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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes
13-2 · USA
VS
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
31-7 · RUS
June 20, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
261.0lb
Weigh-in
247.0lb
Curtis Blaydes def. Alexander Volkov by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Blaydes27/325/604:52
Volkov1/10/000:00
R2
Blaydes17/243/404:02
Volkov7/150/000:00
R3
Blaydes13/221/403:53
Volkov5/130/000:06
R4
Blaydes5/103/603:39
Volkov12/231/200:26
R5
Blaydes7/112/503:26
Volkov6/250/000:14
Total
Blaydes69/9914/25019:52
Volkov31/771/200:46

Scorecards

Blaydes vs Volkov

RdChris LeeEric ColónSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-810-910-910-8.6
R210-910-910-910-8.8
R310-910-910-99.9-9
R49-1010-99-109.4-9.6
R59-109-109-109.3-9.7
Total48-4649-4648-4748.6-45.7

Media (17 cards) · avg 49.245.2 · 17 Blaydes · 0 Volkov

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

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
BlaydesWin probabilityVolkov
38.0%62.0%
KO / TKO
68%
Submission
7%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 13.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Blaydes38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%73%
Submission1%3%
Decision9%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3273)act 69
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 14
Volkov62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%66%
Submission5%9%
Decision16%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3784)act 31
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 1
Combined totals~120 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R219%
R314%
R48%
R55%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Blaydes
42.9%+131
Volkov
-13156.1%
Most takedownstie 49.3%
Blaydes
41.4%-446
Volkov
+4469.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Blaydes
Expected: 55.8
56
Over 56
41.6%
+137
Exactly 56
1.2%
push
Under 56
57.2%
-137
070140
Volkov
Expected: 64.3
64.5
Over 64.5
42.2%
+137
Under 64.5
57.8%
-137
081161
Takedowns — over/under
Blaydes
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.9%
+191
Exactly 1
15.9%
push
Under 1
55.2%
-191
035
Volkov
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
13.9%
Exactly 0
86.1%
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 13.1 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
Blaydes38.0%77.3%−39.3-400
Volkov62.0%22.7%+39.3+325

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
75.0Striking85.1
Volkov +10.1
56.9Grappling53.0
Blaydes +4.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BlaydesVolkov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1623
Pound-for-pound
1621
1623
Divisional
1621
1517
Striking offense
1526
1518
Striking defense
1505
1528
Grappling offense
1496
1523
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
29 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'7"
80"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.74
Strikes landed / min
6.19
51%
Strike accuracy
60%
1.86
Strikes absorbed / min
2.77
57%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.63
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
56%
Takedown accuracy
75%
25%
Takedown defense
83%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
83%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
63%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Curtis Blaydes
  • WJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R2
    Close -2805mo before
  • WShamil AbdurakhimovKO/TKO R2
    Close -5509mo before
  • WJustin WillisU-DEC R3
    Close -2751y 3mo before
  • LFrancis NgannouKO/TKO R1
    Close -2401y 7mo before
  • WAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R3
    Close -2002y before
Alexander Volkov
  • WGreg HardyU-DEC R3
    Close -2707mo before
  • LDerrick LewisKO/TKO R3
    Close -1551y 8mo before
  • WFabricio WerdumKO/TKO R4
    Close +1752y 3mo before
  • WStefan StruveKO/TKO R3
    Close -1302y 10mo before
  • WRoy NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1553y 2mo before
Blaydes — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0, 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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
77% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Volkov — win / loss by method
Record: 31-7-0

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
20 wins, 2 losses
W
65% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
26% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
26win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
18 (69%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (12%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (19%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Blaydes
Volkov
11
UFC fights
6
101.8 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
90.0 min · 15.0 avg
12y 2m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Blaydes
Volkov
208W–60L · 77.6%
Overall
107W–36L · 74.8%
191W–56L · 77.3%
Wins
87W–31L · 73.7%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Losses
20W–5L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Blaydes
Volkov
18W–6L · 75.0%
Overall
284W–89L · 76.1%
18W–6L · 75.0%
Wins
226W–68L · 76.9%
0W–0L
Losses
58W–21L · 73.4%
Distance striking
Blaydes
Volkov
3.39
Landed / min
7.59
31.3%
Accuracy
57.6%
62.6%
Defense
66.1%
0.15
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
40.2%
Time at distance
66.8%
Grappling & control
Blaydes
Volkov
6.63
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
55.6%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
25.0%
Takedown defense
82.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
95.9%
Control share
34.5%
Strike target map
Blaydes
  • Head72%(273)div 66%
  • Body13%(50)div 19%
  • Legs15%(58)div 15%
Volkov
  • Head64%(355)div 66%
  • Body21%(119)div 19%
  • Legs15%(83)div 15%

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

Curtis Blaydes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alexander Volkov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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