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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
Muslim Salikhov
Muslim Salikhov
22-5 · RUS
VS
Carlos Leal
Carlos Leal
22-6 · BRA
July 26, 2025 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Muslim Salikhov def. Carlos Leal by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:42
Salikhov3/90/010:00
Leal5/90/000:00
Total
Salikhov3/90/010:00
Leal5/90/000:00

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
SalikhovWin probabilityLeal
34.0%66.0%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
17%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.9 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 Salikhov, blue toward Leal. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Salikhov34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%42%9%
Submission5%14%4%
Decision15%44%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 3
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Leal66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%36%50%
Submission12%18%7%
Decision30%46%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 5
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R221%
R38%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Salikhov
45.4%+118
Leal
-11853.4%
Most takedownstie 48.3%
Salikhov
34.2%-194
Leal
+19417.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Salikhov
Expected: 39.3
39.5
Over 39.5
39.5%
+153
Under 39.5
60.5%
-153
05099
Leal
Expected: 44.2
44
Over 44
39.4%
+151
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.5%
-151
056111
Takedowns — over/under
Salikhov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
40.4%
+147
Under 0.5
59.6%
-147
035
Leal
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.1%
+315
Under 0.5
75.9%
-315
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 9.9 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
Salikhov34.0%20.1%+13.9+373
Leal66.0%79.9%−13.9-519
By method
Salikhov by KO/TKO13.0%8.9%+4.1+858
Salikhov by submission5.6%3.6%+2.0+2245
Salikhov by decision15.4%9.4%+6.0+807
Leal by KO/TKO25.2%49.9%−24.7-141
Leal by submission10.9%7.5%+3.4+1042
Leal by decision29.9%20.6%+9.3+313
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds73.6%56.4%+17.2-151
Over 2.5 rds52.7%37.9%+14.8+145
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision45.3%32.5%+12.8+188

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
70.9Striking66.6
Salikhov +4.3
40.1Grappling40.3
Leal +0.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SalikhovLeal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1607
Pound-for-pound
1552
1601
Divisional
1553
1514
Striking offense
1510
1522
Striking defense
1519
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
41 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.38
Strikes landed / min
9.65
50%
Strike accuracy
51%
2.90
Strikes absorbed / min
7.73
63%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
0.78
32%
Takedown accuracy
25%
72%
Takedown defense
90%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Muslim Salikhov
  • WSong KenanKO/TKO R1
    Close -2298mo before
  • WSantiago PonzinibbioS-DEC R3
    Close +1491y before
  • LRandy BrownKO/TKO R1
    Close +2211y 6mo before
  • LNicolas DalbyU-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 1mo before
  • WAndre FialhoKO/TKO R3
    Close -1122y 8mo before
Carlos Leal
  • WAlex MoronoKO/TKO R1
    Close -7505mo before
  • LRinat FakhretdinovU-DEC R3
    Close +1799mo before
Salikhov — win / loss by method
Record: 22-5-0

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
15 wins, 2 losses
W
68% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (50%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (14%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0
Leal — win / loss by method
Record: 22-6-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 5 losses
W
32% of wins
L
83% of losses
DQ / other
2 wins, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
21win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (48%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (10%)Submission(20%) 1
7 (33%)Decision(80%) 4
2 (10%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Salikhov
Leal
12
UFC fights
2
124.8 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
19.3 min · 9.6 avg
15y 0m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Salikhov
Leal
222W–64L · 77.6%
Overall
46W–12L · 79.3%
152W–44L · 77.6%
Wins
24W–11L · 68.6%
70W–20L · 77.8%
Losses
22W–1L · 95.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Salikhov
Leal
117W–52L · 69.2%
Overall
276W–119L · 69.9%
115W–52L · 68.9%
Wins
223W–101L · 68.8%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
53W–18L · 74.6%
Distance striking
Salikhov
Leal
3.69
Landed / min
10.72
47.4%
Accuracy
46.0%
67.5%
Defense
53.9%
0.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
76.7%
Time at distance
71.7%
Grappling & control
Salikhov
Leal
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
0.78
32.1%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
72.4%
Takedown defense
90.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
35.4%
Control share
7.0%
Strike target map
Salikhov
  • Head53%(225)div 63%
  • Body29%(124)div 21%
  • Legs17%(73)div 16%
Leal
  • Head65%(121)div 63%
  • Body24%(44)div 21%
  • Legs11%(21)div 16%

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

Muslim Salikhov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Carlos Leal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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