Hypothetical · three rounds · current snapshots
Independent projection
medium confidenceRodrigues 67%
Moderate conviction. The point estimate is the center of a band, not a prophecy.
90% interval on Naimov: 21%–48%. Never a lock.
- Most likely
- Decision 70%
- Expected time
- 12:54
- P(over 2.5)
- 75%
- Grappling share
- 25%
Briefing
Gregory Rodrigues is the model’s side at 67% because of striking skill (distance & pocket), with Muhammad Naimov live if the fight is forced into sambo.
Muhammad Naimov (sambo, pressure boxer) against Gregory Rodrigues (power puncher, pressure boxer, opportunistic) is a UFC featherweight matchup in —. The independent model puts Rodrigues around 67% — a medium confidence number, not a betting line. The largest factor from 50/50 is striking skill (distance & pocket): Naimov striking rating 1401 vs Rodrigues 1740. Weighted by estimated standing time (75%).
Where this is fought matters. Estimated grappling share is 25%. Naimov lands 4.0 significant strikes per minute at 47% accuracy with a 2.0 takedown average; Rodrigues is at 5.2 / 51% / 1.6. Takedown defense sits at 70% versus 61%. Reach is 70" against 75" — counted only if the longer fighter actually lives at range.
Naimov's primary path: Chain takedowns on Rodrigues's 61% defense, hold mat time, and win the control/attrition round. Failure mode: The chin has been a problem. One pocket exchange can end the math. Rodrigues's primary path: One clean counter or lead hook as Naimov enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself. Failure mode: If the first takedown lands, Rodrigues may spend the round on the fence or on their back.
The swing variable is simple: If Naimov cannot keep this on the mat in the first eight minutes, Rodrigues's striking becomes the fight. The model does not start from a sportsbook. If DraftKings or Fanatics disagree, that disagreement is the point of the page.
Written from the independent projection. Betting lines are not inputs. Stats as of 19 Aug 2026.
Naimov — paths
- Chain takedowns on Rodrigues's 61% defense, hold mat time, and win the control/attrition round.
- Force a scramble, hunt the neck or the front headlock, and finish before the referee stands them up.
- Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down.
Failure modes
- The chin has been a problem. One pocket exchange can end the math.
Rodrigues — paths
- One clean counter or lead hook as Naimov enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself.
- Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down.
Failure modes
- If the first takedown lands, Rodrigues may spend the round on the fence or on their back.
Swing variables
- If Naimov cannot keep this on the mat in the first eight minutes, Rodrigues's striking becomes the fight.
- First fighter to be dropped. Power is asymmetric here; the model’s decision lean dies if someone gets hurt early.
What moved it from 50/50
- Striking skill (distance & pocket)Rodrigues −0.75
Naimov striking rating 1401 vs Rodrigues 1740. Weighted by estimated standing time (75%).
- Grappling / controlNaimov +0.15
Takedown threat Naimov 1.07 vs Rodrigues 0.74 per 15. Estimated grappling share 25%.
- Power vs durabilityRodrigues −0.11
Naimov has been hurt at a rate that matters against Rodrigues's power.
- Finishing threat vs durabilityRodrigues −0.06
Who is more likely to be hurt, and who has actually finished people of this quality.
- Recency and opponent-adjusted formNaimov +0.05
Last-5 opponent-adjusted form: Naimov +0.25 vs Rodrigues +0.02. Single-fight noise is deliberately underweighted.
- Age / athletic windowNaimov +0.05
Naimov 32 vs Rodrigues 34. Peak assumed ~30; decline prior is gentle and never treated as destiny.
Attribute radar
Naimov · Rodrigues
Side-by-side
Naimov: sambo · pressure boxer — Rodrigues: power puncher · pressure boxer · opportunistic
| Naimov | Rodrigues | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 13-3 | 16-6 |
| Age (fight night) | 32 | 34 |
| Height | 5'9" | 6'2" |
| Reach | 70" | 75" |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| SLpM | 4.0 | 5.2 |
| SApM | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Str. acc. | 47% | 51% |
| Str. def. | 52% | 49% |
| KD / 15 | 0.35 | 0.92 |
| TD avg | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| TD acc. | 48% | 38% |
| TD def. | 70% | 61% |
| Sub avg | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Control / 15 | 4.8m | 1.8m |
| Late-round diff | 0.06 | -0.08 |
| Layoff | 98d | 126d |
| Data | deep | deep |
Naimov range mix
- Distance70%
- Clinch14%
- Ground16%
- Head62%
- Body22%
- Leg16%
Rodrigues range mix
- Distance72%
- Clinch12%
- Ground16%
- Head64%
- Body20%
- Leg16%
DraftKings / Fanatics props
Method, rounds, distance, and inside-the-distance markets the books actually post. Model probability is independent. Edge is model minus DraftKings no-vig. Fanatics is a second print — it will not always be up, especially on PFL and ONE.
Method of victory
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Naimov KO/TKO
Model
4.2%
Fair
+2275
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Naimov submission
Model
4.9%
Fair
+1953
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Naimov decision
Model
24.1%
Fair
+315
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Rodrigues KO/TKO
Model
14.9%
Fair
+572
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Rodrigues submission
Model
5.7%
Fair
+1657
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Rodrigues decision
Model
46.2%
Fair
+116
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- Model split: KO/TKO 19% · submission 11% · decision 70%
- Career KO rates (shrunk by the book, not the model): Naimov 38% · Rodrigues 69%
- Standing share 75%. Book prices come from moneyline × career mix; CORNER splits the same win probability by knockdown rate, sub attempts, and durability.
Over/under 1.5 rounds
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Over 1.5 rounds
Model
83.5%
Fair
-506
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Under 1.5 rounds
Model
16.5%
Fair
+506
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- Finish mass 30% · decision 70%
- Grappling share 25% tends to stretch clock; knockdown rate compresses it
- Over 1.5: model needs the fight to clear the 1.5-round mark (P 84%)
Over/under 2.5 rounds
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Over 2.5 rounds
Model
74.6%
Fair
-294
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Under 2.5 rounds
Model
25.4%
Fair
+294
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- Finish mass 30% · decision 70%
- Grappling share 25% tends to stretch clock; knockdown rate compresses it
- Over 2.5: model needs the fight to clear the 2.5-round mark (P 75%)
Fight goes the distance
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Goes the distance
Model
70.3%
Fair
-237
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Does not go the distance
Model
29.7%
Fair
+237
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- Decision mass Naimov 24% + Rodrigues 46%
- Finish mass 30% from KO/SUB on either side
- 3×5. Expected time 12.9 min
Inside the distance
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Naimov inside the distance
Model
9.1%
Fair
+1001
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Naimov not inside the distance
Model
90.9%
Fair
-1001
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Rodrigues inside the distance
Model
20.6%
Fair
+386
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Rodrigues not inside the distance
Model
79.4%
Fair
-386
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- KO 4% + SUB 5%
- Naimov 0.35 KD / 15 · 38% of wins by KO/TKO
- Naimov 0.9 sub attempts / 15 · 15% of wins by submission
Round of finish
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Fight ends in round 1
Model
16.5%
Fair
+506
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Fight ends in round 2
Model
8.9%
Fair
+1024
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Fight ends in round 3
Model
4.3%
Fair
+2247
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- Finish-by-round split from the duration curve, not a separate engine
- Total finish mass 30% distributed across 3 rounds
- Decision is a different market (goes the distance). Round field is vig-removed against that residual.