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UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Sam Hughes
Sam Hughes
8-6 · USA
VS
August 3, 2024 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Strawweight · 3 rounds
114.0lb
Weigh-in
115.5lb
Sam Hughes def. Viktoriia Dudakova by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Hughes30/700/000:33
Dudakova25/661/301:24
R2
Hughes41/800/000:31
Dudakova25/531/501:23
R3
Hughes26/430/001:10
Dudakova11/251/201:51
Total
Hughes97/1930/002:14
Dudakova61/1443/1004:38

Scorecards

Hughes vs Dudakova

RdDarryl RansomDavid LethabyHoward HughesCommunity
R19-109-109-109.1-9.9
R210-910-99-109.9-9.1
R310-910-99-109.6-9.4
Total29-2829-2827-3028.6-28.4

Media (10 cards) · avg 2928 · 10 Hughes · 0 Dudakova

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

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 probabilityDudakova
29.1%70.9%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
13%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 11.9 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 Hughes, blue toward Dudakova. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Hughes29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%20%6%
Submission3%11%6%
Decision20%69%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 97
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Dudakova71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%21%5%
Submission10%14%11%
Decision46%65%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (2580)act 61
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.5)act 3
Combined totals~105 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R214%
R35%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Hughes
41.0%+141
Dudakova
-14158.1%
Most takedownstie 32.8%
Hughes
26.4%+154
Dudakova
-15440.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 45.8
46
Over 46
39.0%
+153
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.9%
-153
058115
Dudakova
Expected: 59.2
59
Over 59
39.5%
+151
Exactly 59
0.8%
push
Under 59
59.7%
-151
074148
Takedowns — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.3%
+142
Under 0.5
58.7%
-142
035
Dudakova
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.0%
+133
Exactly 1
18.3%
push
Under 1
46.7%
-133
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 11.9 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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Hughes29.1%36.2%−7.1+163
Dudakova70.9%63.8%+7.1-203
By method
Hughes by KO/TKO6.1%5.9%+0.2+1304
Hughes by submission3.8%5.9%−2.1+1309
Hughes by decision19.2%27.2%−8.0+207
Dudakova by KO/TKO14.9%5.1%+9.8+1533
Dudakova by submission9.1%10.7%−1.6+680
Dudakova by decision46.9%45.1%+1.8-118
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds84.9%84.4%+0.5-934
Over 2.5 rds70.9%78.4%−7.5-516
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision66.1%74.9%−8.8-425

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
62.6Striking72.2
Dudakova +9.6
34.6Grappling34.7
Dudakova +0.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HughesDudakova
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1493
Pound-for-pound
1549
1494
Divisional
1549
1504
Striking offense
1501
1497
Striking defense
1502
1480
Grappling offense
1503
1507
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
32 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'5"
64"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.03
Strikes landed / min
4.95
46%
Strike accuracy
49%
4.51
Strikes absorbed / min
3.15
57%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.96
30%
Takedown accuracy
25%
58%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
38%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
33%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
287
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sam Hughes
  • LYazmin JaureguiU-DEC R3
    Close +4885mo before
  • WJaqueline AmorimU-DEC R3
    Close +2171y 4mo before
  • LPiera RodriguezU-DEC R3
    Close +1441y 10mo before
  • WElise ReedKO/TKO R3
    Close +1272y 2mo before
  • WIstela NunesM-DEC R3
    Close +1932y 4mo before
Viktoriia Dudakova
  • WJinh Yu FreyU-DEC R3
    missedClose -5509mo before
  • WIstela NunesKO/TKO R1
    Close -2001y 1mo before
Hughes — win / loss by method
Record: 8-6-0

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, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Dudakova — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
25% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Hughes
Dudakova
8
UFC fights
2
108.9 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
15.6 min · 7.8 avg
7y 5m
Career length
5y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hughes
Dudakova
60W–12L · 83.3%
Overall
17W–13L · 56.7%
17W–3L · 85.0%
Wins
17W–13L · 56.7%
43W–9L · 82.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hughes
Dudakova
11W–3L · 78.6%
Overall
27W–9L · 75.0%
7W–2L · 77.8%
Wins
27W–9L · 75.0%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Hughes
Dudakova
5.13
Landed / min
6.41
40.0%
Accuracy
44.0%
62.6%
Defense
58.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.96
57.1%
Time at distance
62.2%
Grappling & control
Hughes
Dudakova
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.96
30.4%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
57.6%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
76.5%
Control share
7.9%
Strike target map
Hughes
  • Head69%(304)div 61%
  • Body15%(67)div 23%
  • Legs15%(68)div 16%
Dudakova
  • Head62%(48)div 61%
  • Body36%(28)div 23%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%

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

Sam Hughes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Viktoriia Dudakova
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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