Published pick
Niko Price vs Leon Shahbazyan
- Winner
- Leon Shahbazyan
- Win probability
- 56.2%
- Strength
- Clearer lean
How the 56.2% figure was built
- DebateAI debate
- 55.7%
- 25% weight
- MarketBetting market
- 59%
- 50% weight
- BaselineStatistical baseline
- 51.1%
- 25% weight
Each figure is Leon Shahbazyan’s chance from the AI debate, the betting market with the bookmaker’s margin removed, and a statistical baseline, weighted as shown. They span 7.9 points. The inputs disagree somewhat. The wider the spread, the less sure the forecast.
Why Leon Shahbazyan
The prediction favors Shahbazyan narrowly. The fence evidence is indirect and the ground case is moderated by a major competition asymmetry, since Price has 21 documented UFC bouts while Shahbazyan has one. On balance, the ground phase and Price's recent failure pattern outweigh Price's experience and open space edge by a modest margin.
Pick changed before the lock: an earlier published version picked Niko Price at 51%.
Generated automatically by The Oracle. No individual human reviews each prediction before publication.
- Engine version
- AI debate v1
- Source cutoff
- Publication lock
Win probabilities are estimates, not guarantees. Hit rate is not profitability. Correction policy
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01 · Finish projection
Likely method & round
A conditional finish lane plus the assumptions that could overturn it.
02 · Matchup analysis
Evidence and matchup analysis
Supporting and conflicting evidence, tactical interactions, and the uncertainty behind the pick.
03 and 04 · Decision support
Paths, evidence & limits
Both fighters' win paths, supporting and contradictory receipts, uncertainty, and declared limitations.
Free · Tale of the tape
Tale of the tape
| Niko Price | Stat | Leon Shahbazyan |
|---|---|---|
| 16-11-0 (2 NC) | Record | 12-5-0 |
| 6′0″ · 183 cm | Height | 6′4″ · 193 cm |
| 76″ · 193 cm | Reach | 74″ · 188 cm |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
Evidence checked through Oct 6, before weigh-ins. Misses, scratches, or replacements announced later are not reflected in this pick.
Result: Niko Price beat Leon Shahbazyan. The pre-fight pick, Leon Shahbazyan, missed. This is the original pre-fight pick retained after the event. Its settled result appears in the public Track Record.
Publication context
How to read this forecast
This immutable automated forecast covers Niko Price vs Leon Shahbazyan at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan on October 10, 2026. Its public winner, probability, source cutoff, and publication lock remain attached to the matchup for later grading.
A probability is an estimate, not a promise. The 56.2% estimate still allows the opponent a meaningful upset path, and hit rate must not be treated as evidence of betting profitability.
Publication details
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See when and how this pick was checked
+- Forecast engine
- The Oracle by Blueprint MMA
- Engine version
- AI debate v1
- Information checked through
- Oct 6, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC
- Published
- Oct 6, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC
- Page data generated
- Oct 27, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC
- Data revision
- f2f625c80bd2842bbd43df0fd4e712ec1e41057399607241eab51107aec13a6d
Checks made before publication
- • The event and matchup must agree.
- • Each fighter and fight must be uniquely identified.
- • The winner and win probability must be saved before the fight.
- • The website and public data must show the same pick.
Each fight uses one saved, source-linked research file. The engine weighs supporting and contradictory evidence, records uncertainty, and publishes its estimated win probability with the original evidence cutoff.
Authorship, limitations, and corrections
Generated automatically by The Oracle. No individual human reviews each prediction before publication.
Blueprint MMA publishes the report and the Oracle Engine generates it. Sources can be incomplete, outdated, or wrong, and late injuries, cancellations, weigh-in changes, or market movement can change the fight after the displayed cutoff.
Blueprint MMA never equates hit rate with profitability and makes no profit guarantee. Review the methodology, correction policy, settled proof, and current UFC prediction board.