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UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Yaroslav Amosov
Yaroslav Amosov
29-1 · UKR
VS
Joel Alvarez
Joel Alvarez
23-3 · ESP
May 9, 2026 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Yaroslav Amosov def. Joel Alvarez by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 1:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Amosov10/175/903:43
Alvarez2/60/000:00
R2 · 1:13
Amosov6/111/200:09
Alvarez6/160/000:00
Total
Amosov16/286/1103:52
Alvarez8/220/000:00

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
AmosovWin probabilityAlvarez
71.9%28.1%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
19%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.8 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 Amosov, blue toward Alvarez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Amosov72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%36%14%
Submission12%16%14%
Decision34%48%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 16
Takedowns2.9 (0.16.7)act 6
Alvarez28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%42%11%
Submission7%26%14%
Decision9%32%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 8
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~3.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R218%
R310%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Amosov
39.5%+149
Alvarez
-14958.9%
Most takedownstie 9.4%
Amosov
88.2%-3601
Alvarez
+36012.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Amosov
Expected: 25.2
25
Over 25
39.1%
+151
Exactly 25
1.9%
push
Under 25
59.0%
-151
03263
Alvarez
Expected: 33.9
34
Over 34
38.9%
+154
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.7%
-154
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Amosov
Expected: 2.9
3
Over 3
38.5%
+121
Exactly 3
14.9%
push
Under 3
46.7%
-121
059
Alvarez
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.7%
Exactly 0
89.3%
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 9.8 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
Amosov71.9%62.3%+9.6-188
Alvarez28.1%37.7%−9.6+152
By method
Amosov by KO/TKO27.3%14.3%+13.0+491
Amosov by submission13.4%14.0%−0.6+505
Amosov by decision31.2%32.6%−1.4+159
Alvarez by KO/TKO10.7%11.4%−0.7+638
Alvarez by submission5.2%14.4%−9.2+484
Alvarez by decision12.2%13.3%−1.1+537
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds70.9%65.6%+5.3-238
Over 2.5 rds53.2%53.6%−0.4-134
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision43.3%49.3%−6.0-111

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
70.0Striking74.5
Alvarez +4.6
70.9Grappling43.5
Amosov +27.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AmosovAlvarez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1599
Pound-for-pound
1635
1599
Divisional
1562
1480
Striking offense
1531
1502
Striking defense
1507
1559
Grappling offense
1502
1554
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
32 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.78
Strikes landed / min
4.78
47%
Strike accuracy
55%
1.55
Strikes absorbed / min
3.07
55%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.64
Takedowns / 15 min
0.19
50%
Takedown accuracy
33%
Takedown defense
47%
4.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
88%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yaroslav Amosov
  • WNeil MagnySUB R1
    Close -5315mo before
Joel Alvarez
  • WVicente LuqueU-DEC R3
    Close -5837mo before
  • WDrakkar KloseKO/TKO R1
    Close -5301y 5mo before
  • WElves BrenerKO/TKO R3
    Close -1591y 9mo before
  • WMarc DiakieseSUB R2
    Close -2072y 10mo before
  • LArman TsarukyanKO/TKO R2
    Close +2224y 2mo before
Amosov — win / loss by method
Record: 29-1-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
28% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
28win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (32%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
11 (39%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Alvarez — win / loss by method
Record: 23-3-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 0 losses
W
74% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
4% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (7%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
14 (93%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Amosov
Alvarez
1
UFC fights
10
3.2 min · 3.2 avg
Octagon time
78.6 min · 7.9 avg
14y 1m
Career length
12y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Amosov
Alvarez
31W–13L · 70.5%
Overall
175W–48L · 78.5%
31W–13L · 70.5%
Wins
138W–45L · 75.4%
0W–0L
Losses
37W–3L · 92.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Amosov
Alvarez
234W–75L · 75.7%
Overall
100W–35L · 74.1%
218W–71L · 75.4%
Wins
99W–35L · 73.9%
16W–4L · 80.0%
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Amosov
Alvarez
6.15
Landed / min
5.57
47.1%
Accuracy
50.1%
54.5%
Defense
57.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.19
40.2%
Time at distance
63.5%
Grappling & control
Amosov
Alvarez
4.64
Takedowns / 15 min
0.19
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
Takedown defense
47.1%
4.64
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.15
100.0%
Control share
34.7%
Strike target map
Amosov
  • Head33%(3)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs67%(6)div 16%
Alvarez
  • Head69%(258)div 63%
  • Body20%(75)div 21%
  • Legs11%(43)div 16%

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

Yaroslav Amosov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joel Alvarez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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