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Alonzo Menifield
Alonzo Menifield
15-4-1 · USA
August 3, 2024 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Azamat Murzakanov def. Alonzo Menifield by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 3:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Murzakanov22/400/000:36
Menifield8/320/000:12
R2 · 3:18
Murzakanov23/450/110:08
Menifield7/420/000:39
Total
Murzakanov45/850/110:44
Menifield15/740/000:51

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
MurzakanovWin probabilityMenifield
45.2%54.8%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
15%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.4 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 Murzakanov, blue toward Menifield. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Murzakanov45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%52%38%
Submission5%10%6%
Decision17%38%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 45
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 0
Menifield55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%49%14%
Submission10%19%7%
Decision18%32%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 15
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R215%
R38%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Murzakanov
48.4%+104
Menifield
-10450.3%
Most takedownstie 37.1%
Murzakanov
41.0%-187
Menifield
+18721.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Murzakanov
Expected: 34.5
34.5
Over 34.5
39.8%
+151
Under 34.5
60.2%
-151
04487
Menifield
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
39.5%
+153
Under 35.5
60.5%
-153
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Murzakanov
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.1%
+161
Exactly 1
21.6%
push
Under 1
48.3%
-161
035
Menifield
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
34.2%
+193
Under 0.5
65.8%
-193
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 8.4 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
Murzakanov45.2%70.4%−25.2-279
Menifield54.8%29.6%+25.2+223
By method
Murzakanov by KO/TKO22.8%37.9%−15.1+121
Murzakanov by submission6.8%5.7%+1.1+1359
Murzakanov by decision15.7%23.0%−7.3+264
Menifield by KO/TKO27.6%13.8%+13.8+506
Menifield by submission8.2%7.4%+0.8+1025
Menifield by decision19.0%12.1%+6.9+593
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds57.4%57.2%+0.2-157
Over 2.5 rds42.5%41.8%+0.7+122
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.7%37.0%−2.3+153

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
75.4Striking67.9
Murzakanov +7.4
35.5Grappling46.1
Menifield +10.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MurzakanovMenifield
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1583
Pound-for-pound
1582
1584
Divisional
1583
1506
Striking offense
1523
1506
Striking defense
1501
1527
Grappling offense
1516
1543
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
35 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.70
Strikes landed / min
3.89
58%
Strike accuracy
58%
3.27
Strikes absorbed / min
3.69
57%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.81
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
18%
Takedown accuracy
38%
83%
Takedown defense
78%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
476
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Azamat Murzakanov
  • WDustin JacobyU-DEC R3
    Close +1331y 4mo before
  • WDevin ClarkKO/TKO R3
    Close -1562y before
  • WTafon NchukwiKO/TKO R3
    Close -1962y 5mo before
Alonzo Menifield
  • LCarlos UlbergKO/TKO R1
    Close +2173mo before
  • WDustin JacobyU-DEC R3
    Close +2208mo before
  • WJimmy CruteSUB R2
    Close +1201y 1mo before
  • DJimmy CruteM-DEC R3
    Close +1551y 6mo before
  • WMisha CirkunovKO/TKO R1
    Close -2061y 10mo before
Murzakanov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
69% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (10%)Submission() 0
2 (20%)Decision() 0
Menifield — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-1

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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Murzakanov
Menifield
3
UFC fights
13
37.0 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
105.8 min · 8.1 avg
16y 5m
Career length
10y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Murzakanov
Menifield
37W–14L · 72.5%
Overall
168W–72L · 70.0%
37W–14L · 72.5%
Wins
114W–51L · 69.1%
0W–0L
Losses
54W–21L · 72.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Murzakanov
Menifield
53W–32L · 62.4%
Overall
32W–12L · 72.7%
53W–32L · 62.4%
Wins
32W–12L · 72.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Murzakanov
Menifield
4.22
Landed / min
5.73
49.4%
Accuracy
53.3%
59.1%
Defense
58.5%
1.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.71
72.9%
Time at distance
48.2%
Grappling & control
Murzakanov
Menifield
0.81
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
18.2%
Takedown accuracy
38.5%
83.3%
Takedown defense
77.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.28
54.9%
Control share
66.0%
Strike target map
Murzakanov
  • Head67%(117)div 64%
  • Body26%(46)div 19%
  • Legs6%(11)div 17%
Menifield
  • Head84%(347)div 64%
  • Body7%(30)div 19%
  • Legs8%(35)div 17%

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

Azamat Murzakanov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alonzo Menifield
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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