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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Ismail Naurdiev won · U-DEC R3
Elo1403
Michel Prazeres
Elo1513

Michel PrazeresvsIsmail NaurdievUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · Saturday, February 23, 2019Prague, Czech Republic

Official fight result

Ismail Naurdiev won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMichel Prazeres: WrestlervsIsmail Naurdiev: Elusive striker

The wrestler must close distance through high-output striking. The elusive striker thrives in space.

Model Prediction: Michel Prazeres wins(84.3%)

Actual result: Ismail Naurdiev wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Michel Prazeres at -470 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Ismail Naurdiev has 26pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Ismail Naurdiev has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Michel Prazeres
Red Corner
VS
Ismail Naurdiev
Blue Corner
-470
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+375
(21%)
1403
Elo
1513
45
Age
29
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'10"
170.18 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Michel Prazeres
oldest →
W
SUBvs Mads Burnell · Sep 17
W
vs Desmond Green · Feb 18
W
vs Zak Cummings · May 18
W
SUBvs Bartosz Fabinski · Nov 18
L
SUBvs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Jun 21
latest
Ismail Naurdiev
oldest →
W
vs Siyar Bahadurzada · Sep 19
L
vs Sean Brady · Feb 20
W
vs Bruno Silva · Oct 24
L
vs JunYong Park · Jun 25
W
KOvs Ryan Loder · Nov 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Michel PrazeresMetricIsmail Naurdiev
2.38
Strikes / min
3.66
2.51
Strikes absorbed / min
1.75
57%
Strike defense
64%
3.94
TDs / 15 min
1.48
47%
Takedown defense
73%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.13Δ 2.04 — meaningful gap+1.91

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1630 vs 1500Strikes32.2 vs Takedowns3.5 vs Sub Atts0.58 vs Form1.0 vs 0.0
Michel PrazeresIsmail Naurdiev

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Michel Prazeres(10 fights)Ismail Naurdiev(7 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 -109.6|Blue +109.6
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red -48.1|Blue +48.1
Grappler Score
Red -49.5|Blue +49.5
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Michel PrazeresTargetIsmail Naurdiev

By target zone

11
38% acc · 73%
Head
36
51% acc · 57%
2
50% acc · 13%
Body
14
88% acc · 22%
2
100% acc · 13%
Leg
13
76% acc · 21%

By position

11
37% acc · 73%
Distance
36
51% acc · 57%
1
100% acc · 7%
Clinch
6
86% acc · 10%
3
75% acc · 20%
Ground
21
81% acc · 33%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Michel Prazeres rounds
0
even
3
Ismail Naurdiev rounds
Round 1Ismail Naurdiev edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns1
Control2:53
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:59Control
Round 2Ismail Naurdiev edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns1
Control1:24
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:57Control
Round 3Ismail Naurdiev edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns1
Control1:45
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:53Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
15 / 35
Sig Strikes
63 / 103
43%
Sig Str %
60.7%
25 / 47
Total Strikes
105 / 157
3 / 13
TDs
0 / 1
24.3%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
1
1
Rev
2
6:02
Ctrl Time
3:49

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ismail Naurdiev19 / 3327 / 430 / 11
1Michel Prazeres7 / 1312 / 201 / 50
2Ismail Naurdiev21 / 3231 / 420 / 00
2Michel Prazeres2 / 124 / 141 / 50
3Ismail Naurdiev23 / 3847 / 720 / 00
3Michel Prazeres6 / 109 / 131 / 30

Michel Prazeres

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights14

Ismail Naurdiev

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights7