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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Gerald Meerschaert
Gerald Meerschaert
32-14 · USA
VS
Makhmud Muradov
Makhmud Muradov
25-6 · UZB
August 28, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
184.5lb
Gerald Meerschaert def. Makhmud Muradov by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 1:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Meerschaert23/371/600:25
Muradov29/680/000:16
R2 · 1:49
Meerschaert9/192/400:30
Muradov11/310/000:00
Total
Meerschaert32/563/1000:55
Muradov40/990/000:16

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
MeerschaertWin probabilityMuradov
23.1%76.9%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
18%
Decision
42%
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 Meerschaert, blue toward Muradov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Meerschaert23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%22%5%
Submission11%48%9%
Decision7%30%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 32
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 3
Muradov77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%45%50%
Submission7%9%7%
Decision36%46%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 40
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R214%
R39%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Meerschaert
38.5%+156
Muradov
-15660.1%
Most takedownstie 33.6%
Meerschaert
19.9%+234
Muradov
-23446.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Meerschaert
Expected: 27.9
28
Over 28
38.7%
+154
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.6%
-154
03570
Muradov
Expected: 38.7
38.5
Over 38.5
40.0%
+150
Under 38.5
60.0%
-150
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Meerschaert
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.0%
+203
Under 0.5
67.0%
-203
035
Muradov
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
37.5%
+115
Exactly 1
19.5%
push
Under 1
43.1%
-115
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
Meerschaert23.1%17.7%+5.4+440
Muradov76.9%82.3%−5.4-632
By method
Meerschaert by KO/TKO9.1%4.7%+4.4+1649
Meerschaert by submission4.2%9.2%−5.0+801
Meerschaert by decision9.8%7.6%+2.2+989
Muradov by KO/TKO30.2%50.1%−19.9-155
Muradov by submission14.0%6.9%+7.1+1098
Muradov by decision32.7%21.5%+11.2+283
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds65.4%53.8%+11.6-135
Over 2.5 rds51.3%42.3%+9.0+120
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision42.5%32.0%+10.5+192

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
60.5Striking76.0
Muradov +15.5
65.9Grappling38.8
Meerschaert +27.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MeerschaertMuradov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1582
1540
Divisional
1581
1493
Striking offense
1504
1495
Striking defense
1507
1523
Grappling offense
1517
1485
Grappling defense
1557
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.31
Strikes landed / min
5.32
43%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.60
Strikes absorbed / min
2.92
51%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.28
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
44%
Takedown accuracy
17%
44%
Takedown defense
100%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
54%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gerald Meerschaert
  • WBartosz FabinskiSUB R1
    Close +1014mo before
  • LKhamzat ChimaevKO/TKO R1
    Close +30011mo before
  • LIan HeinischKO/TKO R1
    Close +1101y 3mo before
  • WDeron WinnSUB R3
    Close +1251y 6mo before
  • LEryk AndersS-DEC R3
    Close +1201y 11mo before
Makhmud Muradov
  • WAndrew SanchezKO/TKO R3
    Close -1627mo before
  • WTrevor SmithKO/TKO R3
    Close -5001y 9mo before
  • WAlessio Di ChiricoU-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 11mo before
Meerschaert — win / loss by method
Record: 32-14-0

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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
21% of losses
Submission
24 wins, 8 losses
W
75% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
6% of wins
L
21% of losses
UFC
7win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
6 (86%)Submission(17%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
25win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
18 (72%)Submission(88%) 7
2 (8%)Decision(13%) 1
Muradov — win / loss by method
Record: 25-6-0

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
17 wins, 1 loss
W
68% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
12% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
22win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
15 (68%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (14%)Submission(50%) 3
4 (18%)Decision(33%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Meerschaert
Muradov
13
UFC fights
3
92.0 min · 7.1 avg
Octagon time
42.1 min · 14.0 avg
19y 6m
Career length
14y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Meerschaert
Muradov
147W–30L · 83.1%
Overall
39W–17L · 69.6%
69W–10L · 87.3%
Wins
39W–17L · 69.6%
78W–20L · 79.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Meerschaert
Muradov
281W–265L · 51.5%
Overall
277W–159L · 63.5%
192W–219L · 46.7%
Wins
251W–148L · 62.9%
89W–46L · 65.9%
Losses
26W–11L · 70.3%
Distance striking
Meerschaert
Muradov
5.37
Landed / min
5.45
38.8%
Accuracy
41.8%
59.7%
Defense
65.9%
0.33
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.36
46.2%
Time at distance
92.4%
Grappling & control
Meerschaert
Muradov
2.28
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
43.8%
Takedown accuracy
16.7%
43.8%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.79
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.36
47.2%
Control share
45.8%
Strike target map
Meerschaert
  • Head78%(238)div 64%
  • Body19%(57)div 19%
  • Legs3%(10)div 17%
Muradov
  • Head64%(143)div 64%
  • Body30%(67)div 19%
  • Legs6%(14)div 17%

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

Gerald Meerschaert
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Makhmud Muradov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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