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UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
Volkan Oezdemir
Volkan Oezdemir
15-4 · CHE
VS
Ilir Latifi
Ilir Latifi
14-6 · SWE
August 10, 2019 · Montevideo, Uruguay
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Volkan Oezdemir def. Ilir Latifi by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Oezdemir22/450/000:12
Latifi5/191/501:07
R2 · 4:31
Oezdemir42/920/020:13
Latifi13/410/000:00
Total
Oezdemir64/1370/020:25
Latifi18/601/501:07

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
OezdemirWin probabilityLatifi
71.3%28.7%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
7%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Oezdemir71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%52%
Submission3%4%
Decision31%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 64
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Latifi29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%39%
Submission4%13%
Decision14%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 18
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 1
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R216%
R322%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Oezdemir
69.3%-233
Latifi
+23329.7%
Most takedownstie 40.1%
Oezdemir
6.1%+878
Latifi
-87853.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Oezdemir
Expected: 56.7
56.5
Over 56.5
42.8%
+134
Under 56.5
57.2%
-134
071142
Latifi
Expected: 36.3
36.5
Over 36.5
42.1%
+137
Under 36.5
57.9%
-137
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Oezdemir
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.0%
Exactly 0
89.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Latifi
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
37.8%
+114
Exactly 1
19.1%
push
Under 1
43.1%
-114
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 11.2 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
Oezdemir71.3%63.5%+7.8-190
Latifi28.7%36.5%−7.8+165

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
66.1Striking62.2
Oezdemir +3.9
33.8Grappling56.2
Latifi +22.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OezdemirLatifi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1544
Pound-for-pound
1569
1542
Divisional
1569
1503
Striking offense
1486
1494
Striking defense
1510
1490
Grappling offense
1509
1503
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
29 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.73
Strikes landed / min
2.34
46%
Strike accuracy
42%
4.30
Strikes absorbed / min
2.66
56%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.57
Takedowns / 15 min
1.89
22%
Takedown accuracy
32%
75%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
64%
-3
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Volkan Oezdemir
  • LDominick ReyesS-DEC R3
    Close +2205mo before
  • LAnthony SmithSUB R3
    Close -1609mo before
  • LDaniel CormierKO/TKO R2
    Close +2851y 7mo before
  • WJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1552y before
  • WMisha CirkunovKO/TKO R1
    Close +3752y 2mo before
Ilir Latifi
  • LCorey AndersonU-DEC R3
    Close -1307mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxSUB R1
    Close +1451y 5mo before
  • WTyson PedroU-DEC R3
    Close +1201y 11mo before
  • LRyan BaderKO/TKO R2
    Close +1502y 11mo before
  • WGian VillanteU-DEC R3
    Close -1853y 5mo before
Oezdemir — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Latifi — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0, 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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Oezdemir
Latifi
6
UFC fights
11
52.6 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
79.5 min · 7.2 avg
15y 11m
Career length
18y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Oezdemir
Latifi
109W–27L · 80.1%
Overall
191W–53L · 78.3%
49W–13L · 79.0%
Wins
110W–38L · 74.3%
60W–14L · 81.1%
Losses
81W–15L · 84.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Oezdemir
Latifi
37W–32L · 53.6%
Overall
73W–41L · 64.0%
31W–29L · 51.7%
Wins
53W–30L · 63.9%
6W–3L · 66.7%
Losses
20W–11L · 64.5%
Distance striking
Oezdemir
Latifi
5.02
Landed / min
2.08
42.0%
Accuracy
34.6%
58.4%
Defense
58.6%
0.29
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.76
70.0%
Time at distance
72.8%
Grappling & control
Oezdemir
Latifi
0.57
Takedowns / 15 min
1.89
22.2%
Takedown accuracy
32.3%
75.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.57
66.3%
Control share
94.9%
Strike target map
Oezdemir
  • Head65%(161)div 65%
  • Body17%(43)div 19%
  • Legs18%(45)div 16%
Latifi
  • Head68%(127)div 65%
  • Body15%(27)div 19%
  • Legs17%(32)div 16%

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

Volkan Oezdemir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ilir Latifi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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