Who won Magomed Ankalaev vs Bogdan Guskov?
Magomed Ankalaev won the fight. Our AI picked Magomed Ankalaev at 68% — called it right. The market's favourite was priced at 81%.
Magomed Ankalaev
Bogdan Guskov
What our AI said before the fight
Ankalaev enters on a brutal loss to Pereira but retains elite credentials: 20-2-1 record, 50% KO rate, and a recent unanimous decision over ranked Rakic. He's a 6'3" striker with solid output (implied from KO-heavy record) and defensive discipline—zero submission losses suggest good positional control. Guskov is a heavy-handed finisher (15 KOs in 18 wins) with recent momentum: KO over Krylov and a competitive draw with Jan Blachowicz. However, Guskov's UFC data reveals critical gaps: zero takedowns attempted in 15 minutes, zero submission attempts, and only 3.87 sig. strikes landed per minute—well below elite LHW output. His 51% striking accuracy and 3.4 absorbed per minute suggest he's hittable and not a high-volume striker. Ankalaev's loss to Pereira was a flash KO in round 1, not a systematic breakdown; he bounced back to beat Pereira decisively months later. Guskov's draw with Blachowicz (a defensive wrestler) hints at struggles against composed, technical opponents.
About these numbers
Market probability is the live crowd consensus from Polymarket, a public prediction market where people trade on outcomes — we read it as a data signal for what the crowd expects, and it updates continuously. AI probabilityis our own model’s independent read of the matchup from fighter data alone; it never sees the market price, which is why the two can disagree.
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