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UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Liu Ce
Liu Ce
3-1 · CHN · UFC debut
VS
Junior Tafa
Junior Tafa
7-6 · NZL
August 29, 2026 · Shanghai, China
Light Heavyweight
Prediction
CeWin probabilityTafa
47.4%52.6%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
16%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
Model is extrapolating for Liu Ce from pre-UFC Elo + bio only (UFC debut) — treat this prediction as lower-confidence.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ce47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%37%
Submission8%18%
Decision21%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.8)
Tafa53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%50%
Submission8%14%
Decision19%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.0)
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R212%
R36%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Ce
46.2%+113
Tafa
-11352.3%
Most takedownstie 18.5%
Ce
6.4%+1171
Tafa
-117175.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ce
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
42.4%
+136
Under 35.5
57.6%
-136
04589
Tafa
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
41.4%
+137
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.8%
-137
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Ce
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
21.4%
Exactly 0
78.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Tafa
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
47.7%
-321
Exactly 1
37.5%
push
Under 1
14.9%
+321
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 8.7 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

No market on record for this bout.

Skill ratings
Ce

No skill ratings on record.

Tafa
Striking
74
Boxing
76
Kicking
60
Clinch
73
Striking def.
69
Wrestling off.
62
Wrestling def.
64
Ground game
63
Submissions
61
Grappling def.
59
Trait web
25.0Striking69.5
Tafa +44.5
0.0Grappling20.0
Tafa +20.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CeTafa
Tale of the tape
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'3"
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.00
7th
Strikes landed / min
3.62
67th
0%
7th
Strike accuracy
53%
86th
0.00
100th
Strikes absorbed / min
2.66
68th
0%
7th
Strike defense
51%
49th
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
28th
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
28th
0%
28th
Takedown accuracy
0%
28th
0%
20th
Takedown defense
72%
77th
0.0
45th
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
45th
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
33%
0
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
1520
30th
79
Days since last fight
65

Small figures are each fighter's percentile among UFC fighters (higher = better).

Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Liu Ce
No prior UFC fights.
Junior Tafa
  • LIwo BaraniewskiKO/TKO R1
    Close +3363mo before
  • WKevin ChristianKO/TKO R1
    Close -2344mo before
  • LBilly ElekanaSUB R2
    Close +2157mo before
  • LTuco TokkosSUB R2
    Close -1801y 2mo before
  • WSean SharafKO/TKO R2
    Close -2411y 11mo before
Ce — win / loss by method
Record: 3-1-0

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
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Tafa — win / loss by method
Record: 7-6-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
100% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
3win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Ce

No advanced metrics on record.

Tafa
Finishing
Finish rate100%
by KO/TKO100%
by submission0%
by decision0%
Early-finish tendency41%
Octagon time
At distance
In the clinch
On the ground
Late-round dominance3%
Résumé
Quality of wins1512.2
Avg opponent Elo1527
Vs ranked (W–L)0–0
Title fights0
Momentum25.2
Reach vs division-2.2"
Height vs division+0.4"
Strike target map
Ce
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Tafa
  • Head80%(160)div 63%
  • Body18%(35)div 19%
  • Legs3%(5)div 17%

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

Liu Ce
CloseSSTDKDCtrl
  • Ce—/——/—
    Tafa—/——/—

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

Junior Tafa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl
  • Liu Ce2026
    Tafa—/——/—
    Ce—/——/—

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