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Shamil Gaziev
Shamil Gaziev
13-1 · BHR
VS
Thomas Petersen
Thomas Petersen
9-2 · USA
February 1, 2025 · Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
260.0lb
Weigh-in
263.0lb
Shamil Gaziev def. Thomas Petersen by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:12
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:12
Gaziev14/320/010:01
Petersen19/341/100:08
Total
Gaziev14/320/010:01
Petersen19/341/100:08

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
GazievWin probabilityPetersen
59.6%40.4%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
16%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.1 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 Gaziev, blue toward Petersen. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gaziev60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%42%38%
Submission11%18%11%
Decision24%40%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 14
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 0
Petersen40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%44%9%
Submission5%13%5%
Decision17%43%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 19
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 1
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R214%
R38%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Gaziev
45.6%+116
Petersen
-11653.0%
Most takedownstie 25.7%
Gaziev
41.4%-126
Petersen
+12632.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gaziev
Expected: 31.8
32
Over 32
38.8%
+154
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.7%
-154
04080
Petersen
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
39.8%
+152
Under 35.5
60.2%
-152
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Gaziev
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
39.5%
-103
Exactly 1
22.0%
push
Under 1
38.5%
+103
035
Petersen
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.6%
+137
Exactly 1
20.3%
push
Under 1
46.1%
-137
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 9.1 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
Gaziev59.6%74.2%−14.6-347
Petersen40.4%25.8%+14.6+270
By method
Gaziev by KO/TKO25.6%37.9%−12.3+118
Gaziev by submission9.4%10.9%−1.5+658
Gaziev by decision24.6%24.0%+0.6+244
Petersen by KO/TKO17.4%9.1%+8.3+805
Petersen by submission6.4%5.1%+1.3+1527
Petersen by decision16.7%13.0%+3.7+533
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds63.0%57.9%+5.1-164
Over 2.5 rds48.8%42.6%+6.2+119
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision41.3%38.6%+2.7+143

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
55.3Striking71.9
Petersen +16.5
44.1Grappling44.9
Petersen +0.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GazievPetersen
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1528
1556
Divisional
1528
1490
Striking offense
1488
1493
Striking defense
1499
1536
Grappling offense
1541
1555
Grappling defense
1553
Physical
34 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.49
Strikes landed / min
4.47
48%
Strike accuracy
60%
3.96
Strikes absorbed / min
4.27
45%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.10
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
30%
Takedown accuracy
27%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
67%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Shamil Gaziev
  • WDon'Tale MayesU-DEC R3
    Close -3396mo before
  • LJairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKO R4
    Close -19511mo before
  • WMartin BudayKO/TKO R2
    Close -1001y 2mo before
Thomas Petersen
  • WMohammed UsmanU-DEC R3
    Close +1006mo before
  • LJamal PoguesU-DEC R3
    Close -1651y before
Gaziev — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
62% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (27%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0
Petersen — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
78% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Gaziev
Petersen
3
UFC fights
2
40.9 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
5y 9m
Career length
6y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gaziev
Petersen
37W–12L · 75.5%
Overall
20W–7L · 74.1%
24W–7L · 77.4%
Wins
10W–3L · 76.9%
13W–5L · 72.2%
Losses
10W–4L · 71.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gaziev
Petersen
45W–10L · 81.8%
Overall
54W–46L · 54.0%
45W–10L · 81.8%
Wins
49W–46L · 51.6%
0W–0L
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Gaziev
Petersen
3.19
Landed / min
5.10
40.5%
Accuracy
58.6%
44.1%
Defense
59.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
49.1%
Time at distance
82.4%
Grappling & control
Gaziev
Petersen
1.10
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
98.2%
Control share
98.3%
Strike target map
Gaziev
  • Head72%(73)div 65%
  • Body26%(27)div 20%
  • Legs2%(2)div 16%
Petersen
  • Head63%(84)div 65%
  • Body32%(43)div 20%
  • Legs5%(7)div 16%

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

Shamil Gaziev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thomas Petersen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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