Ding Meng
"The Assassin"
34-9-0
VS
2026-08-29
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Welterweight
Cameron Nelson
7-1-0
RECENCY-HEAVY · XGBOOST PREDICTION
Cameron Nelson
62.7% CONFIDENCE
ACTUAL RESULT — MODEL WAS CORRECT
Cameron Nelson won
Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
How It Ends
46%
Decision
35%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
Decision46.4%
KO / TKO34.8%
Submission18.8%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 153.9%
Round 227.4%
Round 3+18.6%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 54% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why XGBoost leans this way
Ding Meng
Cameron Nelson
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
18%
Total career fights (incl. non-UFC)
Cameron Nelson
8%
Age
Cameron Nelson
7%
Avg takedowns attempted
Cameron Nelson
6%
Avg takedowns attempted
Ding Meng
6%
Strikes absorbed/min
Ding Meng
5%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
4%
Fights per year
Ding Meng
3%
Fights per year
Cameron Nelson
3%
Elo rating
Cameron Nelson
3%
Head-strike accuracy
Ding Meng
3%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Cameron Nelson
2%
Distance strike defense
Cameron Nelson
2%
Round 1 strike output
Ding Meng
2%
← pushes toward Ding Meng pushes toward Cameron Nelson →
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.

Ding Meng

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L DEC
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 185 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Cameron Nelson

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