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UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Shamil Gaziev
Shamil Gaziev
12-1 · BHR
VS
Don'Tale Mayes
Don'Tale Mayes
11-6 · USA
August 3, 2024 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
262.0lb
Weigh-in
265.0lb
Shamil Gaziev def. Don'Tale Mayes by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gaziev8/131/204:32
Mayes12/170/000:00
R2
Gaziev21/280/003:28
Mayes10/250/200:00
R3
Gaziev2/51/103:58
Mayes5/160/000:00
Total
Gaziev31/462/3011:58
Mayes27/580/200:00

Scorecards

Gaziev vs Mayes

RdDarryl RansomDavid LethabyHoward HughesCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.8

Media (9 cards) · avg 3026.9 · 9 Gaziev · 0 Mayes

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Gaziev-Mayes.

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
GazievWin probabilityMayes
56.6%43.4%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
17%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 9.0 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 Gaziev, blue toward Mayes. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gaziev57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%52%34%
Submission12%21%15%
Decision15%27%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 31
Takedowns2.3 (0.05.8)act 2
Mayes43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%44%13%
Submission5%12%4%
Decision19%44%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1652)act 27
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R218%
R313%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Gaziev
42.8%+130
Mayes
-13055.8%
Most takedownstie 19.3%
Gaziev
77.9%-2813
Mayes
+28132.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gaziev
Expected: 31.8
32
Over 32
38.6%
+155
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.9%
-155
04080
Mayes
Expected: 38.6
38.5
Over 38.5
39.9%
+151
Under 38.5
60.1%
-151
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Gaziev
Expected: 2.3
2.5
Over 2.5
43.8%
+128
Under 2.5
56.2%
-128
047
Mayes
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.4%
Exactly 0
91.6%
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 9.0 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
Gaziev56.6%74.2%−17.6-351
Mayes43.4%25.8%+17.6+270
By method
Gaziev by KO/TKO27.6%34.3%−6.7+143
Gaziev by submission9.5%15.1%−5.6+453
Gaziev by decision19.4%20.7%−1.3+302
Mayes by KO/TKO21.2%13.0%+8.2+539
Mayes by submission7.3%4.2%+3.1+1908
Mayes by decision14.9%12.6%+2.3+560
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds65.1%56.6%+8.5-152
Over 2.5 rds47.1%40.7%+6.4+128
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.3%33.9%+0.4+174

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
48.0Striking56.7
Mayes +8.6
34.4Grappling41.2
Mayes +6.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GazievMayes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1524
1541
Divisional
1524
1487
Striking offense
1520
1496
Striking defense
1492
1545
Grappling offense
1475
1558
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'6"
78"
Reach
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.74
Strikes landed / min
3.29
43%
Strike accuracy
41%
5.21
Strikes absorbed / min
4.01
43%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.58
Takedowns / 15 min
0.89
14%
Takedown accuracy
54%
100%
Takedown defense
44%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
44%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Shamil Gaziev
  • LJairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKO R4
    Close -1955mo before
  • WMartin BudayKO/TKO R2
    Close -1008mo before
Don'Tale Mayes
  • WCaio MachadoU-DEC R3
    Close +1133mo before
  • LRodrigo NascimentoU-DEC R3
    Close +1709mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R2
    Close -1411y 2mo before
  • LAugusto SakaiU-DEC R3
    Close -1071y 5mo before
  • WJosh ParisianKO/TKO R3
    Close -1872y 8mo before
Gaziev — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (27%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0
Mayes — win / loss by method
Record: 11-6-0, 1 NC

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, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
33% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (50%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Gaziev
Mayes
2
UFC fights
9
25.9 min · 13.0 avg
Octagon time
118.6 min · 13.2 avg
5y 9m
Career length
10y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gaziev
Mayes
26W–6L · 81.3%
Overall
107W–39L · 73.3%
13W–1L · 92.9%
Wins
71W–33L · 68.3%
13W–5L · 72.2%
Losses
36W–6L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gaziev
Mayes
45W–10L · 81.8%
Overall
48W–24L · 66.7%
45W–10L · 81.8%
Wins
33W–18L · 64.7%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–6L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Gaziev
Mayes
2.94
Landed / min
4.91
39.1%
Accuracy
38.1%
42.0%
Defense
52.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
68.2%
Time at distance
56.9%
Grappling & control
Gaziev
Mayes
0.58
Takedowns / 15 min
0.89
14.3%
Takedown accuracy
53.8%
100.0%
Takedown defense
44.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
95.1%
Control share
43.3%
Strike target map
Gaziev
  • Head72%(51)div 65%
  • Body27%(19)div 20%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%
Mayes
  • Head54%(211)div 65%
  • Body29%(114)div 20%
  • Legs17%(65)div 16%

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

Shamil Gaziev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Don'Tale Mayes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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