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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
Tom Aspinall
Tom Aspinall
9-2 · GBR
VS
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
30-19 · BLR
February 20, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
244.5lb
Weigh-in
249.5lb
Tom Aspinall def. Andrei Arlovski by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 1:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Aspinall33/540/002:09
Arlovski16/420/000:00
R2 · 1:09
Aspinall4/61/100:08
Arlovski4/130/000:00
Total
Aspinall37/601/102:17
Arlovski20/550/000:00

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
AspinallWin probabilityArlovski
83.1%16.9%
KO / TKO
57%
Submission
4%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.4 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 Aspinall, blue toward Arlovski. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Aspinall83%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO50%60%44%
Submission3%4%5%
Decision30%36%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2065)act 37
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.8)act 1
Arlovski17%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%42%8%
Submission1%5%6%
Decision9%53%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 20
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R219%
R311%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Aspinall
64.1%-185
Arlovski
+18534.7%
Most takedownstie 32.1%
Aspinall
63.7%-1519
Arlovski
+15194.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Aspinall
Expected: 48.1
48
Over 48
39.4%
+151
Exactly 48
1.0%
push
Under 48
59.6%
-151
061121
Arlovski
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
39.4%
+154
Under 30.5
60.6%
-154
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Aspinall
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.3%
+131
Under 1.5
56.7%
-131
035
Arlovski
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.2%
Exactly 0
90.8%
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 9.4 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
Aspinall83.1%70.4%+12.7-281
Arlovski16.9%29.6%−12.7+223
By method
Aspinall by KO/TKO47.4%44.0%+3.4-125
Aspinall by submission3.3%4.7%−1.4+1601
Aspinall by decision32.3%17.6%+14.7+350
Arlovski by KO/TKO9.7%7.9%+1.8+900
Arlovski by submission0.7%6.1%−5.4+1200
Arlovski by decision6.6%19.8%−13.2+300
Total rounds (over)
Over 2.5 rds49.3%42.3%+7.0+120
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision38.9%39.0%−0.1+140

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
89.3Striking67.4
Aspinall +21.9
50.0Grappling44.1
Aspinall +5.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AspinallArlovski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1544
Pound-for-pound
1580
1544
Divisional
1579
1502
Striking offense
1526
1503
Striking defense
1540
1553
Grappling offense
1460
1556
Grappling defense
1564
Physical
27 yrs
Age
42 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
11.14
Strikes landed / min
3.50
74%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.57
Strikes absorbed / min
2.80
71%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.43
Takedowns / 15 min
0.44
100%
Takedown accuracy
36%
Takedown defense
81%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
58%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
58%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tom Aspinall
  • WAlan BaudotKO/TKO R1
    Close -5604mo before
  • WJake CollierKO/TKO R1
    Close -2787mo before
Andrei Arlovski
  • WTanner BoserU-DEC R3
    Close +2353mo before
  • WPhilipe LinsU-DEC R3
    Close +1309mo before
  • LJairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKO R1
    Close +1401y 4mo before
  • WBen RothwellU-DEC R3
    Close +1551y 7mo before
  • LAugusto SakaiS-DEC R3
    Close +1451y 10mo before
Aspinall — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
89% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(50%) 1
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 30-19-0, 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
58% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
5% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 7 losses
W
33% of wins
L
37% of losses
UFC
19win13loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (47%)KO/TKO(54%) 7
2 (11%)Submission(8%) 1
8 (42%)Decision(38%) 5
Non-UFC
11win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
1 (9%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(33%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Aspinall
Arlovski
2
UFC fights
33
2.3 min · 1.2 avg
Octagon time
303.7 min · 9.2 avg
11y 7m
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Aspinall
Arlovski
19W–5L · 79.2%
Overall
508W–119L · 81.0%
19W–5L · 79.2%
Wins
289W–79L · 78.5%
0W–0L
Losses
219W–40L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Aspinall
Arlovski
35W–20L · 63.6%
Overall
458W–117L · 79.7%
16W–13L · 55.2%
Wins
376W–106L · 78.0%
19W–7L · 73.1%
Losses
82W–11L · 88.2%
Distance striking
Aspinall
Arlovski
7.22
Landed / min
4.31
68.4%
Accuracy
40.8%
71.4%
Defense
63.4%
6.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.49
77.1%
Time at distance
66.6%
Grappling & control
Aspinall
Arlovski
6.43
Takedowns / 15 min
0.44
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
36.0%
Takedown defense
80.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.25
100.0%
Control share
33.1%
Strike target map
Aspinall
  • Head85%(22)div 65%
  • Body4%(1)div 19%
  • Legs12%(3)div 15%
Arlovski
  • Head56%(600)div 65%
  • Body19%(204)div 19%
  • Legs24%(260)div 15%

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

Tom Aspinall
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Andrei Arlovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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