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UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Azamat Bekoev
Azamat Bekoev
18-3 · RUS
VS
Zach Reese
Zach Reese
8-1 · USA
January 18, 2025 · Inglewood, California, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Azamat Bekoev def. Zach Reese by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:04
Bekoev21/261/202:14
Reese13/240/000:00
Total
Bekoev21/261/202:14
Reese13/240/000:00

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
BekoevWin probabilityReese
56.8%43.2%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
23%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Bekoev, blue toward Reese. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Bekoev57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%
Submission16%28%
Decision26%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1344)act 21
Takedowns2.1 (0.05.3)act 1
Reese43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%33%
Submission8%18%
Decision21%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1548)act 13
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.8)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~3.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R216%
R38%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Bekoev
46.2%+114
Reese
-11452.4%
Most takedownstie 16.2%
Bekoev
57.4%-217
Reese
+21726.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bekoev
Expected: 32.4
32.5
Over 32.5
39.7%
+152
Under 32.5
60.3%
-152
04182
Reese
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
39.8%
+151
Under 35.5
60.2%
-151
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Bekoev
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
41.8%
-107
Exactly 2
19.1%
push
Under 2
39.1%
+107
047
Reese
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
38.8%
+109
Exactly 1
18.8%
push
Under 1
42.4%
-109
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 10.1 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
Bekoev56.8%63.0%−6.2-190
Reese43.2%37.0%+6.2+160

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
BekoevReese
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1546
Pound-for-pound
1537
1546
Divisional
1537
1482
Striking offense
1493
1500
Striking defense
1501
1561
Grappling offense
1538
1558
Grappling defense
1529
Physical
29 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'4"
72"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.96
Strike accuracy
59%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.45
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
4.37
Takedown accuracy
56%
Takedown defense
33%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Azamat Bekoev
No prior UFC fights.
Zach Reese
  • WJose Daniel MedinaU-DEC R3
    Close -7645mo before
  • WJulian MarquezKO/TKO R1
    Close +1147mo before
  • LCody BrundageKO/TKO R1
    Close -2251y 2mo before
Bekoev — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-0

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
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
18win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (44%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (22%)Decision(67%) 2
Reese — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% 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
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Bekoev
Reese
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
17.1 min · 5.7 avg
Career length
5y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bekoev
Reese
Overall
29W–12L · 70.7%
Wins
20W–7L · 74.1%
Losses
9W–5L · 64.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bekoev
Reese
109W–35L · 75.7%
Overall
17W–15L · 53.1%
80W–28L · 74.1%
Wins
17W–15L · 53.1%
29W–7L · 80.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Bekoev
Reese
Landed / min
7.24
Accuracy
56.1%
Defense
54.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.87
Time at distance
48.3%
Grappling & control
Bekoev
Reese
Takedowns / 15 min
4.37
Takedown accuracy
55.6%
Takedown defense
33.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.75
Control share
69.6%
Strike target map
Bekoev
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Reese
  • Head59%(50)div 63%
  • Body25%(21)div 20%
  • Legs16%(14)div 17%

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

Azamat Bekoev

No UFC fights on record.

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

Zach Reese
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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