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UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Ottman Azaitar
Ottman Azaitar
11-0 · DEU
VS
Teemu Packalen
Teemu Packalen
8-2 · FIN
September 7, 2019 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Ottman Azaitar def. Teemu Packalen by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:33
Azaitar27/530/010:11
Packalen8/190/100:00
Total
Azaitar27/530/010:11
Packalen8/190/100:00

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
AzaitarWin probabilityPackalen
53.2%46.8%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
28%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Azaitar53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%32%
Submission10%20%
Decision26%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 27
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Packalen47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%17%
Submission18%37%
Decision21%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 8
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R28%
R38%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Azaitar
56.0%-132
Packalen
+13242.5%
Most takedownstie 36.4%
Azaitar
14.7%+333
Packalen
-33348.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Azaitar
Expected: 38.1
38
Over 38
41.9%
+135
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.4%
-135
04896
Packalen
Expected: 32.9
33
Over 33
41.4%
+137
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.7%
-137
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Azaitar
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.1%
+299
Under 0.5
74.9%
-299
035
Packalen
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.9%
+120
Exactly 1
21.2%
push
Under 1
42.9%
-120
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 9.6 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
Azaitar53.2%63.5%−10.3-190
Packalen46.8%36.5%+10.3+165

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AzaitarPackalen
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1539
Pound-for-pound
1510
1539
Divisional
1510
1500
Striking offense
1491
1533
Striking defense
1498
1480
Grappling offense
1543
1500
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
29 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'1"
71"
Reach
75"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.64
Strike accuracy
58%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.08
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.83
Takedown accuracy
27%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
33%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
903
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ottman Azaitar
No prior UFC fights.
Teemu Packalen
  • LMarc DiakieseKO/TKO R1
    Close +1552y 6mo before
  • WThibault GoutiSUB R1
    Close +1003y 6mo before
  • LMickael LeboutU-DEC R3
    Close -1404y 2mo before
Azaitar — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (18%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0
Packalen — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (71%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Azaitar
Packalen
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
15.9 min · 5.3 avg
Career length
13y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Azaitar
Packalen
Overall
35W–4L · 89.7%
Wins
11W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
24W–4L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Azaitar
Packalen
62W–41L · 60.2%
Overall
38W–22L · 63.3%
62W–41L · 60.2%
Wins
38W–22L · 63.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Azaitar
Packalen
Landed / min
5.60
Accuracy
56.4%
Defense
50.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.94
Time at distance
34.8%
Grappling & control
Azaitar
Packalen
Takedowns / 15 min
2.83
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.89
Control share
33.0%
Strike target map
Azaitar
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Packalen
  • Head81%(34)div 63%
  • Body17%(7)div 20%
  • Legs2%(1)div 17%

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

Ottman Azaitar

No UFC fights on record.

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

Teemu Packalen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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