Islam Makhachev
28-1-0
VS
2026-08-15
UFC 330
Welterweight
Ian Machado Garry
"The Future"
17-1-0
ENSEMBLE PREDICTION
Islam Makhachev
54.2% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
55%
Decision
31%
KO / TKO
14%
Submission
Decision54.9%
KO / TKO31.3%
Submission13.8%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 128.3%
Round 228.2%
Round 3+43.6%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 45% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why XGBoost leans this way
Islam Makhachev
Ian Machado Garry
Net striking dominance
Matchup -0.92
12%
Elo rating edge
Matchup 69
8%
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup +6.06
8%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Ian Machado Garry -1.58
8%
Strikes absorbed/min
Islam Makhachev 1.86
6%
Avg control time
Islam Makhachev 124.16
5%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup +11
5%
Age
Islam Makhachev 34.8 yrs
5%
Avg takedowns attempted
Ian Machado Garry 3.60
4%
Elo rating
Ian Machado Garry 1,630
3%
Age
Ian Machado Garry 28.7 yrs
3%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Islam Makhachev -0.26
3%
Submission threat edge
Matchup 0.28
2%
Reach edge
Matchup -10.2 cm
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
16
Finish Rate
60%
Avg Duration
16.0m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
W SUB
W SUB
W KO
W DEC
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Southpaw

Ian Machado Garry

Win Streak
2
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
19.0m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
W DEC
L DEC
W DEC
W DEC
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 188 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Islam Makhachev
ADVANTAGE
Ian Machado Garry
Striking Accuracy
52.2%
+0.7%
51.5%
Strikes Landed/Min
2.34
+1.77
4.12
Strikes Absorbed/Min
1.86
+0.85
2.71
Striking Defense
58.7%
+4.9%
53.8%
Takedown Accuracy
46.1%
+14.8%
31.3%
Takedown Defense
69.7%
+5.0%
74.7%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.22
+0.02
0.24
Avg Control Time (sec)
124.16
+65.23
58.92
Strikes Per Round
12.57
+6.80
19.37
Head Strike %
66.4%
+8.6%
57.8%
Body Strike %
20.8%
+1.8%
19.0%
Leg Strike %
12.8%
+10.5%
23.2%
Last 5 Win Rate
100.0%
+20.0%
80.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
60.0%
+60.0%
0.0%