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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Ramiz Brahimaj
Ramiz Brahimaj
8-3 · USA
VS
August 21, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Ramiz Brahimaj def. Sasha Palatnikov by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:33
Brahimaj1/22/202:12
Palatnikov1/10/000:00
Total
Brahimaj1/22/202:12
Palatnikov1/10/000:00

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
BrahimajWin probabilityPalatnikov
49.6%50.4%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
17%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.6 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 Brahimaj, blue toward Palatnikov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Brahimaj50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%7%
Submission14%28%30%
Decision25%50%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 1
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 2
Palatnikov50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%35%20%
Submission3%6%5%
Decision29%59%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1963)act 1
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R212%
R36%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Brahimaj
42.0%+136
Palatnikov
-13656.9%
Most takedownstie 38.8%
Brahimaj
33.7%-122
Palatnikov
+12227.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brahimaj
Expected: 36.9
37
Over 37
38.9%
+154
Exactly 37
1.3%
push
Under 37
59.8%
-154
04793
Palatnikov
Expected: 46.1
46
Over 46
39.4%
+151
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.6%
-151
058116
Takedowns — over/under
Brahimaj
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
44.4%
+125
Under 0.5
55.6%
-125
035
Palatnikov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
39.2%
+155
Under 0.5
60.8%
-155
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 10.6 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
Brahimaj49.6%60.6%−11.0-175
Palatnikov50.4%39.4%+11.0+141
By method
Brahimaj by KO/TKO14.3%6.6%+7.7+1147
Brahimaj by submission8.3%29.6%−21.3+177
Brahimaj by decision27.1%19.9%+7.2+313
Palatnikov by KO/TKO14.5%20.1%−5.6+308
Palatnikov by submission8.4%5.2%+3.2+1471
Palatnikov by decision27.5%18.5%+9.0+344
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds73.2%57.7%+15.5-163
Over 2.5 rds61.0%45.5%+15.5+105
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision54.6%40.4%+14.2+131

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
51.0Striking67.2
Palatnikov +16.1
25.0Grappling51.3
Palatnikov +26.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrahimajPalatnikov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1501
Pound-for-pound
1505
1501
Divisional
1505
Striking offense
Striking defense
1491
Grappling offense
1500
1511
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
3.73
Strikes landed / min
7.58
37%
Strike accuracy
53%
6.14
Strikes absorbed / min
6.15
56%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
Takedown accuracy
100%
100%
Takedown defense
80%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
287
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ramiz Brahimaj
  • LMax GriffinKO/TKO R3
    Close +1159mo before
Sasha Palatnikov
  • LImpa KasanganaySUB R2
    Close +2374mo before
  • WLouis CosceKO/TKO R3
    Close +3259mo before
Brahimaj — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Palatnikov — win / loss by method
Record: 6-3-0

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Brahimaj
Palatnikov
1
UFC fights
2
12.1 min · 12.1 avg
Octagon time
18.2 min · 9.1 avg
11y 9m
Career length
9y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brahimaj
Palatnikov
15W–8L · 65.2%
Overall
15W–1L · 93.8%
0W–0L
Wins
7W–0L · 100.0%
15W–8L · 65.2%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brahimaj
Palatnikov
48W–27L · 64.0%
Overall
24W–15L · 61.5%
30W–20L · 60.0%
Wins
16W–13L · 55.2%
18W–7L · 72.0%
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Brahimaj
Palatnikov
3.99
Landed / min
10.26
36.6%
Accuracy
45.4%
56.0%
Defense
61.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
93.6%
Time at distance
47.6%
Grappling & control
Brahimaj
Palatnikov
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
28.9%
Control share
52.6%
Strike target map
Brahimaj
  • Head89%(40)div 63%
  • Body7%(3)div 20%
  • Legs4%(2)div 16%
Palatnikov
  • Head77%(106)div 63%
  • Body20%(28)div 20%
  • Legs3%(4)div 16%

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

Ramiz Brahimaj
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sasha Palatnikov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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