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UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
Brendan Allen
Brendan Allen
17-5 · USA
VS
Sam Alvey
Sam Alvey
33-16-1 · USA
February 5, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Brendan Allen def. Sam Alvey by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Allen25/370/100:34
Alvey18/430/000:07
R2 · 2:10
Allen11/170/010:10
Alvey6/140/000:00
Total
Allen36/540/110:44
Alvey24/570/000:07

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
AllenWin probabilityAlvey
76.8%23.2%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
4%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.5 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 Allen, blue toward Alvey. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Allen77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%46%
Submission4%5%
Decision38%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (2582)act 36
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 0
Alvey23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%54%
Submission0%1%
Decision10%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 24
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Combined totals~102 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R217%
R312%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Allen
61.7%-165
Alvey
+16537.4%
Most takedownstie 59.4%
Allen
31.5%-343
Alvey
+3439.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Allen
Expected: 60.3
60.5
Over 60.5
39.6%
+152
Under 60.5
60.4%
-152
076151
Alvey
Expected: 41.3
41.5
Over 41.5
39.5%
+153
Under 41.5
60.5%
-153
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Allen
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
33.7%
+197
Under 0.5
66.3%
-197
035
Alvey
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.2%
Exactly 0
87.8%
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 10.5 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
Allen76.8%76.2%+0.6-400
Alvey23.2%23.8%−0.6+300

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
61.5Striking62.3
Alvey +0.8
51.6Grappling31.5
Allen +20.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AllenAlvey
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1575
Pound-for-pound
1506
1527
Divisional
1512
1516
Striking offense
1495
1477
Striking defense
1496
1491
Grappling offense
1449
1516
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
26 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.33
Strikes landed / min
3.29
53%
Strike accuracy
45%
4.64
Strikes absorbed / min
3.52
44%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
0.07
40%
Takedown accuracy
17%
38%
Takedown defense
82%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
48%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
60%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brendan Allen
  • LChris CurtisKO/TKO R2
    Close -3582mo before
  • WPunahele SorianoU-DEC R3
    Close -1106mo before
  • WKarl RobersonSUB R1
    Close -1559mo before
  • LSean StricklandKO/TKO R2
    Close -1181y 3mo before
  • WKyle DaukausU-DEC R3
    Close -3051y 7mo before
Sam Alvey
  • LWellington TurmanS-DEC R3
    Close +1005mo before
  • LJulian MarquezSUB R2
    Close +13910mo before
  • DDa Woon JungS-DEC R3
    !Close +2651y 3mo before
  • LRyan SpannS-DEC R3
    Close +3351y 9mo before
  • LKlidson AbreuU-DEC R3
    Close +1452y 7mo before
Allen — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

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
29% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (58%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(67%) 2
Alvey — win / loss by method
Record: 33-16-1, 1 NC

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
19 wins, 3 losses
W
58% of wins
L
19% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 11 losses
W
33% of wins
L
69% of losses
UFC
10win11loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(27%) 3
1 (10%)Submission(9%) 1
4 (40%)Decision(64%) 7
Non-UFC
23win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
14 (61%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (9%)Submission(20%) 1
7 (30%)Decision(80%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Allen
Alvey
7
UFC fights
22
61.8 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
221.9 min · 10.1 avg
10y 11m
Career length
18y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Allen
Alvey
101W–19L · 84.2%
Overall
303W–90L · 77.1%
53W–8L · 86.9%
Wins
136W–46L · 74.7%
48W–11L · 81.4%
Losses
167W–44L · 79.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Allen
Alvey
108W–44L · 71.1%
Overall
265W–160L · 62.4%
92W–44L · 67.6%
Wins
220W–153L · 59.0%
16W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
45W–7L · 86.5%
Distance striking
Allen
Alvey
7.17
Landed / min
3.45
49.6%
Accuracy
39.7%
46.8%
Defense
56.2%
0.24
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.47
45.8%
Time at distance
71.8%
Grappling & control
Allen
Alvey
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
0.07
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
16.7%
37.5%
Takedown defense
81.8%
1.46
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.07
51.6%
Control share
28.9%
Strike target map
Allen
  • Head60%(160)div 64%
  • Body27%(72)div 19%
  • Legs13%(36)div 16%
Alvey
  • Head67%(490)div 64%
  • Body15%(112)div 19%
  • Legs18%(129)div 16%

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

Brendan Allen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sam Alvey
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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