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Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
20-9 · BRA
VS
Makwan Amirkhani
Makwan Amirkhani
16-4 · FIN
October 10, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Edson Barboza def. Makwan Amirkhani by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barboza13/310/000:03
Amirkhani4/131/200:08
R2
Barboza12/260/021:35
Amirkhani3/151/200:14
R3
Barboza7/170/000:00
Amirkhani4/111/202:51
Total
Barboza32/740/021:38
Amirkhani11/393/603:13

Scorecards

Barboza vs Amirkhani

RdDarryl RansomVictor WolfVito PaolilloCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-810-910-910-8.3
R310-99-1010-99.8-9.3
Total30-2629-2830-2729.7-26.7

Media (20 cards) · avg 29.926.4 · 20 Barboza · 0 Amirkhani

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Barboza-Amirkhani.

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
BarbozaWin probabilityAmirkhani
38.1%61.9%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
4%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 11.6 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 Barboza, blue toward Amirkhani. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Barboza38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%43%
Submission0%0%
Decision22%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2064)act 32
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Amirkhani62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%23%
Submission4%6%
Decision44%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 11
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.1)act 3
Combined totals~91 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R210%
R33%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Barboza
52.1%-111
Amirkhani
+11146.9%
Most takedownstie 30.1%
Barboza
3.3%+2036
Amirkhani
-203666.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 47.4
47.5
Over 47.5
39.7%
+152
Under 47.5
60.3%
-152
060119
Amirkhani
Expected: 43.5
43.5
Over 43.5
39.8%
+151
Under 43.5
60.2%
-151
055109
Takedowns — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.5%
Exactly 0
92.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Amirkhani
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
46.4%
+115
Under 1.5
53.6%
-115
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 11.6 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
Barboza38.1%70.7%−32.6-286
Amirkhani61.9%29.3%+32.6+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
64.5Striking58.5
Barboza +5.9
45.6Grappling69.8
Amirkhani +24.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarbozaAmirkhani
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1577
Pound-for-pound
1579
1507
Divisional
1578
1541
Striking offense
1470
1496
Striking defense
1511
1424
Grappling offense
1531
1577
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
34 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.08
Strikes landed / min
1.55
44%
Strike accuracy
47%
4.22
Strikes absorbed / min
2.73
60%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.46
Takedowns / 15 min
3.45
44%
Takedown accuracy
36%
80%
Takedown defense
57%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
61%
UFC win rate
75%
-3
Win/loss streak
+1
20%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Edson Barboza
  • LDan IgeS-DEC R3
    Close -1325mo before
  • LPaul FelderS-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 1mo before
  • LJustin GaethjeKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 6mo before
  • WDan HookerKO/TKO R3
    Close -1051y 10mo before
  • LKevin LeeKO/TKO R5
    Close +1452y 6mo before
Makwan Amirkhani
  • WDanny HenrySUB R1
    Close -2153mo before
  • LShane BurgosKO/TKO R3
    Close +18011mo before
  • WChris FishgoldSUB R2
    Close -1301y 4mo before
  • WJason KnightS-DEC R3
    Close +1502y 4mo before
  • LArnold AllenS-DEC R3
    Close -1053y 7mo before
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 20-9-0

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
12 wins, 3 losses
W
60% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
5% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
35% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
14win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(22%) 2
7 (50%)Decision(44%) 4
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Amirkhani — 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
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (80%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (20%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Barboza
Amirkhani
23
UFC fights
8
260.2 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
74.0 min · 9.3 avg
17y 3m
Career length
15y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barboza
Amirkhani
373W–85L · 81.4%
Overall
102W–22L · 82.3%
210W–51L · 80.5%
Wins
79W–20L · 79.8%
163W–34L · 82.7%
Losses
23W–2L · 92.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barboza
Amirkhani
43W–32L · 57.3%
Overall
56W–33L · 62.9%
43W–32L · 57.3%
Wins
43W–25L · 63.2%
0W–0L
Losses
13W–8L · 61.9%
Distance striking
Barboza
Amirkhani
4.82
Landed / min
2.33
42.6%
Accuracy
38.3%
64.4%
Defense
62.4%
0.63
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
77.8%
Time at distance
38.9%
Grappling & control
Barboza
Amirkhani
0.46
Takedowns / 15 min
3.45
44.4%
Takedown accuracy
36.2%
80.5%
Takedown defense
57.1%
0.06
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.62
28.9%
Control share
57.6%
Strike target map
Barboza
  • Head44%(465)div 64%
  • Body29%(307)div 19%
  • Legs27%(290)div 16%
Amirkhani
  • Head91%(105)div 64%
  • Body6%(7)div 19%
  • Legs3%(3)div 16%

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Makwan Amirkhani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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