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Aiemann Zahabi
Aiemann Zahabi
7-2 · CAN
VS
Drako Rodriguez
Drako Rodriguez
7-1 · USA
February 20, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 140 lb · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
140.5lb
Aiemann Zahabi def. Drako Rodriguez by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:05
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:05
Zahabi9/110/010:10
Rodriguez11/330/000:00
Total
Zahabi9/110/010:10
Rodriguez11/330/000:00

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
ZahabiWin probabilityRodriguez
35.4%64.6%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
19%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.7 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 Zahabi, blue toward Rodriguez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Zahabi35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%31%9%
Submission5%14%11%
Decision19%55%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 9
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Rodriguez65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%25%12%
Submission14%21%15%
Decision35%54%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 11
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.5)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R214%
R38%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Zahabi
42.2%+134
Rodriguez
-13456.6%
Most takedownstie 31.4%
Zahabi
31.3%+119
Rodriguez
-11937.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Zahabi
Expected: 35.1
35
Over 35
39.2%
+152
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.5%
-152
04488
Rodriguez
Expected: 43.6
43.5
Over 43.5
39.8%
+151
Under 43.5
60.2%
-151
055109
Takedowns — over/under
Zahabi
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.3%
+182
Exactly 1
17.6%
push
Under 1
53.2%
-182
035
Rodriguez
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.0%
+143
Exactly 1
17.5%
push
Under 1
48.6%
-143
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 10.7 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
Zahabi35.4%36.4%−1.0+162
Rodriguez64.6%63.6%+1.0-200
By method
Zahabi by KO/TKO9.6%9.0%+0.6+750
Zahabi by submission6.6%10.9%−4.3+600
Zahabi by decision19.2%22.5%−3.3+240
Rodriguez by KO/TKO17.5%11.8%+5.7+550
Rodriguez by submission12.1%15.3%−3.2+400
Rodriguez by decision35.1%30.6%+4.5+150
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.9%72.6%+3.3-350
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision54.3%60.2%−5.9-175

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
ZahabiRodriguez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1504
Pound-for-pound
1524
1504
Divisional
1524
1493
Striking offense
1500
1494
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
33 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
68"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.81
Strikes landed / min
39%
Strike accuracy
3.93
Strikes absorbed / min
65%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.36
Takedowns / 15 min
17%
Takedown accuracy
72%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
33%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
658
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aiemann Zahabi
  • LVince MoralesU-DEC R3
    Close -1751y 10mo before
  • LRicardo RamosKO/TKO R3
    Close +1653y 4mo before
  • WReginaldo VieiraU-DEC R3
    Close -2754y before
Drako Rodriguez
No prior UFC fights.
Zahabi — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Zahabi
Rodriguez
3
UFC fights
0
42.0 min · 14.0 avg
Octagon time
13y 8m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Zahabi
Rodriguez
31W–8L · 79.5%
Overall
13W–4L · 76.5%
Wins
18W–4L · 81.8%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Zahabi
Rodriguez
16W–21L · 43.2%
Overall
43W–34L · 55.8%
16W–21L · 43.2%
Wins
29W–29L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
14W–5L · 73.7%
Distance striking
Zahabi
Rodriguez
3.01
Landed / min
37.8%
Accuracy
66.6%
Defense
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
84.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Zahabi
Rodriguez
0.36
Takedowns / 15 min
16.7%
Takedown accuracy
72.2%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
45.2%
Control share
Strike target map
Zahabi
  • Head77%(91)div 63%
  • Body17%(20)div 21%
  • Legs6%(7)div 17%
Rodriguez
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Aiemann Zahabi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Drako Rodriguez

No UFC fights on record.

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