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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
Edmen Shahbazyan
Edmen Shahbazyan
13-5 · USA
VS
Dylan Budka
Dylan Budka
7-4 · USA
February 15, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Edmen Shahbazyan def. Dylan Budka by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:35
Shahbazyan7/150/010:03
Budka1/160/000:00
Total
Shahbazyan7/150/010:03
Budka1/160/000:00

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
ShahbazyanWin probabilityBudka
45.1%54.9%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
17%
Decision
46%
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 Shahbazyan, blue toward Budka. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Shahbazyan45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%53%
Submission6%14%
Decision15%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 7
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Budka55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%
Submission10%19%
Decision31%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1342)act 1
Takedowns2.6 (0.06.3)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~3.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R222%
R38%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Shahbazyan
58.1%-143
Budka
+14340.6%
Most takedownstie 13.6%
Shahbazyan
8.1%+963
Budka
-96378.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Shahbazyan
Expected: 41.1
41
Over 41
39.3%
+151
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.5%
-151
052103
Budka
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
39.5%
+153
Under 31.5
60.5%
-153
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Shahbazyan
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.8%
+287
Under 0.5
74.2%
-287
035
Budka
Expected: 2.6
2.5
Over 2.5
49.4%
+102
Under 2.5
50.6%
-102
048

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
Shahbazyan45.1%84.5%−39.4-720
Budka54.9%15.5%+39.4+520

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
61.3Striking45.9
Shahbazyan +15.3
52.3Grappling44.0
Shahbazyan +8.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ShahbazyanBudka
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1487
1537
Divisional
1486
1526
Striking offense
1475
1508
Striking defense
1495
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
3.57
Strikes landed / min
0.81
50%
Strike accuracy
31%
3.87
Strikes absorbed / min
2.34
46%
Strike defense
38%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.02
Takedowns / 15 min
2.03
39%
Takedown accuracy
50%
66%
Takedown defense
40%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
83%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Edmen Shahbazyan
  • LGerald MeerschaertSUB R2
    Close -3336mo before
  • WAJ DobsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -19711mo before
  • LAnthony HernandezKO/TKO R3
    Close +1681y 9mo before
  • WDalcha LungiambulaKO/TKO R2
    Close -3262y 2mo before
  • LNassourdine ImavovKO/TKO R2
    Close -1013y 3mo before
Dylan Budka
  • LAndre PetroskiU-DEC R3
    missedClose +2405mo before
  • LCesar AlmeidaKO/TKO R2
    Close -15510mo before
Shahbazyan — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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, 3 losses
W
85% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
1 (17%)Submission(20%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Budka — win / loss by method
Record: 7-4-0

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, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
57% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (57%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Shahbazyan
Budka
11
UFC fights
2
89.0 min · 8.1 avg
Octagon time
22.2 min · 11.1 avg
9y 5m
Career length
4y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Shahbazyan
Budka
174W–63L · 73.4%
Overall
15W–3L · 83.3%
77W–28L · 73.3%
Wins
0W–0L
97W–35L · 73.5%
Losses
15W–3L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Shahbazyan
Budka
28W–45L · 38.4%
Overall
42W–20L · 67.7%
28W–45L · 38.4%
Wins
25W–17L · 59.5%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–3L · 85.0%
Distance striking
Shahbazyan
Budka
5.02
Landed / min
2.30
45.9%
Accuracy
25.9%
59.1%
Defense
51.0%
0.67
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
44.3%
Time at distance
27.5%
Grappling & control
Shahbazyan
Budka
2.02
Takedowns / 15 min
2.03
38.7%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
65.9%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.51
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
45.5%
Control share
38.2%
Strike target map
Shahbazyan
  • Head66%(211)div 63%
  • Body26%(83)div 20%
  • Legs8%(24)div 17%
Budka
  • Head78%(14)div 63%
  • Body22%(4)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Edmen Shahbazyan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dylan Budka
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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