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UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
Magomed Ankalaev
Magomed Ankalaev
14-1 · RUS
VS
Nikita Krylov
Nikita Krylov
27-7 · UKR
February 27, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Magomed Ankalaev def. Nikita Krylov by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ankalaev11/350/200:14
Krylov21/491/301:44
R2
Ankalaev19/371/202:05
Krylov16/520/100:00
R3
Ankalaev13/202/503:40
Krylov10/190/200:00
Total
Ankalaev43/923/905:59
Krylov47/1201/601:44

Scorecards

Ankalaev vs Krylov

RdChris LeeMichael BellRon McCarthyCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.9-28.1

Media (19 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 19 Ankalaev · 0 Krylov

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

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 probabilityKrylov
60.9%39.1%
KO / TKO
52%
Submission
22%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 7.4 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 Krylov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ankalaev61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%58%38%
Submission6%10%9%
Decision20%32%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 43
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 3
Krylov39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%43%9%
Submission17%43%10%
Decision5%14%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (932)act 47
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 1
Combined totals~49 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R146%
R223%
R36%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Ankalaev
50.6%-107
Krylov
+10747.5%
Most takedownstie 39.7%
Ankalaev
33.7%-127
Krylov
+12726.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ankalaev
Expected: 25.2
25
Over 25
39.2%
+150
Exactly 25
1.9%
push
Under 25
58.9%
-150
03264
Krylov
Expected: 23.9
24
Over 24
38.6%
+154
Exactly 24
2.0%
push
Under 24
59.4%
-154
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Ankalaev
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.9%
+128
Under 0.5
56.1%
-128
035
Krylov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.3%
+168
Under 0.5
62.7%
-168
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 7.4 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
Ankalaev60.9%73.0%−12.1-321
Krylov39.1%27.0%+12.1+255
By method
Ankalaev by KO/TKO31.9%38.0%−6.1+105
Ankalaev by submission13.7%8.7%+5.0+800
Ankalaev by decision15.3%22.9%−7.6+240
Krylov by KO/TKO20.5%8.7%+11.8+800
Krylov by submission8.8%9.7%−0.9+700
Krylov by decision9.8%12.0%−2.2+550
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds54.1%55.8%−1.7-150
Over 2.5 rds30.9%44.2%−13.3+110
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision25.2%37.5%−12.3+150

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
81.5Striking72.9
Ankalaev +8.6
42.0Grappling58.6
Krylov +16.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AnkalaevKrylov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1591
Pound-for-pound
1582
1591
Divisional
1582
1524
Striking offense
1528
1522
Striking defense
1500
1506
Grappling offense
1529
1507
Grappling defense
1470
Physical
28 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.58
Strikes landed / min
4.54
56%
Strike accuracy
59%
1.36
Strikes absorbed / min
2.45
68%
Strike defense
42%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
1.40
33%
Takedown accuracy
38%
86%
Takedown defense
53%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
62%
+5
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
80%
Finish rate
88%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
350
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Magomed Ankalaev
  • WIon CutelabaKO/TKO R1
    Close -3354mo before
  • WIon CutelabaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2251y before
  • WDalcha LungiambulaKO/TKO R3
    Close -3301y 4mo before
  • WKlidson AbreuU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2102y before
  • WMarcin PrachnioKO/TKO R1
    Close -5602y 5mo before
Nikita Krylov
  • WJohnny WalkerU-DEC R3
    Close +12711mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraS-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 5mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxSUB R2
    Close -1351y 11mo before
  • LJan BlachowiczSUB R2
    Close -1452y 5mo before
  • LMisha CirkunovSUB R1
    Close -1154y 3mo before
Ankalaev — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Krylov — win / loss by method
Record: 27-7-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 5 losses
W
56% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
4% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
8win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(60%) 3
1 (13%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
19win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (58%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ankalaev
Krylov
6
UFC fights
13
48.6 min · 8.1 avg
Octagon time
86.0 min · 6.6 avg
12y 6m
Career length
14y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ankalaev
Krylov
76W–17L · 81.7%
Overall
215W–64L · 77.1%
67W–15L · 81.7%
Wins
120W–40L · 75.0%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
95W–24L · 79.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ankalaev
Krylov
104W–40L · 72.2%
Overall
106W–62L · 63.1%
104W–40L · 72.2%
Wins
104W–62L · 62.7%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Ankalaev
Krylov
3.69
Landed / min
9.07
44.8%
Accuracy
44.6%
72.3%
Defense
51.5%
1.54
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.52
50.8%
Time at distance
22.4%
Grappling & control
Ankalaev
Krylov
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
1.40
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
38.1%
85.7%
Takedown defense
52.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.57
87.6%
Control share
54.3%
Strike target map
Ankalaev
  • Head68%(119)div 64%
  • Body24%(41)div 19%
  • Legs8%(14)div 17%
Krylov
  • Head63%(247)div 64%
  • Body23%(90)div 19%
  • Legs14%(53)div 17%

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.

Nikita Krylov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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