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Billy Elekana
Billy Elekana
7-2 · USA
VS
Ibo Aslan
Ibo Aslan
14-2 · TUR
July 26, 2025 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Billy Elekana def. Ibo Aslan by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elekana10/160/100:00
Aslan8/190/000:00
R2
Elekana10/210/200:00
Aslan8/230/000:00
R3
Elekana15/310/000:00
Aslan12/360/000:00
Total
Elekana35/680/300:00
Aslan28/780/000:00

Scorecards

Elekana vs Aslan

RdAnders OhlssonBen CartlidgeMark CollettCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-99-1010-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2729-2830-2729.6-27.4

Media (10 cards) · avg 29.727.3 · 10 Elekana · 0 Aslan

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Elekana-Aslan.

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
ElekanaWin probabilityAslan
37.8%62.2%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
14%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 8.8 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 Elekana, blue toward Aslan. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Elekana38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%30%10%
Submission7%19%9%
Decision19%51%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1139)act 35
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 0
Aslan62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%59%52%
Submission7%12%5%
Decision18%29%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 28
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R220%
R36%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Elekana
38.5%+156
Aslan
-15660.1%
Most takedownstie 44.9%
Elekana
43.1%-357
Aslan
+35712.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elekana
Expected: 28.5
28.5
Over 28.5
39.7%
+152
Under 28.5
60.3%
-152
03672
Aslan
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
39.9%
+151
Under 39.5
60.1%
-151
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Elekana
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
31.8%
+164
Exactly 1
15.9%
push
Under 1
52.3%
-164
035
Aslan
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.2%
Exactly 0
81.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 8.8 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
Elekana37.8%29.3%+8.5+225
Aslan62.2%70.7%−8.5-287
By method
Elekana by KO/TKO18.2%10.4%+7.8+724
Elekana by submission5.5%8.9%−3.4+856
Elekana by decision14.2%12.2%+2.0+601
Aslan by KO/TKO29.9%52.1%−22.2-157
Aslan by submission9.0%4.7%+4.3+1712
Aslan by decision23.3%11.7%+11.6+632
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds63.8%56.4%+7.4-112
Over 2.5 rds43.4%29.7%+13.7+211
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision37.4%25.0%+12.4+275

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
49.1Striking74.9
Aslan +25.8
33.8Grappling23.1
Elekana +10.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElekanaAslan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1546
1508
Divisional
1546
1499
Striking offense
1519
1499
Striking defense
1505
1500
Grappling offense
1499
1493
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.34
Strikes landed / min
7.68
71%
Strike accuracy
48%
5.50
Strikes absorbed / min
4.60
34%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
83%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Billy Elekana
  • LBogdan GuskovSUB R2
    Close +3306mo before
Ibo Aslan
  • LIon CutelabaSUB R1
    Close -2045mo before
  • WRafael CerqueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1059mo before
  • WAnton TurkaljKO/TKO R3
    Close -1351y 4mo before
Elekana — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 1
Aslan — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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

Profiles

Experience
Elekana
Aslan
1
UFC fights
3
8.6 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
15.2 min · 5.1 avg
5y 2m
Career length
9y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elekana
Aslan
16W–3L · 84.2%
Overall
37W–13L · 74.0%
0W–0L
Wins
19W–3L · 86.4%
16W–3L · 84.2%
Losses
18W–10L · 64.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elekana
Aslan
27W–9L · 75.0%
Overall
58W–62L · 48.3%
22W–7L · 75.9%
Wins
53W–62L · 46.1%
5W–2L · 71.4%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Elekana
Aslan
4.39
Landed / min
8.16
61.9%
Accuracy
46.5%
44.1%
Defense
65.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.98
34.7%
Time at distance
84.4%
Grappling & control
Elekana
Aslan
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
83.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
72.4%
Control share
2.3%
Strike target map
Elekana
  • Head90%(18)div 64%
  • Body10%(2)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
Aslan
  • Head83%(97)div 64%
  • Body5%(6)div 19%
  • Legs12%(14)div 17%

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

Billy Elekana
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ibo Aslan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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