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Mairbek Taisumov
Mairbek Taisumov
22-5 · RUS
VS
January 24, 2015 · Stockholm, Sweden
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Mairbek Taisumov def. Anthony Christodoulou by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 0:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Taisumov29/512/200:57
Christodoulou8/340/000:00
R2 · 0:38
Taisumov8/80/000:03
Christodoulou1/40/100:00
Total
Taisumov37/592/201:00
Christodoulou9/380/100:00

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 probabilityChristodoulou
85.7%14.3%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
15%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.2 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 Christodoulou. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Taisumov86%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%29%
Submission14%16%
Decision47%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes85 (49111)act 37
Takedowns1.4 (0.13.3)act 2
Christodoulou14%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%17%
Submission2%10%
Decision10%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 9
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Combined totals~131 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R212%
R39%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Taisumov
75.8%-323
Christodoulou
+32323.5%
Most takedownstie 10.0%
Taisumov
87.5%-3570
Christodoulou
+35702.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taisumov
Expected: 85.0
85
Over 85
42.1%
+136
Exactly 85
0.8%
push
Under 85
57.1%
-136
0107213
Christodoulou
Expected: 46.2
46
Over 46
42.0%
+135
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.5%
-135
058116
Takedowns — over/under
Taisumov
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
53.9%
-117
Under 1.5
46.1%
+117
035
Christodoulou
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.4%
Exactly 0
87.6%
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 11.2 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
Taisumov85.7%89.7%−4.0-1050
Christodoulou14.3%10.3%+4.0+850

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
TaisumovChristodoulou
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1559
Pound-for-pound
1516
1560
Divisional
1516
1500
Striking offense
1500
1508
Striking defense
1500
1501
Grappling offense
1500
1507
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.19
Strikes landed / min
36%
Strike accuracy
2.06
Strikes absorbed / min
54%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.42
Takedowns / 15 min
71%
Takedown accuracy
75%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
67%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mairbek Taisumov
  • WMarcin BandelKO/TKO R1
    Close -1504mo before
  • LMichel PrazeresU-DEC R3
    Close -31510mo before
  • WTae Hyun BangU-DEC R3
    Close -3501y 1mo before
Anthony Christodoulou
No prior UFC fights.
Taisumov — win / loss by method
Record: 22-5-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
5% of wins
L
60% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)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
Christodoulou — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (33%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (33%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Taisumov
Christodoulou
3
UFC fights
0
31.0 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
19y 5m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Taisumov
Christodoulou
46W–10L · 82.1%
Overall
29W–9L · 76.3%
Wins
17W–1L · 94.4%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taisumov
Christodoulou
192W–97L · 66.4%
Overall
56W–27L · 67.5%
162W–88L · 64.8%
Wins
47W–23L · 67.1%
30W–9L · 76.9%
Losses
9W–4L · 69.2%
Distance striking
Taisumov
Christodoulou
2.75
Landed / min
32.9%
Accuracy
59.8%
Defense
0.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
59.7%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Taisumov
Christodoulou
2.42
Takedowns / 15 min
71.4%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
50.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Taisumov
  • Head50%(34)div 63%
  • Body24%(16)div 20%
  • Legs26%(18)div 17%
Christodoulou
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Anthony Christodoulou

No UFC fights on record.

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