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UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
35-10 · RUS
VS
Alexandr Romanov
Alexandr Romanov
16-1 · MDA
March 11, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
258.0lb
Weigh-in
264.5lb
Alexander Volkov def. Alexandr Romanov by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:16
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:16
Volkov12/150/001:03
Romanov0/10/500:38
Total
Volkov12/150/001:03
Romanov0/10/500:38

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
VolkovWin probabilityRomanov
53.3%46.7%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
18%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 8.2 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 Volkov, blue toward Romanov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Volkov53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%60%21%
Submission4%7%5%
Decision17%33%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1448)act 12
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Romanov47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%46%19%
Submission15%32%24%
Decision10%22%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 0
Takedowns1.9 (0.04.9)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R227%
R38%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Volkov
59.8%-155
Romanov
+15538.6%
Most takedownstie 20.9%
Volkov
3.6%+2110
Romanov
-211075.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
39.8%
+152
Under 35.5
60.2%
-152
04589
Romanov
Expected: 25.5
25.5
Over 25.5
39.7%
+152
Under 25.5
60.3%
-152
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.1%
Exactly 0
89.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Romanov
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
37.6%
+117
Exactly 2
18.5%
push
Under 2
43.9%
-117
036

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 8.2 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
Volkov53.3%42.1%+11.2+127
Romanov46.7%57.9%−11.2-155
By method
Volkov by KO/TKO28.4%21.0%+7.4+310
Volkov by submission9.8%4.6%+5.2+1749
Volkov by decision15.0%17.0%−2.0+404
Romanov by KO/TKO24.9%18.5%+6.4+363
Romanov by submission8.6%23.7%−15.1+262
Romanov by decision13.2%15.1%−1.9+469
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds63.3%59.6%+3.7-176
Over 2.5 rds36.5%40.5%−4.0+132
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision28.2%33.8%−5.6+177

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
75.8Striking71.5
Volkov +4.3
48.3Grappling69.9
Romanov +21.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkovRomanov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1628
Pound-for-pound
1589
1628
Divisional
1589
1552
Striking offense
1491
1509
Striking defense
1496
1485
Grappling offense
1535
1539
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'7"
Height
6'2"
80"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.23
Strikes landed / min
3.78
57%
Strike accuracy
51%
3.28
Strikes absorbed / min
1.86
54%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.60
Takedowns / 15 min
5.18
70%
Takedown accuracy
62%
73%
Takedown defense
20%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
69%
UFC win rate
83%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
56%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
280
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Volkov
  • WJairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKO R1
    Close -1669mo before
  • LTom AspinallSUB R1
    Close +1151y before
  • WMarcin TyburaU-DEC R3
    Close -2871y 4mo before
  • LCiryl GaneU-DEC R5
    Close +1301y 8mo before
  • WAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R2
    Close -1852y 1mo before
Alexandr Romanov
  • LMarcin TyburaM-DEC R3
    Close -3547mo before
  • WChase ShermanSUB R1
    Close -213010mo before
  • WJared VanderaaKO/TKO R2
    Close -5621y 5mo before
  • WJuan EspinoS-DEC R3
    Close -1611y 11mo before
  • WMarcos Rogerio de LimaSUB R1
    Close -4552y 4mo before
Volkov — win / loss by method
Record: 35-10-0

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
23 wins, 2 losses
W
66% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
9% of wins
L
30% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 5 losses
W
26% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (44%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
26win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
18 (69%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (12%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (19%)Decision(50%) 3
Romanov — win / loss by method
Record: 16-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Volkov
Romanov
13
UFC fights
6
174.3 min · 13.4 avg
Octagon time
52.1 min · 8.7 avg
17y 3m
Career length
9y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkov
Romanov
233W–75L · 75.6%
Overall
91W–33L · 73.4%
181W–66L · 73.3%
Wins
69W–26L · 72.6%
52W–9L · 85.2%
Losses
22W–7L · 75.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkov
Romanov
284W–89L · 76.1%
Overall
73W–57L · 56.2%
226W–68L · 76.9%
Wins
73W–57L · 56.2%
58W–21L · 73.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Volkov
Romanov
6.80
Landed / min
3.16
54.6%
Accuracy
39.3%
59.1%
Defense
51.9%
0.26
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
65.2%
Time at distance
26.7%
Grappling & control
Volkov
Romanov
0.60
Takedowns / 15 min
5.18
70.0%
Takedown accuracy
62.1%
73.1%
Takedown defense
20.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.15
22.3%
Control share
86.9%
Strike target map
Volkov
  • Head62%(566)div 65%
  • Body20%(185)div 20%
  • Legs18%(160)div 16%
Romanov
  • Head78%(153)div 65%
  • Body13%(26)div 20%
  • Legs9%(18)div 16%

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

Alexander Volkov
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.