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UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
26-6 · RUS
VS
Timothy Johnson
Timothy Johnson
10-2 · USA
November 19, 2016 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
249.0lb
Weigh-in
264.0lb
Alexander Volkov def. Timothy Johnson by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkov19/331/200:55
Johnson24/400/112:51
R2
Volkov13/270/001:05
Johnson15/341/201:11
R3
Volkov13/240/001:46
Johnson4/190/500:31
Total
Volkov45/841/203:46
Johnson43/931/814:33

Scorecards

Volkov vs Johnson

RdHoward HughesPeter LaveryTakeo KobayashiCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-99-1010-99.4-9.7
R310-99-1010-99.9-9.2
Total29-2827-3029-2828.3-28.9

Media (12 cards) · avg 2928 · 12 Volkov · 0 Johnson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Volkov-Johnson.

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
VolkovWin probabilityJohnson
86.2%13.8%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
36%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 7.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Volkov86%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%41%
Submission29%34%
Decision21%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 45
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 1
Johnson14%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%31%
Submission7%47%
Decision3%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1229)act 43
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R213%
R316%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Volkov
74.1%-304
Johnson
+30424.4%
Most takedownstie 52.9%
Volkov
18.1%+160
Johnson
-16029.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 40.7
40.5
Over 40.5
42.9%
+133
Under 40.5
57.1%
-133
051102
Johnson
Expected: 22.6
22.5
Over 22.5
42.8%
+134
Under 22.5
57.2%
-134
02957
Takedowns — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.9%
Exactly 0
76.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Johnson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
34.8%
+187
Under 0.5
65.2%
-187
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 7.8 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
Volkov86.2%42.0%+44.2+130
Johnson13.8%58.0%−44.2-150

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
VolkovJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1540
1561
Divisional
1540
1500
Striking offense
1493
1533
Striking defense
1510
1494
Grappling offense
1539
1500
Grappling defense
1540
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'7"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.66
Strike accuracy
38%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.17
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.72
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
67%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
223
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Volkov
No prior UFC fights.
Timothy Johnson
  • WMarcin TyburaU-DEC R3
    Close -1107mo before
  • LJared RosholtU-DEC R3
    Close +2051y 3mo before
  • WShamil AbdurakhimovKO/TKO R1
    Close +2201y 8mo before
Volkov — win / loss by method
Record: 26-6-0

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
18 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
12% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
26win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
18 (69%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (12%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (19%)Decision(50%) 3
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Volkov
Johnson
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
35.0 min · 11.7 avg
Career length
15y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkov
Johnson
Overall
40W–4L · 90.9%
Wins
28W–2L · 93.3%
Losses
12W–2L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkov
Johnson
284W–89L · 76.1%
Overall
142W–65L · 68.6%
226W–68L · 76.9%
Wins
141W–63L · 69.1%
58W–21L · 73.4%
Losses
1W–2L · 33.3%
Distance striking
Volkov
Johnson
Landed / min
3.39
Accuracy
27.1%
Defense
60.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
38.8%
Grappling & control
Volkov
Johnson
Takedowns / 15 min
1.72
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
76.1%
Strike target map
Volkov
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.
Johnson
  • Head73%(68)div 67%
  • Body14%(13)div 19%
  • Legs13%(12)div 15%

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

Alexander Volkov

No UFC fights on record.

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

Timothy Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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