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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Khamzat Chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev
8-0 · ARE
VS
Gerald Meerschaert
Gerald Meerschaert
31-13 · USA
September 19, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Khamzat Chimaev def. Gerald Meerschaert by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:17
Chimaev4/60/010:02
Meerschaert0/10/000:00
Total
Chimaev4/60/010:02
Meerschaert0/10/000:00

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
ChimaevWin probabilityMeerschaert
86.0%14.0%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
21%
Decision
51%
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 Chimaev, blue toward Meerschaert. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Chimaev86%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%29%
Submission15%18%
Decision46%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 4
Takedowns3.6 (0.18.1)act 0
Meerschaert14%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%19%
Submission6%43%
Decision5%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (932)act 0
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~3.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R217%
R35%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Chimaev
63.1%-178
Meerschaert
+17835.4%
Most takedownstie 10.0%
Chimaev
84.7%-1600
Meerschaert
+16005.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 36.2
36
Over 36
39.4%
+151
Exactly 36
1.3%
push
Under 36
59.3%
-151
04691
Meerschaert
Expected: 23.4
23.5
Over 23.5
39.6%
+153
Under 23.5
60.4%
-153
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 3.6
3.5
Over 3.5
46.3%
+116
Under 3.5
53.7%
-116
0611
Meerschaert
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.2%
+394
Under 0.5
79.8%
-394
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 10.2 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
Chimaev86.0%76.2%+9.8-400
Meerschaert14.0%23.8%−9.8+300

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
93.8Striking60.4
Chimaev +33.4
74.1Grappling65.4
Chimaev +8.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ChimaevMeerschaert
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1540
1538
Divisional
1540
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
8.88
Strikes landed / min
3.31
73%
Strike accuracy
43%
0.11
Strikes absorbed / min
3.58
50%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.81
Takedowns / 15 min
2.34
75%
Takedown accuracy
44%
Takedown defense
47%
3.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
55%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
56
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khamzat Chimaev
  • WRhys McKeeKO/TKO R1
    Close -125056d before
  • WJohn PhillipsSUB R2
    Close -3752mo before
Gerald Meerschaert
  • LIan HeinischKO/TKO R1
    Close +1103mo before
  • WDeron WinnSUB R3
    Close +1256mo before
  • LEryk AndersS-DEC R3
    Close +12011mo before
  • WTrevin GilesSUB R3
    Close +1501y 2mo before
  • LKevin HollandS-DEC R3
    Close +1851y 6mo before
Chimaev — 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Meerschaert — win / loss by method
Record: 31-13-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
15% of losses
Submission
23 wins, 8 losses
W
74% of wins
L
62% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
6% of wins
L
23% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
5 (83%)Submission(20%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
25win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
18 (72%)Submission(88%) 7
2 (8%)Decision(13%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Chimaev
Meerschaert
2
UFC fights
11
9.3 min · 4.7 avg
Octagon time
89.7 min · 8.2 avg
8y 2m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Chimaev
Meerschaert
32W–11L · 74.4%
Overall
124W–26L · 82.7%
32W–11L · 74.4%
Wins
54W–6L · 90.0%
0W–0L
Losses
70W–20L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chimaev
Meerschaert
27W–8L · 77.1%
Overall
281W–265L · 51.5%
27W–8L · 77.1%
Wins
192W–219L · 46.7%
0W–0L
Losses
89W–46L · 65.9%
Distance striking
Chimaev
Meerschaert
2.14
Landed / min
5.31
50.0%
Accuracy
38.4%
50.0%
Defense
59.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
5.0%
Time at distance
46.8%
Grappling & control
Chimaev
Meerschaert
4.81
Takedowns / 15 min
2.34
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
43.8%
Takedown defense
46.7%
3.21
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.67
100.0%
Control share
45.8%
Strike target map
Chimaev
  • Head96%(80)div 63%
  • Body1%(1)div 19%
  • Legs2%(2)div 17%
Meerschaert
  • Head78%(231)div 63%
  • Body19%(56)div 19%
  • Legs3%(10)div 17%

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

Khamzat Chimaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gerald Meerschaert
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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