Ilia Topuria vs Nurullo Aliev

Any two UFC fighters, as our model sees them today. It works from fight stats only and never sees the odds.

Red corner · Underdog
17-1 · Featherweight · 29 years old
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Cage Oracle modelstats only, never sees odds
50%50%

The model picks Nurullo Aliev, 50% (about −100 with no bookmaker margin).

Scored as a Lightweight fight over 3 rounds (worked out from their recent fights; you can change it below).

Blue corner · Model pick
12-0 · Lightweight · 25 years old
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How it would end

If they fought today, how the model thinks the fight would finish, whoever wins it.

Knockout
25%
Submission
19%
Decision
56%

How long it goes

As a three-round fight. "2.5 rounds" is halfway through round 3, 7 minutes 30 seconds of fight time; a fight that goes to the judges counts as over.

Over 2.5 rounds 72% −260 fair
Under 2.5 rounds 28% +260 fair
Over 1.5 rounds 77% −342 fair
Under 1.5 rounds 23% +342 fair
Ends before 1.5 rounds · 23% Between 1.5 and 2.5 · 5% Past 2.5, or the judges · 72%

"Fair" is the American price with no bookmaker margin. The model is trained on when three-round UFC fights actually ended; it has no number for five-round fights.

The model's read over the last year

Ilia Topuria's chance if the fight had happened on each date, using only what was known about both fighters by then. It moves as fights, layoffs and birthdays happen.

45%50%55%60%65%70%
Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
64% on Oct 6, 2025 → 50% today.

Tale of the tape

Ilia TopuriaNurullo Aliev
Record17-112-0
UFC record9-14-0
Age2925
Height5'7"5'10"
Reach69"72"
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
DivisionFeatherweightLightweight
Significant strikes landed a minute4.821.97
Significant strikes absorbed a minute3.971.67
Striking accuracy50%42%
Striking defence62%56%
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.733.50
Takedown accuracy57%58%
Takedown defence95%80%
Share of fight time in control20%59%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.860.50

Career numbers are per UFC fight time. Records and ages are as of today.

The model doesn't know about injuries, camp news, weight cuts or the betting line. For a fight that's actually booked, the fight page puts its number next to the odds from every book.

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