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UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Nikita Krylov
Nikita Krylov
30-11 · UKR
VS
January 24, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Nikita Krylov def. Modestas Bukauskas by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 4:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Krylov10/281/401:58
Bukauskas11/210/000:00
R2
Krylov23/400/000:36
Bukauskas11/320/000:56
R3 · 4:57
Krylov39/690/010:03
Bukauskas18/550/000:00
Total
Krylov72/1371/412:37
Bukauskas40/1080/000:56

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 probabilityBukauskas
49.2%50.8%
KO / TKO
62%
Submission
12%
Decision
25%
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 Krylov, blue toward Bukauskas. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Krylov49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%62%
Submission10%19%
Decision9%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 72
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 1
Bukauskas51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%63%
Submission3%6%
Decision16%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1240)act 40
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R152%
R217%
R36%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Krylov
54.3%-123
Bukauskas
+12344.2%
Most takedownstie 53.9%
Krylov
25.4%-123
Bukauskas
+12320.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Krylov
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
39.4%
+154
Under 34.5
60.6%
-154
04386
Bukauskas
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
39.3%
+150
Exactly 29
1.7%
push
Under 29
59.0%
-150
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Krylov
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.5%
+228
Under 0.5
69.5%
-228
035
Bukauskas
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 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
Krylov49.2%45.3%+3.9+112
Bukauskas50.8%54.7%−3.9-132

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
70.9Striking59.3
Krylov +11.6
60.0Grappling50.6
Krylov +9.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KrylovBukauskas
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1568
Pound-for-pound
1576
1553
Divisional
1578
1533
Striking offense
1511
1483
Striking defense
1485
1545
Grappling offense
1471
1456
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.31
Strikes landed / min
3.32
55%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.58
Strikes absorbed / min
3.93
45%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.17
Takedowns / 15 min
0.30
38%
Takedown accuracy
67%
53%
Takedown defense
80%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
64%
-2
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
82%
Finish rate
57%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nikita Krylov
  • LBogdan GuskovKO/TKO R1
    Close -1996mo before
  • LDominick ReyesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1629mo before
  • WRyan SpannSUB R1
    Close -1682y 10mo before
  • WVolkan OezdemirU-DEC R3
    Close -1873y 3mo before
  • WAlexander GustafssonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2033y 6mo before
Modestas Bukauskas
  • WPaul CraigKO/TKO R1
    Close -3505mo before
  • WIon CutelabaS-DEC R3
    Close -1069mo before
  • WRafael CerqueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -27511mo before
  • WMarcin PrachnioSUB R3
    Close -1601y 6mo before
  • LVitor PetrinoKO/TKO R2
    Close +2112y 3mo before
Krylov — win / loss by method
Record: 30-11-0

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, 3 losses
W
40% of wins
L
27% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 6 losses
W
53% of wins
L
55% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
18% of losses
UFC
11win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(33%) 3
5 (45%)Submission(44%) 4
2 (18%)Decision(22%) 2
Non-UFC
19win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (58%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Bukauskas — win / loss by method
Record: 19-6-0

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, 4 losses
W
58% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
16% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
26% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Krylov
Bukauskas
20
UFC fights
11
131.4 min · 6.6 avg
Octagon time
101.0 min · 9.2 avg
14y 0m
Career length
11y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Krylov
Bukauskas
332W–96L · 77.6%
Overall
133W–44L · 75.1%
177W–60L · 74.7%
Wins
91W–34L · 72.8%
155W–36L · 81.2%
Losses
42W–10L · 80.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Krylov
Bukauskas
106W–62L · 63.1%
Overall
100W–87L · 53.5%
104W–62L · 62.7%
Wins
80W–73L · 52.3%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
20W–14L · 58.8%
Distance striking
Krylov
Bukauskas
7.82
Landed / min
3.91
43.0%
Accuracy
41.2%
53.7%
Defense
53.3%
0.57
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.15
29.1%
Time at distance
72.1%
Grappling & control
Krylov
Bukauskas
2.17
Takedowns / 15 min
0.30
38.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
53.2%
Takedown defense
80.0%
1.37
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.15
58.7%
Control share
47.0%
Strike target map
Krylov
  • Head64%(360)div 64%
  • Body23%(132)div 19%
  • Legs13%(74)div 17%
Bukauskas
  • Head72%(241)div 64%
  • Body17%(58)div 19%
  • Legs11%(36)div 17%

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.

Modestas Bukauskas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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