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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
Li Jingliang
Li Jingliang
10-4 · CHN
VS
Anton Zafir
Anton Zafir
7-2 · AUS
July 8, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Li Jingliang def. Anton Zafir by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:46
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:46
Jingliang6/151/100:20
Zafir5/92/201:21
Total
Jingliang6/151/100:20
Zafir5/92/201:21

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
JingliangWin probabilityZafir
65.8%34.2%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
59%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 6.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Jingliang66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%21%
Submission37%57%
Decision15%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 6
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Zafir34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%22%
Submission21%62%
Decision5%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 5
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 2
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R165%
R28%
R37%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Jingliang
63.8%-183
Zafir
+18334.8%
Most takedownstie 33.3%
Jingliang
33.6%-101
Zafir
+10133.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jingliang
Expected: 41.6
41.5
Over 41.5
42.6%
+135
Under 41.5
57.4%
-135
052104
Zafir
Expected: 30.1
30
Over 30
41.6%
+135
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.2%
-135
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Jingliang
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
67.2%
-205
Under 0.5
32.8%
+205
035
Zafir
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
64.1%
-178
Under 0.5
35.9%
+178
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 6.1 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
Jingliang65.8%72.9%−7.1-310
Zafir34.2%27.1%+7.1+255

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
65.6Striking72.6
Zafir +6.9
41.6Grappling31.5
Jingliang +10.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JingliangZafir
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1512
Pound-for-pound
1501
1513
Divisional
1501
1511
Striking offense
1498
1510
Striking defense
1493
1491
Grappling offense
1503
1489
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.49
Strikes landed / min
3.70
40%
Strike accuracy
68%
3.50
Strikes absorbed / min
2.39
55%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.72
Takedowns / 15 min
3.26
33%
Takedown accuracy
33%
64%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
286
Days since last fight
237
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Li Jingliang
  • LKeita NakamuraSUB R3
    Close -3109mo before
  • WDhiego LimaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1301y 2mo before
  • LNordine TalebS-DEC R3
    Close +3801y 9mo before
  • WDavid MichaudS-DEC R3
    Close +1152y 1mo before
Anton Zafir
  • LJames MoontasriKO/TKO R1
    Close +3258mo before
Jingliang — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

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
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
30% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Zafir — 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, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Jingliang
Zafir
4
UFC fights
1
43.7 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
4.6 min · 4.6 avg
18y 10m
Career length
14y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jingliang
Zafir
56W–12L · 82.4%
Overall
8W–3L · 72.7%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Wins
0W–0L
39W–8L · 83.0%
Losses
8W–3L · 72.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jingliang
Zafir
45W–15L · 75.0%
Overall
34W–14L · 70.8%
27W–8L · 77.1%
Wins
32W–14L · 69.6%
18W–7L · 72.0%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Jingliang
Zafir
5.76
Landed / min
4.10
36.6%
Accuracy
45.5%
58.2%
Defense
27.3%
0.69
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
59.1%
Time at distance
26.5%
Grappling & control
Jingliang
Zafir
1.72
Takedowns / 15 min
3.26
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
64.3%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
36.9%
Control share
98.3%
Strike target map
Jingliang
  • Head72%(142)div 63%
  • Body8%(16)div 21%
  • Legs19%(38)div 16%
Zafir
  • Head47%(8)div 63%
  • Body35%(6)div 21%
  • Legs18%(3)div 16%

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

Li Jingliang
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anton Zafir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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