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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
30-20 · BLR
VS
Chase Sherman
Chase Sherman
15-6 · USA
April 17, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
250.5lb
Weigh-in
251.0lb
Andrei Arlovski def. Chase Sherman by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Arlovski27/650/000:00
Sherman33/690/000:00
R2
Arlovski32/690/000:39
Sherman21/580/000:00
R3
Arlovski46/880/000:00
Sherman34/650/000:00
Total
Arlovski105/2220/000:39
Sherman88/1920/000:00

Scorecards

Arlovski vs Sherman

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellTony WeeksCommunity
R19-109-109-109.1-9.9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2829-2829-28

Media (16 cards) · avg 2928 · 16 Arlovski · 0 Sherman

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Arlovski-Sherman.

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
ArlovskiWin probabilitySherman
45.0%55.0%
KO / TKO
61%
Submission
13%
Decision
26%
Expected fight time: 7.6 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 Arlovski, blue toward Sherman. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Arlovski45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%49%15%
Submission7%17%7%
Decision16%34%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1548)act 105
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Sherman55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%71%24%
Submission5%10%5%
Decision11%19%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 88
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R224%
R36%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Arlovski
52.7%-115
Sherman
+11545.9%
Most takedownstie 65.9%
Arlovski
15.8%+116
Sherman
-11618.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Arlovski
Expected: 35.6
35.5
Over 35.5
39.9%
+150
Under 35.5
60.1%
-150
04590
Sherman
Expected: 31.9
32
Over 32
38.9%
+153
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.6%
-153
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Arlovski
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.5%
Exactly 0
81.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Sherman
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.8%
Exactly 0
79.2%
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 7.6 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
Arlovski45.0%48.2%−3.2-103
Sherman55.0%51.8%+3.2-119
By method
Arlovski by KO/TKO27.4%14.8%+12.6+450
Arlovski by submission5.8%7.4%−1.6+1000
Arlovski by decision11.8%31.0%−19.2+163
Sherman by KO/TKO33.6%23.9%+9.7+240
Sherman by submission7.1%4.8%+2.3+1601
Sherman by decision14.4%18.1%−3.7+350
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds56.3%68.7%−12.4-275
Over 2.5 rds32.4%57.7%−25.3-163
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision26.2%54.3%−28.1-138

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
66.8Striking64.0
Arlovski +2.8
43.6Grappling21.6
Arlovski +22.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ArlovskiSherman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1498
1562
Divisional
1498
1526
Striking offense
1517
1537
Striking defense
1478
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
42 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.50
Strikes landed / min
6.02
44%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.87
Strikes absorbed / min
5.55
57%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.44
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
36%
Takedown accuracy
79%
Takedown defense
78%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
38%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
58%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
56
Days since last fight
339
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Andrei Arlovski
  • LTom AspinallSUB R2
    Close +22556d before
  • WTanner BoserU-DEC R3
    Close +2355mo before
  • WPhilipe LinsU-DEC R3
    Close +13011mo before
  • LJairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKO R1
    Close +1401y 5mo before
  • WBen RothwellU-DEC R3
    Close +1551y 9mo before
Chase Sherman
  • WIke VillanuevaKO/TKO R2
    Close -16011mo before
  • LAugusto SakaiKO/TKO R3
    Close +1902y 7mo before
  • LJustin WillisU-DEC R3
    Close +2453y before
  • LShamil AbdurakhimovKO/TKO R1
    Close +1053y 5mo before
  • WDamian GrabowskiU-DEC R3
    Close -2453y 9mo before
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 30-20-0, 2 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
17 wins, 11 losses
W
57% of wins
L
55% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 7 losses
W
33% of wins
L
35% of losses
UFC
19win14loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (47%)KO/TKO(50%) 7
2 (11%)Submission(14%) 2
8 (42%)Decision(36%) 5
Non-UFC
11win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
1 (9%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(33%) 2
Sherman — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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
14 wins, 4 losses
W
93% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Arlovski
Sherman
34
UFC fights
8
309.9 min · 9.1 avg
Octagon time
82.5 min · 10.3 avg
27y 4m
Career length
12y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Arlovski
Sherman
517W–121L · 81.0%
Overall
93W–24L · 79.5%
289W–79L · 78.5%
Wins
45W–14L · 76.3%
228W–42L · 84.4%
Losses
48W–10L · 82.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Arlovski
Sherman
458W–117L · 79.7%
Overall
47W–59L · 44.3%
376W–106L · 78.0%
Wins
45W–58L · 43.7%
82W–11L · 88.2%
Losses
2W–1L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Arlovski
Sherman
4.33
Landed / min
6.15
40.7%
Accuracy
42.4%
62.8%
Defense
56.5%
0.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.36
66.2%
Time at distance
84.1%
Grappling & control
Arlovski
Sherman
0.44
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
36.0%
Takedown accuracy
79.4%
Takedown defense
77.8%
0.24
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
32.1%
Control share
50.8%
Strike target map
Arlovski
  • Head56%(608)div 65%
  • Body19%(211)div 19%
  • Legs24%(265)div 15%
Sherman
  • Head53%(262)div 65%
  • Body22%(109)div 19%
  • Legs25%(126)div 15%

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

Andrei Arlovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chase Sherman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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