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Ibo Aslan
Ibo Aslan
13-1 · TUR
VS
Rafael Cerqueira
Rafael Cerqueira
11-0 · BRA
October 26, 2024 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
203.0lb
Ibo Aslan def. Rafael Cerqueira by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:51
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:51
Aslan28/360/000:00
Cerqueira1/10/000:00
Total
Aslan28/360/000:00
Cerqueira1/10/000:00

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
AslanWin probabilityCerqueira
55.8%44.2%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
17%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.7 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 Aslan, blue toward Cerqueira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Aslan56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%55%34%
Submission7%13%4%
Decision18%32%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 28
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Cerqueira44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%40%31%
Submission10%23%11%
Decision16%37%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1239)act 1
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.7)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R217%
R310%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Aslan
54.8%-125
Cerqueira
+12543.7%
Most takedownstie 30.6%
Aslan
7.9%+780
Cerqueira
-78061.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Aslan
Expected: 34.1
34
Over 34
39.2%
+151
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.3%
-151
04386
Cerqueira
Expected: 28.7
28.5
Over 28.5
40.0%
+150
Under 28.5
60.0%
-150
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Aslan
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.0%
Exactly 0
84.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Cerqueira
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
47.8%
+109
Under 1.5
52.2%
-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 8.7 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
Aslan55.8%48.9%+6.9-105
Cerqueira44.2%51.1%−6.9-115
By method
Aslan by KO/TKO27.0%33.7%−6.7+145
Aslan by submission9.7%4.2%+5.5+1887
Aslan by decision19.1%9.9%+9.2+734
Cerqueira by KO/TKO21.4%30.6%−9.2+170
Cerqueira by submission7.7%11.3%−3.6+633
Cerqueira by decision15.1%10.3%+4.8+704
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.4%49.0%+12.4-109
Over 2.5 rds44.5%26.0%+18.5+259
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.2%21.5%+12.7+334

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
AslanCerqueira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1537
1549
Divisional
1537
1507
Striking offense
1482
1500
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
6.42
Strikes landed / min
41%
Strike accuracy
4.77
Strikes absorbed / min
65%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ibo Aslan
  • WAnton TurkaljKO/TKO R3
    Close -1357mo before
Rafael Cerqueira
No prior UFC fights.
Aslan — 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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Cerqueira — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (18%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Aslan
Cerqueira
1
UFC fights
0
11.5 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
9y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Aslan
Cerqueira
8W–3L · 72.7%
Overall
8W–3L · 72.7%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Aslan
Cerqueira
58W–62L · 48.3%
Overall
53W–33L · 61.6%
53W–62L · 46.1%
Wins
53W–33L · 61.6%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Aslan
Cerqueira
6.24
Landed / min
39.9%
Accuracy
66.4%
Defense
1.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
90.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Aslan
Cerqueira
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
10.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Aslan
  • Head77%(57)div 64%
  • Body5%(4)div 19%
  • Legs18%(13)div 17%
Cerqueira
  • 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.

Ibo Aslan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rafael Cerqueira

No UFC fights on record.

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