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UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
31-8 · RUS
VS
Walt Harris
Walt Harris
13-8 · USA
October 24, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Alexander Volkov def. Walt Harris by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 1:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkov39/640/000:02
Harris15/540/000:00
R2 · 1:15
Volkov6/90/000:03
Harris1/40/100:00
Total
Volkov45/730/000:05
Harris16/580/100:00

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
VolkovWin probabilityHarris
80.0%20.0%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
11%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.8 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 Volkov, blue toward Harris. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Volkov80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO40%49%
Submission9%12%
Decision31%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1755)act 45
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Harris20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%72%
Submission1%7%
Decision4%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1035)act 16
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R219%
R39%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Volkov
63.1%-178
Harris
+17835.5%
Most takedownstie 56.0%
Volkov
26.5%-151
Harris
+15117.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 40.3
40.5
Over 40.5
39.5%
+153
Under 40.5
60.5%
-153
051101
Harris
Expected: 26.1
26
Over 26
39.1%
+151
Exactly 26
1.8%
push
Under 26
59.1%
-151
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
30.5%
+228
Under 0.5
69.5%
-228
035
Harris
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.3%
+349
Under 0.5
77.7%
-349
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 8.8 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
Volkov80.0%62.1%+17.9-190
Harris20.0%37.9%−17.9+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
78.8Striking61.2
Volkov +17.6
47.6Grappling38.8
Volkov +8.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkovHarris
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1605
Pound-for-pound
1526
1605
Divisional
1526
1529
Striking offense
1520
1502
Striking defense
1515
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'7"
Height
6'5"
80"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.12
Strikes landed / min
2.97
58%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.77
Strikes absorbed / min
3.18
55%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.91
Takedowns / 15 min
0.32
70%
Takedown accuracy
33%
65%
Takedown defense
72%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
43%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
40%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Volkov
  • LCurtis BlaydesU-DEC R5
    Close +3254mo before
  • WGreg HardyU-DEC R3
    Close -27011mo before
  • LDerrick LewisKO/TKO R3
    Close -1552y 1mo before
  • WFabricio WerdumKO/TKO R4
    Close +1752y 7mo before
  • WStefan StruveKO/TKO R3
    Close -1303y 2mo before
Walt Harris
  • LAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R2
    Close -1555mo before
  • WAleksei OleinikKO/TKO R1
    Close -1501y 3mo before
  • WSerghei SpivacKO/TKO R1
    Close -1651y 6mo before
  • WDaniel SpitzKO/TKO R2
    Close -2202y 5mo before
  • LMark GodbeerDQ R1
    Close -3703y before
Volkov — win / loss by method
Record: 31-8-0

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
20 wins, 2 losses
W
65% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 4 losses
W
26% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
26win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
18 (69%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (12%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (19%)Decision(50%) 3
Harris — win / loss by method
Record: 13-8-0, 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
13 wins, 3 losses
W
100% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
38% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
6win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(43%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(14%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(29%) 2
0 (0%)DQ / other(14%) 1
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Volkov
Harris
7
UFC fights
14
115.0 min · 16.4 avg
Octagon time
93.5 min · 6.7 avg
17y 3m
Career length
15y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkov
Harris
120W–38L · 75.9%
Overall
239W–56L · 81.0%
87W–31L · 73.7%
Wins
101W–18L · 84.9%
33W–7L · 82.5%
Losses
138W–38L · 78.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkov
Harris
284W–89L · 76.1%
Overall
44W–29L · 60.3%
226W–68L · 76.9%
Wins
38W–28L · 57.6%
58W–21L · 73.4%
Losses
6W–1L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Volkov
Harris
7.58
Landed / min
2.43
56.2%
Accuracy
31.2%
63.9%
Defense
62.1%
0.26
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.44
55.9%
Time at distance
76.4%
Grappling & control
Volkov
Harris
0.91
Takedowns / 15 min
0.32
70.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
64.8%
Takedown defense
72.2%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.16
20.6%
Control share
32.9%
Strike target map
Volkov
  • Head64%(377)div 66%
  • Body21%(125)div 19%
  • Legs15%(86)div 15%
Harris
  • Head69%(191)div 66%
  • Body24%(67)div 19%
  • Legs7%(20)div 15%

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

Alexander Volkov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Walt Harris
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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