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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Nikita Krylov
Nikita Krylov
27-9 · UKR
VS
July 23, 2022 · London, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Nikita Krylov def. Alexander Gustafsson by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:07
Krylov26/440/020:09
Gustafsson5/80/000:07
Total
Krylov26/440/020:09
Gustafsson5/80/000:07

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
KrylovWin probabilityGustafsson
50.7%49.3%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
15%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 8.6 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 Krylov, blue toward Gustafsson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Krylov51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%53%22%
Submission12%23%19%
Decision12%24%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 26
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Gustafsson49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%54%16%
Submission4%7%5%
Decision19%39%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 5
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R218%
R312%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Krylov
50.4%-104
Gustafsson
+10448.3%
Most takedownstie 54.4%
Krylov
24.8%-120
Gustafsson
+12020.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Krylov
Expected: 35.1
35
Over 35
39.3%
+151
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.3%
-151
04488
Gustafsson
Expected: 33.8
34
Over 34
38.8%
+154
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.8%
-154
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Krylov
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.6%
+238
Under 0.5
70.4%
-238
035
Gustafsson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.7%
+289
Under 0.5
74.3%
-289
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 8.6 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
Krylov50.7%64.1%−13.4-204
Gustafsson49.3%35.9%+13.4+166
By method
Krylov by KO/TKO27.0%22.3%+4.7+272
Krylov by submission7.7%19.4%−11.7+329
Krylov by decision16.0%21.6%−5.6+285
Gustafsson by KO/TKO26.3%16.2%+10.1+413
Gustafsson by submission7.4%5.1%+2.3+1534
Gustafsson by decision15.6%15.4%+0.2+440
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds62.0%60.0%+2.0-180
Over 2.5 rds43.5%46.3%−2.8+102
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision31.6%39.9%−8.3+135

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
72.1Striking63.1
Krylov +9.0
54.6Grappling54.0
Krylov +0.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KrylovGustafsson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1580
1551
Divisional
1590
1530
Striking offense
1525
1501
Striking defense
1511
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'5"
77"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.35
Strikes landed / min
4.02
57%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.44
Strikes absorbed / min
3.42
44%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.43
Takedowns / 15 min
1.54
36%
Takedown accuracy
40%
55%
Takedown defense
84%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
53%
UFC win rate
59%
-2
Win/loss streak
-3
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
88%
Finish rate
70%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
728
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nikita Krylov
  • LPaul CraigSUB R1
    Close -2004mo before
  • LMagomed AnkalaevU-DEC R3
    Close +2551y 5mo before
  • WJohnny WalkerU-DEC R3
    Close +1272y 4mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraS-DEC R3
    Close -1052y 10mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxSUB R2
    Close -1353y 3mo before
Alexander Gustafsson
  • LFabricio WerdumSUB R1
    Close -3352y before
  • LAnthony SmithSUB R4
    Close -3203y 2mo before
  • LJon JonesKO/TKO R3
    Close +2453y 7mo before
  • WGlover TeixeiraKO/TKO R5
    Close -3005y 2mo before
  • WJan BlachowiczU-DEC R3
    Close -7005y 11mo before
Krylov — win / loss by method
Record: 27-9-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 6 losses
W
56% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
4% of wins
L
22% of losses
UFC
8win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(57%) 4
1 (13%)Decision(29%) 2
Non-UFC
19win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (58%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Gustafsson — win / loss by method
Record: 18-7-0

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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
61% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
10win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
2 (20%)Submission(43%) 3
3 (30%)Decision(29%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Krylov
Gustafsson
15
UFC fights
17
104.9 min · 7.0 avg
Octagon time
185.3 min · 10.9 avg
14y 0m
Career length
18y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Krylov
Gustafsson
244W–69L · 78.0%
Overall
303W–67L · 81.9%
120W–40L · 75.0%
Wins
169W–37L · 82.0%
124W–29L · 81.0%
Losses
134W–30L · 81.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Krylov
Gustafsson
106W–62L · 63.1%
Overall
48W–24L · 66.7%
104W–62L · 62.7%
Wins
48W–24L · 66.7%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Krylov
Gustafsson
8.43
Landed / min
4.52
43.6%
Accuracy
36.2%
54.4%
Defense
56.4%
0.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.73
25.2%
Time at distance
68.0%
Grappling & control
Krylov
Gustafsson
1.43
Takedowns / 15 min
1.54
35.7%
Takedown accuracy
39.6%
54.5%
Takedown defense
83.7%
1.29
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.40
53.3%
Control share
63.3%
Strike target map
Krylov
  • Head62%(283)div 64%
  • Body25%(113)div 19%
  • Legs13%(60)div 16%
Gustafsson
  • Head70%(519)div 64%
  • Body15%(109)div 19%
  • Legs16%(118)div 16%

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

Nikita Krylov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alexander Gustafsson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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