Dennis Buzukja
"The Great"
12-5-0
VS
2026-08-01
UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez
Featherweight
Bogdan Grad
"The Unleashed"
15-4-0
LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Bogdan Grad 'The Unleashed'
56.2% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
53%
Decision
34%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
Decision52.8%
KO / TKO33.9%
Submission13.3%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 150.7%
Round 232.1%
Round 3+17.2%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 47% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why LightGBM leans this way
Dennis Buzukja
Bogdan Grad
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Dennis Buzukja
11%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Bogdan Grad
9%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
9%
Avg takedowns attempted
Bogdan Grad
7%
Net striking dominance
Matchup
6%
Age
Dennis Buzukja
6%
Avg takedowns attempted
Dennis Buzukja
5%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup
4%
Round 1 strike output
Bogdan Grad
4%
Age
Bogdan Grad
4%
Strikes absorbed/min
Dennis Buzukja
3%
Fights per year
Dennis Buzukja
3%
Elo rating
Bogdan Grad
3%
Distance strike defense
Dennis Buzukja
3%
← pushes toward Dennis Buzukja pushes toward Bogdan Grad →
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.

Dennis Buzukja

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L SUB
L KO
L DEC
W KO
L KO
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Switch

Bogdan Grad

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W SUB
L KO
L DEC
W KO
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Orthodox