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UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Ciryl Gane
Ciryl Gane
9-0 · FRA
VS
Derrick Lewis
Derrick Lewis
25-7 · USA
August 7, 2021 · Houston, Texas, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
247.0lb
Weigh-in
264.5lb
Ciryl Gane def. Derrick Lewis by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 4:11
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gane26/350/000:00
Lewis3/110/000:00
R2
Gane23/290/100:58
Lewis5/100/000:05
R3 · 4:11
Gane49/580/000:23
Lewis8/160/100:03
Total
Gane98/1220/101:21
Lewis16/370/100:08

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
GaneWin probabilityLewis
65.9%34.1%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
8%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 14.9 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 Gane, blue toward Lewis. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gane66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%38%35%
Submission7%11%12%
Decision34%51%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2270)act 98
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Lewis34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%67%18%
Submission1%2%3%
Decision10%31%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2169)act 16
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~103 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R215%
R36%
R43%
R52%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Gane
49.9%-101
Lewis
+10149.2%
Most takedownstie 64.7%
Gane
23.0%-186
Lewis
+18612.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gane
Expected: 51.9
52
Over 52
39.2%
+153
Exactly 52
0.9%
push
Under 52
59.9%
-153
065130
Lewis
Expected: 50.9
51
Over 51
39.2%
+152
Exactly 51
1.0%
push
Under 51
59.8%
-152
064128
Takedowns — over/under
Gane
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.3%
+295
Under 0.5
74.7%
-295
035
Lewis
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.9%
Exactly 0
85.1%
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 14.9 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
Gane65.9%73.3%−7.4-332
Lewis34.1%26.7%+7.4+256
By method
Gane by KO/TKO31.3%34.6%−3.3+134
Gane by submission5.4%11.6%−6.2+596
Gane by decision29.2%26.8%+2.4+202
Lewis by KO/TKO16.2%18.2%−2.0+346
Lewis by submission2.8%3.0%−0.2+2565
Lewis by decision15.1%5.8%+9.3+1293
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds70.2%66.1%+4.1-236
Over 2.5 rds55.4%75.3%−19.9-129
Over 3.5 rds49.8%44.0%+5.8+112
Over 4.5 rds46.5%38.3%+8.2+144
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision44.3%35.1%+9.2+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
81.0Striking64.3
Gane +16.7
43.1Grappling30.0
Gane +13.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GaneLewis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1610
Pound-for-pound
1675
1610
Divisional
1671
1512
Striking offense
1524
1523
Striking defense
1539
1485
Grappling offense
1485
1543
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
31 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
81"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.13
Strikes landed / min
2.59
55%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.60
Strikes absorbed / min
2.16
63%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.82
Takedowns / 15 min
0.52
22%
Takedown accuracy
27%
100%
Takedown defense
55%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
76%
+6
Win/loss streak
+4
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
42
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ciryl Gane
  • WAlexander VolkovU-DEC R5
    Close -16042d before
  • WJairzinho RozenstruikU-DEC R5
    Close -2365mo before
  • WJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R2
    Close -4008mo before
  • WTanner BoserU-DEC R3
    Close -6411y 8mo before
  • WDon'Tale MayesSUB R3
    Close -3251y 9mo before
Derrick Lewis
  • WCurtis BlaydesKO/TKO R2
    Close +3086mo before
  • WAleksei OleinikKO/TKO R2
    Close -2001y before
  • WIlir LatifiU-DEC R3
    Close -2251y 6mo before
  • WBlagoy IvanovS-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 9mo before
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R2
    Close +2002y 5mo before
Gane — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
3 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Lewis — win / loss by method
Record: 25-7-0, 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
20 wins, 4 losses
W
80% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
4% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
16% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
16win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (75%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
4 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (89%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Gane
Lewis
6
UFC fights
21
91.5 min · 15.3 avg
Octagon time
200.3 min · 9.5 avg
8y 0m
Career length
16y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gane
Lewis
98W–24L · 80.3%
Overall
362W–98L · 78.7%
98W–24L · 80.3%
Wins
285W–72L · 79.8%
0W–0L
Losses
77W–26L · 74.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gane
Lewis
16W–2L · 88.9%
Overall
44W–11L · 80.0%
16W–2L · 88.9%
Wins
32W–9L · 78.0%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–2L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Gane
Lewis
5.29
Landed / min
2.12
53.1%
Accuracy
34.5%
63.4%
Defense
51.6%
0.33
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.52
87.6%
Time at distance
46.9%
Grappling & control
Gane
Lewis
0.82
Takedowns / 15 min
0.52
21.7%
Takedown accuracy
26.9%
100.0%
Takedown defense
54.5%
0.33
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
99.6%
Control share
27.1%
Strike target map
Gane
  • Head42%(199)div 65%
  • Body28%(131)div 19%
  • Legs30%(140)div 15%
Lewis
  • Head78%(407)div 65%
  • Body17%(87)div 19%
  • Legs5%(25)div 15%

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

Ciryl Gane
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Derrick Lewis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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