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UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
Thibault Gouti
Thibault Gouti
11-3 · FRA
VS
Andrew Holbrook
Andrew Holbrook
12-2 · USA
September 2, 2017 · Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Thibault Gouti def. Andrew Holbrook by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:28
Gouti41/860/010:30
Holbrook22/540/600:00
Total
Gouti41/860/010:30
Holbrook22/540/600:00

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
GoutiWin probabilityHolbrook
56.3%43.7%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
29%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gouti56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%23%
Submission15%27%
Decision28%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 41
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Holbrook44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%14%
Submission14%32%
Decision24%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 22
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R214%
R36%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Gouti
43.9%+125
Holbrook
-12554.7%
Most takedownstie 41.9%
Gouti
23.4%+148
Holbrook
-14834.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gouti
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
42.2%
+137
Under 35.5
57.8%
-137
04589
Holbrook
Expected: 39.8
40
Over 40
41.3%
+138
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
57.1%
-138
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Gouti
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.6%
+206
Under 0.5
67.4%
-206
035
Holbrook
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.8%
+204
Exactly 1
15.5%
push
Under 1
56.7%
-204
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 10.3 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
Gouti56.3%38.1%+18.2+155
Holbrook43.7%61.9%−18.2-175

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
44.8Striking66.9
Holbrook +22.0
17.4Grappling50.8
Holbrook +33.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GoutiHolbrook
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1489
Pound-for-pound
1533
1489
Divisional
1533
1497
Striking offense
1482
1492
Striking defense
1500
1491
Grappling offense
1503
1484
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
30 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.28
Strikes landed / min
1.81
38%
Strike accuracy
54%
4.63
Strikes absorbed / min
2.10
37%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.97
Takedown accuracy
40%
63%
Takedown defense
10%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.4
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
50%
-3
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
371
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thibault Gouti
  • LChad LapriseKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose +2901y before
  • LOlivier Aubin-MercierSUB R3
    Close +3751y 2mo before
  • LTeemu PackalenSUB R1
    Close -1101y 6mo before
Andrew Holbrook
  • LGregor GillespieKO/TKO R1
    Close +2455mo before
  • WJake MatthewsS-DEC R3
    Close +4259mo before
  • LJoaquim SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y 2mo before
  • WRamsey NijemS-DEC R3
    Close +1352y 1mo before
Gouti — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 ()Submission(67%) 2
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
2 (18%)Decision() 0
Holbrook — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
9 (90%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Gouti
Holbrook
3
UFC fights
4
14.5 min · 4.8 avg
Octagon time
30.9 min · 7.7 avg
14y 7m
Career length
13y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gouti
Holbrook
24W–5L · 82.8%
Overall
36W–7L · 83.7%
0W–0L
Wins
20W–7L · 74.1%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
16W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gouti
Holbrook
59W–36L · 62.1%
Overall
72W–74L · 49.3%
59W–36L · 62.1%
Wins
72W–74L · 49.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Gouti
Holbrook
3.53
Landed / min
2.60
27.7%
Accuracy
34.5%
44.3%
Defense
64.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
35.2%
Time at distance
23.6%
Grappling & control
Gouti
Holbrook
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.97
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
62.5%
Takedown defense
10.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.43
5.2%
Control share
30.9%
Strike target map
Gouti
  • Head79%(26)div 63%
  • Body9%(3)div 20%
  • Legs12%(4)div 17%
Holbrook
  • Head59%(33)div 63%
  • Body30%(17)div 20%
  • Legs11%(6)div 17%

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

Thibault Gouti
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Andrew Holbrook
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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