BiLSTM Recurrent Neural Network
Published Accuracy
75.24%
Research Abstract
"This study proposes a recurrent neural network prediction model based on Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (BiLSTM) that leverages athlete portraits and multidimensional characteristics for performance and winning percentage prediction in the UFC."
Methodology & Cells
Unlike static feed-forward networks, BiLSTM captures temporal dependencies in sequential career trajectories. Forward passes track career progression & finish momentum; backward passes compute retrospective fatigue, damage decay, and late-round durability.
Comparative Findings
Achieved an overall accuracy of 0.7524, significantly outperforming classical Linear Regression, standard Multilayer Perceptrons (MLP), and isolated heuristic rulesets across verified professional bout histories.
Model Showdown: Finding The Best MMA Predictor
Running 3 independent model architectures live side-by-side across 5 consecutive UFC events to definitively crown the empirical champion.
BiLSTM Recurrent (72.7%)
BiLSTM Recurrent Net
Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory capturing sequential athlete portraits and damage decay.
Quantum v2.1 Ensemble
Dynamic Stacker fusing XGBoost latent skill with closing line sharp bookmaker probabilities.
Zero-Odds Purist
Unanchored tape analysis evaluating tactical match-up strike metrics and Glicko ratings.
5-Card Championship Timeline
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan · 2026-10-10
Run BiLSTM On Any Upcoming Bout
Calculates bidirectional hidden cell states, rolling strike pacing, and temporal athlete portrait vectors.
Mike Malott vs Joaquin Buckley
Mike Malott
Submission · Temporal Sequence Projection
Bidirectional State & Portrait Comparison
Forward Career Sequence State (h_fwd)
Backward Retrospective Fatigue State (h_bwd)
Model Comparison on this Bout
Mike Malott
Mike Malott
Mike Malott
Compare the calls over the next 4-5 events to determine model accuracy under live fire.
Model Specification
Name: BiLSTM Recurrent Neural Network
Version: BiLSTM-Recurrent-v1.0 (75.24% Benchmark)
Benchmark: 75.24% (0.7524 Published Benchmark)
APIs: 4 Integrated Feeds
APIs & Ingestion Feeds Powering BiLSTM
UFC Official Profiles API
UFC.com / Official Athlete Records
Data Supplied: Reach, stance, height, division experience, verified win/loss record, and championship credentials.
BiLSTM Role: Initializes base athlete portrait vectors prior to temporal sequence propagation.
SportsDataIO MMA API
SportsDataIO (Live Sports Enterprise API)
Data Supplied: Significant strikes landed/absorbed per min, takedown defense %, takedown average per 15 min, knockdown frequency.
BiLSTM Role: Drives the forward and backward hidden cell transitions across fight time steps.
API-Sports MMA Schedule API
API-Sports (Global Sports Data)
Data Supplied: Chronological bout timestamps, confirmed bout statuses, scheduled rounds (3R vs 5R), and fight card order.
BiLSTM Role: Provides exact chronological event sequences to prevent lookahead leakage in sequence history.
The Odds API Multi-Bookmaker
The Odds API (Sharp Sportsbook Consensus)
Data Supplied: Consensus opening and closing market odds across Pinnacle, DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetOnline.
BiLSTM Role: Purely independent benchmark. The BiLSTM does not anchor to market odds, enabling raw edge evaluation.
