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UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Max Griffin
Max Griffin
14-6 · USA
VS
Zelim Imadaev
Zelim Imadaev
8-0 · RUS
April 13, 2019 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Max Griffin def. Zelim Imadaev by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Griffin12/173/402:33
Imadaev12/260/001:14
R2
Griffin14/332/601:27
Imadaev25/580/001:07
R3
Griffin21/421/100:59
Imadaev27/660/101:05
Total
Griffin47/926/1104:59
Imadaev64/1500/103:26

Scorecards

Griffin vs Imadaev

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellWill FisherCommunity
R110-810-810-810-8
R29-109-109-109.1-10
R310-99-1010-99.2-9.8
Total29-2728-2829-2728.3-27.8

Media (16 cards) · avg 28.227.8 · 3 Griffin · 0 Imadaev · 13 draws

Point deductions: R11 Imadaev (Grabbing the fence)

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Griffin-Imadaev. Judge totals are round sums; the official result applies the deduction.

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
GriffinWin probabilityImadaev
37.0%63.0%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
15%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Griffin37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%20%
Submission7%17%
Decision23%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 47
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 6
Imadaev63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%29%
Submission9%14%
Decision36%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 64
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 0
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R28%
R312%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Griffin
45.4%+118
Imadaev
-11853.5%
Most takedownstie 32.9%
Griffin
12.9%+422
Imadaev
-42254.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 45.7
45.5
Over 45.5
42.8%
+133
Under 45.5
57.2%
-133
058115
Imadaev
Expected: 49.9
50
Over 50
41.7%
+136
Exactly 50
1.3%
push
Under 50
56.9%
-136
063125
Takedowns — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.3%
+312
Under 0.5
75.7%
-312
035
Imadaev
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.1%
+132
Under 1.5
56.9%
-132
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 11.4 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
Griffin37.0%45.7%−8.7+110
Imadaev63.0%54.3%+8.7-130

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
GriffinImadaev
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1502
Pound-for-pound
1529
1503
Divisional
1529
1511
Striking offense
1482
1499
Striking defense
1500
1489
Grappling offense
1561
1512
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
33 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.28
Strikes landed / min
51%
Strike accuracy
3.81
Strikes absorbed / min
51%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
38%
Takedown accuracy
60%
Takedown defense
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
70
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Max Griffin
  • LThiago AlvesS-DEC R3
    Close -1852mo before
  • LCurtis MillenderU-DEC R3
    Close +1509mo before
  • WMike PerryU-DEC R3
    Close +2501y 2mo before
  • LElizeu Zaleski dos SantosU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 5mo before
  • WErick MontanoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1352y 5mo before
Zelim Imadaev
No prior UFC fights.
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

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, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
36% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Imadaev — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Griffin
Imadaev
6
UFC fights
0
73.2 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
16y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Griffin
Imadaev
81W–27L · 75.0%
Overall
18W–5L · 78.3%
Wins
63W–22L · 74.1%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Griffin
Imadaev
154W–60L · 72.0%
Overall
28W–18L · 60.9%
133W–54L · 71.1%
Wins
28W–18L · 60.9%
21W–6L · 77.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Griffin
Imadaev
5.48
Landed / min
46.7%
Accuracy
55.7%
Defense
0.82
Knockdowns / 15 min
57.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Griffin
Imadaev
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
37.5%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
Takedown defense
0.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
38.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Griffin
  • Head73%(227)div 63%
  • Body19%(60)div 20%
  • Legs8%(26)div 16%
Imadaev
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Max Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Zelim Imadaev

No UFC fights on record.

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