The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares
18-6 · USA
VS
Omari Akhmedov
Omari Akhmedov
21-5-1 · RUS
July 10, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
184.5lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Brad Tavares def. Omari Akhmedov by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Tavares22/390/000:02
Akhmedov11/431/401:05
R2
Tavares24/380/000:00
Akhmedov17/561/300:37
R3
Tavares38/730/010:07
Akhmedov20/670/200:00
Total
Tavares84/1500/010:09
Akhmedov48/1662/901:42

Scorecards

Tavares vs Akhmedov

RdEric ColónMichael BellRon McCarthyCommunity
R110-99-109-109.5-9.5
R29-1010-99-109.7-9.3
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2828-2929.2-27.8

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.727.3 · 15 Tavares · 0 Akhmedov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Tavares-Akhmedov.

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
TavaresWin probabilityAkhmedov
37.1%62.9%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
8%
Decision
73%
Expected fight time: 12.7 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 Tavares, blue toward Akhmedov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Tavares37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%15%17%
Submission1%4%6%
Decision30%81%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 84
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Akhmedov63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%20%10%
Submission7%11%9%
Decision43%69%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2064)act 48
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 2
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R211%
R35%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Tavares
46.1%+114
Akhmedov
-11452.8%
Most takedownstie 45.2%
Tavares
18.3%+199
Akhmedov
-19936.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 42.8
43
Over 43
39.0%
+153
Exactly 43
1.1%
push
Under 43
59.9%
-153
054108
Akhmedov
Expected: 47.2
47
Over 47
39.4%
+151
Exactly 47
1.0%
push
Under 47
59.6%
-151
059118
Takedowns — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.9%
+287
Under 0.5
74.1%
-287
035
Akhmedov
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.2%
+131
Under 0.5
56.8%
-131
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 12.7 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
Tavares37.1%57.6%−20.5-153
Akhmedov62.9%42.4%+20.5+125
By method
Tavares by KO/TKO6.8%16.9%−10.1+381
Tavares by submission3.1%6.3%−3.2+1187
Tavares by decision27.2%35.0%−7.8+133
Akhmedov by KO/TKO11.5%9.9%+1.6+721
Akhmedov by submission5.3%8.8%−3.5+823
Akhmedov by decision46.1%23.0%+23.1+255
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds88.8%75.0%+13.8-400
Over 2.5 rds77.9%66.3%+11.6-250
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision73.3%63.3%+10.0-208

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
64.1Striking62.3
Tavares +1.9
39.3Grappling57.2
Akhmedov +18.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TavaresAkhmedov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1607
Pound-for-pound
1607
1608
Divisional
1595
1494
Striking offense
1497
1509
Striking defense
1518
1480
Grappling offense
1509
1530
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
33 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.04
Strikes landed / min
2.95
41%
Strike accuracy
35%
2.73
Strikes absorbed / min
2.59
56%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
2.63
27%
Takedown accuracy
49%
80%
Takedown defense
66%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
68%
UFC win rate
69%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
15%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
171
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brad Tavares
  • WAntonio Carlos JuniorU-DEC R3
    Close -1156mo before
  • LEdmen ShahbazyanKO/TKO R1
    Close +1601y 8mo before
  • LIsrael AdesanyaU-DEC R5
    Close -1053y before
  • WKrzysztof JotkoKO/TKO R3
    Close +1103y 3mo before
  • WThales LeitesU-DEC R3
    Close -1753y 9mo before
Omari Akhmedov
  • WTom BreeseSUB R2
    Close +1296mo before
  • LChris WeidmanU-DEC R3
    Close +11511mo before
  • WIan HeinischU-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 7mo before
  • WZak CummingsU-DEC R3
    Close -1251y 10mo before
  • WTim BoetschU-DEC R3
    Close -1552y 4mo before
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0

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
5 wins, 3 losses
W
28% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 3 losses
W
61% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
13win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
11 (85%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Akhmedov — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-1

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
9win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
1 (11%)Submission(25%) 1
6 (67%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (42%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Tavares
Akhmedov
19
UFC fights
14
248.1 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
165.2 min · 11.8 avg
19y 1m
Career length
16y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tavares
Akhmedov
282W–80L · 77.9%
Overall
217W–63L · 77.5%
213W–66L · 76.3%
Wins
169W–51L · 76.8%
69W–14L · 83.1%
Losses
48W–12L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tavares
Akhmedov
1W–5L · 16.7%
Overall
56W–35L · 61.5%
1W–5L · 16.7%
Wins
41W–33L · 55.4%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–2L · 88.2%
Distance striking
Tavares
Akhmedov
4.40
Landed / min
3.53
37.6%
Accuracy
29.2%
61.7%
Defense
63.6%
0.18
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.18
55.4%
Time at distance
58.9%
Grappling & control
Tavares
Akhmedov
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
2.63
27.1%
Takedown accuracy
49.2%
79.5%
Takedown defense
65.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.27
45.3%
Control share
61.2%
Strike target map
Tavares
  • Head59%(445)div 63%
  • Body17%(125)div 19%
  • Legs24%(183)div 17%
Akhmedov
  • Head71%(346)div 63%
  • Body17%(84)div 19%
  • Legs12%(57)div 17%

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

Brad Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Omari Akhmedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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