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UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
Giga Chikadze
Giga Chikadze
12-2 · GEO
VS
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
27-11 · USA
May 1, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Giga Chikadze def. Cub Swanson by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 1:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:03
Chikadze12/180/010:05
Swanson4/60/000:00
Total
Chikadze12/180/010:05
Swanson4/60/000:00

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
ChikadzeWin probabilitySwanson
51.9%48.1%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
27%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.5 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 Chikadze, blue toward Swanson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Chikadze52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%32%20%
Submission14%27%6%
Decision21%41%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1551)act 12
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Swanson48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%32%15%
Submission12%26%9%
Decision20%42%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 4
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R224%
R36%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Chikadze
49.9%-102
Swanson
+10248.8%
Most takedownstie 47.5%
Chikadze
31.0%-144
Swanson
+14421.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chikadze
Expected: 37.3
37.5
Over 37.5
39.5%
+153
Under 37.5
60.5%
-153
04794
Swanson
Expected: 36.4
36.5
Over 36.5
39.7%
+152
Under 36.5
60.3%
-152
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Chikadze
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
38.5%
+160
Under 0.5
61.5%
-160
035
Swanson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
29.4%
+241
Under 0.5
70.6%
-241
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 9.5 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
Chikadze51.9%62.6%−10.7-191
Swanson48.1%37.4%+10.7+155
By method
Chikadze by KO/TKO16.6%20.2%−3.6+275
Chikadze by submission13.8%5.8%+8.0+1200
Chikadze by decision21.4%30.3%−8.9+150
Swanson by KO/TKO15.4%15.2%+0.2+400
Swanson by submission12.9%9.5%+3.4+700
Swanson by decision19.9%19.0%+0.9+300
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.3%72.6%−1.3-350
Over 2.5 rds47.2%61.5%−14.3-188
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision41.2%57.9%−16.7-167

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
71.1Striking72.3
Swanson +1.1
41.4Grappling49.4
Swanson +8.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ChikadzeSwanson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1586
Pound-for-pound
1601
1584
Divisional
1594
1502
Striking offense
1537
1527
Striking defense
1521
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'8"
74"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.62
Strikes landed / min
5.14
42%
Strike accuracy
51%
2.47
Strikes absorbed / min
4.08
65%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
40%
Takedown accuracy
55%
75%
Takedown defense
70%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
63%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
20%
Finish rate
42%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Giga Chikadze
  • WJamey SimmonsKO/TKO R1
    Close -8356mo before
  • WOmar MoralesU-DEC R3
    Close +1367mo before
  • WIrwin RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close -42011mo before
  • WJamall EmmersS-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 2mo before
  • WBrandon DavisS-DEC R3
    Close +1351y 7mo before
Cub Swanson
  • WDaniel PinedaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1325mo before
  • WKron GracieU-DEC R3
    Close +1551y 7mo before
  • LShane BurgosS-DEC R3
    Close +1602y before
  • LRenato MoicanoSUB R1
    Close +2502y 9mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarU-DEC R3
    Close +2353y before
Chikadze — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (80%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Swanson — win / loss by method
Record: 27-11-0

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, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
9% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 7 losses
W
15% of wins
L
64% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
27% of losses
UFC
12win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(71%) 5
7 (58%)Decision(29%) 2
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Chikadze
Swanson
5
UFC fights
19
63.9 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
252.3 min · 13.3 avg
10y 7m
Career length
22y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Chikadze
Swanson
53W–17L · 75.7%
Overall
311W–89L · 77.8%
53W–17L · 75.7%
Wins
215W–72L · 74.9%
0W–0L
Losses
96W–17L · 85.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chikadze
Swanson
17W–61L · 21.8%
Overall
126W–37L · 77.3%
3W–57L · 5.0%
Wins
84W–28L · 75.0%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
42W–9L · 82.4%
Distance striking
Chikadze
Swanson
3.60
Landed / min
5.98
39.8%
Accuracy
47.4%
66.8%
Defense
63.2%
0.70
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
83.9%
Time at distance
69.8%
Grappling & control
Chikadze
Swanson
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
54.5%
75.0%
Takedown defense
70.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.12
24.5%
Control share
30.5%
Strike target map
Chikadze
  • Head58%(134)div 64%
  • Body25%(57)div 20%
  • Legs17%(40)div 16%
Swanson
  • Head60%(784)div 64%
  • Body20%(258)div 20%
  • Legs20%(255)div 16%

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

Giga Chikadze
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cub Swanson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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