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UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Marcin Tybura
Marcin Tybura
22-7 · POL
VS
Alexandr Romanov
Alexandr Romanov
16-0 · MDA
August 20, 2022 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
252.5lb
Weigh-in
239.5lb
Marcin Tybura def. Alexandr Romanov by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Tybura0/30/000:00
Romanov14/182/304:27
R2
Tybura17/360/001:48
Romanov11/250/300:35
R3
Tybura30/590/000:00
Romanov15/450/000:00
Total
Tybura47/980/001:48
Romanov40/882/605:02

Scorecards

Tybura vs Romanov

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R18-109-109-108.2-10
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total28-2829-2829-2828.2-28

Media (18 cards) · avg 28.128 · 1 Tybura · 0 Romanov · 17 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Tybura-Romanov.

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
TyburaWin probabilityRomanov
35.9%64.1%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
21%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 7.8 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 Tybura, blue toward Romanov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Tybura36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%50%8%
Submission4%11%4%
Decision14%39%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1033)act 47
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Romanov64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%51%33%
Submission17%27%18%
Decision14%22%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 40
Takedowns2.1 (0.05.3)act 2
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R222%
R36%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Tybura
44.5%+121
Romanov
-12153.7%
Most takedownstie 19.1%
Tybura
7.1%+1037
Romanov
-103773.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tybura
Expected: 24.2
24
Over 24
39.1%
+151
Exactly 24
2.0%
push
Under 24
59.0%
-151
03161
Romanov
Expected: 27.8
28
Over 28
38.5%
+155
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.8%
-155
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Tybura
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.5%
Exactly 0
80.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Romanov
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
40.9%
+100
Exactly 2
18.1%
push
Under 2
41.0%
-100
047

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 7.8 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
Tybura35.9%25.1%+10.8+282
Romanov64.1%74.9%−10.8-360
By method
Tybura by KO/TKO18.2%8.5%+9.7+887
Tybura by submission7.5%3.6%+3.9+2200
Tybura by decision10.1%13.0%−2.9+540
Romanov by KO/TKO32.6%33.0%−0.4+153
Romanov by submission13.4%17.9%−4.5+366
Romanov by decision18.1%24.0%−5.9+248
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds56.5%61.1%−4.6-186
Over 2.5 rds34.6%44.9%−10.3+108
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision28.2%37.6%−9.4+149

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
66.4Striking74.4
Romanov +8.0
46.4Grappling75.7
Romanov +29.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TyburaRomanov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1593
Pound-for-pound
1605
1593
Divisional
1606
1520
Striking offense
1490
1487
Striking defense
1497
1506
Grappling offense
1546
1542
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
36 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
78"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.65
Strikes landed / min
4.23
49%
Strike accuracy
53%
3.44
Strikes absorbed / min
1.35
55%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.54
Takedowns / 15 min
6.46
33%
Takedown accuracy
70%
82%
Takedown defense
20%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+5
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
44%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
294
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marcin Tybura
  • LAlexander VolkovU-DEC R3
    Close +22610mo before
  • WWalt HarrisKO/TKO R1
    Close -1811y 2mo before
  • WGreg HardyKO/TKO R2
    Close -1101y 8mo before
  • WBen RothwellU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 10mo before
  • WMaxim GrishinU-DEC R3
    Close -1122y 1mo before
Alexandr Romanov
  • WChase ShermanSUB R1
    Close -21304mo before
  • WJared VanderaaKO/TKO R2
    Close -56210mo before
  • WJuan EspinoS-DEC R3
    Close -1611y 4mo before
  • WMarcos Rogerio de LimaSUB R1
    Close -4551y 9mo before
  • WRoque MartinezSUB R2
    Close -3601y 11mo before
Tybura — win / loss by method
Record: 22-7-0

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
9 wins, 4 losses
W
41% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
32% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
6 (46%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(0%) 0
Romanov — win / loss by method
Record: 16-0-0

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

Profiles

Experience
Tybura
Romanov
15
UFC fights
5
185.3 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
37.1 min · 7.4 avg
14y 9m
Career length
9y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tybura
Romanov
285W–86L · 76.8%
Overall
69W–26L · 72.6%
171W–59L · 74.3%
Wins
69W–26L · 72.6%
114W–27L · 80.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tybura
Romanov
136W–36L · 79.1%
Overall
73W–57L · 56.2%
124W–35L · 78.0%
Wins
73W–57L · 56.2%
12W–1L · 92.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Tybura
Romanov
4.80
Landed / min
3.53
42.9%
Accuracy
48.9%
59.7%
Defense
50.0%
0.08
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
50.3%
Time at distance
17.6%
Grappling & control
Tybura
Romanov
1.54
Takedowns / 15 min
6.46
32.8%
Takedown accuracy
69.6%
82.1%
Takedown defense
20.0%
0.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.62
68.1%
Control share
90.0%
Strike target map
Tybura
  • Head68%(460)div 65%
  • Body18%(120)div 20%
  • Legs14%(97)div 16%
Romanov
  • Head82%(129)div 65%
  • Body12%(19)div 20%
  • Legs6%(9)div 16%

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

Marcin Tybura
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.