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UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
Steven Asplund
Steven Asplund
6-1 · USA
VS
Sean Sharaf
Sean Sharaf
4-1 · USA
December 13, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
261.0lb
Weigh-in
251.0lb
Steven Asplund def. Sean Sharaf by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 3:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Asplund71/1370/000:03
Sharaf43/890/000:00
R2 · 3:49
Asplund99/1550/000:00
Sharaf23/640/100:00
Total
Asplund170/2920/000:03
Sharaf66/1530/100:00

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
AsplundWin probabilitySharaf
69.1%30.9%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
18%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.2 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 Asplund, blue toward Sharaf. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Asplund69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%47%47%
Submission12%18%8%
Decision25%35%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 170
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Sharaf31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%48%20%
Submission6%19%6%
Decision10%33%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 66
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R217%
R35%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Asplund
53.1%-117
Sharaf
+11745.5%
Most takedownstie 49.2%
Asplund
23.7%+115
Sharaf
-11527.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Asplund
Expected: 36.1
36
Over 36
39.2%
+152
Exactly 36
1.3%
push
Under 36
59.4%
-152
04691
Sharaf
Expected: 31.9
32
Over 32
38.9%
+153
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.6%
-153
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Asplund
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.3%
+230
Under 0.5
69.7%
-230
035
Sharaf
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.3%
+200
Under 0.5
66.7%
-200
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 8.2 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
Asplund69.1%65.9%+3.2-223
Sharaf30.9%34.1%−3.2+180
By method
Asplund by KO/TKO32.5%47.2%−14.7-126
Asplund by submission12.6%8.4%+4.2+903
Asplund by decision24.1%10.1%+14.0+741
Sharaf by KO/TKO14.5%20.1%−5.6+321
Sharaf by submission5.6%6.4%−0.8+1216
Sharaf by decision10.7%7.9%+2.8+976
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds56.7%37.3%+19.4+150
Over 2.5 rds39.7%23.9%+15.8+290
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.8%18.4%+16.4+412

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AsplundSharaf
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1519
Pound-for-pound
1495
1519
Divisional
1495
1500
Striking offense
1503
1500
Striking defense
1493
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
7.31
Strike accuracy
45%
Strikes absorbed / min
9.79
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.07
Takedown accuracy
13%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
427
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Steven Asplund
No prior UFC fights.
Sean Sharaf
  • LJunior TafaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1911y 2mo before
Asplund — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Sharaf — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Asplund
Sharaf
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
7.3 min · 7.3 avg
Career length
4y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Asplund
Sharaf
Overall
5W–3L · 62.5%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
5W–3L · 62.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Asplund
Sharaf
26W–12L · 68.4%
Overall
4W–6L · 40.0%
22W–11L · 66.7%
Wins
4W–6L · 40.0%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Asplund
Sharaf
Landed / min
6.91
Accuracy
47.3%
Defense
44.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
87.8%
Grappling & control
Asplund
Sharaf
Takedowns / 15 min
2.07
Takedown accuracy
12.5%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
95.8%
Strike target map
Asplund
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Sharaf
  • Head74%(39)div 65%
  • Body13%(7)div 20%
  • Legs13%(7)div 16%

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

Steven Asplund

No UFC fights on record.

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

Sean Sharaf
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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