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UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
Bekzat Almakhan
Bekzat Almakhan
22-2 · KAZ
VS
Brad Katona
Brad Katona
14-4 · CAN
May 10, 2025 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Bekzat Almakhan def. Brad Katona by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:04
Almakhan8/110/010:02
Katona1/40/000:00
Total
Almakhan8/110/010:02
Katona1/40/000:00

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
AlmakhanWin probabilityKatona
54.8%45.2%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
25%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Almakhan, blue toward Katona. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Almakhan55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%40%17%
Submission14%26%5%
Decision19%34%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1758)act 8
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Katona45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%12%5%
Submission11%23%6%
Decision29%65%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 1
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R216%
R39%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Almakhan
54.5%-123
Katona
+12344.3%
Most takedownstie 30.1%
Almakhan
25.9%+170
Katona
-17044.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Almakhan
Expected: 42.4
42.5
Over 42.5
39.7%
+152
Under 42.5
60.3%
-152
054107
Katona
Expected: 36.1
36
Over 36
39.2%
+152
Exactly 36
1.3%
push
Under 36
59.4%
-152
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Almakhan
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
42.5%
+135
Under 0.5
57.5%
-135
035
Katona
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.8%
+114
Exactly 1
25.6%
push
Under 1
39.6%
-114
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 10.2 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
Almakhan54.8%57.3%−2.5-150
Katona45.2%42.7%+2.5+124
By method
Almakhan by KO/TKO15.0%17.3%−2.3+390
Almakhan by submission13.5%4.7%+8.8+1695
Almakhan by decision26.2%35.9%−9.7+136
Katona by KO/TKO12.4%4.7%+7.7+1698
Katona by submission11.2%5.9%+5.3+1328
Katona by decision21.6%31.5%−9.9+169
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.4%83.9%−11.5-910
Over 2.5 rds56.8%74.7%−17.9-394
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision47.8%70.4%−22.6-302

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
26.5Striking65.3
Katona +38.8
0.0Grappling42.0
Katona +42.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlmakhanKatona
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1516
1548
Divisional
1505
1498
Striking offense
1503
1532
Striking defense
1493
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.20
Strikes landed / min
4.84
19%
Strike accuracy
53%
4.53
Strikes absorbed / min
4.72
31%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.88
Takedown accuracy
34%
0%
Takedown defense
62%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
434
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Bekzat Almakhan
  • LUmar NurmagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close +7861y 2mo before
Brad Katona
  • LJean MatsumotoU-DEC R3
    Close +1807mo before
  • WJesse ButlerU-DEC R3
    Close -67111mo before
  • LGarrett ArmfieldU-DEC R3
    Close -2221y 4mo before
  • WCody GibsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1921y 9mo before
  • LHunter AzureU-DEC R3
    Close -1305y 8mo before
Almakhan — win / loss by method
Record: 22-2-0

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
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
22win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (64%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (18%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (18%)Decision(0%) 0
Katona — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
71% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (100%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (30%)Submission() 0
6 (60%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Almakhan
Katona
1
UFC fights
8
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
120.0 min · 15.0 avg
9y 11m
Career length
11y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Almakhan
Katona
16W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
88W–23L · 79.3%
0W–0L
Wins
49W–16L · 75.4%
16W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
39W–7L · 84.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Almakhan
Katona
123W–44L · 73.7%
Overall
55W–13L · 80.9%
114W–43L · 72.6%
Wins
55W–13L · 80.9%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Almakhan
Katona
1.00
Landed / min
6.29
18.8%
Accuracy
47.9%
46.2%
Defense
53.4%
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
20.0%
Time at distance
56.1%
Grappling & control
Almakhan
Katona
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.88
Takedown accuracy
34.1%
0.0%
Takedown defense
61.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
4.7%
Control share
74.2%
Strike target map
Almakhan
  • Head33%(1)div 62%
  • Body67%(2)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
Katona
  • Head71%(413)div 62%
  • Body13%(74)div 21%
  • Legs16%(94)div 17%

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

Bekzat Almakhan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brad Katona
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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