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UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Brando Pericic
Brando Pericic
6-1 · AUS
VS
Shamil Gaziev
Shamil Gaziev
14-2 · BHR
May 2, 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
265.0lb
Weigh-in
264.0lb
Brando Pericic def. Shamil Gaziev by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 3:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pericic42/870/000:00
Gaziev25/471/202:46
R2 · 3:44
Pericic47/760/010:00
Gaziev16/530/000:50
Total
Pericic89/1630/010:00
Gaziev41/1001/203:36

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
PericicWin probabilityGaziev
47.2%52.8%
KO / TKO
62%
Submission
9%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 8.2 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pericic47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%66%42%
Submission4%7%4%
Decision12%27%5%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2064)act 89
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Gaziev53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%59%23%
Submission5%10%15%
Decision17%31%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (932)act 41
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.1)act 1
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R223%
R39%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Pericic
70.2%-245
Gaziev
+24528.6%
Most takedownstie 32.2%
Pericic
7.0%+866
Gaziev
-86660.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pericic
Expected: 47.0
47
Over 47
39.3%
+152
Exactly 47
1.0%
push
Under 47
59.7%
-152
059118
Gaziev
Expected: 24.0
24
Over 24
38.8%
+153
Exactly 24
2.0%
push
Under 24
59.3%
-153
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Pericic
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.0%
Exactly 0
86.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Gaziev
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
44.2%
+126
Under 1.5
55.8%
-126
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 8.2 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
Pericic47.2%50.5%−3.3-113
Gaziev52.8%49.5%+3.3-109
By method
Pericic by KO/TKO29.4%42.3%−12.9+103
Pericic by submission4.1%3.9%+0.2+2106
Pericic by decision13.7%5.2%+8.5+1552
Gaziev by KO/TKO32.9%23.1%+9.8+272
Gaziev by submission4.6%14.9%−10.3+477
Gaziev by decision15.4%10.5%+4.9+716
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds60.7%34.4%+26.3+171
Over 2.5 rds38.0%19.8%+18.2+373
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision29.1%15.6%+13.5+505

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
82.9Striking54.8
Pericic +28.1
22.2Grappling41.7
Gaziev +19.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PericicGaziev
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1557
1538
Divisional
1557
1514
Striking offense
1504
1525
Striking defense
1484
1496
Grappling offense
1504
1501
Grappling defense
1532
Physical
31 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'4"
79"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
12.91
Strikes landed / min
2.68
64%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.23
Strikes absorbed / min
4.20
56%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.99
Takedown accuracy
30%
80%
Takedown defense
83%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
60%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
42
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brando Pericic
  • WLouie SutherlandKO/TKO R1
    Close -25342d before
  • WElisha EllisonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2157mo before
Shamil Gaziev
  • LWaldo Cortes AcostaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1255mo before
  • WThomas PetersenKO/TKO R1
    Close -3471y 3mo before
  • WDon'Tale MayesU-DEC R3
    Close -3391y 9mo before
  • LJairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKO R4
    Close -1952y 2mo before
  • WMartin BudayKO/TKO R2
    Close -1002y 5mo before
Pericic — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Gaziev — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
64% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (27%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pericic
Gaziev
2
UFC fights
5
3.7 min · 1.9 avg
Octagon time
45.5 min · 9.1 avg
6y 9m
Career length
5y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pericic
Gaziev
15W–5L · 75.0%
Overall
61W–16L · 79.2%
15W–5L · 75.0%
Wins
33W–9L · 78.6%
0W–0L
Losses
28W–7L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pericic
Gaziev
31W–17L · 64.6%
Overall
45W–10L · 81.8%
18W–14L · 56.3%
Wins
45W–10L · 81.8%
13W–3L · 81.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pericic
Gaziev
12.75
Landed / min
3.44
55.2%
Accuracy
40.9%
60.9%
Defense
44.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
33.8%
Time at distance
53.0%
Grappling & control
Pericic
Gaziev
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.99
Takedown accuracy
30.0%
80.0%
Takedown defense
83.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
47.5%
Control share
96.8%
Strike target map
Pericic
  • Head75%(36)div 65%
  • Body17%(8)div 19%
  • Legs8%(4)div 15%
Gaziev
  • Head70%(86)div 65%
  • Body27%(33)div 19%
  • Legs2%(3)div 15%

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

Brando Pericic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Shamil Gaziev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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