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UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
Axel Sola
Axel Sola
11-1-1 · FRA
VS
Ismael Bonfim
Ismael Bonfim
20-6 · BRA
July 25, 2026 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Axel Sola def. Ismael Bonfim by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R1 4:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:44
Sola33/440/012:03
Bonfim1/31/302:03
Total
Sola33/440/012:03
Bonfim1/31/302:03

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
SolaWin probabilityBonfim
51.7%48.3%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
19%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.7 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 Sola, blue toward Bonfim. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sola52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%31%29%
Submission9%17%7%
Decision27%52%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 33
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.5)act 0
Bonfim48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%28%14%
Submission10%22%7%
Decision24%50%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1961)act 1
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 1
Combined totals~89 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R216%
R310%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Sola
48.3%+105
Bonfim
-10550.7%
Most takedownstie 40.8%
Sola
40.0%-209
Bonfim
+20919.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sola
Expected: 44.0
44
Over 44
39.2%
+152
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.7%
-152
055110
Bonfim
Expected: 45.3
45.5
Over 45.5
39.5%
+153
Under 45.5
60.5%
-153
057114
Takedowns — over/under
Sola
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
32.1%
+164
Exactly 1
15.3%
push
Under 1
52.6%
-164
035
Bonfim
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.4%
+252
Under 0.5
71.6%
-252
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 10.7 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
Sola51.7%63.3%−11.6-194
Bonfim48.3%36.7%+11.6+161
By method
Sola by KO/TKO15.1%29.2%−14.1+191
Sola by submission9.9%7.4%+2.5+1049
Sola by decision26.6%26.1%+0.5+226
Bonfim by KO/TKO14.2%14.2%±0.0+496
Bonfim by submission9.3%7.1%+2.2+1096
Bonfim by decision24.9%16.0%+8.9+432
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.9%65.2%+11.7-232
Over 2.5 rds61.2%49.8%+11.4-114
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision51.4%43.3%+8.1+116

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
61.3Striking74.0
Bonfim +12.6
27.6Grappling40.8
Bonfim +13.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SolaBonfim
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1533
1520
Divisional
1534
1507
Striking offense
1513
1502
Striking defense
1487
1498
Grappling offense
1492
1509
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'8"
74"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.07
Strikes landed / min
5.46
46%
Strike accuracy
55%
5.29
Strikes absorbed / min
3.97
61%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.22
Takedowns / 15 min
1.08
36%
Takedown accuracy
33%
Takedown defense
73%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
40%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
50%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
259
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Axel Sola
  • LMason JonesU-DEC R3
    Close +1194mo before
  • WRhys McKeeKO/TKO R3
    Close -14011mo before
Ismael Bonfim
  • LChris PadillaKO/TKO R2
    missedClose -1049mo before
  • LNazim SadykhovKO/TKO R1
    Close -2451y 5mo before
  • WVinc PichelU-DEC R3
    Close -5502y 3mo before
  • LBenoit Saint DenisSUB R1
    Close -2823y 1mo before
  • WTerrance McKinneyKO/TKO R2
    Close -1023y 6mo before
Sola — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-1

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (10%)Submission() 0
4 (40%)Decision() 0
Bonfim — win / loss by method
Record: 20-6-0

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
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 4 losses
W
20% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (22%)Submission(100%) 3
6 (33%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sola
Bonfim
2
UFC fights
5
27.0 min · 13.5 avg
Octagon time
41.6 min · 8.3 avg
5y 4m
Career length
14y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sola
Bonfim
31W–8L · 79.5%
Overall
62W–15L · 80.5%
14W–6L · 70.0%
Wins
27W–7L · 79.4%
17W–2L · 89.5%
Losses
35W–8L · 81.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sola
Bonfim
63W–18L · 77.8%
Overall
154W–57L · 73.0%
63W–18L · 77.8%
Wins
146W–57L · 71.9%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Sola
Bonfim
5.13
Landed / min
7.14
44.3%
Accuracy
52.7%
65.7%
Defense
59.5%
0.55
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.36
70.0%
Time at distance
69.1%
Grappling & control
Sola
Bonfim
2.22
Takedowns / 15 min
1.08
36.4%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
Takedown defense
72.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
98.5%
Control share
15.1%
Strike target map
Sola
  • Head81%(89)div 63%
  • Body19%(21)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Bonfim
  • Head64%(146)div 63%
  • Body21%(48)div 21%
  • Legs15%(33)div 16%

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

Axel Sola
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ismael Bonfim
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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