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UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Bogdan Guskov
Bogdan Guskov
16-3 · UZB
VS
Billy Elekana
Billy Elekana
7-1 · USA
January 18, 2025 · Inglewood, California, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
200.0lb
Bogdan Guskov def. Billy Elekana by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 3:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Guskov12/170/000:44
Elekana8/91/103:40
R2 · 3:33
Guskov35/540/000:40
Elekana12/190/000:00
Total
Guskov47/710/001:24
Elekana20/281/103:40

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
GuskovWin probabilityElekana
55.7%44.3%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
13%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 7.9 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 Guskov, blue toward Elekana. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Guskov56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%66%
Submission7%13%
Decision12%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1136)act 47
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Elekana44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%42%
Submission6%13%
Decision20%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 20
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 1
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R216%
R37%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Guskov
51.2%-109
Elekana
+10947.0%
Most takedownstie 48.6%
Guskov
13.9%+271
Elekana
-27137.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Guskov
Expected: 26.8
27
Over 27
38.5%
+155
Exactly 27
1.8%
push
Under 27
59.7%
-155
03468
Elekana
Expected: 25.0
25
Over 25
38.9%
+152
Exactly 25
1.9%
push
Under 25
59.2%
-152
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Guskov
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.0%
Exactly 0
80.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Elekana
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.4%
+136
Under 0.5
57.6%
-136
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 7.9 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
Guskov55.7%77.6%−21.9-420
Elekana44.3%22.4%+21.9+330

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
GuskovElekana
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1522
1553
Divisional
1522
1513
Striking offense
1500
1517
Striking defense
1500
1477
Grappling offense
1500
1497
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.13
Strikes landed / min
48%
Strike accuracy
3.70
Strikes absorbed / min
47%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
266
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Bogdan Guskov
  • WRyan SpannKO/TKO R2
    Close +1459mo before
  • WZac PaugaKO/TKO R1
    Close +10011mo before
  • LVolkan OezdemirSUB R1
    Close +1481y 5mo before
Billy Elekana
No prior UFC fights.
Guskov — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
88% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (86%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Elekana — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Guskov
Elekana
3
UFC fights
0
15.7 min · 5.2 avg
Octagon time
10y 7m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Guskov
Elekana
45W–18L · 71.4%
Overall
27W–11L · 71.1%
Wins
18W–7L · 72.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Guskov
Elekana
113W–56L · 66.9%
Overall
27W–9L · 75.0%
79W–47L · 62.7%
Wins
22W–7L · 75.9%
34W–9L · 79.1%
Losses
5W–2L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Guskov
Elekana
3.94
Landed / min
41.7%
Accuracy
54.5%
Defense
1.91
Knockdowns / 15 min
56.7%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Guskov
Elekana
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Guskov
  • Head96%(47)div 64%
  • Body2%(1)div 19%
  • Legs2%(1)div 17%
Elekana
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Bogdan Guskov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Billy Elekana

No UFC fights on record.

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