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UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
VS
Chris Barnett
Chris Barnett
23-8 · USA
October 26, 2024 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
241.0lb
Weigh-in
264.0lb
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 4:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:27
Nzechukwu51/740/000:00
Barnett12/340/100:00
Total
Nzechukwu51/740/000:00
Barnett12/340/100:00

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
NzechukwuWin probabilityBarnett
76.0%24.0%
KO / TKO
68%
Submission
12%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 6.4 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 Nzechukwu, blue toward Barnett. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nzechukwu76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO50%66%52%
Submission11%14%13%
Decision15%20%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1344)act 51
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Barnett24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%75%9%
Submission1%6%2%
Decision5%19%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 12
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R156%
R220%
R34%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Nzechukwu
54.0%-122
Barnett
+12244.4%
Most takedownstie 52.5%
Nzechukwu
13.8%+244
Barnett
-24433.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nzechukwu
Expected: 32.8
33
Over 33
38.7%
+154
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.8%
-154
04182
Barnett
Expected: 28.2
28
Over 28
39.2%
+150
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.1%
-150
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Nzechukwu
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.8%
Exactly 0
81.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Barnett
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.0%
+163
Under 0.5
62.0%
-163
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 6.4 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
Nzechukwu76.0%84.7%−8.7-768
Barnett24.0%15.3%+8.7+525
By method
Nzechukwu by KO/TKO51.6%52.0%−0.4-166
Nzechukwu by submission9.4%13.3%−3.9+529
Nzechukwu by decision15.0%16.2%−1.2+415
Barnett by KO/TKO16.3%9.2%+7.1+802
Barnett by submission3.0%2.5%+0.5+3239
Barnett by decision4.7%6.8%−2.1+1130
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds44.4%49.6%−5.2-112
Over 2.5 rds24.3%28.5%−4.2+227
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision19.7%24.7%−5.0+279

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
63.1Striking53.4
Nzechukwu +9.7
50.3Grappling9.3
Nzechukwu +41.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NzechukwuBarnett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1532
1521
Divisional
1532
1518
Striking offense
1510
1473
Striking defense
1490
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'5"
Height
5'9"
83"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.80
Strikes landed / min
4.41
49%
Strike accuracy
49%
4.88
Strikes absorbed / min
5.87
51%
Strike defense
41%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.69
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
45%
Takedown accuracy
0%
82%
Takedown defense
33%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
83%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
777
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kennedy Nzechukwu
  • LOvince Saint PreuxS-DEC R3
    Close -6827mo before
  • LDustin JacobyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1701y 3mo before
  • WDevin ClarkSUB R2
    Close -1831y 6mo before
  • WIon CutelabaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1911y 11mo before
  • WKarl RobersonKO/TKO R3
    Close -1612y 4mo before
Chris Barnett
  • WJake CollierKO/TKO R2
    missedClose +3642y 2mo before
  • LMartin BudayU-DEC R3
    Close +2182y 6mo before
  • WGian VillanteKO/TKO R2
    Close +1073y before
  • LBen RothwellSUB R2
    Close +2633y 5mo before
Nzechukwu — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
1 (17%)Submission(20%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Barnett — win / loss by method
Record: 23-8-0

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
18 wins, 3 losses
W
78% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
21win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
16 (76%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (24%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Nzechukwu
Barnett
11
UFC fights
4
108.2 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
33.5 min · 8.4 avg
9y 9m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nzechukwu
Barnett
146W–55L · 72.6%
Overall
77W–34L · 69.4%
67W–24L · 73.6%
Wins
30W–20L · 60.0%
79W–31L · 71.8%
Losses
47W–14L · 77.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nzechukwu
Barnett
26W–25L · 51.0%
Overall
253W–139L · 64.5%
26W–25L · 51.0%
Wins
214W–116L · 64.8%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–23L · 62.9%
Distance striking
Nzechukwu
Barnett
6.15
Landed / min
5.52
42.7%
Accuracy
44.1%
53.3%
Defense
48.2%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.45
57.5%
Time at distance
54.0%
Grappling & control
Nzechukwu
Barnett
0.69
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
45.5%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
81.7%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
50.2%
Control share
12.6%
Strike target map
Nzechukwu
  • Head85%(442)div 65%
  • Body14%(73)div 20%
  • Legs1%(5)div 16%
Barnett
  • Head63%(93)div 65%
  • Body10%(15)div 20%
  • Legs27%(40)div 16%

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

Kennedy Nzechukwu
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Barnett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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