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Women's Flyweight
3 Rounds
Lauren Murphy won · SUB
Elo1493
Elo1493
Liliya Shakirova

Lauren MurphyvsLiliya ShakirovaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · Saturday, October 24, 2020Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Lauren Murphy won

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Model Prediction: Lauren Murphy wins(73.6%)

Actual result: Lauren Murphy wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Lauren Murphy at -215 American odds

+$47 profit

$147 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Liliya Shakirova has 18pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Lauren Murphy has 67pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Lauren Murphy
Red Corner
VS
Liliya Shakirova
Blue Corner
-215
(68%)
Vegas Odds
+170
(37%)
1493
Elo
1493
43
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'5"
Height
5'4"
170.18 cm
Reach
165.1 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Lauren MurphyL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Joanne Calderwood · Jun 21
L
KOvs Valentina Shevchenko · Sep 21
W
vs Miesha Tate · Jul 22
L
vs Jessica Andrade · Jan 23
L
vs Eduarda Moura · Jul 25
latest
Liliya ShakirovaNo prior UFC fights on record.

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Lauren MurphyMetricLiliya Shakirova
3.94
Strikes / min
2.70
5.19
Strikes absorbed / min
2.58
56%
Strike defense
74%
1.09
TDs / 15 min
0.00
67%
Takedown defense
0%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.25Δ 1.37 — meaningful gap+0.12

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1523 vs 1500Strikes3.9 vs 0.0Takedowns1.1 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.9 vs 0.0
Lauren MurphyLiliya Shakirova

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Lauren Murphy(10 fights)Liliya Shakirova(1 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Recent Form
Red +0.9|Blue -0.9
Striker Score
Red -47.9|Blue +47.9
Grappler Score
Red -49.9|Blue +49.9
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Lauren MurphyTargetLiliya Shakirova

By target zone

16
21% acc · 73%
Head
7
16% acc · 30%
6
86% acc · 27%
Body
7
41% acc · 30%
0
Leg
9
69% acc · 39%

By position

12
17% acc · 55%
Distance
23
31% acc · 100%
8
73% acc · 36%
Clinch
0
2
100% acc · 9%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Lauren Murphy rounds
0
even
1
Liliya Shakirova rounds
Round 1Liliya Shakirova edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:05
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:29Control
Round 2Lauren Murphy edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns1
Control1:05
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
22 / 85
Sig Strikes
23 / 75
26%
Sig Str %
29.5%
32 / 96
Total Strikes
27 / 80
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 3
100%
TD %
0%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:10
Ctrl Time
0:29

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Liliya Shakirova15 / 4716 / 480 / 30
1Lauren Murphy12 / 4818 / 540 / 00
2Liliya Shakirova8 / 2811 / 320 / 00
2Lauren Murphy10 / 3714 / 421 / 11

Lauren Murphy

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights15

Liliya Shakirova

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights1