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UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
Siyar Bahadurzada
Siyar Bahadurzada
21-6-1 · AFG
VS
Brandon Thatch
Brandon Thatch
11-3 · USA
March 5, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Siyar Bahadurzada def. Brandon Thatch by SUB (Arm Triangle), R3 4:11
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bahadurzada26/490/001:34
Thatch20/321/200:27
R2
Bahadurzada34/482/204:03
Thatch8/140/000:02
R3 · 4:11
Bahadurzada24/411/102:44
Thatch2/70/000:00
Total
Bahadurzada84/1383/308:21
Thatch30/531/200:29

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
BahadurzadaWin probabilityThatch
37.7%62.3%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
28%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bahadurzada38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%18%
Submission10%27%
Decision21%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 84
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 3
Thatch62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%20%
Submission18%29%
Decision32%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 30
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R210%
R38%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Bahadurzada
48.7%+102
Thatch
-10249.6%
Most takedownstie 42.0%
Bahadurzada
41.7%-256
Thatch
+25616.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bahadurzada
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
42.0%
+138
Under 33.5
58.0%
-138
04284
Thatch
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
42.7%
+134
Under 33.5
57.3%
-134
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Bahadurzada
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
30.9%
+166
Exactly 1
17.8%
push
Under 1
51.4%
-166
035
Thatch
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.2%
+297
Under 0.5
74.8%
-297
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 10.5 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
Bahadurzada37.7%25.7%+12.0+275
Thatch62.3%74.3%−12.0-335

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
57.0Striking65.7
Thatch +8.6
45.0Grappling49.3
Thatch +4.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BahadurzadaThatch
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1530
Pound-for-pound
1530
1529
Divisional
1525
1498
Striking offense
1511
1514
Striking defense
1511
1495
Grappling offense
1497
1496
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'2"
73"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
1.69
Strikes landed / min
3.19
35%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.28
Strikes absorbed / min
2.75
53%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.49
Takedowns / 15 min
1.77
50%
Takedown accuracy
75%
71%
Takedown defense
56%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
33%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
798
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Siyar Bahadurzada
  • LJohn HowardU-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 2mo before
  • LDong Hyun KimU-DEC R3
    Close +1603y before
  • WPaulo ThiagoKO/TKO R1
    Close +1403y 11mo before
Brandon Thatch
  • LGunnar NelsonSUB R1
    Close -1708mo before
  • LBenson HendersonSUB R4
    Close -1651y 1mo before
  • WPaulo ThiagoKO/TKO R1
    Close -3602y 4mo before
  • WJustin EdwardsKO/TKO R1
    Close -2702y 6mo before
Bahadurzada — win / loss by method
Record: 21-6-1

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
19% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
20win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (25%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (20%)Decision(50%) 2
Thatch — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Bahadurzada
Thatch
3
UFC fights
4
30.7 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
25.4 min · 6.4 avg
24y 5m
Career length
18y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bahadurzada
Thatch
51W–13L · 79.7%
Overall
57W–13L · 81.4%
14W–3L · 82.4%
Wins
23W–7L · 76.7%
37W–10L · 78.7%
Losses
34W–6L · 85.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bahadurzada
Thatch
215W–99L · 68.5%
Overall
60W–33L · 64.5%
168W–82L · 67.2%
Wins
55W–32L · 63.2%
47W–17L · 73.4%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Bahadurzada
Thatch
3.26
Landed / min
3.28
26.6%
Accuracy
31.4%
53.8%
Defense
65.7%
0.49
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.77
28.9%
Time at distance
63.5%
Grappling & control
Bahadurzada
Thatch
0.49
Takedowns / 15 min
1.77
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
71.4%
Takedown defense
55.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
10.3%
Control share
13.9%
Strike target map
Bahadurzada
  • Head54%(28)div 63%
  • Body33%(17)div 21%
  • Legs13%(7)div 16%
Thatch
  • Head53%(43)div 63%
  • Body32%(26)div 21%
  • Legs15%(12)div 16%

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

Siyar Bahadurzada
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brandon Thatch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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