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UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Belal Muhammad
Belal Muhammad
18-3 · USA
VS
Demian Maia
Demian Maia
28-10 · BRA
June 12, 2021 · Glendale, Arizona, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Belal Muhammad def. Demian Maia by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Muhammad5/210/000:00
Maia2/51/1102:30
R2
Muhammad19/470/000:00
Maia7/190/400:46
R3
Muhammad21/590/000:00
Maia12/290/600:58
Total
Muhammad45/1270/000:00
Maia21/531/2104:14

Scorecards

Muhammad vs Maia

RdChris FloresChris LeeSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-1010-99.3-9.7
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2829-2830-2729.2-27.8

Media (17 cards) · avg 29.427.6 · 17 Muhammad · 0 Maia

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Muhammad-Maia.

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
MuhammadWin probabilityMaia
65.8%34.2%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
8%
Decision
73%
Expected fight time: 12.3 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 Muhammad, blue toward Maia. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Muhammad66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%21%16%
Submission2%3%6%
Decision50%76%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1859)act 45
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Maia34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%16%7%
Submission6%18%18%
Decision23%66%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1137)act 21
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.4)act 1
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R27%
R34%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Muhammad
63.9%-184
Maia
+18434.8%
Most takedownstie 25.9%
Muhammad
6.4%+1051
Maia
-105167.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Muhammad
Expected: 43.5
43.5
Over 43.5
39.7%
+152
Under 43.5
60.3%
-152
055109
Maia
Expected: 27.5
27.5
Over 27.5
39.7%
+152
Under 27.5
60.3%
-152
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Muhammad
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.8%
Exactly 0
85.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Maia
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
49.7%
+101
Under 1.5
50.3%
-101
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 12.3 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
Muhammad65.8%64.8%+1.0-214
Maia34.2%35.2%−1.0+170
By method
Muhammad by KO/TKO12.7%16.1%−3.4+400
Muhammad by submission5.4%6.2%−0.8+1200
Muhammad by decision47.8%39.2%+8.6+105
Maia by KO/TKO6.6%7.3%−0.7+1000
Maia by submission2.8%17.9%−15.1+350
Maia by decision24.8%13.4%+11.4+500
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds83.7%68.7%+15.0-275
Over 2.5 rds77.0%62.5%+14.5-200
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision72.6%57.7%+14.9-163

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
67.7Striking66.2
Muhammad +1.5
48.7Grappling54.7
Maia +6.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MuhammadMaia
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1625
Pound-for-pound
1660
1625
Divisional
1628
1508
Striking offense
1409
1494
Striking defense
1546
1489
Grappling offense
1563
1546
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
32 yrs
Age
43 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.75
Strikes landed / min
1.82
43%
Strike accuracy
44%
4.02
Strikes absorbed / min
2.03
60%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.97
Takedowns / 15 min
2.55
28%
Takedown accuracy
26%
86%
Takedown defense
62%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
69%
UFC win rate
69%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
22%
Finish rate
55%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
455
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Belal Muhammad
  • WDhiego LimaU-DEC R3
    Close -4484mo before
  • WLyman GoodU-DEC R3
    Close -1301y before
  • WTakashi SatoSUB R3
    Close -3901y 9mo before
  • WCurtis MillenderU-DEC R3
    Close -1552y 2mo before
  • LGeoff NealU-DEC R3
    Close +1702y 5mo before
Demian Maia
  • LGilbert BurnsKO/TKO R1
    Close +1601y 3mo before
  • WBen AskrenSUB R3
    Close +1401y 8mo before
  • WAnthony Rocco MartinM-DEC R3
    Close -1901y 11mo before
  • WLyman GoodSUB R1
    Close -2002y 4mo before
  • LKamaru UsmanU-DEC R5
    Close +4153y 1mo before
Muhammad — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-0, 1 NC

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 2 losses
W
72% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (78%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
6 (67%)Decision() 0
Maia — win / loss by method
Record: 28-10-0

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
11% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 8 losses
W
39% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
22win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (5%)KO/TKO(20%) 2
11 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
10 (45%)Decision(80%) 8
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Muhammad
Maia
13
UFC fights
32
167.8 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
394.7 min · 12.3 avg
13y 11m
Career length
24y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Muhammad
Maia
194W–54L · 78.2%
Overall
562W–137L · 80.4%
161W–43L · 78.9%
Wins
389W–107L · 78.4%
33W–11L · 75.0%
Losses
173W–30L · 85.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Muhammad
Maia
70W–28L · 71.4%
Overall
38W–15L · 71.7%
70W–28L · 71.4%
Wins
38W–15L · 71.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Muhammad
Maia
5.76
Landed / min
1.94
41.2%
Accuracy
30.9%
61.9%
Defense
67.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.04
72.0%
Time at distance
45.9%
Grappling & control
Muhammad
Maia
1.97
Takedowns / 15 min
2.55
28.2%
Takedown accuracy
26.5%
85.7%
Takedown defense
61.5%
0.18
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.03
88.9%
Control share
75.1%
Strike target map
Muhammad
  • Head74%(590)div 63%
  • Body13%(107)div 20%
  • Legs13%(101)div 16%
Maia
  • Head80%(571)div 63%
  • Body15%(108)div 20%
  • Legs5%(39)div 16%

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

Belal Muhammad
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Demian Maia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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