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UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Makhmud Muradov
Makhmud Muradov
24-6 · UZB
VS
Andrew Sanchez
Andrew Sanchez
12-5 · USA
January 23, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Makhmud Muradov def. Andrew Sanchez by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 2:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Muradov33/680/200:16
Sanchez18/390/100:00
R2
Muradov26/550/000:00
Sanchez18/640/100:22
R3 · 2:59
Muradov20/510/000:00
Sanchez12/380/000:00
Total
Muradov79/1740/200:16
Sanchez48/1410/200:22

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
MuradovWin probabilitySanchez
65.1%34.9%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
13%
Decision
58%
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 Muradov, blue toward Sanchez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Muradov65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%34%28%
Submission9%13%5%
Decision34%53%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2271)act 79
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.3)act 0
Sanchez35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%21%10%
Submission4%12%8%
Decision24%67%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1861)act 48
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~97 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R211%
R313%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Muradov
54.4%-122
Sanchez
+12244.6%
Most takedownstie 26.5%
Muradov
57.3%-355
Sanchez
+35516.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Muradov
Expected: 52.2
52
Over 52
39.5%
+151
Exactly 52
0.9%
push
Under 52
59.6%
-151
066131
Sanchez
Expected: 44.7
44.5
Over 44.5
39.9%
+150
Under 44.5
60.1%
-150
056112
Takedowns — over/under
Muradov
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
47.3%
+111
Under 1.5
52.7%
-111
035
Sanchez
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.2%
+211
Under 0.5
67.8%
-211
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
Muradov65.1%62.0%+3.1-188
Sanchez34.9%38.0%−3.1+150
By method
Muradov by KO/TKO19.1%28.0%−8.9+200
Muradov by submission8.4%4.9%+3.5+1601
Muradov by decision37.5%22.4%+15.1+275
Sanchez by KO/TKO10.3%10.5%−0.2+700
Sanchez by submission4.5%8.4%−3.9+900
Sanchez by decision20.2%25.8%−5.6+225
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds81.5%66.3%+15.2-250
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision57.7%52.7%+5.0-133

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
75.2Striking60.0
Muradov +15.2
45.4Grappling50.6
Sanchez +5.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MuradovSanchez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1567
Pound-for-pound
1543
1567
Divisional
1531
1493
Striking offense
1513
1506
Striking defense
1490
1535
Grappling offense
1489
1561
Grappling defense
1529
Physical
30 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.97
Strikes landed / min
4.57
41%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.57
Strikes absorbed / min
4.92
64%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.51
Takedowns / 15 min
2.16
25%
Takedown accuracy
33%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
63%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
413
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Makhmud Muradov
  • WTrevor SmithKO/TKO R3
    Close -5001y 2mo before
  • WAlessio Di ChiricoU-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 4mo before
Andrew Sanchez
  • WWellington TurmanKO/TKO R1
    Close +1306mo before
  • LMarvin VettoriU-DEC R3
    Close +3101y 3mo before
  • WMarc-Andre BarriaultU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 9mo before
  • WMarkus PerezU-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 5mo before
  • LRyan JanesKO/TKO R3
    Close -6003y 2mo before
Muradov — win / loss by method
Record: 24-6-0

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
16 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
22win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
15 (68%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (14%)Submission(50%) 3
4 (18%)Decision(33%) 2
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Muradov
Sanchez
2
UFC fights
8
29.1 min · 14.6 avg
Octagon time
104.1 min · 13.0 avg
14y 3m
Career length
14y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Muradov
Sanchez
27W–12L · 69.2%
Overall
105W–30L · 77.8%
27W–12L · 69.2%
Wins
56W–11L · 83.6%
0W–0L
Losses
49W–19L · 72.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Muradov
Sanchez
277W–159L · 63.5%
Overall
47W–24L · 66.2%
251W–148L · 62.9%
Wins
31W–16L · 66.0%
26W–11L · 70.3%
Losses
16W–8L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Muradov
Sanchez
5.21
Landed / min
5.91
40.9%
Accuracy
38.8%
65.8%
Defense
56.8%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.43
92.2%
Time at distance
59.2%
Grappling & control
Muradov
Sanchez
0.51
Takedowns / 15 min
2.16
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
32.6%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.51
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
47.3%
Control share
92.6%
Strike target map
Muradov
  • Head63%(91)div 63%
  • Body35%(51)div 19%
  • Legs2%(3)div 17%
Sanchez
  • Head73%(347)div 63%
  • Body18%(85)div 19%
  • Legs9%(44)div 17%

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

Makhmud Muradov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Andrew Sanchez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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