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UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes
8-1 · USA
VS
Valeri Ignatov
Valeri Ignatov
0-1 · BGR
September 24, 1999 · Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Matt Hughes def. Valeri Ignatov by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Hughes23/394/50
Ignatov1/80/00
R2
Hughes25/371/30
Ignatov3/60/00
R3
Hughes29/410/10
Ignatov3/110/00
Total
Hughes77/1175/90
Ignatov7/250/00

Scorecards

Hughes vs Ignatov

RdJeff MullenRod PrejeanSkip HallCommunity
R1---10-8.5
R2---10-8.2
R3---10-8.2
Total1-01-01-030-24.9

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Hughes-Ignatov.

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
HughesWin probabilityIgnatov
56.8%43.2%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
50%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 7.9 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Hughes, blue toward Ignatov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Hughes57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%18%
Submission25%44%
Decision22%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 77
Takedowns5.2 (1.19.6)act 5
Ignatov43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%6%
Submission25%58%
Decision16%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 7
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~5.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R154%
R23%
R36%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Hughes
55.0%-127
Ignatov
+12743.3%
Most takedownstie 1.0%
Hughes
99.0%-123531
Ignatov
+1235310.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
42.2%
+137
Under 33.5
57.8%
-137
04284
Ignatov
Expected: 29.3
29.5
Over 29.5
42.1%
+137
Under 29.5
57.9%
-137
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 5.2
5
Over 5
41.6%
+112
Exactly 5
11.9%
push
Under 5
46.5%
-112
0816
Ignatov
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
7.2%
Exactly 0
92.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HughesIgnatov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1521
Pound-for-pound
1487
1521
Divisional
1500
1482
Striking offense
1478
1500
Striking defense
1493
1561
Grappling offense
1541
1558
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
25 yrs
Age
5'9"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
0.67
Strike accuracy
25%
Strikes absorbed / min
7.75
Strike defense
28%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Hughes
No prior UFC fights.
Valeri Ignatov
  • LEvan TannerKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
Hughes — 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Ignatov — win / loss by method
Record: 0-1-0

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

Profiles

Experience
Hughes
Ignatov
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
3.0 min · 3.0 avg
Career length
27y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hughes
Ignatov
Overall
17W–1L · 94.4%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
17W–1L · 94.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hughes
Ignatov
30W–11L · 73.2%
Overall
23W–11L · 67.6%
Wins
7W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
Distance striking
Hughes
Ignatov
Landed / min
0.40
Accuracy
14.3%
Defense
62.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
83.3%
Grappling & control
Hughes
Ignatov
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
Strike target map
Hughes
  • Head0%(0)div 55%
  • Body0%(0)div 27%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
Ignatov
  • Head100%(2)div 55%
  • Body0%(0)div 27%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%

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

Matt Hughes

No UFC fights on record.

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

Valeri Ignatov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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