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Cyril Asker
Cyril Asker
7-2 · FRA
VS
January 15, 2017 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Cyril Asker def. Dmitrii Smoliakov by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:41
Asker19/471/101:23
Smoliakov5/100/100:00
Total
Asker19/471/101:23
Smoliakov5/100/100:00

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
AskerWin probabilitySmoliakov
54.8%45.2%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
19%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Asker55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%47%
Submission9%16%
Decision20%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 19
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 1
Smoliakov45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%51%
Submission10%23%
Decision12%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 5
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R222%
R311%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Asker
50.4%-105
Smoliakov
+10547.8%
Most takedownstie 44.2%
Asker
48.3%-648
Smoliakov
+6487.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Asker
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
42.1%
+138
Under 30.5
57.9%
-138
03876
Smoliakov
Expected: 29.5
29.5
Over 29.5
42.4%
+136
Under 29.5
57.6%
-136
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Asker
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
35.1%
+138
Exactly 1
16.4%
push
Under 1
48.5%
-138
035
Smoliakov
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.4%
Exactly 0
87.6%
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 8.7 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
Asker54.8%52.2%+2.6-120
Smoliakov45.2%47.8%−2.6+100

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
40.1Striking59.4
Smoliakov +19.3
0.0Grappling23.8
Smoliakov +23.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AskerSmoliakov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1504
Pound-for-pound
1509
1504
Divisional
1509
1502
Striking offense
1496
1493
Striking defense
1506
1495
Grappling offense
1500
1496
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
74"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.76
Strikes landed / min
1.56
33%
Strike accuracy
41%
9.88
Strikes absorbed / min
2.23
21%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
86%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
280
Days since last fight
176
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cyril Asker
  • LJared CannonierKO/TKO R1
    Close +1159mo before
Dmitrii Smoliakov
  • LLuis HenriqueSUB R2
    Close -1256mo before
Asker — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Smoliakov — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Asker
Smoliakov
1
UFC fights
1
2.7 min · 2.7 avg
Octagon time
9.0 min · 9.0 avg
14y 4m
Career length
13y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Asker
Smoliakov
7W–1L · 87.5%
Overall
8W–2L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
7W–1L · 87.5%
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Asker
Smoliakov
37W–13L · 74.0%
Overall
13W–9L · 59.1%
35W–13L · 72.9%
Wins
13W–9L · 59.1%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Asker
Smoliakov
6.54
Landed / min
2.97
31.6%
Accuracy
27.3%
29.2%
Defense
73.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
67.1%
Time at distance
22.5%
Grappling & control
Asker
Smoliakov
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
85.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
88.9%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Asker
  • Head77%(10)div 67%
  • Body23%(3)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
Smoliakov
  • Head57%(8)div 67%
  • Body29%(4)div 19%
  • Legs14%(2)div 15%

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

Cyril Asker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dmitrii Smoliakov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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