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Damir Ismagulov
Damir Ismagulov
20-1 · RUS
VS
Joel Alvarez
Joel Alvarez
15-1 · ESP
February 23, 2019 · Prague, Czech Republic
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Damir Ismagulov def. Joel Alvarez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ismagulov25/580/000:00
Alvarez16/540/000:00
R2
Ismagulov25/570/000:00
Alvarez11/370/000:00
R3
Ismagulov14/350/000:00
Alvarez11/360/000:00
Total
Ismagulov64/1500/000:00
Alvarez38/1270/000:00

Scorecards

Ismagulov vs Alvarez

RdBen CartlidgeMark CollettZdenek LedvinaCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27.1

Media (14 cards) · avg 3027 · 14 Ismagulov · 0 Alvarez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ismagulov-Alvarez.

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
IsmagulovWin probabilityAlvarez
42.7%57.3%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
17%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ismagulov43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%48%
Submission1%3%
Decision21%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 64
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Alvarez57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%33%
Submission15%27%
Decision23%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 38
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R220%
R38%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Ismagulov
45.8%+115
Alvarez
-11552.7%
Most takedownstie 46.3%
Ismagulov
34.7%-183
Alvarez
+18319.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ismagulov
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
42.5%
+135
Under 35.5
57.5%
-135
04589
Alvarez
Expected: 38.3
38.5
Over 38.5
42.1%
+138
Under 38.5
57.9%
-138
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Ismagulov
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.7%
+140
Under 0.5
58.3%
-140
035
Alvarez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.7%
+274
Under 0.5
73.3%
-274
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 9.8 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
Ismagulov42.7%73.6%−30.9-325
Alvarez57.3%26.4%+30.9+265

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
IsmagulovAlvarez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1542
1579
Divisional
1542
1484
Striking offense
1500
1508
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'3"
74"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.27
Strikes landed / min
62%
Strike accuracy
0.67
Strikes absorbed / min
68%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
5.00
Takedowns / 15 min
45%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Damir Ismagulov
  • WAlex GorgeesU-DEC R3
    Close -5503mo before
Joel Alvarez
No prior UFC fights.
Ismagulov — win / loss by method
Record: 20-1-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (5%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (32%)Decision(100%) 1
Alvarez — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
93% 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
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (7%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
14 (93%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ismagulov
Alvarez
1
UFC fights
0
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
11y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Ismagulov
Alvarez
7W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
7W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ismagulov
Alvarez
147W–45L · 76.6%
Overall
100W–35L · 74.1%
139W–44L · 76.0%
Wins
99W–35L · 73.9%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Ismagulov
Alvarez
4.42
Landed / min
62.5%
Accuracy
80.8%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
30.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Ismagulov
Alvarez
5.00
Takedowns / 15 min
45.5%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
100.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Ismagulov
  • Head65%(22)div 63%
  • Body26%(9)div 20%
  • Legs9%(3)div 17%
Alvarez
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Damir Ismagulov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joel Alvarez

No UFC fights on record.

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