Xiao Long
27-10-0
VS
2026-08-29
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Bantamweight
Francesco Nuzzi
"Berserker"
11-2-0
ENSEMBLE PREDICTION
Francesco Nuzzi 'Berserker'
51.4% 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 XGBoost leans this way
Xiao Long
Francesco Nuzzi
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
19%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup
11%
Age
Xiao Long
7%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
5%
Age
Francesco Nuzzi
5%
Avg takedowns attempted
Francesco Nuzzi
5%
Avg takedowns attempted
Xiao Long
5%
Southpaw stance edge
Matchup
4%
Head absorption rate
Xiao Long
4%
Sub attempts/fight
Xiao Long
3%
Distance strike defense
Francesco Nuzzi
3%
Distance strike defense
Xiao Long
2%
Strikes absorbed/min
Xiao Long
2%
Elo rating
Xiao Long
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