Liu Ce
3-1-0
Thin UFC data
VS
2026-08-29
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Light Heavyweight
Junior Tafa
"The Juggernaut"
6-4-0
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Liu Ce
59.0% CONFIDENCE
What Every Model Says
How It Ends
38%
Decision
45%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
Decision38.1%
KO / TKO44.6%
Submission17.3%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 162.0%
Round 227.1%
Round 3+10.9%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 62% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Liu Ce
Junior Tafa
Elo rating edge
Matchup 41
21%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup -6
13%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup -0.02
7%
Age
Liu Ce 30.0 yrs
7%
Avg takedowns attempted
Junior Tafa 0.88
5%
Age
Junior Tafa 29.9 yrs
4%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Junior Tafa -0.09
4%
Distance strike defense
Junior Tafa 56%
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Liu Ce
3%
Fights in last 2 years
Junior Tafa 5
2%
Fights per year
Liu Ce 0
2%
Distance strike defense
Liu Ce
2%
Elo rating
Junior Tafa 1,459
2%
Elo rating
Liu Ce 1,500
2%
← pushes toward Liu Ce pushes toward Junior Tafa →
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.

Liu Ce

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Height: N/A cm
Weight: 205 lbs
Reach: N/A cm
Stance: N/A

Junior Tafa

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
40%
Avg Duration
5.8m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
W KO
L SUB
L SUB
W KO
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 205 lbs
Reach: 190 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Liu Ce
ADVANTAGE
Junior Tafa
Striking Accuracy
0.0%
+50.1%
50.1%
Strikes Landed/Min
0.00
+2.87
2.87
Strikes Absorbed/Min
0.00
+2.36
2.36
Striking Defense
0.0%
+53.7%
53.7%
Takedown Accuracy
0.0%
+37.5%
37.5%
Takedown Defense
0.0%
+68.7%
68.7%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.00
+0.23
0.23
Avg Control Time (sec)
0.00
+56.17
56.17
Strikes Per Round
0.00
+14.54
14.54
Head Strike %
0.0%
+70.1%
70.1%
Body Strike %
0.0%
+19.5%
19.5%
Leg Strike %
0.0%
+10.5%
10.5%
Last 5 Win Rate
0.0%
+40.0%
40.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
0.0%
+40.0%
40.0%