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Magomed Ankalaev
Magomed Ankalaev
19-1-1 · RUS
VS
Aleksandar Rakic
Aleksandar Rakic
14-4 · AUT
October 26, 2024 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.5lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Magomed Ankalaev def. Aleksandar Rakic by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ankalaev19/340/000:00
Rakic22/450/000:00
R2
Ankalaev23/500/000:13
Rakic19/430/000:06
R3
Ankalaev13/300/001:18
Rakic12/290/100:54
Total
Ankalaev55/1140/001:31
Rakic53/1170/101:00

Scorecards

Ankalaev vs Rakic

RdJacob MontalvoSal D'AmatoTony WeeksCommunity
R19-109-109-109.3-9.7
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2829-2829-2829.1-27.9

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 15 Ankalaev · 0 Rakic

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ankalaev-Rakic.

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
AnkalaevWin probabilityRakic
73.5%26.5%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
8%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.7 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 Ankalaev, blue toward Rakic. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ankalaev74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%44%25%
Submission4%6%5%
Decision37%50%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1963)act 55
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Rakic26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%39%12%
Submission3%13%3%
Decision13%48%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1551)act 53
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R222%
R39%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Ankalaev
56.3%-132
Rakic
+13242.5%
Most takedownstie 43.8%
Ankalaev
38.7%-221
Rakic
+22117.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ankalaev
Expected: 46.5
46.5
Over 46.5
39.8%
+152
Under 46.5
60.2%
-152
059117
Rakic
Expected: 37.5
37.5
Over 37.5
39.7%
+152
Under 37.5
60.3%
-152
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Ankalaev
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
45.6%
+119
Under 0.5
54.4%
-119
035
Rakic
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.9%
+286
Under 0.5
74.1%
-286
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 10.7 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
Ankalaev73.5%74.6%−1.1-359
Rakic26.5%25.4%+1.1+276
By method
Ankalaev by KO/TKO31.4%25.5%+5.9+230
Ankalaev by submission5.7%4.9%+0.8+1609
Ankalaev by decision36.4%43.6%−7.2-108
Rakic by KO/TKO11.3%11.6%−0.3+624
Rakic by submission2.1%3.4%−1.3+2399
Rakic by decision13.1%11.1%+2.0+658
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds80.5%75.8%+4.7-426
Over 2.5 rds58.8%62.7%−3.9-201
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.5%57.7%−8.2-160

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
74.7Striking70.4
Ankalaev +4.3
43.3Grappling40.8
Ankalaev +2.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AnkalaevRakic
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1665
Pound-for-pound
1574
1661
Divisional
1568
1533
Striking offense
1522
1526
Striking defense
1501
1503
Grappling offense
1491
1547
Grappling defense
1531
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
75"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.64
Strikes landed / min
4.26
53%
Strike accuracy
51%
2.25
Strikes absorbed / min
2.80
59%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.02
Takedowns / 15 min
0.76
31%
Takedown accuracy
25%
86%
Takedown defense
86%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
60%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
287
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Magomed Ankalaev
  • WJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R2
    Close -5489mo before
  • DJan BlachowiczS-DEC R5
    !Close -3501y 11mo before
  • WAnthony SmithKO/TKO R2
    Close -6042y 3mo before
  • WThiago SantosU-DEC R5
    Close -6622y 8mo before
  • WVolkan OezdemirU-DEC R3
    Close -3393y before
Aleksandar Rakic
  • LJiri ProchazkaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1176mo before
  • LJan BlachowiczKO/TKO R3
    Close -2052y 5mo before
  • WThiago SantosU-DEC R3
    Close -1893y 8mo before
  • WAnthony SmithU-DEC R3
    Close -2784y 2mo before
  • LVolkan OezdemirS-DEC R3
    Close -1754y 10mo before
Ankalaev — win / loss by method
Record: 19-1-1, 1 NC

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, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
10win1loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Rakic — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
64% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (13%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ankalaev
Rakic
13
UFC fights
9
147.6 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
99.3 min · 11.0 avg
12y 6m
Career length
14y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ankalaev
Rakic
199W–61L · 76.5%
Overall
181W–52L · 77.7%
190W–59L · 76.3%
Wins
108W–35L · 75.5%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
73W–17L · 81.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ankalaev
Rakic
104W–40L · 72.2%
Overall
27W–34L · 44.3%
104W–40L · 72.2%
Wins
27W–34L · 44.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ankalaev
Rakic
3.93
Landed / min
4.85
47.1%
Accuracy
42.0%
61.2%
Defense
56.7%
0.71
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.60
62.2%
Time at distance
55.1%
Grappling & control
Ankalaev
Rakic
1.02
Takedowns / 15 min
0.76
31.3%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
86.4%
Takedown defense
85.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.15
89.1%
Control share
89.5%
Strike target map
Ankalaev
  • Head61%(327)div 64%
  • Body25%(134)div 19%
  • Legs14%(76)div 17%
Rakic
  • Head58%(244)div 64%
  • Body15%(64)div 19%
  • Legs27%(115)div 17%

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

Magomed Ankalaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Aleksandar Rakic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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