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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Alex Garcia won · SUB R2
Elo1507
Muslim Salikhov
Elo1368

Muslim SalikhovvsAlex GarciaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum · Saturday, November 25, 2017Shanghai, Hebei, China

Official fight result

Alex Garcia won

SUB · Round 2 · 3:22

Style matchupMuslim Salikhov: Well-roundedvsAlex Garcia: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Alex Garcia wins(68.1%)

Actual result: Alex Garcia wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alex Garcia at +180 American odds

+$180 profit

$280 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Alex Garcia enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Muslim Salikhov
Red Corner
VS
Alex Garcia
Blue Corner
-220
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+180
(36%)
1507
Elo
1368
42
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'9"
177.8 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Muslim Salikhov
oldest →
L
KOvs Randy Brown · Feb 24
W
vs Santiago Ponzinibbio · Jul 24
W
KOvs Song Kenan · Nov 24
W
KOvs Carlos Leal · Jul 25
L
KOvs Uros Medic · Nov 25
latest
Alex GarciaL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Sean Strickland · Feb 16
W
KOvs Mike Pyle · Dec 16
L
vs Tim Means · Jun 17
L
vs Ryan LaFlare · Apr 18
L
vs Court McGee · Oct 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Muslim SalikhovMetricAlex Garcia
3.37
Strikes / min
1.81
2.96
Strikes absorbed / min
3.03
62%
Strike defense
59%
1.07
TDs / 15 min
3.72
72%
Takedown defense
66%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.41Δ 1.63 — meaningful gap-1.22

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1520Strikes vs 24.0Takedowns vs 2.9Sub Atts vs 0.00Form0.0 vs -0.2
Muslim SalikhovAlex Garcia

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Muslim Salikhov(10 fights)Alex Garcia(10 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 +139.1|Blue -139.1
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red +48.6|Blue -48.6
Grappler Score
Red +49.6|Blue -49.6
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Muslim SalikhovTargetAlex Garcia

By target zone

4
25% acc · 40%
Head
6
25% acc · 100%
3
38% acc · 30%
Body
0
3
100% acc · 30%
Leg
0

By position

10
37% acc · 100%
Distance
4
20% acc · 67%
0
Clinch
0
0% acc
0
Ground
2
67% 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
Muslim Salikhov rounds
0
even
2
Alex Garcia rounds
Round 1Alex Garcia edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
2Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:11Control
Round 2Alex Garcia edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:00
4Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:56Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
10 / 27
Sig Strikes
6 / 24
36.5%
Sig Str %
24.5%
10 / 27
Total Strikes
21 / 39
0 / 0
TDs
3 / 7
TD %
41.5%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
3:07

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alex Garcia2 / 1212 / 222 / 40
1Muslim Salikhov7 / 147 / 140 / 00
2Alex Garcia4 / 129 / 171 / 31
2Muslim Salikhov3 / 133 / 130 / 00

Muslim Salikhov

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights14

Alex Garcia

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights10