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UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Sergei Pavlovich
Sergei Pavlovich
16-1 · RUS
VS
Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa
15-5 · AUS
December 3, 2022 · Orlando, Florida, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
255.0lb
Weigh-in
266.0lb
Sergei Pavlovich def. Tai Tuivasa by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:54
Pavlovich23/440/020:09
Tuivasa2/100/000:00
Total
Pavlovich23/440/020:09
Tuivasa2/100/000:00

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
PavlovichWin probabilityTuivasa
67.7%32.3%
KO / TKO
63%
Submission
17%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 7.1 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 Pavlovich, blue toward Tuivasa. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pavlovich68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%61%49%
Submission12%18%6%
Decision15%21%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 23
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Tuivasa32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%66%27%
Submission5%17%3%
Decision6%17%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 2
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R146%
R227%
R37%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Pavlovich
51.2%-108
Tuivasa
+10847.4%
Most takedownstie 59.3%
Pavlovich
22.4%-122
Tuivasa
+12218.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pavlovich
Expected: 33.7
33.5
Over 33.5
40.0%
+150
Under 33.5
60.0%
-150
04385
Tuivasa
Expected: 31.6
31.5
Over 31.5
39.9%
+151
Under 31.5
60.1%
-151
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Pavlovich
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.1%
+284
Under 0.5
73.9%
-284
035
Tuivasa
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.2%
+350
Under 0.5
77.8%
-350
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 7.1 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
Pavlovich67.7%63.6%+4.1-199
Tuivasa32.3%36.4%−4.1+163
By method
Pavlovich by KO/TKO42.3%48.6%−6.3-137
Pavlovich by submission11.8%5.8%+6.0+1343
Pavlovich by decision13.6%8.8%+4.8+852
Tuivasa by KO/TKO20.2%26.6%−6.4+217
Tuivasa by submission5.6%3.2%+2.4+2533
Tuivasa by decision6.5%6.9%−0.4+1117
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds54.4%33.7%+20.7+178
Over 2.5 rds27.5%20.7%+6.8+351
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision20.1%16.4%+3.7+471

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
70.6Striking61.5
Pavlovich +9.1
18.5Grappling14.6
Pavlovich +4.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PavlovichTuivasa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1595
Pound-for-pound
1588
1595
Divisional
1588
1526
Striking offense
1545
1494
Striking defense
1506
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
84"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
6.83
Strikes landed / min
4.12
52%
Strike accuracy
50%
4.44
Strikes absorbed / min
4.24
46%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
67%
Takedown defense
52%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
67%
+4
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
88%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sergei Pavlovich
  • WDerrick LewisKO/TKO R1
    Close -1584mo before
  • WShamil AbdurakhimovKO/TKO R1
    Close -3549mo before
  • WMaurice GreeneKO/TKO R1
    Close -2403y 1mo before
  • WMarcelo GolmKO/TKO R1
    Close -3003y 7mo before
  • LAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R1
    Close -1354y before
Tai Tuivasa
  • LCiryl GaneKO/TKO R3
    Close +3943mo before
  • WDerrick LewisKO/TKO R2
    Close +15110mo before
  • WAugusto SakaiKO/TKO R2
    Close -1241y before
  • WGreg HardyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1291y 5mo before
  • WHarry HunsuckerKO/TKO R1
    Close -4551y 8mo before
Pavlovich — 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
13 wins, 1 loss
W
81% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (25%)Decision() 0
Tuivasa — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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
14 wins, 3 losses
W
93% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Pavlovich
Tuivasa
5
UFC fights
12
12.6 min · 2.5 avg
Octagon time
86.0 min · 7.2 avg
11y 7m
Career length
14y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pavlovich
Tuivasa
103W–35L · 74.6%
Overall
183W–58L · 75.9%
60W–18L · 76.9%
Wins
128W–49L · 72.3%
43W–17L · 71.7%
Losses
55W–9L · 85.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pavlovich
Tuivasa
113W–53L · 68.1%
Overall
32W–23L · 58.2%
113W–53L · 68.1%
Wins
25W–18L · 58.1%
0W–0L
Losses
7W–5L · 58.3%
Distance striking
Pavlovich
Tuivasa
6.01
Landed / min
4.63
46.7%
Accuracy
44.5%
55.6%
Defense
48.9%
4.76
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.40
64.7%
Time at distance
61.5%
Grappling & control
Pavlovich
Tuivasa
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
52.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
26.4%
Control share
54.1%
Strike target map
Pavlovich
  • Head95%(82)div 65%
  • Body3%(3)div 19%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%
Tuivasa
  • Head63%(223)div 65%
  • Body18%(62)div 19%
  • Legs19%(69)div 16%

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

Sergei Pavlovich
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tai Tuivasa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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