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Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
19-4 · BRA
December 30, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Edson Barboza by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nurmagomedov36/681/303:43
Barboza10/190/000:00
R2
Nurmagomedov31/601/403:28
Barboza9/260/000:00
R3
Nurmagomedov22/492/603:20
Barboza6/310/000:00
Total
Nurmagomedov89/1774/13010:31
Barboza25/760/000:00

Scorecards

Nurmagomedov vs Barboza

RdGlenn TrowbridgeJunichiro KamijoSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-810-810-810-8
R210-810-810-810-8
R310-810-910-910-8.4
Total30-2430-2530-2530-24.4

Media (18 cards) · avg 3025.3 · 18 Nurmagomedov · 0 Barboza

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nurmagomedov-Barboza.

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
NurmagomedovWin probabilityBarboza
95.2%4.8%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
1%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nurmagomedov95%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO51%54%
Submission1%1%
Decision43%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (4091)act 89
Takedowns2.2 (0.04.8)act 4
Barboza5%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%60%
Submission0%0%
Decision2%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 25
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~106 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R235%
R33%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Nurmagomedov
77.1%-350
Barboza
+35022.0%
Most takedownstie 9.7%
Nurmagomedov
90.1%-35974
Barboza
+359740.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 69.6
69.5
Over 69.5
42.6%
+135
Under 69.5
57.4%
-135
088175
Barboza
Expected: 36.2
36
Over 36
42.0%
+134
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.2%
-134
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
44.0%
-132
Exactly 2
22.6%
push
Under 2
33.3%
+132
047
Barboza
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
1.7%
Exactly 0
98.3%
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 10.2 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
Nurmagomedov95.2%77.6%+17.6-410
Barboza4.8%22.4%−17.6+330

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
79.4Striking67.3
Nurmagomedov +12.1
77.9Grappling52.6
Nurmagomedov +25.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NurmagomedovBarboza
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1662
Pound-for-pound
1647
1652
Divisional
1646
1497
Striking offense
1534
1525
Striking defense
1516
1536
Grappling offense
1440
1533
Grappling defense
1575
Physical
29 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.82
Strikes landed / min
3.97
50%
Strike accuracy
41%
1.50
Strikes absorbed / min
3.54
71%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.14
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
48%
Takedown accuracy
54%
83%
Takedown defense
87%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
76%
+8
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
46%
Recent opp. quality
413
Days since last fight
294
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khabib Nurmagomedov
  • WMichael JohnsonSUB R3
    Close -3451y 2mo before
  • WDarrell HorcherKO/TKO R2
    Close -10001y 8mo before
  • WRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    Close -3053y 8mo before
  • WPat HealyU-DEC R3
    Close -2654y 3mo before
  • WAbel TrujilloU-DEC R3
    missedClose -3054y 7mo before
Edson Barboza
  • WBeneil DariushKO/TKO R2
    Close -16010mo before
  • WGilbert MelendezU-DEC R3
    Close -2551y 5mo before
  • WAnthony PettisU-DEC R3
    Close +1651y 8mo before
  • LTony FergusonSUB R2
    Close +1302y 1mo before
  • WPaul FelderU-DEC R3
    Close -1552y 5mo before
Nurmagomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 24-0-0

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
33% of wins
L
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (25%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (38%)Submission() 0
4 (25%)Decision() 0
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 19-4-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
5% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
37% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
13win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (46%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
7 (54%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Nurmagomedov
Barboza
8
UFC fights
17
95.2 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
178.1 min · 10.5 avg
17y 10m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nurmagomedov
Barboza
138W–49L · 73.8%
Overall
268W–67L · 80.0%
138W–49L · 73.8%
Wins
193W–44L · 81.4%
0W–0L
Losses
75W–23L · 76.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nurmagomedov
Barboza
59W–48L · 55.1%
Overall
43W–32L · 57.3%
59W–48L · 55.1%
Wins
43W–32L · 57.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Nurmagomedov
Barboza
2.79
Landed / min
4.23
28.7%
Accuracy
40.4%
73.9%
Defense
66.0%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.76
40.2%
Time at distance
88.7%
Grappling & control
Nurmagomedov
Barboza
6.14
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
48.1%
Takedown accuracy
53.8%
83.3%
Takedown defense
86.8%
0.63
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.08
95.7%
Control share
55.8%
Strike target map
Nurmagomedov
  • Head86%(313)div 63%
  • Body8%(29)div 20%
  • Legs6%(22)div 17%
Barboza
  • Head41%(289)div 63%
  • Body27%(193)div 20%
  • Legs32%(225)div 17%

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

Khabib Nurmagomedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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