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UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
15-4-1 · GBR
VS
Nikita Krylov
Nikita Krylov
27-8 · UKR
March 19, 2022 · London, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Paul Craig def. Nikita Krylov by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 3:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:57
Craig2/31/100:02
Krylov19/251/103:49
Total
Craig2/31/100:02
Krylov19/251/103:49

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
CraigWin probabilityKrylov
53.3%46.7%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
31%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 7.3 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 Craig, blue toward Krylov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Craig53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%45%8%
Submission18%35%17%
Decision11%20%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (828)act 2
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 1
Krylov47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%52%29%
Submission12%26%14%
Decision10%22%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1033)act 19
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 1
Combined totals~45 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R227%
R38%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Craig
44.0%+122
Krylov
-12253.9%
Most takedownstie 47.1%
Craig
30.9%-141
Krylov
+14122.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Craig
Expected: 20.8
21
Over 21
38.1%
+156
Exactly 21
2.3%
push
Under 21
59.6%
-156
02652
Krylov
Expected: 24.1
24
Over 24
39.0%
+151
Exactly 24
2.0%
push
Under 24
59.0%
-151
03161
Takedowns — over/under
Craig
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
37.5%
+166
Under 0.5
62.5%
-166
035
Krylov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
28.9%
+246
Under 0.5
71.1%
-246
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 7.3 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
Craig53.3%36.3%+17.0+163
Krylov46.7%63.7%−17.0-200
By method
Craig by KO/TKO25.7%8.2%+17.5+872
Craig by submission16.3%17.4%−1.1+356
Craig by decision11.3%12.6%−1.3+531
Krylov by KO/TKO22.5%28.8%−6.3+176
Krylov by submission14.3%14.2%+0.1+461
Krylov by decision9.9%18.8%−8.9+322
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds55.9%56.3%−0.4-151
Over 2.5 rds29.0%40.6%−11.6+130
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision21.2%35.1%−13.9+166

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
65.8Striking71.5
Krylov +5.7
61.1Grappling54.1
Craig +7.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CraigKrylov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1580
Pound-for-pound
1567
1579
Divisional
1566
Striking offense
Striking defense
1531
Grappling offense
1528
1481
Grappling defense
1468
Physical
34 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.59
Strikes landed / min
4.33
51%
Strike accuracy
56%
2.39
Strikes absorbed / min
2.52
50%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.06
Takedowns / 15 min
1.34
25%
Takedown accuracy
33%
56%
Takedown defense
56%
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
57%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
88%
Recent opp. quality
280
Days since last fight
385
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Craig
  • WJamahal HillKO/TKO R1
    Close +2119mo before
  • WMauricio RuaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1901y 4mo before
  • WGadzhimurad AntigulovSUB R1
    Close -1371y 8mo before
  • DMauricio RuaS-DEC R3
    !Close +2002y 4mo before
  • WVinicius MoreiraSUB R1
    Close -1202y 6mo before
Nikita Krylov
  • LMagomed AnkalaevU-DEC R3
    Close +2551y 1mo before
  • WJohnny WalkerU-DEC R3
    Close +1272y before
  • LGlover TeixeiraS-DEC R3
    Close -1052y 6mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxSUB R2
    Close -1352y 11mo before
  • LJan BlachowiczSUB R2
    Close -1453y 6mo before
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-1

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
3 wins, 3 losses
W
20% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 1 loss
W
80% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
5 (71%)Submission(25%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Krylov — win / loss by method
Record: 27-8-0

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
13% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 5 losses
W
56% of wins
L
63% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
4% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
8win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(50%) 3
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
19win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (58%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Craig
Krylov
12
UFC fights
14
94.6 min · 7.9 avg
Octagon time
101.0 min · 7.2 avg
12y 11m
Career length
14y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Craig
Krylov
117W–22L · 84.2%
Overall
229W–65L · 77.9%
91W–20L · 82.0%
Wins
120W–40L · 75.0%
26W–2L · 92.9%
Losses
109W–25L · 81.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Craig
Krylov
15W–9L · 62.5%
Overall
106W–62L · 63.1%
15W–9L · 62.5%
Wins
104W–62L · 62.7%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Craig
Krylov
4.49
Landed / min
8.35
42.1%
Accuracy
43.3%
66.9%
Defense
54.4%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.45
34.0%
Time at distance
26.1%
Grappling & control
Craig
Krylov
2.06
Takedowns / 15 min
1.34
25.5%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
55.6%
Takedown defense
55.8%
1.90
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.34
30.0%
Control share
50.7%
Strike target map
Craig
  • Head51%(125)div 64%
  • Body31%(75)div 19%
  • Legs18%(45)div 16%
Krylov
  • Head61%(265)div 64%
  • Body26%(112)div 19%
  • Legs14%(60)div 16%

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

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nikita Krylov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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