Borislav Nikolic
"Zombee"
16-2-0
VS
2026-08-01
UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez
Bantamweight
Mark Vologdin
12-4-1
LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Mark Vologdin
56.1% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
55%
Decision
27%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
Decision54.7%
KO / TKO27.1%
Submission18.2%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 144.7%
Round 227.9%
Round 3+27.3%
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
Borislav Nikolic
Mark Vologdin
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup
26%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Mark Vologdin
10%
Avg takedowns attempted
Mark Vologdin
7%
Age
Mark Vologdin
7%
Age
Borislav Nikolic
5%
Fights per year
Borislav Nikolic
4%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup
4%
Strikes absorbed/min
Mark Vologdin
3%
Distance strike defense
Mark Vologdin
3%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
3%
Net striking dominance
Matchup
2%
Elo rating
Borislav Nikolic
2%
Elo rating
Mark Vologdin
2%
Striking defense
Mark Vologdin
2%
← pushes toward Borislav Nikolic pushes toward Mark Vologdin →
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.

Borislav Nikolic

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

Mark Vologdin

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
D DEC
Height: 160 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 165 cm
Stance: Orthodox