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UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
Ricardo Ramos
Ricardo Ramos
10-1 · BRA
VS
Aiemann Zahabi
Aiemann Zahabi
7-0 · CAN
November 4, 2017 · New York City, New York, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.4lb
Weigh-in
135.2lb
Ricardo Ramos def. Aiemann Zahabi by KO/TKO (Spinning Back Elbow), R3 1:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ramos11/223/400:36
Zahabi17/310/101:39
R2
Ramos19/480/100:00
Zahabi17/400/000:00
R3 · 1:58
Ramos12/240/010:01
Zahabi12/340/000:00
Total
Ramos42/943/510:37
Zahabi46/1050/101:39

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
RamosWin probabilityZahabi
45.7%54.3%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
6%
Decision
71%
Expected fight time: 12.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ramos46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%19%
Submission4%9%
Decision33%72%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 42
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 3
Zahabi54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%26%
Submission2%4%
Decision38%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3171)act 46
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~104 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R212%
R35%
Distance71%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Ramos
45.2%+119
Zahabi
-11953.7%
Most takedownstie 46.3%
Ramos
32.0%-147
Zahabi
+14721.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ramos
Expected: 49.6
49.5
Over 49.5
42.7%
+134
Under 49.5
57.3%
-134
063125
Zahabi
Expected: 54.3
54.5
Over 54.5
42.3%
+136
Under 54.5
57.7%
-136
068136
Takedowns — over/under
Ramos
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.3%
+155
Under 0.5
60.7%
-155
035
Zahabi
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.4%
+240
Under 0.5
70.6%
-240
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 12.4 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
Ramos45.7%63.5%−17.8-190
Zahabi54.3%36.5%+17.8+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
73.8Striking59.9
Ramos +13.9
33.3Grappling23.5
Ramos +9.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RamosZahabi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1539
Pound-for-pound
1536
1539
Divisional
1536
1481
Striking offense
1499
1503
Striking defense
1500
1552
Grappling offense
1499
1550
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
22 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
72"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.00
Strikes landed / min
2.93
51%
Strike accuracy
39%
1.87
Strikes absorbed / min
4.27
62%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
75%
Takedown defense
85%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
273
Days since last fight
258
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ricardo Ramos
  • WMichinori TanakaU-DEC R3
    Close +1059mo before
Aiemann Zahabi
  • WReginaldo VieiraU-DEC R3
    Close -2758mo before
Ramos — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (67%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
Zahabi — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ramos
Zahabi
1
UFC fights
1
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
14y 2m
Career length
13y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ramos
Zahabi
11W–2L · 84.6%
Overall
13W–4L · 76.5%
11W–2L · 84.6%
Wins
13W–4L · 76.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ramos
Zahabi
43W–11L · 79.6%
Overall
16W–21L · 43.2%
35W–10L · 77.8%
Wins
16W–21L · 43.2%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ramos
Zahabi
2.28
Landed / min
3.38
38.8%
Accuracy
38.7%
60.6%
Defense
67.8%
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.00
55.6%
Time at distance
81.0%
Grappling & control
Ramos
Zahabi
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
Takedown defense
84.6%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
32.6%
Control share
7.7%
Strike target map
Ramos
  • Head60%(27)div 63%
  • Body31%(14)div 21%
  • Legs9%(4)div 16%
Zahabi
  • Head89%(39)div 63%
  • Body7%(3)div 21%
  • Legs5%(2)div 16%

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

Ricardo Ramos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Aiemann Zahabi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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