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Misha Cirkunov
Misha Cirkunov
10-2 · LVA
VS
Alex Nicholson
Alex Nicholson
1-0 · USA
February 6, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
201.0lb
Misha Cirkunov def. Alex Nicholson by SUB (Neck Crank), R2 1:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cirkunov28/522/401:21
Nicholson12/420/000:00
R2 · 1:28
Cirkunov4/111/200:47
Nicholson4/90/000:00
Total
Cirkunov32/633/602:08
Nicholson16/510/000:00

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
CirkunovWin probabilityNicholson
61.5%38.5%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
31%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 6.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cirkunov62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%46%
Submission19%31%
Decision15%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 32
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.6)act 3
Nicholson38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%45%
Submission12%31%
Decision9%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 16
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Combined totals~46 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R157%
R211%
R38%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.3%
Cirkunov
46.4%+111
Nicholson
-11151.3%
Most takedownstie 34.3%
Cirkunov
60.5%-1165
Nicholson
+11655.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cirkunov
Expected: 22.5
22.5
Over 22.5
42.4%
+136
Under 22.5
57.6%
-136
02957
Nicholson
Expected: 23.7
23.5
Over 23.5
43.2%
+132
Under 23.5
56.8%
-132
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Cirkunov
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.1%
+132
Under 1.5
56.9%
-132
035
Nicholson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.6%
Exactly 0
89.4%
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 6.8 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
Cirkunov61.5%84.0%−22.5-700
Nicholson38.5%16.0%+22.5+500

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CirkunovNicholson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1502
1533
Divisional
1502
1492
Striking offense
1500
1501
Striking defense
1533
1559
Grappling offense
1494
1554
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.05
Strikes landed / min
83%
Strike accuracy
1.26
Strikes absorbed / min
57%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
9.47
Takedowns / 15 min
75%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
167
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Misha Cirkunov
  • WDaniel JollyKO/TKO R1
    Close -5705mo before
Alex Nicholson
No prior UFC fights.
Cirkunov — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(100%) 2
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0
Nicholson — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Cirkunov
Nicholson
1
UFC fights
0
4.8 min · 4.8 avg
Octagon time
16y 6m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Cirkunov
Nicholson
5W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
5W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cirkunov
Nicholson
80W–36L · 69.0%
Overall
5W–0L · 100.0%
68W–29L · 70.1%
Wins
5W–0L · 100.0%
12W–7L · 63.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Cirkunov
Nicholson
4.81
Landed / min
54.5%
Accuracy
61.5%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
26.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Cirkunov
Nicholson
9.47
Takedowns / 15 min
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
85.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Cirkunov
  • Head83%(20)div 65%
  • Body17%(4)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
Nicholson
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Misha Cirkunov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alex Nicholson

No UFC fights on record.

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