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UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sergei Pavlovich
Sergei Pavlovich
15-1 · RUS
VS
Derrick Lewis
Derrick Lewis
26-9 · USA
July 30, 2022 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
254.5lb
Weigh-in
264.5lb
Sergei Pavlovich def. Derrick Lewis by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:55
Pavlovich15/240/010:02
Lewis4/60/000:00
Total
Pavlovich15/240/010:02
Lewis4/60/000:00

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 probabilityLewis
66.3%33.7%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
14%
Decision
31%
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 Pavlovich, blue toward Lewis. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pavlovich66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%53%42%
Submission10%15%5%
Decision21%32%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1343)act 15
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Lewis34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%57%33%
Submission4%13%3%
Decision10%30%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 4
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R223%
R37%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Pavlovich
48.8%+102
Lewis
-10249.7%
Most takedownstie 59.9%
Pavlovich
24.5%-156
Lewis
+15615.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pavlovich
Expected: 31.4
31.5
Over 31.5
39.6%
+152
Under 31.5
60.4%
-152
04079
Lewis
Expected: 31.7
31.5
Over 31.5
40.1%
+149
Under 31.5
59.9%
-149
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Pavlovich
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.7%
+261
Under 0.5
72.3%
-261
035
Lewis
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.4%
Exactly 0
80.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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
Pavlovich66.3%58.5%+7.8-158
Lewis33.7%41.5%−7.8+130
By method
Pavlovich by KO/TKO36.2%42.5%−6.3-100
Pavlovich by submission9.4%5.0%+4.4+1595
Pavlovich by decision20.7%8.6%+12.1+882
Lewis by KO/TKO18.4%32.6%−14.2+160
Lewis by submission4.8%3.0%+1.8+2712
Lewis by decision10.5%8.3%+2.2+928
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.1%41.4%+19.7+126
Over 2.5 rds38.6%24.8%+13.8+279
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision31.2%16.8%+14.4+462

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
68.5Striking61.4
Pavlovich +7.1
18.5Grappling31.1
Lewis +12.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PavlovichLewis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1576
Pound-for-pound
1649
1576
Divisional
1645
1515
Striking offense
1524
1493
Striking defense
1528
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
84"
Reach
79"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.08
Strikes landed / min
2.56
50%
Strike accuracy
51%
4.45
Strikes absorbed / min
2.51
46%
Strike defense
41%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
0%
Takedown accuracy
28%
67%
Takedown defense
55%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
71%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
76%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sergei Pavlovich
  • WShamil AbdurakhimovKO/TKO R1
    Close -3544mo before
  • WMaurice GreeneKO/TKO R1
    Close -2402y 9mo before
  • WMarcelo GolmKO/TKO R1
    Close -3003y 3mo before
  • LAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R1
    Close -1353y 8mo before
Derrick Lewis
  • LTai TuivasaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1826mo before
  • WChris DaukausKO/TKO R1
    Close +1207mo before
  • LCiryl GaneKO/TKO R3
    Close +2561y before
  • WCurtis BlaydesKO/TKO R2
    Close +3081y 5mo before
  • WAleksei OleinikKO/TKO R2
    Close -2002y before
Pavlovich — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
80% 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
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (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
Lewis — win / loss by method
Record: 26-9-0, 1 NC

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
21 wins, 6 losses
W
81% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
4% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
22% of losses
UFC
17win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (76%)KO/TKO(86%) 6
0 (0%)Submission(14%) 1
4 (24%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (89%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Pavlovich
Lewis
4
UFC fights
24
11.7 min · 2.9 avg
Octagon time
224.8 min · 9.4 avg
11y 7m
Career length
16y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pavlovich
Lewis
77W–26L · 74.8%
Overall
397W–105L · 79.1%
34W–9L · 79.1%
Wins
297W–75L · 79.8%
43W–17L · 71.7%
Losses
100W–30L · 76.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pavlovich
Lewis
113W–53L · 68.1%
Overall
44W–11L · 80.0%
113W–53L · 68.1%
Wins
32W–9L · 78.0%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–2L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Pavlovich
Lewis
4.81
Landed / min
2.15
42.2%
Accuracy
35.9%
57.3%
Defense
47.8%
3.85
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.53
62.3%
Time at distance
48.7%
Grappling & control
Pavlovich
Lewis
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
28.1%
66.7%
Takedown defense
55.1%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
25.5%
Control share
27.6%
Strike target map
Pavlovich
  • Head94%(67)div 65%
  • Body4%(3)div 19%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%
Lewis
  • Head78%(451)div 65%
  • Body17%(97)div 19%
  • Legs5%(28)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.

Derrick Lewis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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