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UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
Alexander Yakovlev
Alexander Yakovlev
24-9-1 · RUS
VS
Alex Da Silva
Alex Da Silva
20-1 · BRA
April 20, 2019 · Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Alexander Yakovlev def. Alex Da Silva by SUB (Schultz Front Headlock), R2 3:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Yakovlev7/100/101:12
Da Silva7/161/302:32
R2 · 3:10
Yakovlev7/91/101:01
Da Silva1/30/001:58
Total
Yakovlev14/191/202:13
Da Silva8/191/304:30

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
YakovlevWin probabilityDa Silva
39.2%60.8%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
19%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Yakovlev39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%18%
Submission6%16%
Decision26%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1332)act 14
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Da Silva61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%30%
Submission13%21%
Decision30%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 8
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.8)act 1
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R218%
R35%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Yakovlev
36.4%+169
Da Silva
-16961.7%
Most takedownstie 30.1%
Yakovlev
18.0%+287
Da Silva
-28751.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Yakovlev
Expected: 24.4
24.5
Over 24.5
42.4%
+136
Under 24.5
57.6%
-136
03162
Da Silva
Expected: 32.4
32.5
Over 32.5
42.3%
+136
Under 32.5
57.7%
-136
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Yakovlev
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.2%
+201
Under 0.5
66.8%
-201
035
Da Silva
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
44.0%
+127
Under 1.5
56.0%
-127
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 10.9 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
Yakovlev39.2%58.0%−18.8-150
Da Silva60.8%42.0%+18.8+130

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
YakovlevDa Silva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1522
Pound-for-pound
1557
1564
Divisional
1557
1497
Striking offense
1500
1519
Striking defense
1500
1489
Grappling offense
1500
1490
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
34 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'8"
74"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.89
Strikes landed / min
47%
Strike accuracy
2.73
Strikes absorbed / min
56%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.23
Takedowns / 15 min
30%
Takedown accuracy
73%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
882
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Yakovlev
  • LZak CummingsSUB R2
    opp missedClose +1502y 5mo before
  • LKamaru UsmanU-DEC R3
    Close +2102y 9mo before
  • WGeorge SullivanKO/TKO R1
    Close -1053y 3mo before
  • WGray MaynardU-DEC R3
    Close -1404y 1mo before
  • LNicholas MusokeU-DEC R3
    Close +1884y 7mo before
Alex Da Silva
No prior UFC fights.
Yakovlev — win / loss by method
Record: 24-9-1

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
29% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
22win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (36%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
8 (36%)Submission(60%) 3
6 (27%)Decision(20%) 1
Da Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 20-1-0

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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
20win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (65%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (35%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Yakovlev
Da Silva
6
UFC fights
0
73.0 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
22y 5m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Yakovlev
Da Silva
84W–23L · 78.5%
Overall
28W–8L · 77.8%
Wins
56W–15L · 78.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Yakovlev
Da Silva
103W–39L · 72.5%
Overall
63W–43L · 59.4%
81W–38L · 68.1%
Wins
55W–40L · 57.9%
22W–1L · 95.7%
Losses
8W–3L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Yakovlev
Da Silva
3.45
Landed / min
42.7%
Accuracy
67.4%
Defense
0.41
Knockdowns / 15 min
43.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Yakovlev
Da Silva
1.23
Takedowns / 15 min
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
72.7%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
11.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Yakovlev
  • Head49%(68)div 63%
  • Body26%(36)div 20%
  • Legs25%(34)div 17%
Da Silva
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Alexander Yakovlev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alex Da Silva

No UFC fights on record.

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