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UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige
Khamzat Chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev
6-0 · ARE
VS
John Phillips
John Phillips
22-9 · GBR
July 15, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Khamzat Chimaev def. John Phillips by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R2 1:12
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Chimaev40/491/104:55
Phillips1/20/000:00
R2 · 1:12
Chimaev3/31/100:59
Phillips0/00/000:00
Total
Chimaev43/522/205:54
Phillips1/20/000:00

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 probabilityPhillips
97.7%2.3%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
25%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.5 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 Phillips. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Chimaev98%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%36%
Submission25%26%
Decision38%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 43
Takedowns3.8 (0.27.5)act 2
Phillips2%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%61%
Submission0%16%
Decision1%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 1
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~3.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R217%
R314%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Chimaev
77.3%-363
Phillips
+36321.3%
Most takedownstie 7.5%
Chimaev
91.9%-15195
Phillips
+151950.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 40.6
40.5
Over 40.5
42.7%
+134
Under 40.5
57.3%
-134
051102
Phillips
Expected: 20.6
20.5
Over 20.5
42.7%
+134
Under 20.5
57.3%
-134
02652
Takedowns — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 3.8
4
Over 4
37.3%
+132
Exactly 4
13.5%
push
Under 4
49.3%
-132
0612
Phillips
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
4.6%
Exactly 0
95.4%
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 9.5 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
Chimaev97.7%74.5%+23.2-375
Phillips2.3%25.5%−23.2+271

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
ChimaevPhillips
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1501
1523
Divisional
1501
Striking offense
Striking defense
1561
Grappling offense
1508
1558
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
26 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.64
Strike accuracy
34%
Strikes absorbed / min
5.01
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
14%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
25%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
25%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
291
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khamzat Chimaev
No prior UFC fights.
John Phillips
  • WAlen AmedovskiKO/TKO R1
    Close +11010mo before
  • LJack MarshmanS-DEC R3
    Close +1151y 4mo before
  • LKevin HollandSUB R3
    Close +4451y 8mo before
  • LCharles ByrdSUB R1
    Close -1152y 4mo before
Chimaev — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
67% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Phillips — win / loss by method
Record: 22-9-0, 1 NC

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
20 wins, 3 losses
W
91% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 4 losses
W
9% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
22% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
21win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
19 (90%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
2 (10%)Submission(33%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Chimaev
Phillips
0
UFC fights
4
Octagon time
33.3 min · 8.3 avg
Career length
21y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Chimaev
Phillips
Overall
52W–17L · 75.4%
Wins
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
44W–16L · 73.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chimaev
Phillips
27W–8L · 77.1%
Overall
217W–109L · 66.6%
27W–8L · 77.1%
Wins
141W–83L · 62.9%
0W–0L
Losses
76W–26L · 74.5%
Distance striking
Chimaev
Phillips
Landed / min
3.20
Accuracy
32.8%
Defense
59.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.90
Time at distance
70.3%
Grappling & control
Chimaev
Phillips
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
14.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
16.7%
Strike target map
Chimaev
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Phillips
  • Head45%(40)div 63%
  • Body28%(25)div 19%
  • Legs26%(23)div 17%

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

Khamzat Chimaev

No UFC fights on record.

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

John Phillips
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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