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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker
25-7 · AUS
VS
Ikram Aliskerov
Ikram Aliskerov
15-1 · RUS
June 22, 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
186.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Robert Whittaker def. Ikram Aliskerov by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:49
Whittaker14/210/010:03
Aliskerov5/150/000:00
Total
Whittaker14/210/010:03
Aliskerov5/150/000:00

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
WhittakerWin probabilityAliskerov
43.2%56.8%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
19%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 13.2 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 Whittaker, blue toward Aliskerov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Whittaker43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%48%27%
Submission6%14%5%
Decision16%38%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes75 (32101)act 14
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.0)act 0
Aliskerov57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%57%24%
Submission13%23%11%
Decision11%20%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (2683)act 5
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.8)act 0
Combined totals~136 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R225%
R311%
R46%
R54%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Whittaker
55.8%-128
Aliskerov
+12843.5%
Most takedownstie 40.1%
Whittaker
11.4%+423
Aliskerov
-42348.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Whittaker
Expected: 74.6
74.5
Over 74.5
39.8%
+151
Under 74.5
60.2%
-151
094187
Aliskerov
Expected: 61.5
61.5
Over 61.5
39.7%
+152
Under 61.5
60.3%
-152
077154
Takedowns — over/under
Whittaker
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
18.8%
+433
Under 0.5
81.2%
-433
035
Aliskerov
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.5%
+127
Exactly 1
17.2%
push
Under 1
46.3%
-127
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 13.2 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
Whittaker43.2%51.9%−8.7-120
Aliskerov56.8%48.1%+8.7-102
By method
Whittaker by KO/TKO23.1%26.7%−3.6+210
Whittaker by submission8.3%4.6%+3.7+1697
Whittaker by decision11.9%22.7%−10.8+264
Aliskerov by KO/TKO30.3%24.3%+6.0+241
Aliskerov by submission10.9%10.7%+0.2+674
Aliskerov by decision15.6%11.1%+4.5+646
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds73.7%71.1%+2.6-324
Over 2.5 rds49.2%58.7%−9.5-167
Over 3.5 rds38.3%47.9%−9.6-105
Over 4.5 rds31.9%37.9%−6.0+146
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision27.5%35.6%−8.1+163

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
69.1Striking63.1
Whittaker +6.0
44.4Grappling0.0
Whittaker +44.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WhittakerAliskerov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1678
Pound-for-pound
1576
1668
Divisional
1575
1535
Striking offense
1501
1513
Striking defense
1495
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.57
Strikes landed / min
10.74
43%
Strike accuracy
67%
3.45
Strikes absorbed / min
6.77
60%
Strike defense
34%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.81
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
38%
Takedown accuracy
83%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
76%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
31%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
245
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Robert Whittaker
  • WPaulo CostaU-DEC R3
    Close -2184mo before
  • LDricus Du PlessisKO/TKO R2
    Close -35011mo before
  • WMarvin VettoriU-DEC R3
    Close -2191y 10mo before
  • LIsrael AdesanyaU-DEC R5
    Close +2362y 4mo before
  • WKelvin GastelumU-DEC R5
    Close -2643y 2mo before
Ikram Aliskerov
  • WWarlley AlvesKO/TKO R1
    Close -6508mo before
  • WPhil HawesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1901y 2mo before
Whittaker — win / loss by method
Record: 25-7-0

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
36% of wins
L
43% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
16win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (31%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
11 (69%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (56%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Aliskerov — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (31%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Whittaker
Aliskerov
21
UFC fights
2
296.4 min · 14.1 avg
Octagon time
4.3 min · 2.1 avg
17y 4m
Career length
14y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Whittaker
Aliskerov
299W–57L · 84.0%
Overall
26W–10L · 72.2%
219W–50L · 81.4%
Wins
26W–10L · 72.2%
80W–7L · 92.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Whittaker
Aliskerov
64W–29L · 68.8%
Overall
112W–50L · 69.1%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Wins
108W–50L · 68.4%
25W–16L · 61.0%
Losses
4W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Whittaker
Aliskerov
4.97
Landed / min
10.77
41.0%
Accuracy
67.2%
63.0%
Defense
34.1%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
7.00
79.6%
Time at distance
97.6%
Grappling & control
Whittaker
Aliskerov
0.81
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
38.1%
Takedown accuracy
82.9%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
54.4%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Whittaker
  • Head70%(941)div 63%
  • Body11%(149)div 20%
  • Legs19%(263)div 17%
Aliskerov
  • Head72%(33)div 63%
  • Body26%(12)div 20%
  • Legs2%(1)div 17%

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

Robert Whittaker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ikram Aliskerov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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