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Aleksei Oleinik
Aleksei Oleinik
53-10-1 · RUS
VS
Viktor Pesta
Viktor Pesta
10-3 · CZE
January 15, 2017 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Aleksei Oleinik def. Viktor Pesta by SUB (Ezekiel Choke), R1 2:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:57
Oleinik7/150/000:34
Pesta7/191/101:44
Total
Oleinik7/150/000:34
Pesta7/191/101:44

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
OleinikWin probabilityPesta
22.4%77.6%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
46%
Decision
16%
Expected fight time: 5.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Oleinik22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%23%
Submission15%70%
Decision2%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (923)act 7
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Pesta78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%42%
Submission31%39%
Decision15%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (1024)act 7
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 1
Combined totals~36 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R165%
R214%
R34%
Distance17%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.9%
Oleinik
46.3%+110
Pesta
-11050.8%
Most takedownstie 46.2%
Oleinik
17.7%+204
Pesta
-20436.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Oleinik
Expected: 17.5
17.5
Over 17.5
42.6%
+135
Under 17.5
57.4%
-135
02244
Pesta
Expected: 18.4
18.5
Over 18.5
42.2%
+137
Under 18.5
57.8%
-137
02447
Takedowns — over/under
Oleinik
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.3%
+295
Under 0.5
74.7%
-295
035
Pesta
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.7%
+134
Under 0.5
57.3%
-134
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 5.7 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
Oleinik22.4%56.2%−33.8-140
Pesta77.6%43.8%+33.8+120

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
53.5Striking57.3
Pesta +3.8
77.7Grappling53.2
Oleinik +24.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OleinikPesta
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1590
Pound-for-pound
1499
1590
Divisional
1499
1488
Striking offense
1474
1505
Striking defense
1490
1540
Grappling offense
1498
1526
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
39 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.50
Strikes landed / min
1.53
44%
Strike accuracy
36%
2.47
Strikes absorbed / min
2.55
39%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.63
Takedowns / 15 min
3.18
45%
Takedown accuracy
27%
50%
Takedown defense
100%
2.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
25%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
67%
Last-5 win rate
25%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
186
Days since last fight
162
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aleksei Oleinik
  • LDaniel OmielanczukM-DEC R3
    Close -1856mo before
  • WJared RosholtKO/TKO R1
    Close +3752y 2mo before
  • WAnthony HamiltonSUB R1
    Close -1402y 7mo before
Viktor Pesta
  • LMarcin TyburaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1105mo before
  • LDerrick LewisKO/TKO R3
    Close -1701y 3mo before
  • WKonstantin ErokhinU-DEC R3
    Close +3802y before
  • LRuslan MagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close +1602y 8mo before
Oleinik — win / loss by method
Record: 53-10-1

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
8 wins, 4 losses
W
15% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
41 wins, 2 losses
W
77% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
8% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
51win9loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (14%)KO/TKO(44%) 4
40 (78%)Submission(22%) 2
4 (8%)Decision(33%) 3
Pesta — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (22%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Oleinik
Pesta
3
UFC fights
4
20.6 min · 6.9 avg
Octagon time
47.1 min · 11.8 avg
29y 9m
Career length
15y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Oleinik
Pesta
41W–8L · 83.7%
Overall
45W–8L · 84.9%
23W–3L · 88.5%
Wins
9W–1L · 90.0%
18W–5L · 78.3%
Losses
36W–7L · 83.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Oleinik
Pesta
399W–173L · 69.8%
Overall
25W–26L · 49.0%
292W–142L · 67.3%
Wins
25W–26L · 49.0%
107W–31L · 77.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Oleinik
Pesta
4.33
Landed / min
1.27
29.8%
Accuracy
21.3%
52.8%
Defense
65.6%
0.73
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
15.7%
Time at distance
48.3%
Grappling & control
Oleinik
Pesta
3.63
Takedowns / 15 min
3.18
45.5%
Takedown accuracy
27.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
2.18
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
65.0%
Control share
91.6%
Strike target map
Oleinik
  • Head74%(23)div 67%
  • Body19%(6)div 19%
  • Legs6%(2)div 15%
Pesta
  • Head71%(51)div 67%
  • Body19%(14)div 19%
  • Legs10%(7)div 15%

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

Aleksei Oleinik
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Viktor Pesta
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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