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Khamzat Chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev
7-0 · ARE
VS
Rhys McKee
Rhys McKee
10-2-1 · IRL
July 25, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Khamzat Chimaev def. Rhys McKee by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:09
Chimaev40/621/202:59
McKee0/00/000:00
Total
Chimaev40/621/202:59
McKee0/00/000:00

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 probabilityMcKee
95.6%4.4%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
8%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Chimaev96%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO51%54%
Submission8%8%
Decision37%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 40
Takedowns3.5 (0.17.0)act 1
McKee4%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%60%
Submission0%6%
Decision1%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 0
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~3.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R235%
R38%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Chimaev
72.5%-276
McKee
+27626.3%
Most takedownstie 8.8%
Chimaev
90.3%-10571
McKee
+105710.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 51.1
51
Over 51
41.9%
+135
Exactly 51
1.3%
push
Under 51
56.8%
-135
064128
McKee
Expected: 29.9
30
Over 30
41.2%
+137
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.6%
-137
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 3.5
3.5
Over 3.5
47.2%
+112
Under 3.5
52.8%
-112
0611
McKee
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.3%
Exactly 0
94.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.8 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
Chimaev95.6%88.1%+7.5-1250
McKee4.4%11.9%−7.5+700

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
ChimaevMcKee
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1521
1523
Divisional
1521
Striking offense
Striking defense
1559
Grappling offense
1500
1557
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
24 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.94
Strikes landed / min
83%
Strike accuracy
0.16
Strikes absorbed / min
50%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
4.84
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
2.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
10
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khamzat Chimaev
  • WJohn PhillipsSUB R2
    Close -37510d before
Rhys McKee
No prior UFC fights.
Chimaev — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
McKee — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-1

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
70% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Chimaev
McKee
1
UFC fights
0
6.2 min · 6.2 avg
Octagon time
8y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Chimaev
McKee
22W–9L · 71.0%
Overall
22W–9L · 71.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chimaev
McKee
27W–8L · 77.1%
Overall
62W–34L · 64.6%
27W–8L · 77.1%
Wins
50W–33L · 60.2%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–1L · 92.3%
Distance striking
Chimaev
McKee
3.33
Landed / min
100.0%
Accuracy
50.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
4.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Chimaev
McKee
4.84
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
2.42
Sub attempts / 15 min
100.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Chimaev
  • Head93%(40)div 63%
  • Body2%(1)div 20%
  • Legs5%(2)div 16%
McKee
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Rhys McKee

No UFC fights on record.

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