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UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Ramiz Brahimaj
Ramiz Brahimaj
12-5 · USA
VS
October 4, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Ramiz Brahimaj def. Austin Vanderford by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 2:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Brahimaj4/130/000:00
Vanderford4/121/102:30
R2 · 2:24
Brahimaj17/220/100:37
Vanderford1/42/500:53
Total
Brahimaj21/350/100:37
Vanderford5/163/603:23

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
BrahimajWin probabilityVanderford
34.4%65.6%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
19%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.9 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 Brahimaj, blue toward Vanderford. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Brahimaj34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%29%7%
Submission12%35%13%
Decision12%36%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1036)act 21
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Vanderford66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%37%19%
Submission7%11%10%
Decision34%52%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1548)act 5
Takedowns3.0 (0.16.9)act 3
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~3.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R214%
R39%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Brahimaj
39.3%+151
Vanderford
-15159.2%
Most takedownstie 10.2%
Brahimaj
7.6%+1088
Vanderford
-108882.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brahimaj
Expected: 26.3
26.5
Over 26.5
39.3%
+154
Under 26.5
60.7%
-154
03366
Vanderford
Expected: 35.6
35.5
Over 35.5
39.9%
+150
Under 35.5
60.1%
-150
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Brahimaj
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.3%
+253
Under 0.5
71.7%
-253
035
Vanderford
Expected: 3.0
3
Over 3
40.3%
+112
Exactly 3
14.8%
push
Under 3
44.9%
-112
0510

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 9.9 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
Brahimaj34.4%26.8%+7.6+257
Vanderford65.6%73.2%−7.6-330
By method
Brahimaj by KO/TKO11.8%7.3%+4.5+1051
Brahimaj by submission6.6%13.4%−6.8+526
Brahimaj by decision16.0%8.8%+7.2+851
Vanderford by KO/TKO22.6%19.2%+3.4+337
Vanderford by submission12.5%10.5%+2.0+702
Vanderford by decision30.5%40.7%−10.2+106
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.9%67.6%+2.3-263
Over 2.5 rds55.7%55.5%+0.2-146
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.5%51.5%−5.0-122

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
52.9Striking89.0
Vanderford +36.1
63.1Grappling59.3
Brahimaj +3.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrahimajVanderford
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1550
1534
Divisional
1536
1497
Striking offense
1492
1482
Striking defense
1504
1511
Grappling offense
1557
1514
Grappling defense
1556
Physical
32 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.14
Strikes landed / min
4.23
45%
Strike accuracy
75%
3.81
Strikes absorbed / min
0.54
44%
Strike defense
74%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.99
Takedowns / 15 min
3.25
41%
Takedown accuracy
50%
47%
Takedown defense
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ramiz Brahimaj
  • WBilly Ray GoffSUB R1
    Close +3204mo before
  • WMickey GallKO/TKO R1
    Close +14811mo before
  • LThemba GorimboU-DEC R3
    Close +1021y 5mo before
  • WMicheal GillmoreSUB R1
    Close -3823y 7mo before
  • LCourt McGeeU-DEC R3
    Close -1253y 9mo before
Austin Vanderford
  • WNikolay VeretennikovKO/TKO R2
    Close -1067mo before
Brahimaj — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
92% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 4 losses
W
0% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Vanderford — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (42%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Brahimaj
Vanderford
7
UFC fights
1
52.8 min · 7.5 avg
Octagon time
9.2 min · 9.2 avg
11y 9m
Career length
9y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brahimaj
Vanderford
75W–38L · 66.4%
Overall
12W–5L · 70.6%
28W–16L · 63.6%
Wins
12W–5L · 70.6%
47W–22L · 68.1%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brahimaj
Vanderford
48W–27L · 64.0%
Overall
141W–37L · 79.2%
30W–20L · 60.0%
Wins
81W–27L · 75.0%
18W–7L · 72.0%
Losses
60W–10L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Brahimaj
Vanderford
5.08
Landed / min
1.61
41.5%
Accuracy
37.5%
49.5%
Defense
73.7%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
34.7%
Time at distance
20.3%
Grappling & control
Brahimaj
Vanderford
1.99
Takedowns / 15 min
3.25
41.2%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
47.4%
Takedown defense
1.70
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.63
30.5%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Brahimaj
  • Head79%(89)div 63%
  • Body16%(18)div 21%
  • Legs5%(6)div 16%
Vanderford
  • Head95%(37)div 63%
  • Body3%(1)div 21%
  • Legs3%(1)div 16%

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

Ramiz Brahimaj
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Austin Vanderford
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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