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UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
VS
Cory Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen
17-4 · USA
August 3, 2024 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Bantamweight · 5 rounds · Main event
135.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Umar Nurmagomedov def. Cory Sandhagen by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nurmagomedov15/281/400:39
Sandhagen17/340/000:00
R2
Nurmagomedov24/421/300:55
Sandhagen16/320/000:12
R3
Nurmagomedov17/271/200:25
Sandhagen12/300/000:00
R4
Nurmagomedov30/651/200:36
Sandhagen20/530/000:00
R5
Nurmagomedov12/251/202:36
Sandhagen6/100/200:00
Total
Nurmagomedov98/1875/1305:11
Sandhagen71/1590/200:12

Scorecards

Nurmagomedov vs Sandhagen

RdBen CartlidgeDavid LethabyMichael BellCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.4-9.7
R210-99-1010-99.6-9.4
R310-910-910-99.9-9.2
R410-910-910-910-9.1
R510-910-910-910-9
Total49-4649-4650-4548.9-46.4

Media (16 cards) · avg 48.846.2 · 16 Nurmagomedov · 0 Sandhagen

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Nurmagomedov-Sandhagen.

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
NurmagomedovWin probabilitySandhagen
67.6%32.4%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
31%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 17.2 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 Nurmagomedov, blue toward Sandhagen. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nurmagomedov68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%19%11%
Submission24%36%23%
Decision31%45%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (2374)act 98
Takedowns2.4 (0.05.9)act 5
Sandhagen32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%38%11%
Submission7%20%5%
Decision13%42%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (2374)act 71
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~109 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R211%
R314%
R48%
R56%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Nurmagomedov
49.4%+101
Sandhagen
-10149.7%
Most takedownstie 16.4%
Nurmagomedov
75.6%-947
Sandhagen
+9478.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 54.7
54.5
Over 54.5
39.9%
+150
Under 54.5
60.1%
-150
069137
Sandhagen
Expected: 54.5
54.5
Over 54.5
39.8%
+151
Under 54.5
60.2%
-151
069137
Takedowns — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
45.8%
+118
Under 2.5
54.2%
-118
048
Sandhagen
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.6%
+342
Under 0.5
77.4%
-342
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 17.2 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
Nurmagomedov67.6%74.8%−7.2-362
Sandhagen32.4%25.2%+7.2+279
By method
Nurmagomedov by KO/TKO17.2%11.1%+6.1+652
Nurmagomedov by submission20.7%22.9%−2.2+264
Nurmagomedov by decision29.7%39.4%−9.7+111
Sandhagen by KO/TKO8.2%10.7%−2.5+677
Sandhagen by submission9.9%4.8%+5.1+1648
Sandhagen by decision14.3%11.1%+3.2+649
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds83.3%80.6%+2.7-612
Over 2.5 rds71.9%70.9%+1.0-317
Over 3.5 rds57.9%63.9%−6.0-217
Over 4.5 rds49.7%57.4%−7.7-158
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision44.0%52.8%−8.8-133

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
90.9Striking72.2
Nurmagomedov +18.8
80.6Grappling44.0
Nurmagomedov +36.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NurmagomedovSandhagen
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1622
Pound-for-pound
1646
1607
Divisional
1613
1498
Striking offense
1536
1532
Striking defense
1522
1535
Grappling offense
1498
1531
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'11"
69"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.75
Strikes landed / min
5.33
70%
Strike accuracy
44%
0.56
Strikes absorbed / min
3.40
76%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.51
Takedowns / 15 min
1.36
56%
Takedown accuracy
33%
100%
Takedown defense
64%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
77%
+5
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
60%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
364
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Umar Nurmagomedov
  • WBekzat AlmakhanU-DEC R3
    Close -13645mo before
  • WRaoni BarcelosKO/TKO R1
    Close -9431y 7mo before
  • WNate ManessU-DEC R3
    Close -10452y 1mo before
  • WBrian KelleherSUB R1
    Close -9702y 5mo before
  • WSergey MorozovSUB R2
    Close -5393y 6mo before
Cory Sandhagen
  • WRob FontU-DEC R5
    Close -3801y before
  • WMarlon VeraS-DEC R5
    Close -1511y 4mo before
  • WSong YadongKO/TKO R4
    Close -2001y 11mo before
  • LPetr YanU-DEC R5
    Close +2092y 9mo before
  • LTJ DillashawS-DEC R5
    Close -2093y before
Nurmagomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 17-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (42%)Submission() 0
6 (50%)Decision() 0
Sandhagen — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (10%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (40%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Nurmagomedov
Sandhagen
5
UFC fights
13
46.6 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
176.3 min · 13.6 avg
9y 7m
Career length
11y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nurmagomedov
Sandhagen
93W–21L · 81.6%
Overall
271W–68L · 79.9%
93W–21L · 81.6%
Wins
222W–59L · 79.0%
0W–0L
Losses
49W–9L · 84.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nurmagomedov
Sandhagen
89W–36L · 71.2%
Overall
49W–20L · 71.0%
89W–36L · 71.2%
Wins
39W–17L · 69.6%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–3L · 76.9%
Distance striking
Nurmagomedov
Sandhagen
4.95
Landed / min
7.01
59.6%
Accuracy
42.1%
77.9%
Defense
59.7%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.34
39.0%
Time at distance
62.6%
Grappling & control
Nurmagomedov
Sandhagen
4.51
Takedowns / 15 min
1.36
56.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
100.0%
Takedown defense
64.1%
0.64
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.34
97.1%
Control share
68.4%
Strike target map
Nurmagomedov
  • Head76%(167)div 62%
  • Body15%(33)div 21%
  • Legs10%(21)div 17%
Sandhagen
  • Head68%(637)div 62%
  • Body15%(140)div 21%
  • Legs17%(162)div 17%

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

Umar Nurmagomedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cory Sandhagen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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