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UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
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Ian Heinisch
Ian Heinisch
14-4 · USA
July 24, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Nassourdine Imavov def. Ian Heinisch by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 3:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Imavov16/350/000:39
Heinisch14/250/201:03
R2 · 3:09
Imavov23/611/100:32
Heinisch10/270/100:00
Total
Imavov39/961/101:11
Heinisch24/520/301:03

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
ImavovWin probabilityHeinisch
53.4%46.6%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
24%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.0 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 Imavov, blue toward Heinisch. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Imavov53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%29%14%
Submission16%29%6%
Decision22%42%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 39
Takedowns2.0 (0.05.3)act 1
Heinisch47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%32%14%
Submission8%17%8%
Decision24%51%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 24
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R215%
R310%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Imavov
54.3%-122
Heinisch
+12244.4%
Most takedownstie 18.4%
Imavov
64.9%-387
Heinisch
+38716.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Imavov
Expected: 39.9
40
Over 40
39.0%
+153
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.8%
-153
050100
Heinisch
Expected: 34.2
34
Over 34
39.3%
+151
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.3%
-151
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Imavov
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
40.6%
+101
Exactly 2
18.3%
push
Under 2
41.1%
-101
047
Heinisch
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.5%
+147
Under 0.5
59.5%
-147
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 10.0 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
Imavov53.4%41.3%+12.1+131
Heinisch46.6%58.7%−12.1-159
By method
Imavov by KO/TKO16.2%13.9%+2.3+494
Imavov by submission12.7%6.3%+6.4+1203
Imavov by decision24.6%22.2%+2.4+271
Heinisch by KO/TKO14.1%14.1%±0.0+484
Heinisch by submission11.0%7.7%+3.3+967
Heinisch by decision21.4%35.7%−14.3+131
Total rounds (over)
Over 2.5 rds55.7%64.8%−9.1-226
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.0%61.6%−15.6-193

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
80.6Striking69.5
Imavov +11.1
49.8Grappling41.5
Imavov +8.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ImavovHeinisch
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1542
1515
Divisional
1540
1492
Striking offense
1507
1500
Striking defense
1505
1544
Grappling offense
1511
1541
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.17
Strikes landed / min
3.31
62%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.03
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
60%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
13%
Takedown accuracy
19%
60%
Takedown defense
62%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nassourdine Imavov
  • LPhil HawesM-DEC R3
    Close +1015mo before
  • WJordan WilliamsU-DEC R3
    Close +10510mo before
Ian Heinisch
  • LKelvin GastelumU-DEC R3
    Close +1675mo before
  • WGerald MeerschaertKO/TKO R1
    Close -1301y 2mo before
  • LOmari AkhmedovU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 7mo before
  • LDerek BrunsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 11mo before
  • WAntonio Carlos JuniorU-DEC R3
    Close +1402y 2mo before
Imavov — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(50%) 1
Heinisch — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(100%) 1
5 (45%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Imavov
Heinisch
2
UFC fights
6
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
76.2 min · 12.7 avg
10y 6m
Career length
11y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Imavov
Heinisch
18W–5L · 78.3%
Overall
108W–37L · 74.5%
9W–3L · 75.0%
Wins
54W–20L · 73.0%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
54W–17L · 76.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Imavov
Heinisch
48W–19L · 71.6%
Overall
82W–29L · 73.9%
36W–15L · 70.6%
Wins
73W–29L · 71.6%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Losses
9W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Imavov
Heinisch
8.12
Landed / min
4.19
53.1%
Accuracy
44.1%
64.6%
Defense
62.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.39
31.6%
Time at distance
53.0%
Grappling & control
Imavov
Heinisch
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
12.5%
Takedown accuracy
18.8%
60.0%
Takedown defense
62.0%
2.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.79
26.9%
Control share
31.2%
Strike target map
Imavov
  • Head71%(89)div 64%
  • Body22%(27)div 19%
  • Legs7%(9)div 17%
Heinisch
  • Head61%(154)div 64%
  • Body19%(48)div 19%
  • Legs20%(50)div 17%

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

Nassourdine Imavov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ian Heinisch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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