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UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
Belal Muhammad
Belal Muhammad
17-3 · USA
VS
Dhiego Lima
Dhiego Lima
15-8 · BRA
February 13, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.5lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Belal Muhammad def. Dhiego Lima by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Muhammad42/930/200:15
Lima19/690/000:00
R2
Muhammad38/790/300:35
Lima25/760/000:00
R3
Muhammad49/921/501:52
Lima25/580/100:00
Total
Muhammad129/2641/1002:42
Lima69/2030/100:00

Scorecards

Muhammad vs Lima

RdDerek ClearyJerin ValelSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-8.8
Total30-2730-2730-2729.9-26.9

Media (22 cards) · avg 3026.8 · 22 Muhammad · 0 Lima

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

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 probabilityLima
66.9%33.1%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
9%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.5 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 Muhammad, blue toward Lima. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Muhammad67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%34%16%
Submission5%7%11%
Decision40%59%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2169)act 129
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.8)act 1
Lima33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%39%9%
Submission4%13%6%
Decision16%48%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 69
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R217%
R312%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Muhammad
55.3%-127
Lima
+12743.7%
Most takedownstie 40.3%
Muhammad
48.4%-431
Lima
+43111.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Muhammad
Expected: 51.2
51
Over 51
39.5%
+151
Exactly 51
1.0%
push
Under 51
59.6%
-151
064128
Lima
Expected: 42.7
42.5
Over 42.5
39.9%
+150
Under 42.5
60.1%
-150
054107
Takedowns — over/under
Muhammad
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.5%
+127
Exactly 1
17.0%
push
Under 1
46.5%
-127
035
Lima
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.7%
Exactly 0
81.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 11.5 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
Muhammad66.9%78.0%−11.1-450
Lima33.1%22.0%+11.1+333
By method
Muhammad by KO/TKO23.6%16.0%+7.6+400
Muhammad by submission6.0%11.4%−5.4+600
Muhammad by decision37.3%46.3%−9.0-138
Lima by KO/TKO11.7%8.9%+2.8+800
Lima by submission3.0%6.1%−3.1+1200
Lima by decision18.5%11.4%+7.1+600
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds84.8%72.6%+12.2-350
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision55.7%64.6%−8.9-225

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
66.2Striking64.6
Muhammad +1.6
50.4Grappling57.4
Lima +7.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MuhammadLima
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1613
Pound-for-pound
1519
1613
Divisional
1527
1510
Striking offense
1499
1495
Striking defense
1495
1496
Grappling offense
1477
1536
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'2"
72"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.48
Strikes landed / min
2.84
42%
Strike accuracy
41%
3.97
Strikes absorbed / min
2.96
60%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.13
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
31%
Takedown accuracy
44%
83%
Takedown defense
67%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
44%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
25%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
497
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Belal Muhammad
  • WLyman GoodU-DEC R3
    Close -1308mo before
  • WTakashi SatoSUB R3
    Close -3901y 5mo before
  • WCurtis MillenderU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 10mo before
  • LGeoff NealU-DEC R3
    Close +1702y 1mo before
  • WChance RencountreU-DEC R3
    Close -4502y 8mo before
Dhiego Lima
  • WLuke JumeauS-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 4mo before
  • WCourt McGeeS-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 10mo before
  • WChad LapriseKO/TKO R1
    Close +3252y 2mo before
  • LYushin OkamiU-DEC R3
    Close +1052y 10mo before
  • LJesse TaylorSUB R2
    Close +1503y 7mo before
Muhammad — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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
24% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 2 losses
W
71% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (75%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
6 (67%)Decision() 0
Lima — win / loss by method
Record: 15-8-0

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, 4 losses
W
27% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
47% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
3 (75%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (36%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Muhammad
Lima
11
UFC fights
9
147.6 min · 13.4 avg
Octagon time
72.2 min · 8.0 avg
13y 11m
Career length
16y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Muhammad
Lima
179W–46L · 79.6%
Overall
152W–51L · 74.9%
146W–35L · 80.7%
Wins
51W–15L · 77.3%
33W–11L · 75.0%
Losses
101W–36L · 73.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Muhammad
Lima
70W–28L · 71.4%
Overall
104W–37L · 73.8%
70W–28L · 71.4%
Wins
85W–29L · 74.6%
0W–0L
Losses
19W–8L · 70.4%
Distance striking
Muhammad
Lima
5.46
Landed / min
3.66
40.3%
Accuracy
35.4%
61.6%
Defense
71.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.42
71.0%
Time at distance
52.2%
Grappling & control
Muhammad
Lima
2.13
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
30.9%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
83.3%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.83
88.7%
Control share
39.9%
Strike target map
Muhammad
  • Head72%(474)div 63%
  • Body13%(86)div 20%
  • Legs15%(101)div 16%
Lima
  • Head76%(155)div 63%
  • Body14%(28)div 20%
  • Legs11%(22)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.

Dhiego Lima
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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