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UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Amir Albazi
Amir Albazi
13-1 · IRQ
VS
January 23, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Amir Albazi def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Albazi14/581/100:30
Zhumagulov23/391/100:27
R2
Albazi31/690/000:10
Zhumagulov25/560/200:00
R3
Albazi23/421/202:58
Zhumagulov11/370/000:00
Total
Albazi68/1692/303:38
Zhumagulov59/1321/300:27

Scorecards

Albazi vs Zhumagulov

RdAnders OhlssonClemens WernerMichael BellCommunity
R19-109-109-109.4-9.6
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2829-2829.3-27.7

Media (23 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 23 Albazi · 0 Zhumagulov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Albazi-Zhumagulov.

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
AlbaziWin probabilityZhumagulov
57.0%43.0%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
20%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Albazi, blue toward Zhumagulov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Albazi57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%31%7%
Submission17%30%14%
Decision22%39%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 68
Takedowns2.4 (0.05.9)act 2
Zhumagulov43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%37%10%
Submission3%7%10%
Decision24%56%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1239)act 59
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R218%
R310%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Albazi
53.9%-121
Zhumagulov
+12144.6%
Most takedownstie 13.5%
Albazi
78.3%-953
Zhumagulov
+9538.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Albazi
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
39.6%
+153
Under 33.5
60.4%
-153
04284
Zhumagulov
Expected: 28.8
29
Over 29
38.6%
+155
Exactly 29
1.7%
push
Under 29
59.7%
-155
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Albazi
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
47.2%
+112
Under 2.5
52.8%
-112
048
Zhumagulov
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.5%
+264
Under 0.5
72.5%
-264
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 10.1 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
Albazi57.0%51.6%+5.4-120
Zhumagulov43.0%48.4%−5.4-105
By method
Albazi by KO/TKO19.2%7.4%+11.8+1000
Albazi by submission11.7%13.7%−2.0+500
Albazi by decision26.1%27.3%−1.2+200
Zhumagulov by KO/TKO14.5%10.2%+4.3+700
Zhumagulov by submission8.8%10.2%−1.4+700
Zhumagulov by decision19.7%31.1%−11.4+163
Total rounds (over)
Over 2.5 rds55.6%66.3%−10.7-250
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision45.8%64.6%−18.8-225

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
75.0Striking72.5
Albazi +2.5
66.0Grappling18.3
Albazi +47.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlbaziZhumagulov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1513
1536
Divisional
1513
1485
Striking offense
1500
1506
Striking defense
1501
1559
Grappling offense
1496
1555
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'4"
68"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.55
Strikes landed / min
4.40
43%
Strike accuracy
55%
0.64
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
81%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.19
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
18%
Takedown defense
3.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Amir Albazi
  • WMalcolm GordonSUB R1
    Close -1676mo before
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
  • LRaulian PaivaU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +1426mo before
Albazi — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
62% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(100%) 1
Zhumagulov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
46% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (46%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Albazi
Zhumagulov
1
UFC fights
1
4.7 min · 4.7 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
16y 11m
Career length
11y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Albazi
Zhumagulov
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
19W–3L · 86.4%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
19W–3L · 86.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Albazi
Zhumagulov
63W–30L · 67.7%
Overall
106W–45L · 70.2%
55W–29L · 65.5%
Wins
69W–28L · 71.1%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
37W–17L · 68.5%
Distance striking
Albazi
Zhumagulov
5.04
Landed / min
4.72
40.0%
Accuracy
55.7%
81.3%
Defense
57.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
42.2%
Time at distance
90.4%
Grappling & control
Albazi
Zhumagulov
3.19
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
18.2%
Takedown defense
3.19
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
86.5%
Control share
40.3%
Strike target map
Albazi
  • Head67%(8)div 63%
  • Body17%(2)div 22%
  • Legs17%(2)div 15%
Zhumagulov
  • Head29%(19)div 63%
  • Body26%(17)div 22%
  • Legs45%(30)div 15%

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

Amir Albazi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Zhalgas Zhumagulov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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