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UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
VS
Blagoy Ivanov
Blagoy Ivanov
16-1 · BGR
July 14, 2018 · Boise, Idaho, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
247.5lb
Weigh-in
257.5lb
Junior Dos Santos def. Blagoy Ivanov by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dos Santos8/280/000:00
Ivanov5/260/000:00
R2
Dos Santos26/480/000:00
Ivanov6/380/000:00
R3
Dos Santos19/480/000:00
Ivanov8/450/000:01
R4
Dos Santos20/570/100:00
Ivanov15/590/000:00
R5
Dos Santos37/670/000:00
Ivanov17/610/000:01
Total
Dos Santos110/2480/100:00
Ivanov51/2290/000:02

Scorecards

Dos Santos vs Ivanov

RdDave HagenTim TurnerTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.2
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
R410-910-910-99.9-9.1
R510-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total50-4550-4550-4549.5-45.6

Media (20 cards) · avg 49.645.4 · 20 Dos Santos · 0 Ivanov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dos Santos-Ivanov.

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
Dos SantosWin probabilityIvanov
37.5%62.5%
KO / TKO
69%
Submission
4%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dos Santos37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%74%
Submission0%1%
Decision9%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3786)act 110
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Ivanov63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO42%66%
Submission4%6%
Decision17%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2968)act 51
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~118 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R234%
R37%
R44%
R53%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Dos Santos
60.4%-156
Ivanov
+15638.7%
Most takedownstie 67.9%
Dos Santos
18.5%-135
Ivanov
+13513.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dos Santos
Expected: 65.7
65.5
Over 65.5
42.7%
+134
Under 65.5
57.3%
-134
083165
Ivanov
Expected: 52.0
52
Over 52
41.8%
+136
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
56.9%
-136
065130
Takedowns — over/under
Dos Santos
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.6%
+386
Under 0.5
79.4%
-386
035
Ivanov
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.9%
Exactly 0
84.1%
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 12.2 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
Dos Santos37.5%63.5%−26.0-190
Ivanov62.5%36.5%+26.0+165

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
Dos SantosIvanov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1627
Pound-for-pound
1555
1627
Divisional
1555
1555
Striking offense
1474
1512
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
34 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'4"
Height
5'11"
77"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.89
Strikes landed / min
49%
Strike accuracy
3.32
Strikes absorbed / min
55%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.41
Takedowns / 15 min
63%
Takedown accuracy
80%
Takedown defense
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
427
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Junior Dos Santos
  • LStipe MiocicKO/TKO R1
    Close +1451y 2mo before
  • WBen RothwellU-DEC R5
    Close -1152y 3mo before
  • LAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R2
    Close -2352y 7mo before
  • WStipe MiocicU-DEC R5
    Close -4003y 7mo before
  • LCain VelasquezKO/TKO R5
    Close +1854y 9mo before
Blagoy Ivanov
No prior UFC fights.
Dos Santos — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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, 3 losses
W
72% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Ivanov — win / loss by method
Record: 16-1-0, 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (38%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Dos Santos
Ivanov
16
UFC fights
0
183.9 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
20y 0m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Dos Santos
Ivanov
284W–73L · 79.6%
Overall
207W–55L · 79.0%
Wins
77W–18L · 81.1%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dos Santos
Ivanov
30W–20L · 60.0%
Overall
222W–74L · 75.0%
26W–18L · 59.1%
Wins
201W–70L · 74.2%
4W–2L · 66.7%
Losses
21W–4L · 84.0%
Distance striking
Dos Santos
Ivanov
5.87
Landed / min
47.1%
Accuracy
61.4%
Defense
0.98
Knockdowns / 15 min
69.7%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Dos Santos
Ivanov
0.41
Takedowns / 15 min
62.5%
Takedown accuracy
80.5%
Takedown defense
0.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
15.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Dos Santos
  • Head63%(565)div 66%
  • Body34%(307)div 19%
  • Legs3%(27)div 15%
Ivanov
  • 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.

Junior Dos Santos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Blagoy Ivanov

No UFC fights on record.

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