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UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Diego Ferreira
Diego Ferreira
15-2 · BRA
VS
Mairbek Taisumov
Mairbek Taisumov
27-5 · RUS
September 7, 2019 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Diego Ferreira def. Mairbek Taisumov by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ferreira12/730/000:00
Taisumov19/530/000:00
R2
Ferreira33/1080/100:19
Taisumov18/490/200:01
R3
Ferreira64/1450/100:00
Taisumov14/580/000:00
Total
Ferreira109/3260/200:19
Taisumov51/1600/200:01

Scorecards

Ferreira vs Taisumov

RdDavid LethabyHowie BoothMark CollettCommunity
R19-109-109-109.1-9.9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-810-910-810-8.5
Total29-2729-2829-2729.1-27.4

Media (15 cards) · avg 2927.9 · 15 Ferreira · 0 Taisumov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ferreira-Taisumov.

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
FerreiraWin probabilityTaisumov
34.3%65.7%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
21%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferreira34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%29%
Submission7%21%
Decision17%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 109
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Taisumov66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%51%
Submission14%20%
Decision19%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3068)act 51
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R210%
R330%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Ferreira
43.2%+129
Taisumov
-12955.6%
Most takedownstie 48.4%
Ferreira
15.9%+224
Taisumov
-22435.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 46.0
46
Over 46
41.8%
+136
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.8%
-136
058115
Taisumov
Expected: 52.6
52.5
Over 52.5
42.6%
+135
Under 52.5
57.4%
-135
066132
Takedowns — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.8%
Exactly 0
77.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Taisumov
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.5%
+141
Under 0.5
58.5%
-141
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 10.5 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
Ferreira34.3%31.6%+2.7+205
Taisumov65.7%68.4%−2.7-245

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
68.9Striking69.4
Taisumov +0.5
47.3Grappling57.6
Taisumov +10.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FerreiraTaisumov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1596
Pound-for-pound
1628
1594
Divisional
1629
1522
Striking offense
1523
1499
Striking defense
1530
1507
Grappling offense
1500
1520
Grappling defense
1541
Physical
34 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.70
Strikes landed / min
2.88
37%
Strike accuracy
42%
3.03
Strikes absorbed / min
2.02
60%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.70
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
23%
Takedown accuracy
78%
68%
Takedown defense
88%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
88%
+4
Win/loss streak
+6
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
357
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Ferreira
  • WRustam KhabilovU-DEC R3
    missedClose +1206mo before
  • WKyle NelsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -5509mo before
  • WJared GordonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1551y 7mo before
  • WOlivier Aubin-MercierU-DEC R3
    Close +2203y 7mo before
  • LDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    Close +1304y 5mo before
Mairbek Taisumov
  • WDesmond GreenU-DEC R3
    Close -6001y before
  • WFelipe SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close -5252y before
  • WDamir HadzovicKO/TKO R1
    Close -3203y 5mo before
  • WAlan PatrickKO/TKO R2
    Close -1604y 3mo before
  • WAnthony ChristodoulouKO/TKO R2
    Close -10504y 7mo before
Ferreira — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Taisumov — win / loss by method
Record: 27-5-0

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
15 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
7% of wins
L
60% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
4% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
20win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
9 (45%)Submission(25%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
1 (5%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ferreira
Taisumov
8
UFC fights
8
64.6 min · 8.1 avg
Octagon time
63.3 min · 7.9 avg
15y 3m
Career length
19y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferreira
Taisumov
92W–18L · 83.6%
Overall
109W–23L · 82.6%
68W–13L · 84.0%
Wins
92W–22L · 80.7%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
17W–1L · 94.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferreira
Taisumov
98W–41L · 70.5%
Overall
192W–97L · 66.4%
98W–41L · 70.5%
Wins
162W–88L · 64.8%
0W–0L
Losses
30W–9L · 76.9%
Distance striking
Ferreira
Taisumov
5.58
Landed / min
3.03
30.8%
Accuracy
39.4%
61.7%
Defense
65.7%
0.46
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.95
58.8%
Time at distance
76.1%
Grappling & control
Ferreira
Taisumov
0.70
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
23.1%
Takedown accuracy
77.8%
67.9%
Takedown defense
87.5%
1.16
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
45.4%
Control share
54.6%
Strike target map
Ferreira
  • Head69%(211)div 63%
  • Body21%(63)div 20%
  • Legs10%(30)div 17%
Taisumov
  • Head58%(105)div 63%
  • Body19%(34)div 20%
  • Legs24%(43)div 17%

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

Diego Ferreira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mairbek Taisumov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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