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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Kyoji Horiguchi won · SUB R3
Elo1513
Tagir Ulanbekov
Elo1514

Tagir UlanbekovvsKyoji HoriguchiUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Saturday, November 22, 2025Doha, Qatar

Official fight result

Kyoji Horiguchi won

SUB · Round 3 · 2:18

Style matchupTagir Ulanbekov: WrestlervsKyoji Horiguchi: Elusive striker

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

Model Prediction: Tagir Ulanbekov wins(52.1%)

Actual result: Kyoji Horiguchi wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • Tagir Ulanbekov enters on a 4-fight win streak.
  • Kyoji Horiguchi has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Tagir Ulanbekov (53.5%).
  • Tagir Ulanbekov has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Tagir Ulanbekov
Red Corner
VS
Kyoji Horiguchi
Blue Corner
-235
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+194
(34%)
1513
Elo
1514
34
Age
35
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'4"
177.8 cm
Reach
160.02 cm

Recent Form

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

Tagir UlanbekovW4 streak
oldest →
L
vs Tim Elliott · Mar 22
W
SUBvs Nate Maness · Nov 22
W
SUBvs Cody Durden · Dec 23
W
vs Clayton Carpenter · Jan 25
W
vs Azat Maksum · Jun 25
latest
Kyoji Horiguchi
oldest →
W
vs Chico Camus · Sep 15
W
vs Neil Seery · May 16
W
vs Ali Bagautinov · Nov 16
W
vs Amir Albazi · Feb 26
L
KOvs Manel Kape · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Tagir UlanbekovMetricKyoji Horiguchi
3.01
Strikes / min
3.77
3.44
Strikes absorbed / min
2.13
50%
Strike defense
63%
2.73
TDs / 15 min
1.61
63%
Takedown defense
61%
1.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.43Δ 2.07 — meaningful gap+1.64

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1573 vs 1586Strikes3.0 vs 3.8Takedowns2.7 vs 1.6Sub Atts1.50 vs 0.10Form1.0 vs 0.8
Tagir UlanbekovKyoji Horiguchi

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901505152015351550← oldermost recent →
Tagir Ulanbekov(8 fights)Kyoji Horiguchi(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 -1.4|Blue +1.4
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red -2.1|Blue +2.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Layoff
Red -3136.0|Blue +3136.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Tagir UlanbekovTargetKyoji Horiguchi

By target zone

3
17% acc · 50%
Head
36
60% acc · 73%
2
25% acc · 33%
Body
4
100% acc · 8%
1
100% acc · 17%
Leg
9
69% acc · 18%

By position

6
24% acc · 100%
Distance
25
61% acc · 51%
0
0% acc
Clinch
0
0% acc
0
Ground
24
73% acc · 49%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Tagir Ulanbekov rounds
0
even
3
Kyoji Horiguchi rounds
Round 1Kyoji Horiguchi edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns1
Control1:25
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Kyoji Horiguchi edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:00
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
3:32Control
Round 3Kyoji Horiguchi edged it
Sig. strikes0
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:02Control
2Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
2
6 / 27
Sig Strikes
49 / 77
26.5%
Sig Str %
63%
10 / 32
Total Strikes
120 / 157
1 / 2
TDs
0 / 1
50%
TD %
0%
1
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
1:25
Ctrl Time
5:34

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kyoji Horiguchi16 / 2536 / 450 / 10
1Tagir Ulanbekov5 / 245 / 251 / 10
2Kyoji Horiguchi13 / 2447 / 640 / 00
2Tagir Ulanbekov1 / 35 / 70 / 11
3Kyoji Horiguchi20 / 2837 / 480 / 01
3Tagir Ulanbekov0 / 00 / 00 / 00

Tagir Ulanbekov

StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights8

Kyoji Horiguchi

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach63.0"
Fights11