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UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
VS
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
21-4 · IRL
October 6, 2018 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Conor McGregor by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R4 3:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nurmagomedov7/91/204:08
McGregor6/70/000:00
R2
Nurmagomedov41/601/104:22
McGregor5/130/000:00
R3
Nurmagomedov15/370/301:47
McGregor34/520/000:00
R4 · 3:03
Nurmagomedov7/131/101:57
McGregor6/90/000:00
Total
Nurmagomedov70/1193/7012:14
McGregor51/810/000:00

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
NurmagomedovWin probabilityMcGregor
71.2%28.8%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
14%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 13.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nurmagomedov71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%39%
Submission13%18%
Decision31%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3785)act 70
Takedowns2.9 (0.06.0)act 3
McGregor29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%74%
Submission1%5%
Decision6%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 51
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~114 sig strikes~3.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R226%
R36%
R43%
R52%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Nurmagomedov
63.8%-181
McGregor
+18135.3%
Most takedownstie 10.7%
Nurmagomedov
88.0%-6806
McGregor
+68061.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 65.7
65.5
Over 65.5
42.7%
+134
Under 65.5
57.3%
-134
083165
McGregor
Expected: 48.0
48
Over 48
41.9%
+136
Exactly 48
1.4%
push
Under 48
56.8%
-136
061121
Takedowns — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 2.9
3
Over 3
38.6%
+116
Exactly 3
16.5%
push
Under 3
45.0%
-116
059
McGregor
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.6%
Exactly 0
93.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 13.8 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
Nurmagomedov71.2%63.5%+7.7-190
McGregor28.8%36.5%−7.7+165

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
80.6Striking70.3
Nurmagomedov +10.3
75.9Grappling50.1
Nurmagomedov +25.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NurmagomedovMcGregor
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1691
Pound-for-pound
1657
1681
Divisional
1551
1503
Striking offense
1550
1528
Striking defense
1508
1544
Grappling offense
1491
1536
Grappling defense
1521
Physical
30 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.34
Strikes landed / min
5.82
49%
Strike accuracy
48%
1.55
Strikes absorbed / min
4.55
70%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.44
Takedowns / 15 min
0.92
45%
Takedown accuracy
63%
85%
Takedown defense
74%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
90%
+10
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
40%
Finish rate
78%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
693
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khabib Nurmagomedov
  • WAl IaquintaU-DEC R5
    Close -6406mo before
  • WEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close -4109mo before
  • WMichael JohnsonSUB R3
    Close -3451y 11mo before
  • WDarrell HorcherKO/TKO R2
    Close -10002y 6mo before
  • WRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    Close -3054y 6mo before
Conor McGregor
  • WEddie AlvarezKO/TKO R2
    Close -1601y 11mo before
  • WNate DiazM-DEC R5
    Close -1352y 2mo before
  • LNate DiazSUB R2
    Close -4252y 7mo before
  • WJose AldoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1052y 10mo before
  • WChad MendesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1903y 3mo before
Nurmagomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 26-0-0

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
31% of wins
L
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
Decision
10 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (20%)Submission() 0
6 (60%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (38%)Submission() 0
4 (25%)Decision() 0
McGregor — win / loss by method
Record: 21-4-0

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
18 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
5% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (92%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Nurmagomedov
McGregor
10
UFC fights
10
135.2 min · 13.5 avg
Octagon time
81.3 min · 8.1 avg
17y 10m
Career length
18y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nurmagomedov
McGregor
170W–56L · 75.2%
Overall
176W–51L · 77.5%
170W–56L · 75.2%
Wins
158W–41L · 79.4%
0W–0L
Losses
18W–10L · 64.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nurmagomedov
McGregor
59W–48L · 55.1%
Overall
72W–26L · 73.5%
59W–48L · 55.1%
Wins
61W–21L · 74.4%
0W–0L
Losses
11W–5L · 68.8%
Distance striking
Nurmagomedov
McGregor
4.18
Landed / min
7.60
33.0%
Accuracy
44.3%
72.7%
Defense
63.6%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.21
42.2%
Time at distance
61.3%
Grappling & control
Nurmagomedov
McGregor
5.44
Takedowns / 15 min
0.92
45.0%
Takedown accuracy
62.5%
84.6%
Takedown defense
73.9%
0.55
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
96.9%
Control share
47.7%
Strike target map
Nurmagomedov
  • Head87%(512)div 63%
  • Body7%(44)div 20%
  • Legs5%(31)div 17%
McGregor
  • Head70%(330)div 63%
  • Body16%(76)div 20%
  • Legs14%(67)div 17%

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

Khabib Nurmagomedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Conor McGregor
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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