Umar Nurmagomedov
19-1-0
VS
2026-08-29
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Bantamweight
Song Yadong
"Kung Fu Kid"
22-8-1
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Umar Nurmagomedov
75.5% CONFIDENCE
ACTUAL RESULT — MODEL WAS WRONG
Song Yadong 'Kung Fu Kid' won
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:48
How It Ends
63%
Decision
23%
KO / TKO
14%
Submission
Decision63.1%
KO / TKO23.0%
Submission13.9%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 140.6%
Round 237.8%
Round 3+21.6%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 37% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Umar Nurmagomedov
Song Yadong
Net striking dominance
Matchup
18%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
11%
Avg takedowns attempted
Umar Nurmagomedov
9%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Song Yadong
8%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Umar Nurmagomedov
8%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup
7%
Strikes absorbed/min
Umar Nurmagomedov
5%
Age
Umar Nurmagomedov
4%
Age
Song Yadong
3%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup
3%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
3%
Striker anti-wrestling edge
Matchup
2%
Distance strike defense
Song Yadong
2%
Avg control time
Umar Nurmagomedov
1%
← pushes toward Umar Nurmagomedov pushes toward Song Yadong →
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.

Umar Nurmagomedov

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
W DEC
W DEC
L DEC
W DEC
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 175 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Song Yadong

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W KO
W SUB
L DEC
W DEC
L DEC
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 170 cm
Stance: Orthodox