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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem
43-17 · NLD
VS
Sergei Pavlovich
Sergei Pavlovich
12-0 · RUS
November 24, 2018 · Beijing, China
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
247.0lb
Weigh-in
257.0lb
Alistair Overeem def. Sergei Pavlovich by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:21
Overeem22/261/201:57
Pavlovich13/320/200:12
Total
Overeem22/261/201:57
Pavlovich13/320/200:12

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
OvereemWin probabilityPavlovich
6.3%93.7%
KO / TKO
59%
Submission
6%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Overeem6%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%46%
Submission2%32%
Decision1%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 22
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Pavlovich94%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO57%60%
Submission4%4%
Decision33%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2763)act 13
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R223%
R36%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Overeem
31.4%+215
Pavlovich
-21567.4%
Most takedownstie 69.2%
Overeem
17.8%-136
Pavlovich
+13613.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Overeem
Expected: 32.4
32.5
Over 32.5
42.2%
+137
Under 32.5
57.8%
-137
04181
Pavlovich
Expected: 48.5
48.5
Over 48.5
42.5%
+135
Under 48.5
57.5%
-135
061122
Takedowns — over/under
Overeem
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.8%
Exactly 0
80.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Pavlovich
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.1%
Exactly 0
84.9%
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 8.6 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
Overeem6.3%44.7%−38.4+115
Pavlovich93.7%55.3%+38.4-135

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
OvereemPavlovich
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1598
Pound-for-pound
1543
1598
Divisional
1543
1520
Striking offense
1482
1498
Striking defense
1500
1478
Grappling offense
1561
1538
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
38 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
84"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.64
Strikes landed / min
73%
Strike accuracy
2.35
Strikes absorbed / min
55%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.39
Takedowns / 15 min
27%
Takedown accuracy
59%
Takedown defense
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
63%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alistair Overeem
  • LCurtis BlaydesKO/TKO R3
    Close +1706mo before
  • LFrancis NgannouKO/TKO R1
    Close +2101y before
  • WFabricio WerdumM-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 5mo before
  • WMark HuntKO/TKO R3
    Close -1301y 9mo before
  • LStipe MiocicKO/TKO R1
    Close +1252y 2mo before
Sergei Pavlovich
No prior UFC fights.
Overeem — win / loss by method
Record: 43-17-0, 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
21 wins, 13 losses
W
49% of wins
L
76% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
6% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
12% of wins
L
18% of losses
UFC
8win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(100%) 6
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
35win11loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
16 (46%)KO/TKO(64%) 7
17 (49%)Submission(9%) 1
2 (6%)Decision(27%) 3
Pavlovich — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Overeem
Pavlovich
14
UFC fights
0
115.3 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
26y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Overeem
Pavlovich
238W–74L · 76.3%
Overall
140W–56L · 71.4%
Wins
98W–18L · 84.5%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Overeem
Pavlovich
448W–166L · 73.0%
Overall
113W–53L · 68.1%
340W–147L · 69.8%
Wins
113W–53L · 68.1%
108W–19L · 85.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Overeem
Pavlovich
3.40
Landed / min
67.2%
Accuracy
64.1%
Defense
1.04
Knockdowns / 15 min
54.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Overeem
Pavlovich
0.39
Takedowns / 15 min
27.3%
Takedown accuracy
58.8%
Takedown defense
0.39
Sub attempts / 15 min
65.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Overeem
  • Head45%(188)div 66%
  • Body39%(165)div 19%
  • Legs16%(67)div 15%
Pavlovich
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Alistair Overeem
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sergei Pavlovich

No UFC fights on record.

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