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UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
Abubakar Vagaev
Abubakar Vagaev
24-4 · RUS
VS
July 25, 2026 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Abubakar Vagaev def. Saygid Izagakhmaev by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Vagaev3/62/404:07
Izagakhmaev7/120/100:16
R2
Vagaev20/450/202:07
Izagakhmaev13/371/300:32
R3
Vagaev4/192/401:32
Izagakhmaev13/341/301:58
Total
Vagaev27/704/1007:46
Izagakhmaev33/832/702:46

Scorecards

Vagaev vs Izagakhmaev

RdCezary WojciechowskiClemens WernerVito PaolilloCommunity
R110-910-910-99.5-9.6
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-109-109-109-10
Total29-2829-2829-2828.5-28.6

Media (9 cards) · avg 2928 · 9 Vagaev · 0 Izagakhmaev

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Vagaev-Izagakhmaev.

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
VagaevWin probabilityIzagakhmaev
46.1%53.9%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
20%
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 Vagaev, blue toward Izagakhmaev. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Vagaev46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%28%12%
Submission3%7%6%
Decision30%65%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1343)act 27
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 4
Izagakhmaev54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%29%7%
Submission17%32%15%
Decision21%39%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1342)act 33
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.8)act 2
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R217%
R310%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Vagaev
49.4%-101
Izagakhmaev
+10149.0%
Most takedownstie 30.7%
Vagaev
27.9%+149
Izagakhmaev
-14941.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vagaev
Expected: 31.4
31.5
Over 31.5
39.6%
+152
Under 31.5
60.4%
-152
04079
Izagakhmaev
Expected: 31.0
31
Over 31
39.1%
+152
Exactly 31
1.5%
push
Under 31
59.4%
-152
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Vagaev
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.4%
+206
Exactly 1
16.1%
push
Under 1
56.5%
-206
035
Izagakhmaev
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
37.4%
+120
Exactly 1
17.8%
push
Under 1
44.9%
-120
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
Vagaev46.1%66.0%−19.9-226
Izagakhmaev53.9%34.0%+19.9+180
By method
Vagaev by KO/TKO13.2%12.2%+1.0+602
Vagaev by submission9.4%6.4%+3.0+1232
Vagaev by decision23.4%46.0%−22.6-115
Izagakhmaev by KO/TKO15.5%7.4%+8.1+1067
Izagakhmaev by submission11.0%15.3%−4.3+460
Izagakhmaev by decision27.4%12.6%+14.8+581
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds77.5%76.7%+0.8-470
Over 2.5 rds60.4%65.1%−4.7-229
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision50.8%61.4%−10.6-190

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
VagaevIzagakhmaev
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1547
1560
Divisional
1546
1500
Striking offense
1496
1500
Striking defense
1502
1500
Grappling offense
1503
1500
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.33
Strike accuracy
59%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.73
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
Takedown accuracy
40%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
245
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Abubakar Vagaev
No prior UFC fights.
Saygid Izagakhmaev
  • LNicolas DalbyS-DEC R3
    Close -3468mo before
Vagaev — win / loss by method
Record: 24-4-0

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
4 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
4% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
19 wins, 1 loss
W
79% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
24win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (17%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (4%)Submission(0%) 0
19 (79%)Decision(25%) 1
Izagakhmaev — win / loss by method
Record: 22-3-0

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, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
59% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
22win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
13 (59%)Submission(50%) 1
6 (27%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Vagaev
Izagakhmaev
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
14y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vagaev
Izagakhmaev
Overall
23W–6L · 79.3%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
23W–6L · 79.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vagaev
Izagakhmaev
415W–142L · 74.5%
Overall
255W–75L · 77.3%
360W–127L · 73.9%
Wins
228W–68L · 77.0%
55W–15L · 78.6%
Losses
27W–7L · 79.4%
Distance striking
Vagaev
Izagakhmaev
Landed / min
3.85
Accuracy
42.1%
Defense
72.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
13.8%
Grappling & control
Vagaev
Izagakhmaev
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
45.0%
Strike target map
Vagaev
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Izagakhmaev
  • Head55%(11)div 63%
  • Body45%(9)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Abubakar Vagaev

No UFC fights on record.

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

Saygid Izagakhmaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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