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Thiago Tavares
Thiago Tavares
17-4-1 · BRA
January 19, 2013 · Sao Paulo, Brazil
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Thiago Tavares by KO/TKO (Elbows), R1 1:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:55
Nurmagomedov22/310/010:13
Tavares2/100/000:00
Total
Nurmagomedov22/310/010:13
Tavares2/100/000:00

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
NurmagomedovWin probabilityTavares
88.9%11.1%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
24%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nurmagomedov89%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%37%
Submission20%23%
Decision36%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 22
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.2)act 0
Tavares11%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%26%
Submission3%30%
Decision5%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1024)act 2
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R222%
R310%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Nurmagomedov
76.2%-344
Tavares
+34422.1%
Most takedownstie 18.6%
Nurmagomedov
68.0%-508
Tavares
+50813.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 36.3
36.5
Over 36.5
42.1%
+138
Under 36.5
57.9%
-138
04691
Tavares
Expected: 18.8
19
Over 19
40.2%
+140
Exactly 19
3.4%
push
Under 19
56.4%
-140
02448
Takedowns — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
36.2%
+115
Exactly 2
22.3%
push
Under 2
41.5%
-115
036
Tavares
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
41.1%
+143
Under 0.5
58.9%
-143
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 9.7 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
Nurmagomedov88.9%64.3%+24.6-190
Tavares11.1%35.7%−24.6+175

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
66.3Striking64.0
Nurmagomedov +2.3
45.7Grappling69.9
Tavares +24.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NurmagomedovTavares
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1573
1585
Divisional
1572
1474
Striking offense
1471
1509
Striking defense
1523
1553
Grappling offense
1527
1547
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
24 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'7"
70"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.21
Strikes landed / min
1.88
34%
Strike accuracy
39%
1.51
Strikes absorbed / min
2.21
69%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.66
Takedowns / 15 min
3.37
14%
Takedown accuracy
38%
88%
Takedown defense
65%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
64%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
371
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khabib Nurmagomedov
  • WGleison TibauU-DEC R3
    Close +1436mo before
  • WKamal ShalorusSUB R3
    Close -1101y before
Thiago Tavares
  • WSam StoutU-DEC R3
    Close -1251y before
  • WSpencer FisherKO/TKO R2
    Close -1851y 5mo before
  • LShane RollerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1051y 11mo before
  • WPat AudinwoodSUB R1
    Close -2802y 4mo before
  • DNik LentzM-DEC R3
    Close -2383y before
Nurmagomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 18-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
39% of wins
L
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
28% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (38%)Submission() 0
4 (25%)Decision() 0
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-1

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
12% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
9 (90%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Nurmagomedov
Tavares
2
UFC fights
12
27.1 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
137.9 min · 11.5 avg
17y 10m
Career length
22y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nurmagomedov
Tavares
33W–8L · 80.5%
Overall
141W–39L · 78.3%
33W–8L · 80.5%
Wins
102W–28L · 78.5%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–11L · 78.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nurmagomedov
Tavares
59W–48L · 55.1%
Overall
31W–18L · 63.3%
59W–48L · 55.1%
Wins
31W–18L · 63.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Nurmagomedov
Tavares
2.03
Landed / min
3.33
22.1%
Accuracy
34.1%
74.6%
Defense
71.6%
0.55
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
54.5%
Time at distance
37.9%
Grappling & control
Nurmagomedov
Tavares
1.66
Takedowns / 15 min
3.37
13.6%
Takedown accuracy
38.3%
87.5%
Takedown defense
64.7%
0.55
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.41
96.6%
Control share
60.3%
Strike target map
Nurmagomedov
  • Head75%(45)div 64%
  • Body17%(10)div 19%
  • Legs8%(5)div 17%
Tavares
  • Head66%(172)div 64%
  • Body27%(69)div 19%
  • Legs7%(18)div 17%

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

Khabib Nurmagomedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thiago Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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