Abubakar Vagaev
24-4-0
VS
2026-07-25
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Rountree Jr
Welterweight
Saygid Izagakhmaev
22-3-0
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Saygid Izagakhmaev
50.8% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
47%
Decision
34%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
Decision46.6%
KO / TKO34.0%
Submission19.4%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 145.7%
Round 228.0%
Round 3+26.3%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 53% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Abubakar Vagaev
Saygid Izagakhmaev
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Saygid Izagakhmaev
16%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
7%
Age
Abubakar Vagaev
7%
Avg takedowns attempted
Saygid Izagakhmaev
7%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
6%
Age
Saygid Izagakhmaev
5%
Distance strike defense
Saygid Izagakhmaev
5%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Abubakar Vagaev
4%
Net striking dominance
Matchup
4%
Past prime
Abubakar Vagaev
4%
Past prime
Saygid Izagakhmaev
3%
Finishing threat edge
Matchup
3%
Strikes absorbed/min
Abubakar Vagaev
2%
← pushes toward Abubakar Vagaev pushes toward Saygid Izagakhmaev →
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.

Abubakar Vagaev

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: 170 lbs
Reach: N/A cm
Stance: N/A

Saygid Izagakhmaev

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L DEC
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 188 cm
Stance: N/A