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UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
Zak Cummings
Zak Cummings
19-5 · USA
VS
Alexander Yakovlev
Alexander Yakovlev
24-8-1 · RUS
November 19, 2016 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
172.8lbMissed +1.8
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Zak Cummings def. Alexander Yakovlev by SUB (Armbar), R2 4:02
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cummings10/340/000:38
Yakovlev12/261/100:02
R2 · 4:02
Cummings14/460/000:32
Yakovlev6/150/100:00
Total
Cummings24/800/001:10
Yakovlev18/411/200:02

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
CummingsWin probabilityYakovlev
34.5%65.5%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
5%
Decision
82%
Expected fight time: 13.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cummings34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%10%
Submission2%7%
Decision28%83%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 24
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 0
Yakovlev66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%14%
Submission3%5%
Decision53%81%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 18
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R24%
R37%
Distance81%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Cummings
56.5%-135
Yakovlev
+13542.0%
Most takedownstie 44.3%
Cummings
39.3%-240
Yakovlev
+24016.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cummings
Expected: 37.3
37.5
Over 37.5
42.1%
+138
Under 37.5
57.9%
-138
04794
Yakovlev
Expected: 31.8
32
Over 32
41.1%
+139
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.9%
-139
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Cummings
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
29.9%
+183
Exactly 1
15.4%
push
Under 1
54.7%
-183
035
Yakovlev
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.5%
+308
Under 0.5
75.5%
-308
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 13.6 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
Cummings34.5%61.2%−26.7-170
Yakovlev65.5%38.8%+26.7+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
57.7Striking60.8
Yakovlev +3.2
62.1Grappling38.7
Cummings +23.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CummingsYakovlev
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1537
1548
Divisional
1517
1489
Striking offense
1497
1518
Striking defense
1517
1495
Grappling offense
1506
1512
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.61
Strikes landed / min
1.88
31%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.66
Strikes absorbed / min
2.74
54%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
1.17
47%
Takedown accuracy
28%
82%
Takedown defense
73%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
40%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Zak Cummings
  • LSantiago PonzinibbioU-DEC R3
    Close -1103mo before
  • WNicolas DalbyU-DEC R3
    Close -1157mo before
  • WDominique SteeleKO/TKO R1
    Close -3801y 4mo before
  • LGunnar NelsonSUB R2
    Close +6602y 4mo before
  • WYan CabralU-DEC R3
    Close +4752y 6mo before
Alexander Yakovlev
  • LKamaru UsmanU-DEC R3
    Close +2104mo before
  • WGeorge SullivanKO/TKO R1
    Close -10510mo before
  • WGray MaynardU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 8mo before
  • LNicholas MusokeU-DEC R3
    Close +1882y 2mo before
  • LDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close +4052y 6mo before
Cummings — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-0

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
26% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
26% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
15win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (53%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (20%)Decision(67%) 2
Yakovlev — win / loss by method
Record: 24-8-1

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
22win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (36%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
8 (36%)Submission(60%) 3
6 (27%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Cummings
Yakovlev
6
UFC fights
5
59.8 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
64.0 min · 12.8 avg
18y 8m
Career length
22y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cummings
Yakovlev
84W–12L · 87.5%
Overall
65W–18L · 78.3%
50W–9L · 84.7%
Wins
28W–8L · 77.8%
34W–3L · 91.9%
Losses
37W–10L · 78.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cummings
Yakovlev
187W–115L · 61.9%
Overall
103W–39L · 72.5%
157W–110L · 58.8%
Wins
81W–38L · 68.1%
30W–5L · 85.7%
Losses
22W–1L · 95.7%
Distance striking
Cummings
Yakovlev
2.97
Landed / min
3.78
25.9%
Accuracy
42.3%
58.5%
Defense
66.5%
0.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.47
61.9%
Time at distance
37.6%
Grappling & control
Cummings
Yakovlev
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
1.17
46.7%
Takedown accuracy
27.8%
81.8%
Takedown defense
72.7%
0.75
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
74.1%
Control share
12.0%
Strike target map
Cummings
  • Head66%(103)div 63%
  • Body19%(29)div 21%
  • Legs15%(24)div 16%
Yakovlev
  • Head49%(59)div 63%
  • Body27%(32)div 21%
  • Legs24%(29)div 16%

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

Zak Cummings
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alexander Yakovlev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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