Ignacio Bahamondes
"La Jaula"
17-6-0
VS
2026-09-12
UFC Fight Night: Elliott vs. Chairez
Welterweight
Muslim Salikhov
"King of Kung Fu"
22-6-0
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Ignacio Bahamondes 'La Jaula'
72.2% CONFIDENCE
ACTUAL RESULT — MODEL WAS CORRECT
Ignacio Bahamondes 'La Jaula' won
Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
How It Ends
36%
Decision
45%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
Decision36.2%
KO / TKO45.3%
Submission18.5%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 147.7%
Round 233.8%
Round 3+18.5%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 64% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Ignacio Bahamondes
Muslim Salikhov
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup
21%
Net striking dominance
Matchup
13%
Age
Muslim Salikhov
9%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
7%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Muslim Salikhov
7%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup
7%
Age
Ignacio Bahamondes
4%
Significant reach edge
Matchup
3%
Avg takedowns attempted
Muslim Salikhov
3%
Avg takedowns attempted
Ignacio Bahamondes
3%
Last 2 avg fight time
Muslim Salikhov
2%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Ignacio Bahamondes
2%
Distance strike defense
Muslim Salikhov
2%
Fights per year
Muslim Salikhov
1%
← pushes toward Ignacio Bahamondes pushes toward Muslim Salikhov →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Ignacio Bahamondes

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
L DEC
L DEC
W SUB
W KO
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 155 lbs
Reach: 190 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Muslim Salikhov

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L KO
W KO
W KO
W DEC
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Orthodox