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Damir Ismagulov
Damir Ismagulov
22-1 · RUS
VS
Rafael Alves
Rafael Alves
19-9 · BRA
May 22, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Damir Ismagulov def. Rafael Alves by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ismagulov17/230/004:46
Alves2/70/010:02
R2
Ismagulov24/661/101:10
Alves12/260/100:00
R3
Ismagulov15/371/201:44
Alves16/300/000:14
Total
Ismagulov56/1262/307:40
Alves30/630/110:16

Scorecards

Ismagulov vs Alves

RdDave HagenJunichiro KamijoMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-109-109-109.2-9.8
Total29-2829-2829-2829.1-27.9

Media (11 cards) · avg 2928 · 11 Ismagulov · 0 Alves

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ismagulov-Alves.

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
IsmagulovWin probabilityAlves
74.8%25.2%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
15%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.0 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 Ismagulov, blue toward Alves. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ismagulov75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%31%23%
Submission7%10%10%
Decision45%59%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 56
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.2)act 2
Alves25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%24%6%
Submission8%31%8%
Decision11%45%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1240)act 30
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.8)act 0
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R213%
R38%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Ismagulov
60.1%-155
Alves
+15538.6%
Most takedownstie 20.0%
Ismagulov
42.7%-115
Alves
+11537.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ismagulov
Expected: 41.7
41.5
Over 41.5
40.0%
+150
Under 41.5
60.0%
-150
053105
Alves
Expected: 29.8
30
Over 30
38.7%
+154
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.7%
-154
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Ismagulov
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
47.9%
+109
Under 1.5
52.1%
-109
035
Alves
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.9%
+128
Under 1.5
56.1%
-128
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 11.0 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
Ismagulov74.8%81.7%−6.9-585
Alves25.2%18.3%+6.9+422
By method
Ismagulov by KO/TKO21.8%23.5%−1.7+240
Ismagulov by submission11.2%10.0%+1.2+700
Ismagulov by decision41.7%44.4%−2.7-125
Alves by KO/TKO7.4%6.1%+1.3+1200
Alves by submission3.8%8.0%−4.2+900
Alves by decision14.1%8.0%+6.1+900
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds77.3%72.6%+4.8-350
Over 2.5 rds63.9%62.5%+1.4-200
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision55.8%57.7%−1.9-163

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
IsmagulovAlves
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1606
Pound-for-pound
1514
1607
Divisional
1514
1489
Striking offense
1482
1515
Striking defense
1500
1532
Grappling offense
1561
1541
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
30 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
74"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.76
Strikes landed / min
43%
Strike accuracy
1.87
Strikes absorbed / min
69%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.67
Takedowns / 15 min
31%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+3
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
630
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Damir Ismagulov
  • WThiago MoisesU-DEC R3
    Close -2201y 9mo before
  • WJoel AlvarezU-DEC R3
    Close -3252y 3mo before
  • WAlex GorgeesU-DEC R3
    Close -5502y 6mo before
Rafael Alves
No prior UFC fights.
Ismagulov — win / loss by method
Record: 22-1-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (5%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (32%)Decision(100%) 1
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 19-9-0

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, 3 losses
W
37% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 6 losses
W
37% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
26% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (37%)KO/TKO(33%) 3
7 (37%)Submission(67%) 6
5 (26%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ismagulov
Alves
3
UFC fights
0
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
11y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Ismagulov
Alves
34W–4L · 89.5%
Overall
34W–4L · 89.5%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ismagulov
Alves
147W–45L · 76.6%
Overall
210W–73L · 74.2%
139W–44L · 76.0%
Wins
102W–40L · 71.8%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
108W–33L · 76.6%
Distance striking
Ismagulov
Alves
4.37
Landed / min
40.6%
Accuracy
71.8%
Defense
0.33
Knockdowns / 15 min
72.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Ismagulov
Alves
1.67
Takedowns / 15 min
31.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
96.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Ismagulov
  • Head44%(75)div 63%
  • Body36%(60)div 20%
  • Legs20%(34)div 17%
Alves
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Damir Ismagulov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rafael Alves

No UFC fights on record.

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