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Nad Narimani
Nad Narimani
10-2 · GBR
VS
Khalid Taha
Khalid Taha
12-1 · DEU
July 22, 2018 · Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Nad Narimani def. Khalid Taha by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Narimani12/262/403:04
Taha11/170/000:12
R2
Narimani26/341/403:22
Taha15/260/000:00
R3
Narimani7/93/303:41
Taha6/140/000:23
Total
Narimani45/696/11010:07
Taha32/570/000:35

Scorecards

Narimani vs Taha

RdAndreas GrünerBen CartlidgePawel HarasimCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (17 cards) · avg 3026.9 · 17 Narimani · 0 Taha

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Narimani-Taha.

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
NarimaniWin probabilityTaha
50.2%49.8%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
17%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Narimani50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%24%
Submission11%22%
Decision27%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2457)act 45
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.4)act 6
Taha50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%42%
Submission6%12%
Decision23%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 32
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R220%
R310%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Narimani
57.0%-137
Taha
+13741.7%
Most takedownstie 35.2%
Narimani
47.1%-265
Taha
+26517.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Narimani
Expected: 43.7
43.5
Over 43.5
42.7%
+134
Under 43.5
57.3%
-134
055110
Taha
Expected: 37.0
37
Over 37
41.6%
+136
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.6%
-136
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Narimani
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
37.9%
+116
Exactly 1
18.4%
push
Under 1
43.7%
-116
035
Taha
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
29.0%
+244
Under 0.5
71.0%
-244
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 10.8 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
Narimani50.2%65.8%−15.6-220
Taha49.8%34.2%+15.6+180

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1525
Pound-for-pound
1536
1525
Divisional
1536
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'5"
70"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nad Narimani
No prior UFC fights.
Khalid Taha
No prior UFC fights.
Narimani — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(100%) 2
Taha — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (17%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Narimani
Taha
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Narimani
Taha
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Narimani
Taha
88W–28L · 75.9%
Overall
64W–39L · 62.1%
56W–19L · 74.7%
Wins
40W–27L · 59.7%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Losses
24W–12L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Narimani
Taha
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Narimani
Taha
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Narimani
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Taha
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Nad Narimani

No UFC fights on record.

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

Khalid Taha

No UFC fights on record.

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