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UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
Karl Roberson
Karl Roberson
8-2 · USA
VS
Roman Kopylov
Roman Kopylov
8-0 · RUS
November 9, 2019 · Moscow, Moscow, Russia
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Karl Roberson def. Roman Kopylov by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 4:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Roberson9/380/000:06
Kopylov12/280/000:00
R2
Roberson18/410/000:00
Kopylov11/300/000:00
R3 · 4:01
Roberson16/381/300:49
Kopylov14/370/100:02
Total
Roberson43/1171/300:55
Kopylov37/950/100:02

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
RobersonWin probabilityKopylov
30.2%69.8%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
5%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Roberson30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%23%
Submission3%11%
Decision20%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 43
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 1
Kopylov70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%44%
Submission1%2%
Decision38%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2659)act 37
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R217%
R35%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Roberson
43.3%+128
Kopylov
-12855.4%
Most takedownstie 46.3%
Roberson
16.5%+225
Kopylov
-22537.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Roberson
Expected: 40.1
40
Over 40
41.8%
+135
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.5%
-135
051101
Kopylov
Expected: 45.7
45.5
Over 45.5
42.7%
+134
Under 45.5
57.3%
-134
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Roberson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.1%
+314
Under 0.5
75.9%
-314
035
Kopylov
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.7%
+207
Exactly 1
15.2%
push
Under 1
57.1%
-207
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 11.0 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
Roberson30.2%42.9%−12.7+125
Kopylov69.8%57.1%+12.7-145

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
RobersonKopylov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1539
Pound-for-pound
1530
1552
Divisional
1530
1500
Striking offense
1482
1527
Striking defense
1500
1506
Grappling offense
1561
1499
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
29 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.09
Strikes landed / min
61%
Strike accuracy
1.51
Strikes absorbed / min
66%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
75%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Karl Roberson
  • WWellington TurmanS-DEC R3
    Close -2204mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraSUB R1
    Close -11010mo before
  • WJack MarshmanU-DEC R3
    Close -3251y before
  • LCezar FerreiraSUB R1
    Close +1301y 6mo before
  • WDarren StewartSUB R1
    Close -2552y before
Roman Kopylov
No prior UFC fights.
Roberson — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(100%) 2
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Kopylov — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
88% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Roberson
Kopylov
5
UFC fights
0
41.8 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
11y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Roberson
Kopylov
83W–23L · 78.3%
Overall
44W–10L · 81.5%
Wins
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Roberson
Kopylov
25W–10L · 71.4%
Overall
93W–55L · 62.8%
25W–10L · 71.4%
Wins
93W–55L · 62.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Roberson
Kopylov
3.46
Landed / min
41.1%
Accuracy
77.8%
Defense
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
31.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Roberson
Kopylov
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.72
Sub attempts / 15 min
48.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Roberson
  • Head74%(96)div 63%
  • Body19%(24)div 19%
  • Legs7%(9)div 18%
Kopylov
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Karl Roberson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Roman Kopylov

No UFC fights on record.

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