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UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
Mairbek Taisumov
Mairbek Taisumov
25-5 · RUS
VS
Felipe Silva
Felipe Silva
8-0 · BRA
September 2, 2017 · Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Mairbek Taisumov def. Felipe Silva by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:24
Taisumov2/40/010:01
Silva0/70/000:00
Total
Taisumov2/40/010:01
Silva0/70/000:00

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
TaisumovWin probabilitySilva
72.7%27.3%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
10%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Taisumov73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%30%
Submission9%13%
Decision42%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 2
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 0
Silva27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%22%
Submission1%4%
Decision20%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1946)act 0
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R214%
R38%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Taisumov
56.7%-135
Silva
+13541.9%
Most takedownstie 36.5%
Taisumov
50.9%-404
Silva
+40412.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taisumov
Expected: 41.3
41.5
Over 41.5
42.2%
+137
Under 41.5
57.8%
-137
052104
Silva
Expected: 35.2
35
Over 35
41.9%
+134
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.2%
-134
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Taisumov
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
37.8%
+112
Exactly 1
19.7%
push
Under 1
42.4%
-112
035
Silva
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.8%
Exactly 0
77.2%
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 11.7 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
Taisumov72.7%82.2%−9.5-525
Silva27.3%17.8%+9.5+450

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
70.3Striking55.2
Taisumov +15.1
59.8Grappling0.0
Taisumov +59.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TaisumovSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1602
Pound-for-pound
1538
1602
Divisional
1539
1521
Striking offense
1507
1518
Striking defense
1526
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.26
Strikes landed / min
9.04
44%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.15
Strikes absorbed / min
7.40
61%
Strike defense
31%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.24
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
78%
Takedown accuracy
85%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
100%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
80%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
510
Days since last fight
371
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mairbek Taisumov
  • WDamir HadzovicKO/TKO R1
    Close -3201y 5mo before
  • WAlan PatrickKO/TKO R2
    Close -1602y 2mo before
  • WAnthony ChristodoulouKO/TKO R2
    Close -10502y 7mo before
  • WMarcin BandelKO/TKO R1
    Close -1502y 11mo before
  • LMichel PrazeresU-DEC R3
    Close -3153y 5mo before
Felipe Silva
  • WShane CampbellKO/TKO R1
    Close +1401y before
Taisumov — win / loss by method
Record: 25-5-0

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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
4% of wins
L
60% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
4% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
20win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
9 (45%)Submission(25%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
1 (5%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Taisumov
Silva
6
UFC fights
1
46.9 min · 7.8 avg
Octagon time
1.2 min · 1.2 avg
19y 5m
Career length
13y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Taisumov
Silva
80W–16L · 83.3%
Overall
12W–5L · 70.6%
63W–15L · 80.8%
Wins
12W–5L · 70.6%
17W–1L · 94.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taisumov
Silva
192W–97L · 66.4%
Overall
37W–18L · 67.3%
162W–88L · 64.8%
Wins
37W–18L · 67.3%
30W–9L · 76.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Taisumov
Silva
3.67
Landed / min
6.47
41.1%
Accuracy
46.2%
64.3%
Defense
33.3%
0.96
Knockdowns / 15 min
12.33
68.6%
Time at distance
76.2%
Grappling & control
Taisumov
Silva
2.24
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
77.8%
Takedown accuracy
85.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
54.3%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Taisumov
  • Head61%(93)div 63%
  • Body19%(29)div 20%
  • Legs20%(31)div 17%
Silva
  • Head55%(6)div 63%
  • Body36%(4)div 20%
  • Legs9%(1)div 17%

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

Mairbek Taisumov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Felipe Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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