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UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Amir Albazi
Amir Albazi
12-1 · IRQ
VS
Malcolm Gordon
Malcolm Gordon
12-3 · CAN
July 18, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Amir Albazi def. Malcolm Gordon by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 4:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:42
Albazi12/281/102:21
Gordon3/160/000:22
Total
Albazi12/281/102:21
Gordon3/160/000:22

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
AlbaziWin probabilityGordon
72.2%27.8%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
20%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Albazi72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%30%
Submission15%21%
Decision35%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 12
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.2)act 1
Gordon28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%30%
Submission5%18%
Decision15%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1946)act 3
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R214%
R310%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Albazi
51.5%-110
Gordon
+11046.9%
Most takedownstie 29.2%
Albazi
55.6%-366
Gordon
+36615.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Albazi
Expected: 36.9
37
Over 37
41.5%
+137
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.8%
-137
04793
Gordon
Expected: 35.1
35
Over 35
41.8%
+135
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.3%
-135
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Albazi
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
47.7%
+110
Under 1.5
52.3%
-110
035
Gordon
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.0%
+233
Under 0.5
70.0%
-233
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 10.4 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
Albazi72.2%59.5%+12.7-167
Gordon27.8%40.5%−12.7+135

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1523
1536
Divisional
1523
1482
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1500
1558
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'7"
68"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Amir Albazi
No prior UFC fights.
Malcolm Gordon
No prior UFC fights.
Albazi — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(100%) 1
Gordon — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
6 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Albazi
Gordon
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Albazi
Gordon
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Albazi
Gordon
63W–30L · 67.7%
Overall
72W–26L · 73.5%
55W–29L · 65.5%
Wins
50W–15L · 76.9%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
22W–11L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Albazi
Gordon
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Albazi
Gordon
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Albazi
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Gordon
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Amir Albazi

No UFC fights on record.

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

Malcolm Gordon

No UFC fights on record.

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