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UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Jan Blachowicz
Jan Blachowicz
29-9 · POL
VS
Magomed Ankalaev
Magomed Ankalaev
18-1 · RUS
December 10, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
204.5lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Draw
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Blachowicz14/350/000:00
Ankalaev19/430/000:00
R2
Blachowicz23/430/000:00
Ankalaev13/370/200:32
R3
Blachowicz17/340/000:00
Ankalaev18/481/501:26
R4
Blachowicz1/30/000:00
Ankalaev10/191/204:32
R5
Blachowicz0/20/000:00
Ankalaev18/370/104:50
Total
Blachowicz55/1170/000:00
Ankalaev78/1842/10011:20

Scorecards

Blachowicz vs Ankalaev

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.6-9.4
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-1010-910-99.7-9.3
R49-109-109-109-10
R58-109-108-108.4-10
Total46-4848-4747-4746.7-47.7

Media (25 cards) · avg 46.648.2 · 0 Blachowicz · 25 Ankalaev

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Blachowicz-Ankalaev.

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
BlachowiczWin probabilityAnkalaev
21.7%78.3%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
3%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 17.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Blachowicz22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%42%12%
Submission3%12%6%
Decision10%46%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3683)act 55
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Ankalaev78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%53%39%
Submission1%0%8%
Decision36%47%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes89 (51116)act 78
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 2
Combined totals~153 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R212%
R313%
R47%
R55%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Blachowicz
34.0%+192
Ankalaev
-19265.3%
Most takedownstie 63.7%
Blachowicz
5.8%+522
Ankalaev
-52230.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Blachowicz
Expected: 63.4
63.5
Over 63.5
42.4%
+136
Under 63.5
57.6%
-136
080159
Ankalaev
Expected: 89.4
89.5
Over 89.5
42.4%
+136
Under 89.5
57.6%
-136
0112224
Takedowns — over/under
Blachowicz
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.8%
Exactly 0
92.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Ankalaev
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
31.7%
+215
Under 0.5
68.3%
-215
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 17.4 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
Blachowicz21.7%25.6%−3.9+273
Ankalaev78.3%74.4%+3.9-351
By method
Blachowicz by KO/TKO10.9%12.0%−1.1+583
Blachowicz by submission0.6%6.0%−5.4+1275
Blachowicz by decision10.1%9.8%+0.3+738
Ankalaev by KO/TKO39.4%38.7%+0.7+112
Ankalaev by submission2.3%7.7%−5.4+960
Ankalaev by decision36.6%25.8%+10.8+218
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds84.4%69.0%+15.4-279
Over 2.5 rds72.1%55.4%+16.7-144
Over 3.5 rds59.3%47.3%+12.0-102
Over 4.5 rds51.9%41.3%+10.6+126
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.7%38.2%+8.5+146

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
68.7Striking76.1
Ankalaev +7.4
51.5Grappling43.8
Blachowicz +7.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BlachowiczAnkalaev
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1658
Pound-for-pound
1651
1644
Divisional
1648
1535
Striking offense
1528
1534
Striking defense
1526
1484
Grappling offense
1499
1522
Grappling defense
1532
Physical
39 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.55
Strikes landed / min
3.64
50%
Strike accuracy
55%
2.77
Strikes absorbed / min
2.14
54%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
0.94
53%
Takedown accuracy
33%
67%
Takedown defense
86%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
90%
+1
Win/loss streak
+9
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
58%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jan Blachowicz
  • WAleksandar RakicKO/TKO R3
    Close +1697mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraSUB R2
    Close -2871y 1mo before
  • WIsrael AdesanyaU-DEC R5
    Close +2021y 9mo before
  • WDominick ReyesKO/TKO R2
    Close +2152y 2mo before
  • WCorey AndersonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1952y 10mo before
Magomed Ankalaev
  • WAnthony SmithKO/TKO R2
    Close -6044mo before
  • WThiago SantosU-DEC R5
    Close -6629mo before
  • WVolkan OezdemirU-DEC R3
    Close -3391y 1mo before
  • WNikita KrylovU-DEC R3
    Close -3211y 9mo before
  • WIon CutelabaKO/TKO R1
    Close -3352y 2mo before
Blachowicz — win / loss by method
Record: 29-9-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 5 losses
W
38% of wins
L
56% of losses
UFC
12win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(17%) 1
5 (42%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
7 (41%)Submission(33%) 1
6 (35%)Decision(33%) 1
Ankalaev — win / loss by method
Record: 18-1-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (44%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Blachowicz
Ankalaev
18
UFC fights
10
221.9 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
111.7 min · 11.2 avg
19y 5m
Career length
12y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Blachowicz
Ankalaev
293W–67L · 81.4%
Overall
178W–54L · 76.7%
198W–44L · 81.8%
Wins
169W–52L · 76.5%
95W–23L · 80.5%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Blachowicz
Ankalaev
185W–82L · 69.3%
Overall
104W–40L · 72.2%
173W–65L · 72.7%
Wins
104W–40L · 72.2%
12W–17L · 41.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Blachowicz
Ankalaev
4.93
Landed / min
3.85
44.7%
Accuracy
47.1%
63.6%
Defense
62.5%
0.41
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.81
53.7%
Time at distance
61.8%
Grappling & control
Blachowicz
Ankalaev
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
0.94
53.3%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
66.7%
Takedown defense
86.4%
0.27
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
33.5%
Control share
85.4%
Strike target map
Blachowicz
  • Head64%(505)div 64%
  • Body22%(177)div 19%
  • Legs13%(105)div 16%
Ankalaev
  • Head65%(263)div 64%
  • Body26%(106)div 19%
  • Legs9%(38)div 16%

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

Jan Blachowicz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Magomed Ankalaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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