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UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
38-11 · RUS
VS
Jailton Almeida
Jailton Almeida
22-3 · BRA
October 25, 2025 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
261.5lb
Weigh-in
237.0lb
Alexander Volkov def. Jailton Almeida by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkov15/150/002:14
Almeida0/01/202:38
R2
Volkov2/40/000:00
Almeida4/53/404:27
R3
Volkov7/80/000:43
Almeida5/53/303:42
Total
Volkov24/270/002:57
Almeida9/107/9010:47

Scorecards

Volkov vs Almeida

RdClemens WernerMichael BellTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-109-109-109-10
R310-99-1010-99.7-9.3
Total29-2828-2929-2828.7-28.3

Media (19 cards) · avg 2928 · 19 Volkov · 0 Almeida

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

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 probabilityAlmeida
33.5%66.5%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
13%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.3 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 Almeida. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Volkov33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%54%20%
Submission1%4%4%
Decision14%42%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 24
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Almeida67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%53%15%
Submission12%18%33%
Decision20%29%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (932)act 9
Takedowns2.3 (0.05.5)act 7
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R224%
R35%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Volkov
59.2%-152
Almeida
+15239.1%
Most takedownstie 11.5%
Volkov
1.9%+4501
Almeida
-450186.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
39.0%
+153
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.5%
-153
04080
Almeida
Expected: 23.3
23.5
Over 23.5
39.4%
+154
Under 23.5
60.6%
-154
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.9%
Exactly 0
92.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Almeida
Expected: 2.3
2.5
Over 2.5
45.1%
+122
Under 2.5
54.9%
-122
047

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 8.3 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
Volkov33.5%37.3%−3.8+156
Almeida66.5%62.7%+3.8-192
By method
Volkov by KO/TKO17.8%20.4%−2.6+310
Volkov by submission4.4%4.2%+0.2+1884
Volkov by decision11.2%11.7%−0.5+618
Almeida by KO/TKO35.4%14.8%+20.6+466
Almeida by submission8.8%32.7%−23.9+156
Almeida by decision22.3%16.2%+6.1+415
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.9%47.7%+14.2-140
Over 2.5 rds38.2%35.6%+2.6+161
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision33.5%28.7%+4.8+227

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
76.6Striking74.5
Volkov +2.2
50.7Grappling93.5
Almeida +42.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkovAlmeida
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1652
Pound-for-pound
1642
1651
Divisional
1620
1564
Striking offense
1497
1518
Striking defense
1505
1504
Grappling offense
1561
1547
Grappling defense
1531
Physical
37 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'7"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.27
Strikes landed / min
2.87
57%
Strike accuracy
67%
3.19
Strikes absorbed / min
0.88
54%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.69
Takedowns / 15 min
6.58
67%
Takedown accuracy
60%
74%
Takedown defense
67%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.4
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
89%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
58%
Finish rate
88%
Recent opp. quality
322
Days since last fight
280
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Volkov
  • LCiryl GaneS-DEC R3
    Close +27811mo before
  • WSergei PavlovichU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 4mo before
  • WTai TuivasaSUB R2
    Close -2382y 2mo before
  • WAlexandr RomanovKO/TKO R1
    Close +1272y 8mo before
  • WJairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKO R1
    Close -1663y 5mo before
Jailton Almeida
  • WSerghei SpivacKO/TKO R1
    Close -4509mo before
  • WAlexandr RomanovSUB R1
    Close -3921y 5mo before
  • LCurtis BlaydesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1381y 8mo before
  • WDerrick LewisU-DEC R5
    Close -4852y before
  • WJairzinho RozenstruikSUB R1
    Close -5192y 5mo before
Volkov — win / loss by method
Record: 38-11-0

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
24 wins, 2 losses
W
63% of wins
L
18% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
11% of wins
L
27% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 6 losses
W
26% of wins
L
55% of losses
UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(20%) 1
5 (42%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
26win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
18 (69%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (12%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (19%)Decision(50%) 3
Almeida — win / loss by method
Record: 22-3-0

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, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Volkov
Almeida
17
UFC fights
9
216.1 min · 12.7 avg
Octagon time
61.6 min · 6.8 avg
17y 3m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkov
Almeida
294W–86L · 77.4%
Overall
143W–40L · 78.1%
230W–75L · 75.4%
Wins
126W–36L · 77.8%
64W–11L · 85.3%
Losses
17W–4L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkov
Almeida
284W–89L · 76.1%
Overall
127W–70L · 64.5%
226W–68L · 76.9%
Wins
110W–62L · 64.0%
58W–21L · 73.4%
Losses
17W–8L · 68.0%
Distance striking
Volkov
Almeida
6.80
Landed / min
2.79
54.9%
Accuracy
44.4%
58.5%
Defense
74.1%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
65.8%
Time at distance
9.3%
Grappling & control
Volkov
Almeida
0.69
Takedowns / 15 min
6.58
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
73.9%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.14
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.44
30.5%
Control share
94.1%
Strike target map
Volkov
  • Head61%(693)div 65%
  • Body21%(241)div 20%
  • Legs18%(204)div 16%
Almeida
  • Head92%(163)div 65%
  • Body6%(10)div 20%
  • Legs2%(4)div 16%

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.

Jailton Almeida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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