Islam Makhachev
28-1-0
VS
2026-08-15
UFC 330
Welterweight
Ian Machado Garry
"The Future"
17-1-0
LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Islam Makhachev
51.7% 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 LightGBM leans this way
Islam Makhachev
Ian Machado Garry
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup +6.06
13%
Elo rating edge
Matchup 69
13%
Net striking dominance
Matchup -0.92
12%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Ian Machado Garry -1.58
8%
Age
Islam Makhachev 34.8 yrs
7%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup +11
5%
Avg control time
Islam Makhachev 124.16
5%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Islam Makhachev -0.26
4%
Strikes absorbed/min
Islam Makhachev 1.86
3%
Finishing threat edge
Matchup 0.27
3%
Avg takedowns attempted
Islam Makhachev 4.03
2%
Reach edge
Matchup -10.2 cm
2%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup 8%
2%
Avg takedowns attempted
Ian Machado Garry 3.60
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%