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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa
9-1 · AUS
VS
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
27-15 · BLR
June 9, 2018 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
261.0lb
Weigh-in
249.0lb
Tai Tuivasa def. Andrei Arlovski by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Tuivasa17/320/011:20
Arlovski13/280/100:14
R2
Tuivasa15/420/000:19
Arlovski19/450/100:24
R3
Tuivasa22/460/000:00
Arlovski19/520/000:00
Total
Tuivasa54/1200/011:39
Arlovski51/1250/200:38

Scorecards

Tuivasa vs Arlovski

RdBrandon MasonBrian PuccilloChris LeeCommunity
R110-910-99-109.8-9.2
R210-99-1010-99.2-9.8
R39-1010-910-99.5-9.5
Total29-2829-2829-2828.5-28.5

Media (23 cards) · avg 2928 · 23 Tuivasa · 0 Arlovski

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Tuivasa-Arlovski.

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
TuivasaWin probabilityArlovski
79.2%20.8%
KO / TKO
58%
Submission
2%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Tuivasa79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO48%61%
Submission0%0%
Decision31%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3171)act 54
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Arlovski21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%47%
Submission1%5%
Decision10%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2764)act 51
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~103 sig strikes~0.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R223%
R313%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Tuivasa
54.5%-123
Arlovski
+12344.4%
Most takedownstie 80.7%
Tuivasa
13.8%-255
Arlovski
+2555.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tuivasa
Expected: 54.4
54.5
Over 54.5
42.4%
+136
Under 54.5
57.6%
-136
069137
Arlovski
Expected: 48.8
49
Over 49
41.6%
+137
Exactly 49
1.4%
push
Under 49
57.1%
-137
062123
Takedowns — over/under
Tuivasa
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.4%
Exactly 0
85.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Arlovski
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
6.1%
Exactly 0
93.9%
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 10.0 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
Tuivasa79.2%66.9%+12.3-230
Arlovski20.8%33.1%−12.3+190

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
88.9Striking66.1
Tuivasa +22.8
25.0Grappling47.1
Arlovski +22.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TuivasaArlovski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1601
1548
Divisional
1600
1514
Striking offense
1540
1514
Striking defense
1532
1501
Grappling offense
1492
1509
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
25 yrs
Age
39 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
8.72
Strikes landed / min
3.21
69%
Strike accuracy
42%
1.89
Strikes absorbed / min
2.60
57%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.53
0%
Takedown accuracy
37%
100%
Takedown defense
83%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
64%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
69%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tai Tuivasa
  • WCyril AskerKO/TKO R1
    Close -2754mo before
  • WRashad CoulterKO/TKO R1
    Close -1757mo before
Andrei Arlovski
  • WStefan StruveU-DEC R3
    Close +1603mo before
  • WJunior AlbiniU-DEC R3
    Close +2607mo before
  • LMarcin TyburaU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y before
  • LFrancis NgannouKO/TKO R1
    Close +3351y 4mo before
  • LJosh BarnettSUB R3
    Close +1101y 9mo before
Tuivasa — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 27-15-0, 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, 10 losses
W
63% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
7% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
26% of wins
L
27% of losses
UFC
16win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (56%)KO/TKO(67%) 6
2 (13%)Submission(11%) 1
5 (31%)Decision(22%) 2
Non-UFC
11win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
1 (9%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(33%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Tuivasa
Arlovski
2
UFC fights
25
6.9 min · 3.4 avg
Octagon time
198.2 min · 7.9 avg
14y 1m
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tuivasa
Arlovski
17W–5L · 77.3%
Overall
392W–94L · 80.7%
17W–5L · 77.3%
Wins
220W–59L · 78.9%
0W–0L
Losses
172W–35L · 83.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tuivasa
Arlovski
32W–23L · 58.2%
Overall
458W–117L · 79.7%
25W–18L · 58.1%
Wins
376W–106L · 78.0%
7W–5L · 58.3%
Losses
82W–11L · 88.2%
Distance striking
Tuivasa
Arlovski
12.38
Landed / min
4.10
64.5%
Accuracy
37.2%
77.8%
Defense
65.5%
2.18
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.76
47.0%
Time at distance
58.2%
Grappling & control
Tuivasa
Arlovski
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.53
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
36.8%
100.0%
Takedown defense
82.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.38
72.3%
Control share
35.6%
Strike target map
Tuivasa
  • Head77%(46)div 66%
  • Body18%(11)div 19%
  • Legs5%(3)div 15%
Arlovski
  • Head58%(367)div 66%
  • Body16%(104)div 19%
  • Legs26%(165)div 15%

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

Tai Tuivasa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Andrei Arlovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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