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UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Sergei Pavlovich
Sergei Pavlovich
19-3 · RUS
VS
August 23, 2025 · Shanghai, Hebei, China
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
255.5lb
Weigh-in
262.0lb
Sergei Pavlovich def. Waldo Cortes Acosta by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pavlovich9/280/100:06
Cortes Acosta11/340/000:00
R2
Pavlovich22/430/000:00
Cortes Acosta20/370/000:00
R3
Pavlovich30/620/200:02
Cortes Acosta14/460/000:00
Total
Pavlovich61/1330/300:08
Cortes Acosta45/1170/000:00

Scorecards

Pavlovich vs Cortes Acosta

RdClemens WernerEvan FieldMark ChristieCommunity
R19-1010-99-109.8-9.2
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2729-2829.7-27.3

Media (7 cards) · avg 29.927.1 · 7 Pavlovich · 0 Cortes Acosta

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pavlovich-Cortes Acosta.

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
PavlovichWin probabilityCortes Acosta
65.1%34.9%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
10%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pavlovich65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%51%43%
Submission6%9%3%
Decision26%40%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1963)act 61
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Cortes Acosta35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%26%14%
Submission5%13%3%
Decision21%61%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1964)act 45
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R212%
R313%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Pavlovich
49.0%+102
Cortes Acosta
-10250.0%
Most takedownstie 62.2%
Pavlovich
21.9%-138
Cortes Acosta
+13815.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pavlovich
Expected: 46.7
46.5
Over 46.5
39.9%
+150
Under 46.5
60.1%
-150
059117
Cortes Acosta
Expected: 47.0
47
Over 47
39.2%
+152
Exactly 47
1.0%
push
Under 47
59.7%
-152
059118
Takedowns — over/under
Pavlovich
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.8%
+303
Under 0.5
75.2%
-303
035
Cortes Acosta
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
19.1%
+424
Under 0.5
80.9%
-424
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 10.4 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
Pavlovich65.1%69.4%−4.3-267
Cortes Acosta34.9%30.6%+4.3+212
By method
Pavlovich by KO/TKO27.8%43.0%−15.2-105
Pavlovich by submission6.5%3.4%+3.1+2368
Pavlovich by decision30.8%21.4%+9.4+293
Cortes Acosta by KO/TKO14.9%14.3%+0.6+486
Cortes Acosta by submission3.5%3.3%+0.2+2483
Cortes Acosta by decision16.5%14.6%+1.9+477
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.9%56.7%+16.2-154
Over 2.5 rds60.7%41.3%+19.4+125
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision47.3%36.0%+11.3+159

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
65.7Striking75.0
Cortes Acosta +9.3
42.2Grappling45.3
Cortes Acosta +3.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PavlovichCortes Acosta
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1614
Pound-for-pound
1614
1614
Divisional
1612
1534
Striking offense
1523
1497
Striking defense
1502
1498
Grappling offense
1475
1530
Grappling defense
1532
Physical
33 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
84"
Reach
78"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.54
Strikes landed / min
5.78
44%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.81
Strikes absorbed / min
3.40
54%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.63
Takedowns / 15 min
0.44
40%
Takedown accuracy
50%
75%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
70%
UFC win rate
88%
+1
Win/loss streak
+5
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
86%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sergei Pavlovich
  • WJairzinho RozenstruikU-DEC R3
    Close -2927mo before
  • LAlexander VolkovU-DEC R3
    Close -2381y 2mo before
  • LTom AspinallKO/TKO R1
    Close +1101y 9mo before
  • WCurtis BlaydesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1102y 4mo before
  • WTai TuivasaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1962y 9mo before
Waldo Cortes Acosta
  • WSerghei SpivacU-DEC R3
    Close +1423mo before
  • WRyan SpannKO/TKO R2
    Close -2305mo before
  • WRobelis DespaigneU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 3mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiU-DEC R3
    Close -7051y 7mo before
  • WLukasz BrzeskiKO/TKO R1
    Close -2202y before
Pavlovich — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-0

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
15 wins, 2 losses
W
79% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (25%)Decision() 0
Cortes Acosta — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (71%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pavlovich
Cortes Acosta
10
UFC fights
8
47.8 min · 4.8 avg
Octagon time
102.8 min · 12.9 avg
11y 7m
Career length
8y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pavlovich
Cortes Acosta
200W–61L · 76.6%
Overall
134W–67L · 66.7%
107W–31L · 77.5%
Wins
114W–59L · 65.9%
93W–30L · 75.6%
Losses
20W–8L · 71.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pavlovich
Cortes Acosta
113W–53L · 68.1%
Overall
52W–25L · 67.5%
113W–53L · 68.1%
Wins
52W–25L · 67.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pavlovich
Cortes Acosta
4.63
Landed / min
6.68
40.3%
Accuracy
48.4%
57.3%
Defense
56.2%
2.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.29
76.4%
Time at distance
77.3%
Grappling & control
Pavlovich
Cortes Acosta
0.63
Takedowns / 15 min
0.44
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
75.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.15
78.9%
Control share
54.7%
Strike target map
Pavlovich
  • Head90%(195)div 65%
  • Body8%(18)div 20%
  • Legs2%(4)div 16%
Cortes Acosta
  • Head72%(428)div 65%
  • Body16%(95)div 20%
  • Legs12%(71)div 16%

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

Sergei Pavlovich
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Waldo Cortes Acosta
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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