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UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
29-6 · RUS
VS
Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum
23-7-1 · BRA
March 17, 2018 · London, England, United Kingdom
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Alexander Volkov def. Fabricio Werdum by KO/TKO (Punch), R4 1:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkov15/281/100:06
Werdum20/372/203:50
R2
Volkov3/90/000:08
Werdum14/241/202:26
R3
Volkov13/321/100:45
Werdum10/150/400:24
R4 · 1:38
Volkov17/210/010:48
Werdum4/120/100:00
Total
Volkov48/902/211:47
Werdum48/883/906:40

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
VolkovWin probabilityWerdum
81.7%18.3%
KO / TKO
75%
Submission
6%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 15.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Volkov82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO64%78%
Submission3%4%
Decision15%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes92 (53120)act 48
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 2
Werdum18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%62%
Submission3%16%
Decision4%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 48
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 3
Combined totals~147 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R211%
R326%
R415%
R510%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Volkov
72.2%-266
Werdum
+26627.1%
Most takedownstie 63.2%
Volkov
16.1%+129
Werdum
-12920.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 91.9
92
Over 92
42.0%
+136
Exactly 92
0.7%
push
Under 92
57.2%
-136
0115230
Werdum
Expected: 55.2
55
Over 55
42.1%
+135
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
56.7%
-135
069138
Takedowns — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
19.0%
+427
Under 0.5
81.0%
-427
035
Werdum
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.8%
+321
Under 0.5
76.2%
-321
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 15.0 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
Volkov81.7%34.9%+46.8+175
Werdum18.3%65.1%−46.8-210

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
87.7Striking76.7
Volkov +11.0
54.5Grappling28.3
Volkov +26.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkovWerdum
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1607
Pound-for-pound
1639
1607
Divisional
1639
1514
Striking offense
1536
1525
Striking defense
1522
1498
Grappling offense
1496
1513
Grappling defense
1538
Physical
29 yrs
Age
40 yrs
6'7"
Height
6'4"
80"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.94
Strikes landed / min
4.93
58%
Strike accuracy
56%
2.67
Strikes absorbed / min
2.98
64%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.03
Takedowns / 15 min
0.85
75%
Takedown accuracy
24%
88%
Takedown defense
31%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
73%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
64%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Volkov
  • WStefan StruveKO/TKO R3
    Close -1306mo before
  • WRoy NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -15511mo before
  • WTimothy JohnsonS-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 4mo before
Fabricio Werdum
  • WMarcin TyburaU-DEC R5
    Close -3004mo before
  • WWalt HarrisSUB R1
    Close -2105mo before
  • LAlistair OvereemM-DEC R3
    Close +1208mo before
  • WTravis BrowneU-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 6mo before
  • LStipe MiocicKO/TKO R1
    Close -1851y 10mo before
Volkov — win / loss by method
Record: 29-6-0

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
19 wins, 1 loss
W
66% 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
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
26win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
18 (69%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (12%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (19%)Decision(50%) 3
Werdum — win / loss by method
Record: 23-7-1

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, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
48% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 5 losses
W
26% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
12win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(100%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Volkov
Werdum
3
UFC fights
15
43.5 min · 14.5 avg
Octagon time
159.3 min · 10.6 avg
17y 3m
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkov
Werdum
59W–23L · 72.0%
Overall
233W–61L · 79.3%
59W–23L · 72.0%
Wins
160W–38L · 80.8%
0W–0L
Losses
73W–23L · 76.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkov
Werdum
284W–89L · 76.1%
Overall
205W–48L · 81.0%
226W–68L · 76.9%
Wins
132W–33L · 80.0%
58W–21L · 73.4%
Losses
73W–15L · 83.0%
Distance striking
Volkov
Werdum
9.32
Landed / min
5.66
56.9%
Accuracy
53.2%
71.1%
Defense
61.3%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
61.7%
Time at distance
68.1%
Grappling & control
Volkov
Werdum
1.03
Takedowns / 15 min
0.85
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
23.7%
87.5%
Takedown defense
30.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.38
36.1%
Control share
60.6%
Strike target map
Volkov
  • Head65%(196)div 66%
  • Body19%(56)div 19%
  • Legs17%(50)div 15%
Werdum
  • Head65%(510)div 66%
  • Body18%(141)div 19%
  • Legs17%(134)div 15%

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

Alexander Volkov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Fabricio Werdum
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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