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UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
Muslim Salikhov
Muslim Salikhov
20-5 · RUS
VS
July 13, 2024 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Muslim Salikhov def. Santiago Ponzinibbio by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Salikhov17/370/400:00
Ponzinibbio14/430/000:06
R2
Salikhov14/480/100:00
Ponzinibbio16/451/100:22
R3
Salikhov15/360/000:00
Ponzinibbio11/291/402:01
Total
Salikhov46/1210/500:00
Ponzinibbio41/1172/502:29

Scorecards

Salikhov vs Ponzinibbio

RdChris LeeDean AbeytaEric ColónCommunity
R110-910-99-109.4-9.6
R210-910-99-109.6-9.4
R39-109-1010-99.2-9.8
Total29-2829-2828-2928.2-28.8

Media (13 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 13 Salikhov · 0 Ponzinibbio

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Salikhov-Ponzinibbio.

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
SalikhovWin probabilityPonzinibbio
56.2%43.8%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
3%
Decision
80%
Expected fight time: 13.3 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 Salikhov, blue toward Ponzinibbio. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Salikhov56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%18%18%
Submission1%2%4%
Decision45%80%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (2993)act 46
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Ponzinibbio44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%17%31%
Submission2%4%5%
Decision35%79%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes74 (31100)act 41
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 2
Combined totals~142 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R28%
R34%
Distance80%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Salikhov
46.8%+112
Ponzinibbio
-11252.5%
Most takedownstie 53.9%
Salikhov
32.3%-234
Ponzinibbio
+23413.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Salikhov
Expected: 68.2
68
Over 68
39.5%
+151
Exactly 68
0.7%
push
Under 68
59.7%
-151
086171
Ponzinibbio
Expected: 73.8
74
Over 74
39.3%
+153
Exactly 74
0.7%
push
Under 74
60.0%
-153
093185
Takedowns — over/under
Salikhov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.5%
+174
Under 0.5
63.5%
-174
035
Ponzinibbio
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.5%
Exactly 0
81.5%
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 13.3 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
Salikhov56.2%38.3%+17.9+149
Ponzinibbio43.8%61.7%−17.9-184
By method
Salikhov by KO/TKO9.8%18.5%−8.7+352
Salikhov by submission1.5%4.4%−2.9+1798
Salikhov by decision44.9%15.3%+29.6+448
Ponzinibbio by KO/TKO7.7%31.1%−23.4+169
Ponzinibbio by submission1.2%5.2%−4.0+1515
Ponzinibbio by decision35.0%25.6%+9.4+227
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds92.1%64.3%+27.8-222
Over 2.5 rds83.7%48.9%+34.8-110
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision79.9%42.2%+37.7+122

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
71.1Striking65.4
Salikhov +5.7
45.5Grappling32.9
Salikhov +12.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SalikhovPonzinibbio
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1575
Pound-for-pound
1610
1569
Divisional
1591
1509
Striking offense
1539
1516
Striking defense
1483
1483
Grappling offense
1427
1523
Grappling defense
1570
Physical
40 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.36
Strikes landed / min
4.90
51%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.94
Strikes absorbed / min
4.67
63%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.48
41%
Takedown accuracy
30%
74%
Takedown defense
61%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
65%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
50%
Finish rate
55%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
462
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Muslim Salikhov
  • LRandy BrownKO/TKO R1
    Close +2215mo before
  • LNicolas DalbyU-DEC R3
    Close -1901y 1mo before
  • WAndre FialhoKO/TKO R3
    Close -1121y 8mo before
  • LLi JingliangKO/TKO R2
    Close -1602y before
  • WFrancisco TrinaldoU-DEC R3
    Close -2383y 1mo before
Santiago Ponzinibbio
  • LKevin HollandKO/TKO R3
    Close +2031y 3mo before
  • WAlex MoronoKO/TKO R3
    Close -1611y 7mo before
  • LMichel PereiraS-DEC R3
    Close +1242y 2mo before
  • LGeoff NealS-DEC R3
    Close -1262y 7mo before
  • WMiguel BaezaU-DEC R3
    Close +1203y 1mo before
Salikhov — win / loss by method
Record: 20-5-0

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
14 wins, 2 losses
W
70% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (50%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (14%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0
Ponzinibbio — win / loss by method
Record: 29-7-0

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
16 wins, 4 losses
W
55% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
24% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
11win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
18win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (56%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
6 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (11%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Salikhov
Ponzinibbio
10
UFC fights
17
106.0 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
187.3 min · 11.0 avg
15y 0m
Career length
18y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Salikhov
Ponzinibbio
171W–49L · 77.7%
Overall
280W–69L · 80.2%
101W–29L · 77.7%
Wins
177W–35L · 83.5%
70W–20L · 77.8%
Losses
103W–34L · 75.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Salikhov
Ponzinibbio
117W–52L · 69.2%
Overall
50W–42L · 54.3%
115W–52L · 68.9%
Wins
47W–42L · 52.8%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Salikhov
Ponzinibbio
3.62
Landed / min
5.22
48.3%
Accuracy
40.9%
68.0%
Defense
62.9%
0.42
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.80
75.4%
Time at distance
88.7%
Grappling & control
Salikhov
Ponzinibbio
1.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.48
40.9%
Takedown accuracy
30.0%
73.9%
Takedown defense
60.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
40.1%
Control share
42.4%
Strike target map
Salikhov
  • Head56%(198)div 63%
  • Body28%(101)div 21%
  • Legs16%(57)div 16%
Ponzinibbio
  • Head70%(646)div 63%
  • Body13%(117)div 21%
  • Legs17%(154)div 16%

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

Muslim Salikhov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Santiago Ponzinibbio
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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