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UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Belal Muhammad
Belal Muhammad
15-3 · USA
VS
Takashi Sato
Takashi Sato
15-2 · JPN
September 7, 2019 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Belal Muhammad def. Takashi Sato by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 1:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Muhammad20/401/401:41
Sato9/300/000:00
R2
Muhammad20/440/300:20
Sato12/401/200:38
R3 · 1:55
Muhammad9/221/200:29
Sato8/190/000:00
Total
Muhammad49/1062/902:30
Sato29/891/200:38

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
MuhammadWin probabilitySato
78.8%21.2%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
10%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Muhammad79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%39%
Submission6%8%
Decision42%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3376)act 49
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 2
Sato21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%59%
Submission4%18%
Decision5%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 29
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 1
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R219%
R320%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Muhammad
65.4%-195
Sato
+19533.5%
Most takedownstie 35.5%
Muhammad
59.4%-1174
Sato
+11745.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Muhammad
Expected: 58.0
58
Over 58
41.9%
+136
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
56.9%
-136
073146
Sato
Expected: 40.8
41
Over 41
41.3%
+138
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
57.1%
-138
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Muhammad
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.3%
+131
Under 1.5
56.7%
-131
035
Sato
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.5%
Exactly 0
89.5%
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 11.2 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
Muhammad78.8%77.0%+1.8-390
Sato21.2%23.0%−1.8+320

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
65.7Striking52.8
Muhammad +12.9
52.3Grappling0.0
Muhammad +52.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MuhammadSato
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1584
Pound-for-pound
1557
1584
Divisional
1557
1509
Striking offense
1492
1492
Striking defense
1499
1491
Grappling offense
1546
1536
Grappling defense
1554
Physical
31 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.39
Strikes landed / min
4.44
41%
Strike accuracy
41%
3.95
Strikes absorbed / min
7.30
60%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.11
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
33%
Takedown accuracy
90%
Takedown defense
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
17%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Belal Muhammad
  • WCurtis MillenderU-DEC R3
    Close -1555mo before
  • LGeoff NealU-DEC R3
    Close +1708mo before
  • WChance RencountreU-DEC R3
    Close -4501y 3mo before
  • WTim MeansS-DEC R3
    Close +1751y 10mo before
  • WJordan MeinU-DEC R3
    Close -1352y 2mo before
Takashi Sato
  • WBen SaundersKO/TKO R2
    Close -2304mo before
Muhammad — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 2 losses
W
73% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (83%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
6 (67%)Decision() 0
Sato — 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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (64%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (14%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (21%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Muhammad
Sato
9
UFC fights
1
120.6 min · 13.4 avg
Octagon time
6.3 min · 6.3 avg
13y 11m
Career length
12y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Muhammad
Sato
143W–39L · 78.6%
Overall
22W–11L · 66.7%
110W–28L · 79.7%
Wins
22W–11L · 66.7%
33W–11L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Muhammad
Sato
70W–28L · 71.4%
Overall
146W–71L · 67.3%
70W–28L · 71.4%
Wins
111W–56L · 66.5%
0W–0L
Losses
35W–15L · 70.0%
Distance striking
Muhammad
Sato
5.45
Landed / min
2.85
39.4%
Accuracy
29.5%
61.6%
Defense
58.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.38
69.5%
Time at distance
72.4%
Grappling & control
Muhammad
Sato
2.11
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
90.0%
Takedown defense
0.12
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
89.2%
Control share
40.5%
Strike target map
Muhammad
  • Head71%(376)div 63%
  • Body12%(65)div 20%
  • Legs17%(89)div 16%
Sato
  • Head89%(25)div 63%
  • Body7%(2)div 20%
  • Legs4%(1)div 16%

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

Belal Muhammad
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Takashi Sato
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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