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UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes
11-2 · USA
VS
September 7, 2019 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
251.0lb
Weigh-in
257.0lb
Curtis Blaydes def. Shamil Abdurakhimov by KO/TKO (Elbow), R2 2:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Blaydes12/244/404:02
Abdurakhimov1/50/000:00
R2 · 2:22
Blaydes13/191/102:06
Abdurakhimov2/30/000:00
Total
Blaydes25/435/506:08
Abdurakhimov3/80/000:00

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
BlaydesWin probabilityAbdurakhimov
92.1%7.9%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
13%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 8.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Blaydes92%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO56%61%
Submission11%12%
Decision25%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 25
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.8)act 5
Abdurakhimov8%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%46%
Submission2%26%
Decision2%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1128)act 3
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R226%
R313%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Blaydes
81.0%-456
Abdurakhimov
+45617.8%
Most takedownstie 39.5%
Blaydes
57.6%-1979
Abdurakhimov
+19792.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Blaydes
Expected: 47.5
47.5
Over 47.5
42.5%
+135
Under 47.5
57.5%
-135
060119
Abdurakhimov
Expected: 21.5
21.5
Over 21.5
42.5%
+136
Under 21.5
57.5%
-136
02754
Takedowns — over/under
Blaydes
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
42.1%
+137
Under 1.5
57.9%
-137
035
Abdurakhimov
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.8%
Exactly 0
94.2%
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 8.5 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
Blaydes92.1%81.6%+10.5-550
Abdurakhimov7.9%18.4%−10.5+425

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
73.5Striking67.2
Blaydes +6.3
56.9Grappling38.6
Blaydes +18.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BlaydesAbdurakhimov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1589
Pound-for-pound
1588
1589
Divisional
1588
1503
Striking offense
1492
1508
Striking defense
1509
1527
Grappling offense
1486
1514
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
28 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.71
Strikes landed / min
2.64
51%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.03
Strikes absorbed / min
2.36
55%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.79
Takedowns / 15 min
1.34
57%
Takedown accuracy
24%
25%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
71%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Curtis Blaydes
  • WJustin WillisU-DEC R3
    Close -2756mo before
  • LFrancis NgannouKO/TKO R1
    Close -2409mo before
  • WAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R3
    Close -2001y 3mo before
  • WMark HuntU-DEC R3
    Close -1901y 7mo before
  • WAleksei OleinikKO/TKO R2
    Close -3001y 10mo before
Shamil Abdurakhimov
  • WMarcin TyburaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1155mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y before
  • WChase ShermanKO/TKO R1
    Close -1251y 9mo before
  • LDerrick LewisKO/TKO R4
    Close +2102y 9mo before
  • WWalt HarrisS-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 11mo before
Blaydes — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0, 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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
73% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Abdurakhimov — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
45% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (27%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (27%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Blaydes
Abdurakhimov
9
UFC fights
7
88.3 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
78.3 min · 11.2 avg
12y 2m
Career length
18y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Blaydes
Abdurakhimov
167W–51L · 76.6%
Overall
101W–36L · 73.7%
150W–47L · 76.1%
Wins
77W–31L · 71.3%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Losses
24W–5L · 82.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Blaydes
Abdurakhimov
18W–6L · 75.0%
Overall
150W–76L · 66.4%
18W–6L · 75.0%
Wins
123W–68L · 64.4%
0W–0L
Losses
27W–8L · 77.1%
Distance striking
Blaydes
Abdurakhimov
3.44
Landed / min
2.64
30.8%
Accuracy
37.2%
61.4%
Defense
70.9%
0.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
38.8%
Time at distance
61.1%
Grappling & control
Blaydes
Abdurakhimov
6.79
Takedowns / 15 min
1.34
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
24.1%
25.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.19
95.4%
Control share
76.7%
Strike target map
Blaydes
  • Head70%(230)div 66%
  • Body14%(46)div 19%
  • Legs16%(52)div 14%
Abdurakhimov
  • Head62%(128)div 66%
  • Body18%(37)div 19%
  • Legs20%(42)div 14%

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

Curtis Blaydes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Shamil Abdurakhimov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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