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UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
Malcolm Gordon
Malcolm Gordon
13-5 · CAN
VS
Denys Bondar
Denys Bondar
14-2 · UKR
February 5, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Malcolm Gordon def. Denys Bondar by KO/TKO (to Arm Injury), R1 1:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:22
Gordon3/111/100:15
Bondar4/51/100:37
Total
Gordon3/111/100:15
Bondar4/51/100:37

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
GordonWin probabilityBondar
43.7%56.3%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
23%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Gordon, blue toward Bondar. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gordon44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%25%7%
Submission8%17%9%
Decision25%58%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1344)act 3
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 1
Bondar56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%29%26%
Submission15%27%24%
Decision25%44%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 4
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.7)act 1
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R215%
R38%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Gordon
45.6%+116
Bondar
-11653.0%
Most takedownstie 30.3%
Gordon
30.6%+128
Bondar
-12839.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gordon
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
39.9%
+151
Under 32.5
60.1%
-151
04182
Bondar
Expected: 36.3
36.5
Over 36.5
39.5%
+153
Under 36.5
60.5%
-153
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Gordon
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.6%
+179
Exactly 1
17.4%
push
Under 1
53.0%
-179
035
Bondar
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.1%
+128
Exactly 1
17.7%
push
Under 1
46.2%
-128
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 10.3 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
Gordon43.7%29.6%+14.1+221
Bondar56.3%70.4%−14.1-283
By method
Gordon by KO/TKO11.9%7.0%+4.9+1061
Gordon by submission10.0%8.8%+1.2+822
Gordon by decision21.8%14.4%+7.4+463
Bondar by KO/TKO15.3%25.6%−10.3+218
Bondar by submission12.8%23.9%−11.1+240
Bondar by decision28.1%20.3%+7.8+300
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds73.4%57.2%+16.2-159
Over 2.5 rds58.2%41.8%+16.4+124
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.9%38.9%+11.0+140

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
GordonBondar
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1510
Pound-for-pound
1533
1524
Divisional
1533
1487
Striking offense
1500
1493
Striking defense
1500
1495
Grappling offense
1500
1491
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
31 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
69"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.40
Strikes landed / min
46%
Strike accuracy
2.40
Strikes absorbed / min
46%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.47
Takedowns / 15 min
18%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
33%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Malcolm Gordon
  • WFrancisco FigueiredoU-DEC R3
    Close +2447mo before
  • L SumudaerjiKO/TKO R1
    Close +2501y 2mo before
  • LAmir AlbaziSUB R1
    Close +1351y 7mo before
Denys Bondar
No prior UFC fights.
Gordon — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
4 wins, 4 losses
W
31% of wins
L
80% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
6 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Bondar — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
10 (71%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Gordon
Bondar
3
UFC fights
0
20.4 min · 6.8 avg
Octagon time
13y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Gordon
Bondar
38W–8L · 82.6%
Overall
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
26W–5L · 83.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gordon
Bondar
72W–26L · 73.5%
Overall
80W–49L · 62.0%
50W–15L · 76.9%
Wins
49W–35L · 58.3%
22W–11L · 66.7%
Losses
31W–14L · 68.9%
Distance striking
Gordon
Bondar
3.64
Landed / min
32.9%
Accuracy
50.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
33.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Gordon
Bondar
1.47
Takedowns / 15 min
18.2%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
49.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Gordon
  • Head84%(41)div 63%
  • Body6%(3)div 22%
  • Legs10%(5)div 15%
Bondar
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Malcolm Gordon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Denys Bondar

No UFC fights on record.

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