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UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Jiri Prochazka
Jiri Prochazka
26-3-1 · CZE
VS
Volkan Oezdemir
Volkan Oezdemir
17-4 · CHE
July 11, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Jiri Prochazka def. Volkan Oezdemir by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 0:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Prochazka26/600/000:00
Oezdemir39/830/100:17
R2 · 0:49
Prochazka7/130/010:02
Oezdemir2/90/000:00
Total
Prochazka33/730/010:02
Oezdemir41/920/100:17

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
ProchazkaWin probabilityOezdemir
69.1%30.9%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
7%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Prochazka, blue toward Oezdemir. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Prochazka69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO45%66%
Submission5%7%
Decision19%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 33
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Oezdemir31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%48%
Submission1%5%
Decision15%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2864)act 41
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~97 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R220%
R310%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Prochazka
49.0%+102
Oezdemir
-10249.9%
Most takedownstie 66.3%
Prochazka
19.8%-142
Oezdemir
+14213.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Prochazka
Expected: 48.5
48.5
Over 48.5
42.5%
+135
Under 48.5
57.5%
-135
061122
Oezdemir
Expected: 49.0
49
Over 49
41.8%
+136
Exactly 49
1.4%
push
Under 49
56.8%
-136
062123
Takedowns — over/under
Prochazka
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.0%
+354
Under 0.5
78.0%
-354
035
Oezdemir
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.5%
Exactly 0
83.5%
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 8.7 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
Prochazka69.1%41.6%+27.5+129
Oezdemir30.9%58.4%−27.5-159

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ProchazkaOezdemir
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1576
Pound-for-pound
1579
1576
Divisional
1576
1500
Striking offense
1510
1533
Striking defense
1497
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
80"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.88
Strike accuracy
46%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.14
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.39
Takedown accuracy
22%
Takedown defense
81%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
63%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jiri Prochazka
No prior UFC fights.
Volkan Oezdemir
  • WAleksandar RakicS-DEC R3
    Close +1457mo before
  • WIlir LatifiKO/TKO R2
    Close -19011mo before
  • LDominick ReyesS-DEC R3
    Close +2201y 4mo before
  • LAnthony SmithSUB R3
    Close -1601y 8mo before
  • LDaniel CormierKO/TKO R2
    Close +2852y 6mo before
Prochazka — win / loss by method
Record: 26-3-1

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
23 wins, 2 losses
W
88% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
4% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
26win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
23 (88%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (8%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (4%)Decision(0%) 0
Oezdemir — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Prochazka
Oezdemir
0
UFC fights
8
Octagon time
77.1 min · 9.6 avg
Career length
15y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Prochazka
Oezdemir
Overall
135W–34L · 79.9%
Wins
75W–20L · 78.9%
Losses
60W–14L · 81.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Prochazka
Oezdemir
246W–102L · 70.7%
Overall
37W–32L · 53.6%
217W–93L · 70.0%
Wins
31W–29L · 51.7%
29W–9L · 76.3%
Losses
6W–3L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Prochazka
Oezdemir
Landed / min
5.18
Accuracy
41.5%
Defense
58.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.58
Time at distance
69.8%
Grappling & control
Prochazka
Oezdemir
Takedowns / 15 min
0.39
Takedown accuracy
22.2%
Takedown defense
80.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
53.5%
Strike target map
Prochazka
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Oezdemir
  • Head62%(233)div 65%
  • Body18%(68)div 19%
  • Legs20%(75)div 16%

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

Jiri Prochazka

No UFC fights on record.

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

Volkan Oezdemir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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