Ilia Topuria vs Quillan Salkilld

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

Red corner · Model pick
17-1 · Featherweight · 29 years old
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Cage Oracle modelstats only, never sees odds
51%49%

The model picks Ilia Topuria, 51% (about −103 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 · Underdog
13-1 · Lightweight · 26 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
31%
Submission
21%
Decision
48%

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 61% −159 fair
Under 2.5 rounds 39% +159 fair
Over 1.5 rounds 76% −313 fair
Under 1.5 rounds 24% +313 fair
Ends before 1.5 rounds · 24% Between 1.5 and 2.5 · 14% Past 2.5, or the judges · 61%

"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.

40%50%60%70%80%90%
Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
82% on Oct 6, 2025 → 51% today.

Tale of the tape

Ilia TopuriaQuillan Salkilld
Record17-113-1
UFC record9-16-0
Age2926
Height5'7"6'0"
Reach69"75"
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
DivisionFeatherweightLightweight
Significant strikes landed a minute4.824.38
Significant strikes absorbed a minute3.972.02
Striking accuracy50%58%
Striking defence62%50%
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.735.74
Takedown accuracy57%33%
Takedown defence95%77%
Share of fight time in control20%37%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.861.04

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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