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Islam Makhachev
28-1-0
VS
2026-08-15
UFC 330
Welterweight
Ian Machado Garry
"The Future"
17-1-0
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Islam Makhachev
51.1% CONFIDENCE
ACTUAL RESULT — MODEL WAS CORRECT
Islam Makhachev won
Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
What Every Model Says
XGBoost
49.2% 50.8%
Ian Machado Garry
LightGBM
51.7% 48.3%
Islam Makhachev
Logistic (Core)
46.8% 53.2%
Ian Machado Garry
CatBoost currently viewing
51.1% 48.9%
Islam Makhachev
Ensemble
54.2% 45.8%
Islam Makhachev
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Why CatBoost leans this way
Islam Makhachev
Ian Machado Garry
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup
14%
Net striking dominance
Matchup
14%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
11%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
7%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Ian Machado Garry
7%
Age
Islam Makhachev
6%
Win streak
Islam Makhachev
5%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Islam Makhachev
4%
Avg control time
Islam Makhachev
4%
Strikes absorbed/min
Islam Makhachev
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Ian Machado Garry
3%
Age
Ian Machado Garry
3%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup
2%
Striker anti-wrestling edge
Matchup
2%
← pushes toward Islam Makhachev pushes toward Ian Machado Garry →
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.

Islam Makhachev

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

Ian Machado Garry

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
W DEC
W DEC
L DEC
W DEC
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 188 cm
Stance: Orthodox