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UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Nick Maximov
Nick Maximov
6-0 · USA
VS
Cody Brundage
Cody Brundage
6-1 · USA
September 25, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Nick Maximov def. Cody Brundage by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Maximov11/282/802:01
Brundage10/240/000:21
R2
Maximov1/31/104:40
Brundage1/40/100:05
R3
Maximov2/91/602:40
Brundage17/250/001:29
Total
Maximov14/404/1509:21
Brundage28/530/101:55

Scorecards

Maximov vs Brundage

RdBryan MinerDave HagenSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.7-9.3
R210-910-910-99.9-9
R39-109-109-109.1-9.9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-28.2

Media (11 cards) · avg 29.227.7 · 11 Maximov · 0 Brundage

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Maximov-Brundage.

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
MaximovWin probabilityBrundage
60.1%39.9%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
23%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.8 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 Maximov, blue toward Brundage. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Maximov60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%30%11%
Submission15%25%22%
Decision27%45%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 14
Takedowns2.0 (0.05.1)act 4
Brundage40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%34%14%
Submission8%21%13%
Decision18%45%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1240)act 28
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.8)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~3.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R217%
R38%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Maximov
52.9%-116
Brundage
+11645.6%
Most takedownstie 16.1%
Maximov
43.2%-106
Brundage
+10640.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Maximov
Expected: 33.1
33
Over 33
39.2%
+152
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.4%
-152
04283
Brundage
Expected: 29.5
29.5
Over 29.5
39.7%
+152
Under 29.5
60.3%
-152
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Maximov
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
39.2%
+108
Exactly 2
18.6%
push
Under 2
42.2%
-108
036
Brundage
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
37.0%
+119
Exactly 2
19.0%
push
Under 2
43.9%
-119
036

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 9.8 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
Maximov60.1%55.1%+5.0-136
Brundage39.9%44.9%−5.0+113
By method
Maximov by KO/TKO18.8%11.3%+7.5+618
Maximov by submission14.1%22.0%−7.9+270
Maximov by decision27.2%21.1%+6.1+287
Brundage by KO/TKO12.5%14.5%−2.0+463
Brundage by submission9.4%12.6%−3.2+547
Brundage by decision18.0%18.5%−0.5+340
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds70.3%68.4%+1.9-260
Over 2.5 rds53.3%49.9%+3.4-114
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision45.2%43.5%+1.7+115

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1524
Pound-for-pound
1516
1524
Divisional
1516
1482
Striking offense
1482
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1561
1558
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
23 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nick Maximov
No prior UFC fights.
Cody Brundage
No prior UFC fights.
Maximov — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Brundage — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Maximov
Brundage
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Maximov
Brundage
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Maximov
Brundage
13W–16L · 44.8%
Overall
40W–35L · 53.3%
13W–16L · 44.8%
Wins
33W–34L · 49.3%
0W–0L
Losses
7W–1L · 87.5%
Distance striking
Maximov
Brundage
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Maximov
Brundage
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Maximov
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Brundage
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Nick Maximov

No UFC fights on record.

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

Cody Brundage

No UFC fights on record.

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