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UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
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Brandon Davis
Brandon Davis
9-5 · USA
September 8, 2018 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Brandon Davis by SUB (Suloev Stretch), R2 3:46
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Magomedsharipov21/301/100:43
Davis21/620/000:00
R2 · 3:46
Magomedsharipov17/235/603:16
Davis6/70/000:00
Total
Magomedsharipov38/536/703:59
Davis27/690/000:00

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
MagomedsharipovWin probabilityDavis
86.1%13.9%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
6%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Magomedsharipov86%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO44%51%
Submission6%7%
Decision36%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2866)act 38
Takedowns2.1 (0.05.0)act 6
Davis14%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%46%
Submission0%2%
Decision7%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 27
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R236%
R36%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Magomedsharipov
71.0%-255
Davis
+25527.8%
Most takedownstie 21.3%
Magomedsharipov
72.8%-1224
Davis
+12245.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Magomedsharipov
Expected: 50.6
50.5
Over 50.5
42.6%
+135
Under 50.5
57.4%
-135
064127
Davis
Expected: 30.8
31
Over 31
41.1%
+138
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.8%
-138
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Magomedsharipov
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
42.0%
-105
Exactly 2
18.1%
push
Under 2
39.9%
+105
047
Davis
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.9%
Exactly 0
83.1%
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 10.3 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
Magomedsharipov86.1%90.3%−4.2-1375
Davis13.9%9.7%+4.2+900

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
79.1Striking66.5
Magomedsharipov +12.6
86.1Grappling34.9
Magomedsharipov +51.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MagomedsharipovDavis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1577
Pound-for-pound
1496
1577
Divisional
1495
1494
Striking offense
1500
1505
Striking defense
1505
1551
Grappling offense
1496
1539
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.53
Strikes landed / min
4.02
50%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.19
Strikes absorbed / min
3.49
67%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.56
Takedowns / 15 min
0.33
59%
Takedown accuracy
33%
78%
Takedown defense
65%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
33%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
33%
67%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Zabit Magomedsharipov
  • WKyle BochniakU-DEC R3
    Close -7005mo before
  • WSheymon MoraesSUB R3
    Close -5009mo before
  • WMike SantiagoSUB R2
    Close -4001y before
Brandon Davis
  • LEnrique BarzolaU-DEC R3
    Close +1954mo before
  • WSteven PetersonU-DEC R3
    Close -1507mo before
  • LKyle BochniakU-DEC R3
    Close -1408mo before
Magomedsharipov — 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (33%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Davis — win / loss by method
Record: 9-5-0

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
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
44% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (38%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Magomedsharipov
Davis
3
UFC fights
3
38.9 min · 13.0 avg
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
14y 3m
Career length
12y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Magomedsharipov
Davis
38W–12L · 76.0%
Overall
37W–11L · 77.1%
38W–12L · 76.0%
Wins
16W–6L · 72.7%
0W–0L
Losses
21W–5L · 80.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Magomedsharipov
Davis
77W–16L · 82.8%
Overall
46W–34L · 57.5%
72W–15L · 82.8%
Wins
34W–28L · 54.8%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
12W–6L · 66.7%
1 of Magomedsharipov's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Magomedsharipov
Davis
7.51
Landed / min
5.96
44.9%
Accuracy
36.5%
71.0%
Defense
73.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
43.9%
Time at distance
63.7%
Grappling & control
Magomedsharipov
Davis
6.56
Takedowns / 15 min
0.33
58.6%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
77.8%
Takedown defense
65.0%
1.16
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
84.7%
Control share
11.4%
Strike target map
Magomedsharipov
  • Head78%(137)div 65%
  • Body11%(20)div 19%
  • Legs11%(19)div 16%
Davis
  • Head66%(120)div 65%
  • Body12%(21)div 19%
  • Legs22%(40)div 16%

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

Zabit Magomedsharipov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brandon Davis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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