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Hakeem Dawodu
Hakeem Dawodu
11-1-1 · CAN
VS
Zubaira Tukhugov
Zubaira Tukhugov
19-4-1 · RUS
September 26, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Hakeem Dawodu def. Zubaira Tukhugov by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dawodu13/410/000:00
Tukhugov10/290/000:00
R2
Dawodu36/580/000:00
Tukhugov21/541/201:17
R3
Dawodu20/370/000:00
Tukhugov4/100/500:46
Total
Dawodu69/1360/000:00
Tukhugov35/931/702:03

Scorecards

Dawodu vs Tukhugov

RdAhmed KorchiAnders OhlssonDave TirelliCommunity
R110-910-99-109.4-9.7
R29-1010-99-109.4-9.6
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2728-2928.8-28.3

Media (23 cards) · avg 29.128 · 20 Dawodu · 0 Tukhugov · 3 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dawodu-Tukhugov.

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
DawoduWin probabilityTukhugov
55.2%44.8%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
9%
Decision
71%
Expected fight time: 12.5 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 Dawodu, blue toward Tukhugov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dawodu55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%22%
Submission5%8%
Decision38%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 69
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Tukhugov45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%18%
Submission5%11%
Decision32%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 35
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.7)act 1
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R29%
R37%
Distance71%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Dawodu
55.2%-127
Tukhugov
+12743.6%
Most takedownstie 31.5%
Dawodu
12.9%+433
Tukhugov
-43355.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dawodu
Expected: 45.9
46
Over 46
39.1%
+153
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.8%
-153
058115
Tukhugov
Expected: 38.2
38
Over 38
39.4%
+150
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.3%
-150
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Dawodu
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.4%
+310
Under 0.5
75.6%
-310
035
Tukhugov
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.3%
-115
Exactly 1
22.7%
push
Under 1
36.0%
+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 12.5 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
Dawodu55.2%44.1%+11.1+115
Tukhugov44.8%55.9%−11.1-143

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
79.8Striking67.5
Dawodu +12.3
23.6Grappling64.4
Tukhugov +40.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DawoduTukhugov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1573
1569
Divisional
1575
1508
Striking offense
1495
1522
Striking defense
1520
1479
Grappling offense
1501
1521
Grappling defense
1525
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.28
Strikes landed / min
2.58
47%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.31
Strikes absorbed / min
2.07
64%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.88
0%
Takedown accuracy
57%
85%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
80%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
25%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
329
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Hakeem Dawodu
  • WJulio ArceS-DEC R3
    Close -11011mo before
  • WYoshinori HorieKO/TKO R3
    Close -4401y 2mo before
  • WKyle BochniakS-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 10mo before
  • WAustin ArnettU-DEC R3
    Close -4702y 2mo before
  • LDanny HenrySUB R1
    Close -2602y 6mo before
Zubaira Tukhugov
  • WKevin AguilarKO/TKO R1
    Close -1057mo before
  • DLerone MurphyS-DEC R3
    !Close -3151y 1mo before
  • LRenato MoicanoS-DEC R3
    Close -1204y 4mo before
  • WPhillipe NoverS-DEC R3
    Close -3554y 10mo before
  • WErnest ChavezKO/TKO R1
    Close -2606y before
Dawodu — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-1

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, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Tukhugov — win / loss by method
Record: 19-4-1

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
37% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 2 losses
W
58% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
15win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (7%)Submission(33%) 1
9 (60%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dawodu
Tukhugov
5
UFC fights
6
59.8 min · 12.0 avg
Octagon time
67.7 min · 11.3 avg
12y 5m
Career length
16y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dawodu
Tukhugov
58W–13L · 81.7%
Overall
67W–8L · 89.3%
47W–11L · 81.0%
Wins
58W–8L · 87.9%
11W–2L · 84.6%
Losses
9W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dawodu
Tukhugov
61W–23L · 72.6%
Overall
55W–33L · 62.5%
61W–23L · 72.6%
Wins
48W–30L · 61.5%
0W–0L
Losses
7W–3L · 70.0%
Distance striking
Dawodu
Tukhugov
5.36
Landed / min
2.44
42.4%
Accuracy
33.7%
64.8%
Defense
69.4%
0.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.66
77.9%
Time at distance
74.5%
Grappling & control
Dawodu
Tukhugov
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.88
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
56.5%
85.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
65.5%
Control share
95.5%
Strike target map
Dawodu
  • Head43%(137)div 64%
  • Body30%(95)div 19%
  • Legs27%(84)div 16%
Tukhugov
  • Head82%(144)div 64%
  • Body15%(26)div 19%
  • Legs3%(5)div 16%

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

Hakeem Dawodu
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Zubaira Tukhugov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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