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UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott
20-13-1 · USA
VS
Kai Asakura
Kai Asakura
21-5 · JPN
August 16, 2025 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 4:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elliott16/401/100:49
Asakura11/450/000:01
R2 · 4:39
Elliott11/311/201:05
Asakura10/420/000:00
Total
Elliott27/712/301:54
Asakura21/870/000:01

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
ElliottWin probabilityAsakura
42.6%57.4%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
30%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.6 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 Elliott, blue toward Asakura. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Elliott43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%19%
Submission16%37%
Decision19%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 27
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.7)act 2
Asakura57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%50%
Submission14%25%
Decision14%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 21
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R221%
R39%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Elliott
45.5%+117
Asakura
-11753.1%
Most takedownstie 27.3%
Elliott
56.0%-337
Asakura
+33716.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elliott
Expected: 30.4
30.5
Over 30.5
39.6%
+153
Under 30.5
60.4%
-153
03876
Asakura
Expected: 34.0
34
Over 34
39.0%
+152
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.5%
-152
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Elliott
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
43.2%
-137
Exactly 1
25.3%
push
Under 1
31.5%
+137
035
Asakura
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.4%
+218
Under 0.5
68.6%
-218
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 8.6 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
Elliott42.6%26.3%+16.3+265
Asakura57.4%73.7%−16.3-330

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
67.5Striking54.6
Elliott +12.9
69.6Grappling15.9
Elliott +53.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElliottAsakura
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1526
Pound-for-pound
1551
1496
Divisional
1551
1502
Striking offense
1500
1506
Striking defense
1498
1533
Grappling offense
1499
1490
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
38 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'8"
66"
Reach
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.39
Strikes landed / min
2.40
45%
Strike accuracy
59%
2.66
Strikes absorbed / min
4.52
57%
Strike defense
38%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.73
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
47%
Takedown accuracy
59%
Takedown defense
57%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
45%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
22%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
616
Days since last fight
252
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tim Elliott
  • W SumudaerjiSUB R1
    Close -1571y 8mo before
  • LMuhammad MokaevSUB R3
    Close +3361y 10mo before
  • WVictor AltamiranoU-DEC R3
    Close -1812y 2mo before
  • WTagir UlanbekovU-DEC R3
    Close +1893y 5mo before
  • LMatheus NicolauU-DEC R3
    Close +1593y 10mo before
Kai Asakura
  • LAlexandre PantojaSUB R2
    Close +1808mo before
Elliott — win / loss by method
Record: 20-13-1

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, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 6 losses
W
35% of wins
L
46% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 6 losses
W
50% of wins
L
46% of losses
UFC
9win11loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(45%) 5
7 (78%)Decision(55%) 6
Non-UFC
11win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
5 (45%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (27%)Decision(0%) 0
Asakura — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-0

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
13 wins, 3 losses
W
62% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
21win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (62%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
3 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (24%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Elliott
Asakura
20
UFC fights
1
245.2 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
7.1 min · 7.1 avg
17y 3m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elliott
Asakura
261W–66L · 79.8%
Overall
28W–5L · 84.8%
106W–35L · 75.2%
Wins
0W–0L
155W–31L · 83.3%
Losses
28W–5L · 84.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elliott
Asakura
115W–53L · 68.5%
Overall
330W–114L · 74.3%
112W–48L · 70.0%
Wins
254W–92L · 73.4%
3W–5L · 37.5%
Losses
76W–22L · 77.6%
Distance striking
Elliott
Asakura
5.30
Landed / min
4.51
36.9%
Accuracy
60.7%
60.4%
Defense
40.0%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
39.6%
Time at distance
53.3%
Grappling & control
Elliott
Asakura
3.73
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
47.3%
Takedown accuracy
59.0%
Takedown defense
57.1%
1.04
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
57.4%
Control share
12.6%
Strike target map
Elliott
  • Head58%(486)div 63%
  • Body21%(172)div 22%
  • Legs21%(173)div 16%
Asakura
  • Head59%(10)div 63%
  • Body29%(5)div 22%
  • Legs12%(2)div 16%

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

Tim Elliott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kai Asakura
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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