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UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou
9-1 · FRA
VS
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
25-13 · BLR
January 28, 2017 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
253.6lb
Weigh-in
246.0lb
Francis Ngannou def. Andrei Arlovski by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:32
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:32
Ngannou8/130/010:03
Arlovski3/90/000:00
Total
Ngannou8/130/010:03
Arlovski3/90/000:00

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
NgannouWin probabilityArlovski
96.9%3.1%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
2%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ngannou97%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO49%51%
Submission2%2%
Decision46%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (3479)act 8
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Arlovski3%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%52%
Submission0%1%
Decision1%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 3
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R227%
R36%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Ngannou
78.8%-389
Arlovski
+38920.2%
Most takedownstie 59.8%
Ngannou
37.9%-1642
Arlovski
+16422.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ngannou
Expected: 60.5
60.5
Over 60.5
42.5%
+135
Under 60.5
57.5%
-135
076152
Arlovski
Expected: 29.8
30
Over 30
40.9%
+139
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.9%
-139
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Ngannou
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
38.6%
+159
Under 0.5
61.4%
-159
035
Arlovski
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
3.5%
Exactly 0
96.5%
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 10.4 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
Ngannou96.9%77.8%+19.1-420
Arlovski3.1%22.2%−19.1+335

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
73.3Striking66.2
Ngannou +7.0
29.1Grappling50.6
Arlovski +21.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NgannouArlovski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1572
Pound-for-pound
1604
1572
Divisional
1603
1514
Striking offense
1541
1534
Striking defense
1535
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
83"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.27
Strikes landed / min
3.08
47%
Strike accuracy
40%
1.50
Strikes absorbed / min
2.47
58%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.30
Takedown accuracy
43%
73%
Takedown defense
84%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+4
Win/loss streak
-3
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
79%
Recent opp. quality
50
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Francis Ngannou
  • WAnthony HamiltonSUB R1
    Close -44050d before
  • WBojan MihajlovicKO/TKO R1
    Close -6006mo before
  • WCurtis BlaydesKO/TKO R2
    Close +14010mo before
  • WLuis HenriqueKO/TKO R2
    Close -1401y 1mo before
Andrei Arlovski
  • LJosh BarnettSUB R3
    Close +1105mo before
  • LAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R2
    Close +2009mo before
  • LStipe MiocicKO/TKO R1
    Close +2201y 1mo before
  • WFrank MirU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 5mo before
  • WTravis BrowneKO/TKO R1
    Close +4001y 8mo before
Ngannou — 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 25-13-0, 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, 9 losses
W
68% of wins
L
69% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
8% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
20% of wins
L
23% of losses
UFC
14win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (64%)KO/TKO(71%) 5
2 (14%)Submission(14%) 1
3 (21%)Decision(14%) 1
Non-UFC
11win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
1 (9%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(33%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Ngannou
Arlovski
4
UFC fights
21
21.4 min · 5.3 avg
Octagon time
151.7 min · 7.2 avg
12y 8m
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ngannou
Arlovski
38W–9L · 80.9%
Overall
326W–80L · 80.3%
38W–9L · 80.9%
Wins
178W–48L · 78.8%
0W–0L
Losses
148W–32L · 82.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ngannou
Arlovski
15W–4L · 78.9%
Overall
458W–117L · 79.7%
8W–4L · 66.7%
Wins
376W–106L · 78.0%
7W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
82W–11L · 88.2%
Distance striking
Ngannou
Arlovski
4.30
Landed / min
3.56
43.2%
Accuracy
34.7%
58.6%
Defense
67.2%
0.70
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.99
55.4%
Time at distance
61.1%
Grappling & control
Ngannou
Arlovski
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.30
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
73.3%
Takedown defense
84.3%
0.70
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.49
18.7%
Control share
34.2%
Strike target map
Ngannou
  • Head80%(56)div 67%
  • Body11%(8)div 19%
  • Legs9%(6)div 15%
Arlovski
  • Head61%(284)div 67%
  • Body12%(54)div 19%
  • Legs28%(129)div 15%

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

Francis Ngannou
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.