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UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
Ciryl Gane
Ciryl Gane
8-0 · FRA
VS
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
33-8 · RUS
June 26, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
245.0lb
Weigh-in
265.0lb
Ciryl Gane def. Alexander Volkov by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gane16/320/100:05
Volkov25/350/000:00
R2
Gane24/390/000:00
Volkov22/450/000:00
R3
Gane42/670/100:05
Volkov23/480/000:00
R4
Gane29/530/100:09
Volkov21/560/000:00
R5
Gane24/640/100:00
Volkov24/570/000:00
Total
Gane135/2550/400:19
Volkov115/2410/000:00

Scorecards

Gane vs Volkov

RdJunichiro KamijoRon McCarthySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-99-109.3-9.7
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
R410-910-910-99.8-9.3
R510-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total50-4550-4549-4648.9-46.2

Media (17 cards) · avg 49.245.8 · 17 Gane · 0 Volkov

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

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 probabilityVolkov
52.9%47.1%
KO / TKO
57%
Submission
12%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 13.2 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 Volkov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gane53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%49%20%
Submission10%18%10%
Decision17%33%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2065)act 135
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Volkov47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%65%19%
Submission3%6%5%
Decision13%29%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (2375)act 115
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~103 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R221%
R39%
R45%
R54%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Gane
44.7%+121
Volkov
-12154.3%
Most takedownstie 55.2%
Gane
26.0%-138
Volkov
+13818.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gane
Expected: 47.7
47.5
Over 47.5
40.0%
+150
Under 47.5
60.0%
-150
060120
Volkov
Expected: 54.9
55
Over 55
39.3%
+153
Exactly 55
0.9%
push
Under 55
59.9%
-153
069138
Takedowns — over/under
Gane
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.6%
+227
Under 0.5
69.4%
-227
035
Volkov
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.4%
+327
Under 0.5
76.6%
-327
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 13.2 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
Gane52.9%58.7%−5.8-160
Volkov47.1%41.3%+5.8+130
By method
Gane by KO/TKO30.0%20.1%+9.9+305
Gane by submission6.6%9.7%−3.1+737
Gane by decision16.3%28.0%−11.7+191
Volkov by KO/TKO26.7%19.5%+7.2+317
Volkov by submission5.9%5.4%+0.5+1399
Volkov by decision14.5%17.3%−2.8+370
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds70.4%72.9%−2.5-350
Over 2.5 rds48.9%62.5%−13.6-200
Over 3.5 rds39.8%56.0%−16.2-149
Over 4.5 rds34.5%50.6%−16.1-119
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision30.9%48.7%−17.8-109

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
84.7Striking80.6
Gane +4.1
48.2Grappling47.4
Gane +0.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GaneVolkov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1592
Pound-for-pound
1635
1592
Divisional
1634
1510
Striking offense
1544
1530
Striking defense
1512
1493
Grappling offense
1493
1536
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
31 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'7"
81"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.04
Strikes landed / min
5.35
55%
Strike accuracy
59%
1.85
Strikes absorbed / min
2.68
70%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.13
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
26%
Takedown accuracy
70%
100%
Takedown defense
66%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
78%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
60%
Finish rate
57%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ciryl Gane
  • WJairzinho RozenstruikU-DEC R5
    Close -2364mo before
  • WJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R2
    Close -4006mo before
  • WTanner BoserU-DEC R3
    Close -6411y 6mo before
  • WDon'Tale MayesSUB R3
    Close -3251y 8mo before
  • WRaphael PessoaSUB R1
    Close -4701y 11mo before
Alexander Volkov
  • WAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R2
    Close -1855mo before
  • WWalt HarrisKO/TKO R2
    Close -1908mo before
  • LCurtis BlaydesU-DEC R5
    Close +3251y before
  • WGreg HardyU-DEC R3
    Close -2701y 8mo before
  • LDerrick LewisKO/TKO R3
    Close -1552y 9mo before
Gane — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
38% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Volkov — win / loss by method
Record: 33-8-0

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
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 4 losses
W
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
26win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
18 (69%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (12%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (19%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Gane
Volkov
5
UFC fights
9
66.5 min · 13.3 avg
Octagon time
128.3 min · 14.3 avg
8y 0m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gane
Volkov
65W–16L · 80.2%
Overall
180W–64L · 73.8%
65W–16L · 80.2%
Wins
147W–57L · 72.1%
0W–0L
Losses
33W–7L · 82.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gane
Volkov
16W–2L · 88.9%
Overall
284W–89L · 76.1%
16W–2L · 88.9%
Wins
226W–68L · 76.9%
0W–0L
Losses
58W–21L · 73.4%
Distance striking
Gane
Volkov
5.22
Landed / min
7.53
53.3%
Accuracy
56.8%
70.3%
Defense
64.1%
0.45
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.35
83.5%
Time at distance
58.9%
Grappling & control
Gane
Volkov
1.13
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
26.3%
Takedown accuracy
70.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
66.1%
0.45
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
99.6%
Control share
21.0%
Strike target map
Gane
  • Head41%(139)div 65%
  • Body29%(96)div 19%
  • Legs30%(100)div 15%
Volkov
  • Head66%(456)div 65%
  • Body20%(139)div 19%
  • Legs13%(92)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.

Alexander Volkov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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