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UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Volkan Oezdemir
Volkan Oezdemir
14-1 · CHE
VS
Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa
17-2 · GBR
July 29, 2017 · Anaheim, California, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Volkan Oezdemir def. Jimi Manuwa by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:42
Oezdemir12/190/000:02
Manuwa2/40/000:15
Total
Oezdemir12/190/000:02
Manuwa2/40/000:15

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
OezdemirWin probabilityManuwa
69.5%30.5%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
22%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Oezdemir69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%47%
Submission15%23%
Decision21%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 12
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Manuwa31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%60%
Submission6%20%
Decision6%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 2
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R214%
R320%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Oezdemir
61.8%-167
Manuwa
+16737.0%
Most takedownstie 63.1%
Oezdemir
23.0%-166
Manuwa
+16613.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Oezdemir
Expected: 47.8
48
Over 48
41.5%
+137
Exactly 48
1.4%
push
Under 48
57.1%
-137
060120
Manuwa
Expected: 36.4
36.5
Over 36.5
42.3%
+136
Under 36.5
57.7%
-136
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Oezdemir
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.7%
+289
Under 0.5
74.3%
-289
035
Manuwa
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.0%
Exactly 0
83.0%
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 8.6 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
Oezdemir69.5%38.1%+31.4+155
Manuwa30.5%61.9%−31.4-175

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
65.7Striking70.5
Manuwa +4.9
25.0Grappling40.0
Manuwa +15.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OezdemirManuwa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1601
1570
Divisional
1599
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.63
Strikes landed / min
3.55
46%
Strike accuracy
59%
5.50
Strikes absorbed / min
2.93
59%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.72
0%
Takedown accuracy
25%
100%
Takedown defense
68%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
62
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Volkan Oezdemir
  • WMisha CirkunovKO/TKO R1
    Close +3752mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxS-DEC R3
    Close +3356mo before
Jimi Manuwa
  • WCorey AndersonKO/TKO R1
    Close -1454mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxKO/TKO R2
    Close +12510mo before
  • LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +5251y 11mo before
  • WJan BlachowiczU-DEC R3
    Close +1002y 4mo before
  • LAlexander GustafssonKO/TKO R2
    Close +4503y 5mo before
Oezdemir — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Manuwa — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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
15 wins, 2 losses
W
88% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (91%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (9%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Oezdemir
Manuwa
2
UFC fights
8
15.5 min · 7.7 avg
Octagon time
62.2 min · 7.8 avg
15y 11m
Career length
18y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Oezdemir
Manuwa
32W–11L · 74.4%
Overall
128W–34L · 79.0%
32W–11L · 74.4%
Wins
94W–27L · 77.7%
0W–0L
Losses
34W–7L · 82.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Oezdemir
Manuwa
37W–32L · 53.6%
Overall
51W–32L · 61.4%
31W–29L · 51.7%
Wins
51W–32L · 61.4%
6W–3L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Oezdemir
Manuwa
5.91
Landed / min
5.74
43.3%
Accuracy
50.9%
60.2%
Defense
61.7%
0.97
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.72
81.0%
Time at distance
38.7%
Grappling & control
Oezdemir
Manuwa
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.72
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
68.2%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.48
69.1%
Control share
38.3%
Strike target map
Oezdemir
  • Head64%(56)div 66%
  • Body20%(17)div 18%
  • Legs16%(14)div 16%
Manuwa
  • Head39%(87)div 66%
  • Body23%(50)div 18%
  • Legs38%(84)div 16%

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

Volkan Oezdemir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jimi Manuwa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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