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UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
Volkan Oezdemir
Volkan Oezdemir
18-7 · CHE
VS
Bogdan Guskov
Bogdan Guskov
14-2 · UZB
September 2, 2023 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Volkan Oezdemir def. Bogdan Guskov by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:46
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:46
Oezdemir26/461/111:23
Guskov8/250/000:00
Total
Oezdemir26/461/111:23
Guskov8/250/000:00

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
OezdemirWin probabilityGuskov
48.9%51.1%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
13%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.3 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 Oezdemir, blue toward Guskov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Oezdemir49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%48%43%
Submission4%9%6%
Decision21%43%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1136)act 26
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 1
Guskov51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%59%26%
Submission9%17%4%
Decision12%24%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 8
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R218%
R38%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Oezdemir
42.9%+129
Guskov
-12955.5%
Most takedownstie 49.7%
Oezdemir
29.7%-145
Guskov
+14520.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Oezdemir
Expected: 26.5
26.5
Over 26.5
39.7%
+152
Under 26.5
60.3%
-152
03467
Guskov
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
39.0%
+153
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.5%
-153
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Oezdemir
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
36.1%
+177
Under 0.5
63.9%
-177
035
Guskov
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.2%
+268
Under 0.5
72.8%
-268
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 8.3 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
Oezdemir48.9%61.5%−12.6-181
Guskov51.1%38.5%+12.6+148
By method
Oezdemir by KO/TKO26.3%43.0%−16.7-104
Oezdemir by submission6.4%5.5%+0.9+1429
Oezdemir by decision16.1%12.7%+3.4+562
Guskov by KO/TKO27.5%25.9%+1.6+226
Guskov by submission6.7%4.4%+2.3+1814
Guskov by decision16.9%8.5%+8.4+889
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds58.7%41.6%+17.1+125
Over 2.5 rds40.7%25.7%+15.0+263
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision33.0%21.4%+11.6+339

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OezdemirGuskov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1535
1549
Divisional
1535
1515
Striking offense
1500
1491
Striking defense
1533
1490
Grappling offense
1480
1516
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
33 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.53
Strikes landed / min
47%
Strike accuracy
3.97
Strikes absorbed / min
56%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
29%
Takedown accuracy
80%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
315
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Volkan Oezdemir
  • LNikita KrylovU-DEC R3
    Close +15310mo before
  • WPaul CraigU-DEC R3
    Close -1411y 1mo before
  • LMagomed AnkalaevU-DEC R3
    Close +2601y 10mo before
  • LJiri ProchazkaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1593y 2mo before
  • WAleksandar RakicS-DEC R3
    Close +1453y 8mo before
Bogdan Guskov
No prior UFC fights.
Oezdemir — win / loss by method
Record: 18-7-0

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
12 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
28% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
6win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(17%) 1
3 (50%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Guskov — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (86%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Oezdemir
Guskov
12
UFC fights
0
127.9 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
15y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Oezdemir
Guskov
220W–51L · 81.2%
Overall
91W–24L · 79.1%
Wins
129W–27L · 82.7%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Oezdemir
Guskov
37W–32L · 53.6%
Overall
113W–56L · 66.9%
31W–29L · 51.7%
Wins
79W–47L · 62.7%
6W–3L · 66.7%
Losses
34W–9L · 79.1%
Distance striking
Oezdemir
Guskov
5.23
Landed / min
43.6%
Accuracy
58.4%
Defense
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
66.5%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Oezdemir
Guskov
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
44.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Oezdemir
  • Head63%(366)div 64%
  • Body15%(87)div 19%
  • Legs22%(126)div 16%
Guskov
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Volkan Oezdemir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bogdan Guskov

No UFC fights on record.

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