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Coded indicators were total punches thrown, punches landed, punching accuracy, successful counterattacks, defensive success rate, ring-centre control and warnings. Winner-loser differences were assessed with paired tests, and independent associations with winning were examined using conditional logistic regression stratified by bout ID, followed by 1000-resample bootstrap internal validation. Compared with losers, winners showed higher punching accuracy (30.41\u2009\u00b1\u20095.87% vs 26.84\u2009\u00b1\u20095.79%; mean difference 3.57%, 95% CI 2.10 to 5.05; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), more successful counterattacks, higher defensive success rate and higher ring-centre control. In the matched-pair multivariable model, punching accuracy (OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.12 to 1.43), defensive success rate (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.30), ring-centre control (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.13) and total punches thrown (OR 1.06, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.09) were independently associated with winning, whereas successful counterattacks were not independently significant after adjustment. The model showed strong internally described discrimination (AUC 0.95, 95% CI 0.91 to 0.98; bootstrap-corrected AUC 0.93) and acceptable prediction error (Brier score 0.09; bootstrap-corrected Brier score 0.11). 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