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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
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Yusuke Kasuya
Yusuke Kasuya
10-2-2 · JPN
November 26, 2016 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Alexander Volkanovski def. Yusuke Kasuya by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkanovski19/312/202:37
Kasuya3/61/201:40
R2 · 2:06
Volkanovski31/451/101:46
Kasuya1/40/000:00
Total
Volkanovski50/763/304:23
Kasuya4/101/201:40

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
VolkanovskiWin probabilityKasuya
88.8%11.2%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
43%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 7.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Volkanovski89%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%31%
Submission36%41%
Decision25%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes67 (3887)act 50
Takedowns1.0 (0.12.7)act 3
Kasuya11%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%14%
Submission7%66%
Decision2%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 4
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 1
Combined totals~100 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R212%
R311%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Volkanovski
79.5%-405
Kasuya
+40519.6%
Most takedownstie 12.2%
Volkanovski
85.2%-3338
Kasuya
+33382.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkanovski
Expected: 67.1
67
Over 67
42.1%
+135
Exactly 67
1.0%
push
Under 67
56.9%
-135
084168
Kasuya
Expected: 32.4
32.5
Over 32.5
42.4%
+136
Under 32.5
57.6%
-136
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Volkanovski
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
43.7%
-631
Exactly 1
49.4%
push
Under 1
6.9%
+631
035
Kasuya
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
14.2%
Exactly 0
85.8%
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 7.7 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
Volkanovski88.8%58.8%+30.0-155
Kasuya11.2%41.2%−30.0+135

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkanovskiKasuya
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1513
1536
Divisional
1513
1482
Striking offense
1498
1500
Striking defense
1502
1500
Grappling offense
1493
1500
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.93
Strike accuracy
44%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.07
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
Takedown accuracy
25%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
427
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Volkanovski
No prior UFC fights.
Yusuke Kasuya
  • LNick HeinU-DEC R3
    Close +3051y 2mo before
Volkanovski — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
62% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(0%) 0
Kasuya — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-2

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, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
90% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (90%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Volkanovski
Kasuya
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
17y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkanovski
Kasuya
Overall
12W–2L · 85.7%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
12W–2L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkanovski
Kasuya
110W–50L · 68.8%
Overall
51W–27L · 65.4%
99W–46L · 68.3%
Wins
41W–22L · 65.1%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Losses
10W–5L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Volkanovski
Kasuya
Landed / min
2.93
Accuracy
43.9%
Defense
59.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
97.8%
Grappling & control
Volkanovski
Kasuya
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
60.0%
Strike target map
Volkanovski
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Kasuya
  • Head45%(20)div 63%
  • Body34%(15)div 20%
  • Legs20%(9)div 17%

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

Alexander Volkanovski

No UFC fights on record.

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

Yusuke Kasuya
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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