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UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Jailton Almeida
Jailton Almeida
20-3 · BRA
VS
Alexandr Romanov
Alexandr Romanov
17-2 · MDA
June 1, 2024 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
241.0lb
Weigh-in
265.0lb
Jailton Almeida def. Alexandr Romanov by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:27
Almeida1/21/202:07
Romanov1/10/000:00
Total
Almeida1/21/202:07
Romanov1/10/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
AlmeidaWin probabilityRomanov
78.6%21.4%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
19%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 7.6 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Almeida, blue toward Romanov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Almeida79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO42%54%21%
Submission16%20%35%
Decision21%26%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (827)act 1
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.9)act 1
Romanov21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%48%12%
Submission4%17%6%
Decision7%35%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (725)act 1
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~38 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R218%
R37%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Almeida
51.8%-113
Romanov
+11345.7%
Most takedownstie 20.4%
Almeida
62.5%-366
Romanov
+36617.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Almeida
Expected: 20.1
20
Over 20
38.7%
+152
Exactly 20
2.4%
push
Under 20
58.9%
-152
02651
Romanov
Expected: 18.2
18
Over 18
39.0%
+150
Exactly 18
2.6%
push
Under 18
58.4%
-150
02346
Takedowns — over/under
Almeida
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
37.1%
+121
Exactly 2
18.1%
push
Under 2
44.8%
-121
036
Romanov
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.4%
+161
Under 0.5
61.6%
-161
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 7.6 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Almeida78.6%76.2%+2.4-393
Romanov21.4%23.8%−2.4+301
By method
Almeida by KO/TKO41.3%21.1%+20.2+292
Almeida by submission15.0%34.5%−19.5+140
Almeida by decision22.2%17.3%+4.9+379
Romanov by KO/TKO11.3%12.2%−0.9+580
Romanov by submission4.1%5.8%−1.7+1314
Romanov by decision6.1%9.1%−3.0+808
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds53.2%48.7%+4.5-108
Over 2.5 rds35.6%31.2%+4.4+200
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision28.2%27.6%+0.6+238

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
74.9Striking72.6
Almeida +2.3
100.0Grappling62.5
Almeida +37.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlmeidaRomanov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1613
Pound-for-pound
1590
1588
Divisional
1590
Striking offense
Striking defense
1550
Grappling offense
1529
1532
Grappling defense
1521
Physical
32 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.82
Strikes landed / min
4.06
66%
Strike accuracy
52%
0.70
Strikes absorbed / min
2.20
44%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.91
Takedowns / 15 min
4.32
60%
Takedown accuracy
54%
100%
Takedown defense
20%
2.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
75%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
83%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
336
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jailton Almeida
  • LCurtis BlaydesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1383mo before
  • WDerrick LewisU-DEC R5
    Close -4857mo before
  • WJairzinho RozenstruikSUB R1
    Close -5191y 1mo before
  • WShamil AbdurakhimovKO/TKO R2
    Close -11111y 4mo before
  • WAnton TurkaljSUB R1
    Close -6971y 9mo before
Alexandr Romanov
  • WBlagoy IvanovU-DEC R3
    Close -13811mo before
  • LAlexander VolkovKO/TKO R1
    Close -1551y 3mo before
  • LMarcin TyburaM-DEC R3
    Close -3541y 9mo before
  • WChase ShermanSUB R1
    Close -21302y 1mo before
  • WJared VanderaaKO/TKO R2
    Close -5622y 8mo before
Almeida — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Romanov — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Almeida
Romanov
7
UFC fights
8
54.2 min · 7.7 avg
Octagon time
69.4 min · 8.7 avg
13y 10m
Career length
9y 8m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Almeida
Romanov
109W–34L · 76.2%
Overall
145W–48L · 75.1%
92W–30L · 75.4%
Wins
88W–31L · 73.9%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Losses
57W–17L · 77.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Almeida
Romanov
127W–70L · 64.5%
Overall
73W–57L · 56.2%
110W–62L · 64.0%
Wins
73W–57L · 56.2%
17W–8L · 68.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Almeida
Romanov
1.71
Landed / min
4.49
36.4%
Accuracy
47.2%
78.9%
Defense
54.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
8.6%
Time at distance
37.9%
Grappling & control
Almeida
Romanov
6.91
Takedowns / 15 min
4.32
59.5%
Takedown accuracy
54.1%
100.0%
Takedown defense
20.0%
2.21
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.86
97.8%
Control share
85.8%
Strike target map
Almeida
  • Head93%(143)div 65%
  • Body5%(8)div 20%
  • Legs1%(2)div 16%
Romanov
  • Head73%(205)div 65%
  • Body13%(37)div 20%
  • Legs14%(40)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Jailton Almeida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Alexandr Romanov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.