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UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
Derrick Lewis
Derrick Lewis
20-5 · USA
VS
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
30-6 · RUS
October 6, 2018 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
265.5lb
Weigh-in
251.0lb
Derrick Lewis def. Alexander Volkov by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 4:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lewis15/260/100:37
Volkov40/571/101:39
R2
Lewis6/130/100:00
Volkov40/600/100:04
R3 · 4:49
Lewis18/310/010:05
Volkov41/540/000:03
Total
Lewis39/700/210:42
Volkov121/1711/201:46

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
LewisWin probabilityVolkov
8.6%91.4%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
3%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lewis9%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%61%
Submission0%2%
Decision3%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 39
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Volkov91%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO45%49%
Submission3%3%
Decision43%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3784)act 121
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Combined totals~97 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R219%
R311%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Lewis
21.2%+368
Volkov
-36877.9%
Most takedownstie 70.5%
Lewis
5.7%+418
Volkov
-41823.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.8%
+134
Under 32.5
57.2%
-134
04182
Volkov
Expected: 64.3
64.5
Over 64.5
42.3%
+136
Under 64.5
57.7%
-136
081161
Takedowns — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.1%
Exactly 0
92.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Volkov
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.9%
+302
Under 0.5
75.1%
-302
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
Lewis8.6%41.2%−32.6+135
Volkov91.4%58.8%+32.6-155

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
70.3Striking83.0
Volkov +12.7
30.8Grappling53.5
Volkov +22.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LewisVolkov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1633
Pound-for-pound
1625
1633
Divisional
1625
1534
Striking offense
1521
1534
Striking defense
1522
1494
Grappling offense
1502
1508
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
33 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'7"
79"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.90
Strikes landed / min
5.82
51%
Strike accuracy
57%
1.61
Strikes absorbed / min
2.73
51%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.58
Takedowns / 15 min
1.25
26%
Takedown accuracy
83%
57%
Takedown defense
80%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
79%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
82%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Derrick Lewis
  • WFrancis NgannouU-DEC R3
    Close +2553mo before
  • WMarcin TyburaKO/TKO R3
    Close -1108mo before
  • LMark HuntKO/TKO R4
    Close -1501y 4mo before
  • WTravis BrowneKO/TKO R2
    Close -1051y 8mo before
  • WShamil AbdurakhimovKO/TKO R4
    Close -2501y 10mo before
Alexander Volkov
  • WFabricio WerdumKO/TKO R4
    Close +1757mo before
  • WStefan StruveKO/TKO R3
    Close -1301y 1mo before
  • WRoy NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 6mo before
  • WTimothy JohnsonS-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 11mo before
Lewis — win / loss by method
Record: 20-5-0, 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
17 wins, 3 losses
W
85% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (82%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (89%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Volkov — win / loss by method
Record: 30-6-0

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
20 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
26win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
18 (69%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (12%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (19%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Lewis
Volkov
14
UFC fights
4
129.6 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
60.1 min · 15.0 avg
16y 4m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lewis
Volkov
186W–62L · 75.0%
Overall
82W–30L · 73.2%
150W–42L · 78.1%
Wins
82W–30L · 73.2%
36W–20L · 64.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lewis
Volkov
44W–11L · 80.0%
Overall
284W–89L · 76.1%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Wins
226W–68L · 76.9%
12W–2L · 85.7%
Losses
58W–21L · 73.4%
Distance striking
Lewis
Volkov
2.25
Landed / min
8.17
34.2%
Accuracy
55.3%
61.7%
Defense
67.8%
0.46
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.50
47.1%
Time at distance
57.4%
Grappling & control
Lewis
Volkov
0.58
Takedowns / 15 min
1.25
26.3%
Takedown accuracy
83.3%
57.4%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
29.4%
Control share
30.5%
Strike target map
Lewis
  • Head80%(299)div 66%
  • Body16%(59)div 19%
  • Legs5%(18)div 15%
Volkov
  • Head67%(233)div 66%
  • Body18%(64)div 19%
  • Legs15%(53)div 15%

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

Derrick Lewis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alexander Volkov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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