most takedownstie 58.3%
Daukaus
20.4%+105
Abdurakhimov
-10521.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Daukaus
Expected: 47.3
47.5
Over 47.5
39.6%
+153
Under 47.5
60.4%
-153
060119
Abdurakhimov
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
39.4%
+154
Under 30.5
60.6%
-154
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Daukaus
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.2%
+312
Under 0.5
75.8%
-312
035
Abdurakhimov
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.3%
+295
Under 0.5
74.7%
-295
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 9.4 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
Daukaus58.1%65.1%−7.0-214
Abdurakhimov41.9%34.9%+7.0+173
By method
Daukaus by KO/TKO21.0%38.3%−17.3+115
Daukaus by submission11.7%5.6%+6.1+1376
Daukaus by decision25.3%18.9%+6.4+335
Abdurakhimov by KO/TKO15.2%16.4%−1.2+402
Abdurakhimov by submission8.5%4.3%+4.2+1834
Abdurakhimov by decision18.3%16.6%+1.7+397
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds65.2%56.5%+8.7-153
Over 2.5 rds50.7%44.2%+6.5+110
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision43.6%37.8%+5.8+148

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
86.6Striking65.4
Daukaus +21.1
25.0Grappling32.4
Abdurakhimov +7.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DaukausAbdurakhimov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1572
1560
Divisional
1572
1515
Striking offense
1490
1501
Striking defense
1502
1496
Grappling offense
1474
1517
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
32 yrs
Age
40 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
11.78
Strikes landed / min
2.45
62%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.22
Strikes absorbed / min
2.45
65%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.23
Takedown accuracy
24%
100%
Takedown defense
47%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
63%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
749
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Daukaus
  • WAleksei OleinikKO/TKO R1
    Close -1957mo before
  • WRodrigo NascimentoKO/TKO R1
    Close +20511mo before
  • WParker PorterKO/TKO R1
    Close -1061y 1mo before
Shamil Abdurakhimov
  • LCurtis BlaydesKO/TKO R2
    Close +4252y 1mo before
  • WMarcin TyburaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1152y 5mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiU-DEC R3
    Close -1403y before
  • WChase ShermanKO/TKO R1
    Close -1253y 10mo before
  • LDerrick LewisKO/TKO R4
    Close +2104y 10mo before
Daukaus — 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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
91% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(0%) 0
Abdurakhimov — win / loss by method
Record: 20-4-0

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
45% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (27%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (27%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Daukaus
Abdurakhimov
3
UFC fights
8
7.1 min · 2.4 avg
Octagon time
85.7 min · 10.7 avg
12y 9m
Career length
18y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Daukaus
Abdurakhimov
77W–19L · 80.2%
Overall
112W–38L · 74.7%
77W–19L · 80.2%
Wins
77W–31L · 71.3%
0W–0L
Losses
35W–7L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Daukaus
Abdurakhimov
36W–24L · 60.0%
Overall
150W–76L · 66.4%
21W–18L · 53.8%
Wins
123W–68L · 64.4%
15W–6L · 71.4%
Losses
27W–8L · 77.1%
Distance striking
Daukaus
Abdurakhimov
12.73
Landed / min
2.63
57.3%
Accuracy
37.2%
67.2%
Defense
71.2%
8.41
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.35
69.4%
Time at distance
57.2%
Grappling & control
Daukaus
Abdurakhimov
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.23
Takedown accuracy
24.1%
100.0%
Takedown defense
47.1%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.18
76.5%
Control share
55.4%
Strike target map
Daukaus
  • Head88%(74)div 65%
  • Body7%(6)div 19%
  • Legs5%(4)div 16%
Abdurakhimov
  • Head62%(131)div 65%
  • Body18%(37)div 19%
  • Legs20%(42)div 16%

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

Chris Daukaus
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Shamil Abdurakhimov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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