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UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Magomed Ankalaev
Magomed Ankalaev
15-1 · RUS
VS
Volkan Oezdemir
Volkan Oezdemir
17-5 · CHE
October 30, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Magomed Ankalaev def. Volkan Oezdemir by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ankalaev27/410/110:45
Oezdemir16/360/000:00
R2
Ankalaev13/261/200:54
Oezdemir19/340/000:00
R3
Ankalaev26/410/100:06
Oezdemir13/320/100:00
Total
Ankalaev66/1081/411:45
Oezdemir48/1020/100:00

Scorecards

Ankalaev vs Oezdemir

RdBen CartlidgeClemens WernerDarryl RansomCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-1010-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2730-2729.9-27.1

Media (18 cards) · avg 3027 · 18 Ankalaev · 0 Oezdemir

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ankalaev-Oezdemir.

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
AnkalaevWin probabilityOezdemir
81.4%18.6%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
15%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 8.8 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 Ankalaev, blue toward Oezdemir. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ankalaev81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%48%40%
Submission12%14%5%
Decision30%38%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 66
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 1
Oezdemir19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%50%15%
Submission4%19%4%
Decision6%31%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1239)act 48
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R221%
R37%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Ankalaev
59.7%-153
Oezdemir
+15339.0%
Most takedownstie 46.0%
Ankalaev
39.8%-280
Oezdemir
+28014.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ankalaev
Expected: 40.0
40
Over 40
39.1%
+153
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.7%
-153
050100
Oezdemir
Expected: 28.9
29
Over 29
38.8%
+153
Exactly 29
1.7%
push
Under 29
59.5%
-153
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Ankalaev
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
45.3%
+121
Under 0.5
54.7%
-121
035
Oezdemir
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.8%
+380
Under 0.5
79.2%
-380
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 8.8 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
Ankalaev81.4%73.5%+7.9-339
Oezdemir18.6%26.5%−7.9+260
By method
Ankalaev by KO/TKO39.6%39.6%±0.0+109
Ankalaev by submission12.3%5.1%+7.2+1532
Ankalaev by decision29.6%26.6%+3.0+212
Oezdemir by KO/TKO9.1%15.2%−6.1+444
Oezdemir by submission2.8%3.7%−0.9+2144
Oezdemir by decision6.8%9.8%−3.0+746
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds64.2%59.7%+4.5-175
Over 2.5 rds43.6%44.3%−0.7+110
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision36.3%38.2%−1.9+145

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
78.2Striking67.1
Ankalaev +11.1
44.7Grappling33.3
Ankalaev +11.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AnkalaevOezdemir
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1607
Pound-for-pound
1562
1607
Divisional
1560
1523
Striking offense
1513
1520
Striking defense
1490
1508
Grappling offense
1490
1508
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
29 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.41
Strikes landed / min
5.03
54%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.78
Strikes absorbed / min
4.24
65%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.18
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
33%
Takedown accuracy
20%
85%
Takedown defense
81%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
56%
+6
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
67%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
476
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Magomed Ankalaev
  • WNikita KrylovU-DEC R3
    Close -3218mo before
  • WIon CutelabaKO/TKO R1
    Close -3351y before
  • WIon CutelabaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2251y 8mo before
  • WDalcha LungiambulaKO/TKO R3
    Close -3302y before
  • WKlidson AbreuU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2102y 8mo before
Volkan Oezdemir
  • LJiri ProchazkaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1591y 4mo before
  • WAleksandar RakicS-DEC R3
    Close +1451y 10mo before
  • WIlir LatifiKO/TKO R2
    Close -1902y 3mo before
  • LDominick ReyesS-DEC R3
    Close +2202y 8mo before
  • LAnthony SmithSUB R3
    Close -1603y before
Ankalaev — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Oezdemir — 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
12 wins, 2 losses
W
71% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ankalaev
Oezdemir
7
UFC fights
9
63.6 min · 9.1 avg
Octagon time
82.9 min · 9.2 avg
12y 6m
Career length
15y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ankalaev
Oezdemir
103W–24L · 81.1%
Overall
161W–37L · 81.3%
94W–22L · 81.0%
Wins
75W–20L · 78.9%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
86W–17L · 83.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ankalaev
Oezdemir
104W–40L · 72.2%
Overall
37W–32L · 53.6%
104W–40L · 72.2%
Wins
31W–29L · 51.7%
0W–0L
Losses
6W–3L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Ankalaev
Oezdemir
3.78
Landed / min
5.39
43.0%
Accuracy
41.9%
68.1%
Defense
58.3%
1.18
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.54
49.9%
Time at distance
71.6%
Grappling & control
Ankalaev
Oezdemir
1.18
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
85.0%
Takedown defense
80.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
84.9%
Control share
54.1%
Strike target map
Ankalaev
  • Head72%(156)div 64%
  • Body21%(45)div 19%
  • Legs7%(16)div 16%
Oezdemir
  • Head63%(263)div 64%
  • Body17%(71)div 19%
  • Legs20%(83)div 16%

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

Magomed Ankalaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Volkan Oezdemir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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