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UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Muslim Salikhov
Muslim Salikhov
17-2 · RUS
VS
July 11, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Muslim Salikhov def. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Salikhov14/230/100:00
Zaleski dos Santos20/500/100:10
R2
Salikhov13/270/200:02
Zaleski dos Santos9/410/300:43
R3
Salikhov13/380/000:00
Zaleski dos Santos17/470/000:00
Total
Salikhov40/880/300:02
Zaleski dos Santos46/1380/400:53

Scorecards

Salikhov vs Zaleski dos Santos

RdClemens WernerDavid LethabyLukasz BosackiCommunity
R19-109-1010-99-9.9
R210-99-1010-99.2-9.8
R310-910-910-99.7-9.3
Total29-2828-2930-2727.9-29

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.327.7 · 16 Salikhov · 0 Zaleski dos Santos

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Salikhov-Zaleski dos Santos.

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
SalikhovWin probabilityZaleski dos Santos
51.6%48.4%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
5%
Decision
68%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Salikhov, blue toward Zaleski dos Santos. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Salikhov52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%30%
Submission2%4%
Decision34%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 40
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Zaleski dos Santos48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%24%
Submission2%6%
Decision34%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3273)act 46
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~111 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R213%
R37%
Distance68%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Salikhov
49.0%+102
Zaleski dos Santos
-10250.0%
Most takedownstie 59.2%
Salikhov
20.4%-100
Zaleski dos Santos
+10020.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Salikhov
Expected: 55.1
55
Over 55
42.1%
+135
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
56.7%
-135
069138
Zaleski dos Santos
Expected: 55.7
55.5
Over 55.5
42.8%
+134
Under 55.5
57.2%
-134
070140
Takedowns — over/under
Salikhov
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.3%
+311
Under 0.5
75.7%
-311
035
Zaleski dos Santos
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.3%
+312
Under 0.5
75.7%
-312
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 12.3 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
Salikhov51.6%54.4%−2.8-134
Zaleski dos Santos48.4%45.6%+2.8+108

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
72.6Striking67.6
Salikhov +5.0
45.8Grappling32.3
Salikhov +13.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SalikhovZaleski dos Santos
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1574
Pound-for-pound
1617
1573
Divisional
1616
1508
Striking offense
1518
1534
Striking defense
1512
1484
Grappling offense
1480
1507
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
36 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.92
Strikes landed / min
4.17
47%
Strike accuracy
40%
1.97
Strikes absorbed / min
3.13
69%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.22
Takedowns / 15 min
0.65
43%
Takedown accuracy
20%
73%
Takedown defense
48%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
80%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
75%
Last-5 win rate
80%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
259
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Muslim Salikhov
  • WLaureano StaropoliU-DEC R3
    Close -1659mo before
  • WNordine TalebKO/TKO R1
    Close +11010mo before
  • WRicky RaineyKO/TKO R2
    Close -2102y 3mo before
  • LAlex GarciaSUB R2
    Close -2202y 8mo before
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
  • WAleksei KunchenkoU-DEC R3
    Close -1224mo before
  • LLi JingliangKO/TKO R3
    Close -25510mo before
  • WCurtis MillenderSUB R1
    Close +1001y 4mo before
  • WLuigi VendraminiKO/TKO R2
    Close -10001y 10mo before
  • WSean StricklandKO/TKO R1
    Close +1002y 2mo before
Salikhov — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
76% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
12% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (14%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0
Zaleski dos Santos — win / loss by method
Record: 22-6-0

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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (14%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (7%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Salikhov
Zaleski dos Santos
4
UFC fights
10
37.0 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
115.5 min · 11.5 avg
15y 0m
Career length
16y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Salikhov
Zaleski dos Santos
51W–15L · 77.3%
Overall
172W–27L · 86.4%
37W–11L · 77.1%
Wins
143W–22L · 86.7%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
29W–5L · 85.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Salikhov
Zaleski dos Santos
117W–52L · 69.2%
Overall
144W–59L · 70.9%
115W–52L · 68.9%
Wins
86W–42L · 67.2%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
58W–17L · 77.3%
Distance striking
Salikhov
Zaleski dos Santos
2.96
Landed / min
4.61
44.8%
Accuracy
34.0%
69.6%
Defense
65.1%
0.81
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.26
83.1%
Time at distance
64.0%
Grappling & control
Salikhov
Zaleski dos Santos
1.22
Takedowns / 15 min
0.65
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
72.7%
Takedown defense
48.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.52
21.0%
Control share
42.8%
Strike target map
Salikhov
  • Head52%(56)div 63%
  • Body26%(28)div 20%
  • Legs22%(24)div 16%
Zaleski dos Santos
  • Head61%(292)div 63%
  • Body23%(111)div 20%
  • Legs16%(79)div 16%

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

Muslim Salikhov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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