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UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
33-9 · RUS
VS
Marcin Tybura
Marcin Tybura
22-6 · POL
October 30, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
263.0lb
Weigh-in
249.0lb
Alexander Volkov def. Marcin Tybura by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkov20/380/001:38
Tybura9/350/300:25
R2
Volkov22/430/000:06
Tybura28/630/700:49
R3
Volkov33/580/000:16
Tybura21/410/600:47
Total
Volkov75/1390/002:00
Tybura58/1390/1602:01

Scorecards

Volkov vs Tybura

RdClemens WernerDarryl RansomVito PaolilloCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-1010-910-99.2-9.8
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2730-2729.2-27.8

Media (18 cards) · avg 29.327.7 · 18 Volkov · 0 Tybura

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Volkov-Tybura.

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
VolkovWin probabilityTybura
61.4%38.6%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
6%
Decision
45%
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 Volkov, blue toward Tybura. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Volkov61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%55%35%
Submission2%4%7%
Decision25%41%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (2580)act 75
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Tybura39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%40%10%
Submission3%8%5%
Decision20%52%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 58
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.3)act 0
Combined totals~101 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R212%
R315%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Volkov
59.7%-151
Tybura
+15139.4%
Most takedownstie 44.3%
Volkov
9.4%+490
Tybura
-49046.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 58.6
58.5
Over 58.5
39.9%
+151
Under 58.5
60.1%
-151
074147
Tybura
Expected: 42.7
42.5
Over 42.5
40.0%
+150
Under 42.5
60.0%
-150
054107
Takedowns — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.0%
Exactly 0
85.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Tybura
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.4%
+153
Exactly 1
17.9%
push
Under 1
49.7%
-153
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
Volkov61.4%70.8%−9.4-287
Tybura38.6%29.2%+9.4+228
By method
Volkov by KO/TKO30.2%35.4%−5.2+131
Volkov by submission3.4%6.7%−3.3+1113
Volkov by decision27.9%28.2%−0.3+190
Tybura by KO/TKO18.9%10.5%+8.4+680
Tybura by submission2.1%4.6%−2.5+1676
Tybura by decision17.5%14.6%+2.9+462
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.3%62.5%+9.8-200
Over 2.5 rds60.4%51.1%+9.3-121
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision45.3%45.8%−0.5+104

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
76.7Striking67.6
Volkov +9.0
47.4Grappling52.8
Tybura +5.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkovTybura
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1617
Pound-for-pound
1608
1617
Divisional
1608
1544
Striking offense
1520
1510
Striking defense
1486
1486
Grappling offense
1512
1541
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
33 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'7"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.23
Strikes landed / min
3.63
57%
Strike accuracy
50%
3.12
Strikes absorbed / min
3.31
54%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.68
Takedowns / 15 min
1.67
70%
Takedown accuracy
45%
68%
Takedown defense
82%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
70%
UFC win rate
64%
-1
Win/loss streak
+5
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
57%
Finish rate
44%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Volkov
  • LCiryl GaneU-DEC R5
    Close +1304mo before
  • WAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R2
    Close -1859mo before
  • WWalt HarrisKO/TKO R2
    Close -1901y before
  • LCurtis BlaydesU-DEC R5
    Close +3251y 4mo before
  • WGreg HardyU-DEC R3
    Close -2702y before
Marcin Tybura
  • WWalt HarrisKO/TKO R1
    Close -1815mo before
  • WGreg HardyKO/TKO R2
    Close -11010mo before
  • WBen RothwellU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 1mo before
  • WMaxim GrishinU-DEC R3
    Close -1121y 4mo before
  • WSerghei SpivacU-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 8mo before
Volkov — win / loss by method
Record: 33-9-0

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
22 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 5 losses
W
24% of wins
L
56% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
26win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
18 (69%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (12%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (19%)Decision(50%) 3
Tybura — win / loss by method
Record: 22-6-0

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
9 wins, 4 losses
W
41% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
32% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
6 (46%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Volkov
Tybura
10
UFC fights
14
153.3 min · 15.3 avg
Octagon time
170.3 min · 12.2 avg
17y 3m
Career length
14y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkov
Tybura
188W–64L · 74.6%
Overall
252W–77L · 76.6%
147W–57L · 72.1%
Wins
171W–59L · 74.3%
41W–7L · 85.4%
Losses
81W–18L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkov
Tybura
284W–89L · 76.1%
Overall
136W–36L · 79.1%
226W–68L · 76.9%
Wins
124W–35L · 78.0%
58W–21L · 73.4%
Losses
12W–1L · 92.3%
Distance striking
Volkov
Tybura
6.83
Landed / min
4.78
55.1%
Accuracy
43.5%
59.2%
Defense
60.5%
0.29
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.09
65.3%
Time at distance
49.2%
Grappling & control
Volkov
Tybura
0.68
Takedowns / 15 min
1.67
70.0%
Takedown accuracy
45.2%
68.3%
Takedown defense
82.1%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.09
20.9%
Control share
69.1%
Strike target map
Volkov
  • Head62%(497)div 65%
  • Body20%(157)div 19%
  • Legs18%(148)div 16%
Tybura
  • Head68%(421)div 65%
  • Body17%(105)div 19%
  • Legs15%(93)div 16%

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

Alexander Volkov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marcin Tybura
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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