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Jerome Rivera
Jerome Rivera
10-5 · USA
July 10, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Zhalgas Zhumagulov def. Jerome Rivera by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 2:02
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:02
Zhumagulov10/240/000:12
Rivera11/400/100:00
Total
Zhumagulov10/240/000:12
Rivera11/400/100:00

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
ZhumagulovWin probabilityRivera
58.2%41.8%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
14%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.1 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 Zhumagulov, blue toward Rivera. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Zhumagulov58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%33%15%
Submission4%6%12%
Decision35%61%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1755)act 10
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 0
Rivera42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%18%7%
Submission11%25%8%
Decision24%57%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 11
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R212%
R36%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Zhumagulov
46.0%+115
Rivera
-11552.9%
Most takedownstie 37.6%
Zhumagulov
37.9%-155
Rivera
+15524.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Zhumagulov
Expected: 40.3
40.5
Over 40.5
39.5%
+153
Under 40.5
60.5%
-153
051101
Rivera
Expected: 44.5
44.5
Over 44.5
39.8%
+152
Under 44.5
60.2%
-152
056112
Takedowns — over/under
Zhumagulov
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.1%
+167
Exactly 1
17.0%
push
Under 1
51.9%
-167
035
Rivera
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.4%
+183
Under 0.5
64.6%
-183
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 11.1 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
Zhumagulov58.2%71.0%−12.8-293
Rivera41.8%29.0%+12.8+228
By method
Zhumagulov by KO/TKO15.4%15.2%+0.2+437
Zhumagulov by submission8.2%11.9%−3.7+587
Zhumagulov by decision34.6%44.4%−9.8-120
Rivera by KO/TKO11.0%7.0%+4.0+1070
Rivera by submission5.9%8.4%−2.5+873
Rivera by decision24.8%13.2%+11.6+518
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds77.7%75.0%+2.7-400
Over 2.5 rds65.5%64.7%+0.8-227
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision59.4%62.1%−2.7-197

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
67.7Striking52.7
Zhumagulov +15.0
26.5Grappling9.3
Zhumagulov +17.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ZhumagulovRivera
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1499
Pound-for-pound
1477
1499
Divisional
1509
1501
Striking offense
1499
1500
Striking defense
1496
1490
Grappling offense
1483
1503
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'10"
66"
Reach
72"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.17
Strikes landed / min
3.00
50%
Strike accuracy
29%
4.00
Strikes absorbed / min
3.33
59%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
21%
Takedown accuracy
0%
33%
Takedown defense
33%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-2
Win/loss streak
-3
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
  • LAmir AlbaziU-DEC R3
    Close -1116mo before
  • LRaulian PaivaU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +1421y before
Jerome Rivera
  • LOde OsbourneKO/TKO R1
    Close +1755mo before
  • LFrancisco FigueiredoU-DEC R3
    Close +1236mo before
  • LTyson NamKO/TKO R2
    Close +15010mo before
Zhumagulov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
46% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (46%)Decision(67%) 2
Rivera — win / loss by method
Record: 10-5-0

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
1 win, 3 losses
W
10% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Zhumagulov
Rivera
2
UFC fights
3
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
21.0 min · 7.0 avg
11y 11m
Career length
12y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Zhumagulov
Rivera
32W–4L · 88.9%
Overall
38W–17L · 69.1%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
32W–4L · 88.9%
Losses
38W–17L · 69.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Zhumagulov
Rivera
106W–45L · 70.2%
Overall
55W–36L · 60.4%
69W–28L · 71.1%
Wins
43W–33L · 56.6%
37W–17L · 68.5%
Losses
12W–3L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Zhumagulov
Rivera
5.02
Landed / min
4.72
50.2%
Accuracy
27.3%
59.2%
Defense
55.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
81.0%
Time at distance
53.5%
Grappling & control
Zhumagulov
Rivera
1.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
21.4%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
33.3%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
17.7%
Control share
12.9%
Strike target map
Zhumagulov
  • Head33%(41)div 63%
  • Body38%(48)div 22%
  • Legs29%(36)div 15%
Rivera
  • Head33%(21)div 63%
  • Body17%(11)div 22%
  • Legs49%(31)div 15%

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

Zhalgas Zhumagulov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jerome Rivera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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