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UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny
VS
Sergey Morozov
Sergey Morozov
16-4 · KAZ
January 20, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Umar Nurmagomedov def. Sergey Morozov by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 3:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nurmagomedov11/212/501:08
Morozov3/200/000:08
R2 · 3:39
Nurmagomedov14/203/601:49
Morozov4/100/000:00
Total
Nurmagomedov25/415/1102:57
Morozov7/300/000:08

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
NurmagomedovWin probabilityMorozov
62.3%37.7%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
23%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Nurmagomedov, blue toward Morozov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nurmagomedov62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%20%11%
Submission16%26%21%
Decision33%54%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 25
Takedowns1.9 (0.04.9)act 5
Morozov38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%40%6%
Submission7%17%6%
Decision16%43%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 7
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.6)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~3.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R215%
R38%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Nurmagomedov
53.6%-119
Morozov
+11945.0%
Most takedownstie 16.7%
Nurmagomedov
43.7%-110
Morozov
+11039.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 36.7
36.5
Over 36.5
40.1%
+149
Under 36.5
59.9%
-149
04692
Morozov
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
39.1%
+152
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.4%
-152
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
37.9%
+114
Exactly 2
19.0%
push
Under 2
43.2%
-114
036
Morozov
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
54.0%
-118
Under 1.5
46.0%
+118
036

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 10.2 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
Nurmagomedov62.3%80.9%−18.6-549
Morozov37.7%19.1%+18.6+400
By method
Nurmagomedov by KO/TKO17.0%10.6%+6.4+650
Nurmagomedov by submission14.3%21.3%−7.0+275
Nurmagomedov by decision31.0%44.4%−13.4-125
Morozov by KO/TKO10.3%6.1%+4.2+1200
Morozov by submission8.6%6.1%+2.5+1200
Morozov by decision18.8%11.4%+7.4+600
Total rounds (over)
Over 2.5 rds57.6%64.5%−6.9-225
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.7%61.0%−11.3-188

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1545
Pound-for-pound
1535
1545
Divisional
1535
1482
Striking offense
1482
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1561
1558
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
25 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Umar Nurmagomedov
No prior UFC fights.
Sergey Morozov
No prior UFC fights.
Nurmagomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (42%)Submission() 0
6 (50%)Decision() 0
Morozov — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (19%)Submission(25%) 1
5 (31%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Nurmagomedov
Morozov
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Nurmagomedov
Morozov
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nurmagomedov
Morozov
89W–36L · 71.2%
Overall
138W–44L · 75.8%
89W–36L · 71.2%
Wins
101W–38L · 72.7%
0W–0L
Losses
37W–6L · 86.0%
Distance striking
Nurmagomedov
Morozov
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Nurmagomedov
Morozov
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Nurmagomedov
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Morozov
  • 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.

Umar Nurmagomedov

No UFC fights on record.

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

Sergey Morozov

No UFC fights on record.

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