Xiao Long
27-10-0
VS
2026-08-29
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Bantamweight
Francesco Nuzzi
"Berserker"
11-2-0
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Francesco Nuzzi 'Berserker'
51.2% CONFIDENCE
ACTUAL RESULT — MODEL WAS CORRECT
Francesco Nuzzi 'Berserker' won
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:00
How It Ends
57%
Decision
30%
KO / TKO
14%
Submission
Decision56.7%
KO / TKO29.8%
Submission13.5%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 150.7%
Round 228.6%
Round 3+20.7%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 43% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Xiao Long
Francesco Nuzzi
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
22%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup
11%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
9%
Age
Xiao Long
6%
Age
Francesco Nuzzi
6%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Xiao Long
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Xiao Long
3%
Distance strike defense
Xiao Long
3%
Avg takedowns attempted
Francesco Nuzzi
3%
Fights per year
Francesco Nuzzi
3%
Strikes absorbed/min
Xiao Long
2%
Distance strike defense
Francesco Nuzzi
2%
Southpaw stance edge
Matchup
2%
Striker anti-wrestling edge
Matchup
2%
← pushes toward Xiao Long pushes toward Francesco Nuzzi →
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.

Xiao Long

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
L DEC
L DEC
W KO
L DEC
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Francesco Nuzzi

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