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UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
Islam Makhachev
Islam Makhachev
19-1 · RUS
VS
Thiago Moises
Thiago Moises
15-4 · BRA
July 17, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
155.5lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Islam Makhachev def. Thiago Moises by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R4 2:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Makhachev32/431/101:23
Moises3/130/001:06
R2
Makhachev12/210/003:06
Moises4/151/100:43
R3
Makhachev10/181/301:42
Moises3/80/101:35
R4 · 2:38
Makhachev7/101/202:00
Moises3/80/000:00
Total
Makhachev61/923/608:11
Moises13/441/203:24

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
MakhachevWin probabilityMoises
78.9%21.1%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
20%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 18.6 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 Makhachev, blue toward Moises. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Makhachev79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%23%19%
Submission16%21%20%
Decision45%56%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (2580)act 61
Takedowns2.8 (0.06.9)act 3
Moises21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%24%6%
Submission4%18%7%
Decision12%58%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 13
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.5)act 1
Combined totals~103 sig strikes~3.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R212%
R39%
R45%
R54%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Makhachev
59.0%-147
Moises
+14740.1%
Most takedownstie 17.6%
Makhachev
74.3%-916
Moises
+9168.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Makhachev
Expected: 59.3
59.5
Over 59.5
39.6%
+153
Under 59.5
60.4%
-153
075149
Moises
Expected: 44.2
44
Over 44
39.4%
+151
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.5%
-151
056111
Takedowns — over/under
Makhachev
Expected: 2.8
3
Over 3
37.1%
+135
Exactly 3
12.8%
push
Under 3
50.1%
-135
059
Moises
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
21.6%
+363
Under 0.5
78.4%
-363
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 18.6 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
Makhachev78.9%85.1%−6.2-811
Moises21.1%14.9%+6.2+539
By method
Makhachev by KO/TKO18.1%19.5%−1.4+324
Makhachev by submission16.0%19.6%−3.6+321
Makhachev by decision44.8%41.7%+3.1-102
Moises by KO/TKO4.8%5.7%−0.9+1354
Moises by submission4.3%6.8%−2.5+1113
Moises by decision12.0%6.7%+5.3+1127
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds87.0%75.8%+11.2-424
Over 2.5 rds74.8%68.7%+6.1-275
Over 3.5 rds65.7%60.1%+5.6-175
Over 4.5 rds60.5%46.3%+14.2-132
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision56.8%50.3%+6.5-116

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
78.0Striking57.6
Makhachev +20.4
80.3Grappling54.7
Makhachev +25.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MakhachevMoises
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1648
Pound-for-pound
1565
1648
Divisional
1567
1478
Striking offense
1485
1534
Striking defense
1499
1530
Grappling offense
1506
1541
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
29 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.00
Strikes landed / min
2.56
57%
Strike accuracy
37%
0.77
Strikes absorbed / min
3.93
70%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.46
Takedowns / 15 min
1.12
69%
Takedown accuracy
33%
93%
Takedown defense
64%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
89%
UFC win rate
67%
+7
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Islam Makhachev
  • WDrew DoberSUB R3
    Close -4344mo before
  • WDavi RamosU-DEC R3
    Close -3801y 10mo before
  • WArman TsarukyanU-DEC R3
    Close -3202y 3mo before
  • WKajan JohnsonSUB R1
    Close -6003y before
  • WGleison TibauKO/TKO R1
    Close -2903y 6mo before
Thiago Moises
  • WAlexander HernandezU-DEC R3
    Close +1795mo before
  • WKing GreenU-DEC R3
    Close +2559mo before
  • WMichael JohnsonSUB R2
    Close -1101y 2mo before
  • LDamir IsmagulovU-DEC R3
    Close +1801y 11mo before
  • WKurt HolobaughU-DEC R3
    Close -1252y 2mo before
Makhachev — win / loss by method
Record: 19-1-0

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
16% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (45%)Submission() 0
4 (36%)Decision() 0
Moises — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Makhachev
Moises
9
UFC fights
6
86.7 min · 9.6 avg
Octagon time
80.4 min · 13.4 avg
16y 0m
Career length
14y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Makhachev
Moises
183W–52L · 77.9%
Overall
110W–39L · 73.8%
156W–45L · 77.6%
Wins
75W–34L · 68.8%
27W–7L · 79.4%
Losses
35W–5L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Makhachev
Moises
69W–34L · 67.0%
Overall
88W–32L · 73.3%
69W–34L · 67.0%
Wins
67W–30L · 69.1%
0W–0L
Losses
21W–2L · 91.3%
Distance striking
Makhachev
Moises
2.68
Landed / min
3.29
42.3%
Accuracy
32.8%
77.3%
Defense
65.2%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
35.3%
Time at distance
61.3%
Grappling & control
Makhachev
Moises
3.46
Takedowns / 15 min
1.12
69.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
93.3%
Takedown defense
63.6%
1.04
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.31
86.7%
Control share
34.1%
Strike target map
Makhachev
  • Head75%(130)div 63%
  • Body20%(35)div 20%
  • Legs5%(8)div 17%
Moises
  • Head70%(145)div 63%
  • Body11%(22)div 20%
  • Legs19%(39)div 17%

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

Islam Makhachev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thiago Moises
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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