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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
12-4-1 · GBR
VS
July 25, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Paul Craig def. Gadzhimurad Antigulov by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 2:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:06
Craig2/50/000:00
Antigulov11/161/201:41
Total
Craig2/50/000:00
Antigulov11/161/201:41

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
CraigWin probabilityAntigulov
60.4%39.6%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
48%
Decision
16%
Expected fight time: 5.6 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Craig, blue toward Antigulov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Craig60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%33%
Submission31%51%
Decision9%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (1024)act 2
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Antigulov40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%39%
Submission18%44%
Decision7%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (922)act 11
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 1
Combined totals~35 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R168%
R210%
R36%
Distance16%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 3.0%
Craig
51.8%-115
Antigulov
+11545.2%
Most takedownstie 41.6%
Craig
6.8%+765
Antigulov
-76551.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Craig
Expected: 18.3
18.5
Over 18.5
41.9%
+139
Under 18.5
58.1%
-139
02346
Antigulov
Expected: 17.0
17
Over 17
40.7%
+137
Exactly 17
3.7%
push
Under 17
55.6%
-137
02243
Takedowns — over/under
Craig
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.9%
Exactly 0
88.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Antigulov
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.1%
+132
Exactly 1
21.0%
push
Under 1
44.9%
-132
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 5.6 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
Craig60.4%54.8%+5.6-137
Antigulov39.6%45.2%−5.6+110

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
63.0Striking38.9
Craig +24.1
52.2Grappling68.9
Antigulov +16.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CraigAntigulov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1530
Pound-for-pound
1533
1529
Divisional
1533
Striking offense
Striking defense
1512
Grappling offense
1532
1486
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
32 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.33
Strikes landed / min
2.32
49%
Strike accuracy
51%
2.49
Strikes absorbed / min
5.92
49%
Strike defense
22%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.65
Takedowns / 15 min
8.70
21%
Takedown accuracy
42%
57%
Takedown defense
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.5
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
0
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
252
Days since last fight
462
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Craig
  • DMauricio RuaS-DEC R3
    !Close +2008mo before
  • WVinicius MoreiraSUB R1
    Close -12010mo before
  • LAlonzo MenifieldKO/TKO R1
    Close +2901y 1mo before
  • WKennedy NzechukwuSUB R3
    Close +1601y 4mo before
  • LJimmy CruteSUB R3
    Close +2451y 8mo before
Gadzhimurad Antigulov
  • LMichal OleksiejczukKO/TKO R1
    Close +1801y 3mo before
  • LIon CutelabaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1152y before
  • WJoachim ChristensenSUB R1
    Close -3803y 2mo before
  • WMarcos Rogerio de LimaSUB R1
    Close +1453y 8mo before
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-1

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
1 win, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
92% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
4 (100%)Submission(25%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Antigulov — win / loss by method
Record: 20-6-0

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
4 wins, 4 losses
W
20% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 2 losses
W
75% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (22%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
13 (72%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (6%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Craig
Antigulov
9
UFC fights
4
81.9 min · 9.1 avg
Octagon time
8.6 min · 2.2 avg
12y 11m
Career length
16y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Craig
Antigulov
62W–5L · 92.5%
Overall
54W–12L · 81.8%
36W–3L · 92.3%
Wins
28W–7L · 80.0%
26W–2L · 92.9%
Losses
26W–5L · 83.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Craig
Antigulov
15W–9L · 62.5%
Overall
150W–67L · 69.1%
15W–9L · 62.5%
Wins
123W–55L · 69.1%
0W–0L
Losses
27W–12L · 69.2%
Distance striking
Craig
Antigulov
4.29
Landed / min
5.71
40.7%
Accuracy
31.8%
66.5%
Defense
62.5%
0.18
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
34.2%
Time at distance
14.2%
Grappling & control
Craig
Antigulov
1.65
Takedowns / 15 min
8.70
21.4%
Takedown accuracy
41.7%
57.1%
Takedown defense
1.47
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.48
27.2%
Control share
85.9%
Strike target map
Craig
  • Head46%(88)div 65%
  • Body35%(67)div 19%
  • Legs19%(36)div 16%
Antigulov
  • Head70%(14)div 65%
  • Body20%(4)div 19%
  • Legs10%(2)div 16%

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

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gadzhimurad Antigulov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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