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UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Khalid Taha
Khalid Taha
12-2 · DEU
VS
Boston Salmon
Boston Salmon
6-1 · USA
April 13, 2019 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Khalid Taha def. Boston Salmon by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:25
Taha5/50/010:02
Salmon0/00/000:00
Total
Taha5/50/010:02
Salmon0/00/000:00

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
TahaWin probabilitySalmon
66.6%33.4%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
18%
Decision
61%
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 Taha, blue toward Salmon. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Taha67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%23%
Submission13%19%
Decision39%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 5
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Salmon33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%17%
Submission4%14%
Decision23%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 0
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R29%
R35%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Taha
50.3%-104
Salmon
+10448.5%
Most takedownstie 43.9%
Taha
26.2%+114
Salmon
-11429.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taha
Expected: 47.7
47.5
Over 47.5
42.8%
+134
Under 47.5
57.2%
-134
060120
Salmon
Expected: 46.8
47
Over 47
41.5%
+138
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
57.1%
-138
059118
Takedowns — over/under
Taha
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.3%
+183
Under 0.5
64.7%
-183
035
Salmon
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.6%
+159
Under 0.5
61.4%
-159
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
Taha66.6%38.1%+28.5+155
Salmon33.4%61.9%−28.5-175

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
TahaSalmon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1519
Pound-for-pound
1513
1536
Divisional
1513
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'9"
69"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.13
Strikes landed / min
56%
Strike accuracy
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
35%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
45%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
265
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khalid Taha
  • LNad NarimaniU-DEC R3
    Close +1809mo before
Boston Salmon
No prior UFC fights.
Taha — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (17%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Salmon — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Taha
Salmon
1
UFC fights
0
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
13y 4m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Taha
Salmon
10W–2L · 83.3%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taha
Salmon
64W–39L · 62.1%
Overall
26W–9L · 74.3%
40W–27L · 59.7%
Wins
22W–6L · 78.6%
24W–12L · 66.7%
Losses
4W–3L · 57.1%
Distance striking
Taha
Salmon
6.02
Landed / min
51.2%
Accuracy
56.3%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
23.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Taha
Salmon
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
5.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Taha
  • Head75%(24)div 63%
  • Body9%(3)div 21%
  • Legs16%(5)div 16%
Salmon
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Khalid Taha
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Boston Salmon

No UFC fights on record.

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