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UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Nikita Krylov
Nikita Krylov
25-6 · UKR
VS
Ovince Saint Preux
Ovince Saint Preux
23-12 · USA
April 13, 2019 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Nikita Krylov def. Ovince Saint Preux by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:30
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Krylov14/270/101:06
Saint Preux2/53/602:37
R2 · 2:30
Krylov13/171/101:17
Saint Preux2/30/200:37
Total
Krylov27/441/202:23
Saint Preux4/83/803:14

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
KrylovWin probabilitySaint Preux
70.8%29.2%
KO / TKO
80%
Submission
11%
Decision
10%
Expected fight time: 6.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Krylov71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO59%82%
Submission9%13%
Decision3%5%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 27
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Saint Preux29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%73%
Submission2%6%
Decision6%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 4
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 3
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R225%
R316%
Distance10%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Krylov
70.4%-252
Saint Preux
+25227.9%
Most takedownstie 61.7%
Krylov
25.8%-207
Saint Preux
+20712.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Krylov
Expected: 36.0
36
Over 36
41.6%
+136
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.5%
-136
04691
Saint Preux
Expected: 22.0
22
Over 22
41.1%
+136
Exactly 22
2.9%
push
Under 22
56.0%
-136
02856
Takedowns — over/under
Krylov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
28.4%
+252
Under 0.5
71.6%
-252
035
Saint Preux
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.6%
Exactly 0
84.4%
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 6.6 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
Krylov70.8%55.3%+15.5-135
Saint Preux29.2%44.7%−15.5+115

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
77.5Striking56.2
Krylov +21.4
50.4Grappling42.1
Krylov +8.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KrylovSaint Preux
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1563
Pound-for-pound
1579
1563
Divisional
1574
1520
Striking offense
1507
1495
Striking defense
1512
1516
Grappling offense
1508
1472
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
27 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.59
Strikes landed / min
2.60
59%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.62
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
45%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.88
29%
Takedown accuracy
29%
40%
Takedown defense
68%
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
61%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
82%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nikita Krylov
  • LJan BlachowiczSUB R2
    Close -1457mo before
  • LMisha CirkunovSUB R1
    Close -1152y 4mo before
  • WEd HermanKO/TKO R2
    Close -2402y 8mo before
  • WFrancimar BarrosoSUB R2
    Close -2002y 11mo before
  • WMarcos Rogerio de LimaSUB R1
    Close +1303y 8mo before
Ovince Saint Preux
  • LDominick ReyesU-DEC R3
    Close +1906mo before
  • WTyson PedroSUB R1
    Close +12510mo before
  • LIlir LatifiSUB R1
    Close -1651y 2mo before
  • WCorey AndersonKO/TKO R3
    Close -1751y 5mo before
  • WYushin OkamiSUB R1
    Close -4301y 7mo before
Krylov — win / loss by method
Record: 25-6-0

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
44% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 5 losses
W
56% of wins
L
83% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(75%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
19win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (58%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Saint Preux — win / loss by method
Record: 23-12-0

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, 2 losses
W
52% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 8 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
11win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
4 (36%)Submission(29%) 2
2 (18%)Decision(57%) 4
Non-UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(80%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Krylov
Saint Preux
10
UFC fights
18
48.5 min · 4.8 avg
Octagon time
169.7 min · 9.4 avg
14y 0m
Career length
17y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Krylov
Saint Preux
146W–41L · 78.1%
Overall
268W–62L · 81.2%
80W–24L · 76.9%
Wins
159W–45L · 77.9%
66W–17L · 79.5%
Losses
109W–17L · 86.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Krylov
Saint Preux
106W–62L · 63.1%
Overall
151W–55L · 73.3%
104W–62L · 62.7%
Wins
105W–47L · 69.1%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
46W–8L · 85.2%
Distance striking
Krylov
Saint Preux
9.87
Landed / min
3.44
43.2%
Accuracy
38.8%
53.8%
Defense
49.5%
0.93
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.27
23.2%
Time at distance
56.3%
Grappling & control
Krylov
Saint Preux
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.88
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
29.4%
40.0%
Takedown defense
67.6%
1.86
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.44
45.3%
Control share
37.6%
Strike target map
Krylov
  • Head64%(174)div 65%
  • Body22%(60)div 19%
  • Legs14%(37)div 16%
Saint Preux
  • Head69%(304)div 65%
  • Body20%(90)div 19%
  • Legs11%(48)div 16%

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

Nikita Krylov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ovince Saint Preux
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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