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UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
John Moraga
John Moraga
17-6 · USA
VS
October 7, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
John Moraga def. Magomed Bibulatov by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:38
Moraga8/140/110:02
Bibulatov5/100/000:03
Total
Moraga8/140/110:02
Bibulatov5/100/000:03

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
MoragaWin probabilityBibulatov
23.1%76.9%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
15%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Moraga23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%24%
Submission5%21%
Decision13%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1844)act 8
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Bibulatov77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%24%
Submission10%14%
Decision48%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 5
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R213%
R35%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Moraga
38.0%+159
Bibulatov
-15960.6%
Most takedownstie 34.0%
Moraga
20.9%+216
Bibulatov
-21645.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moraga
Expected: 33.5
33.5
Over 33.5
42.4%
+136
Under 33.5
57.6%
-136
04284
Bibulatov
Expected: 42.8
43
Over 43
41.5%
+137
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
57.0%
-137
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Moraga
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
34.0%
+194
Under 0.5
66.0%
-194
035
Bibulatov
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.8%
+122
Exactly 1
20.6%
push
Under 1
43.6%
-122
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 11.3 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
Moraga23.1%18.4%+4.7+425
Bibulatov76.9%81.6%−4.7-550

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
62.9Striking78.8
Bibulatov +15.9
40.2Grappling23.0
Moraga +17.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoragaBibulatov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1546
Pound-for-pound
1557
1542
Divisional
1557
1478
Striking offense
1496
1508
Striking defense
1508
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
33 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'5"
66"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.54
Strikes landed / min
3.40
42%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.67
Strikes absorbed / min
0.67
56%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.73
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
26%
Takedown accuracy
29%
42%
Takedown defense
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Moraga
  • WAshkan MokhtarianU-DEC R3
    Close -2104mo before
  • LSergio PettisU-DEC R3
    Close +1409mo before
  • LMatheus NicolauS-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 3mo before
  • LJoseph BenavidezU-DEC R3
    Close +5252y 5mo before
  • WWillie GatesSUB R3
    Close -5702y 10mo before
Magomed Bibulatov
  • WJenel LausaU-DEC R3
    Close -6406mo before
Moraga — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
41% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 1
Bibulatov — win / loss by method
Record: 14-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (38%)Submission() 0
6 (46%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Moraga
Bibulatov
11
UFC fights
1
143.6 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
16y 9m
Career length
13y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Moraga
Bibulatov
139W–28L · 83.2%
Overall
7W–2L · 77.8%
68W–13L · 84.0%
Wins
7W–2L · 77.8%
71W–15L · 82.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moraga
Bibulatov
25W–15L · 62.5%
Overall
115W–49L · 70.1%
15W–10L · 60.0%
Wins
115W–49L · 70.1%
10W–5L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Moraga
Bibulatov
2.88
Landed / min
2.50
31.0%
Accuracy
27.6%
63.3%
Defense
75.0%
0.10
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
49.6%
Time at distance
42.7%
Grappling & control
Moraga
Bibulatov
0.73
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
25.9%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
42.2%
Takedown defense
1.04
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
36.7%
Control share
94.7%
Strike target map
Moraga
  • Head56%(203)div 62%
  • Body25%(90)div 23%
  • Legs20%(72)div 15%
Bibulatov
  • Head71%(36)div 62%
  • Body20%(10)div 23%
  • Legs10%(5)div 15%

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

John Moraga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Magomed Bibulatov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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