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Ilia Topuria
Ilia Topuria
8-0 · GEO
VS
Youssef Zalal
Youssef Zalal
10-2 · USA
October 10, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Ilia Topuria def. Youssef Zalal by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Topuria6/161/402:35
Zalal4/210/000:16
R2
Topuria6/91/102:07
Zalal4/100/202:05
R3
Topuria1/83/403:20
Zalal9/220/000:30
Total
Topuria13/335/908:02
Zalal17/530/202:51

Scorecards

Topuria vs Zalal

RdAnders OhlssonMichael BellVito PaolilloCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.9
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-109-109-109.6-9.4
Total29-2829-2829-2829.6-27.3

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.727.2 · 16 Topuria · 0 Zalal

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Topuria-Zalal.

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
TopuriaWin probabilityZalal
48.9%51.1%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
22%
Decision
49%
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 Topuria, blue toward Zalal. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Topuria49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%31%
Submission13%27%
Decision20%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 13
Takedowns1.9 (0.04.8)act 5
Zalal51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%28%
Submission9%16%
Decision28%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1447)act 17
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R215%
R37%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Topuria
39.4%+150
Zalal
-15059.1%
Most takedownstie 18.4%
Topuria
62.1%-320
Zalal
+32019.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Topuria
Expected: 25.4
25.5
Over 25.5
39.6%
+152
Under 25.5
60.4%
-152
03264
Zalal
Expected: 34.4
34.5
Over 34.5
39.6%
+153
Under 34.5
60.4%
-153
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Topuria
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
37.9%
+112
Exactly 2
19.6%
push
Under 2
42.5%
-112
036
Zalal
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
48.5%
+106
Under 0.5
51.5%
-106
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
Topuria48.9%41.3%+7.6+130
Zalal51.1%58.7%−7.6-162

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TopuriaZalal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1561
1529
Divisional
1561
1482
Striking offense
1504
1500
Striking defense
1528
1561
Grappling offense
1504
1558
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
23 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'10"
69"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.20
Strike accuracy
56%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.40
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
Takedown accuracy
47%
Takedown defense
73%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+3
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
63
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ilia Topuria
No prior UFC fights.
Youssef Zalal
  • WPeter BarrettU-DEC R3
    Close -4802mo before
  • WJordan GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close -1143mo before
  • WAustin LingoU-DEC R3
    Close +1758mo before
Topuria — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
13% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
88% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Zalal — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (71%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Topuria
Zalal
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
8y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Topuria
Zalal
Overall
36W–10L · 78.3%
Wins
36W–10L · 78.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Topuria
Zalal
23W–8L · 74.2%
Overall
40W–19L · 67.8%
23W–8L · 74.2%
Wins
25W–13L · 65.8%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–6L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Topuria
Zalal
Landed / min
6.73
Accuracy
53.0%
Defense
68.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
Time at distance
38.3%
Grappling & control
Topuria
Zalal
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
Takedown accuracy
47.4%
Takedown defense
72.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.67
Control share
67.7%
Strike target map
Topuria
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Zalal
  • Head68%(98)div 64%
  • Body16%(23)div 19%
  • Legs16%(23)div 16%

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

Ilia Topuria

No UFC fights on record.

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

Youssef Zalal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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