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UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett
34-8 · USA
VS
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
25-12 · BLR
September 3, 2016 · Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
256.0lb
Weigh-in
238.0lb
Josh Barnett def. Andrei Arlovski by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 2:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barnett8/160/101:42
Arlovski16/281/101:41
R2
Barnett28/390/003:27
Arlovski7/90/100:23
R3 · 2:53
Barnett17/271/101:25
Arlovski15/250/000:20
Total
Barnett53/821/206:34
Arlovski38/621/202:24

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
BarnettWin probabilityArlovski
69.7%30.3%
KO / TKO
71%
Submission
3%
Decision
26%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barnett70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO48%69%
Submission3%4%
Decision19%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 53
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Arlovski30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%75%
Submission0%1%
Decision7%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2355)act 38
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 1
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R228%
R33%
R42%
R51%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Barnett
60.3%-156
Arlovski
+15638.6%
Most takedownstie 71.2%
Barnett
25.4%-747
Arlovski
+7473.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barnett
Expected: 53.2
53
Over 53
42.1%
+134
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.6%
-134
067134
Arlovski
Expected: 42.0
42
Over 42
41.7%
+136
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.7%
-136
053105
Takedowns — over/under
Barnett
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.0%
+284
Under 0.5
74.0%
-284
035
Arlovski
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
4.3%
Exactly 0
95.7%
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 10.7 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
Barnett69.7%54.3%+15.4-130
Arlovski30.3%45.7%−15.4+110

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
77.1Striking67.3
Barnett +9.7
55.0Grappling49.8
Barnett +5.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarnettArlovski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1622
1567
Divisional
1622
1522
Striking offense
1541
1506
Striking defense
1534
1502
Grappling offense
1500
1497
Grappling defense
1557
Physical
38 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.29
Strikes landed / min
3.09
61%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.30
Strikes absorbed / min
2.31
52%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.76
Takedowns / 15 min
0.22
67%
Takedown accuracy
40%
60%
Takedown defense
86%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
70%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
83%
Finish rate
79%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
118
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Barnett
  • LBen RothwellSUB R2
    Close -1407mo before
  • WRoy NelsonU-DEC R5
    Close -34511mo before
  • LTravis BrowneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1352y 8mo before
  • WFrank MirKO/TKO R1
    Close -1783y before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R2
    14y 5mo before
Andrei Arlovski
  • LAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R2
    Close +2004mo before
  • LStipe MiocicKO/TKO R1
    Close +2208mo before
  • WFrank MirU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y before
  • WTravis BrowneKO/TKO R1
    Close +4001y 3mo before
  • WAntonio SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close +3802y before
Barnett — win / loss by method
Record: 34-8-0

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
10 wins, 4 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
15% of wins
L
38% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (17%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
28win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (21%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
17 (61%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (14%)Decision(60%) 3
1 (4%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 25-12-0, 1 NC

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
17 wins, 9 losses
W
68% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
20% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
14win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (64%)KO/TKO(83%) 5
2 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (21%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
11win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
1 (9%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(33%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Barnett
Arlovski
9
UFC fights
20
79.0 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
138.8 min · 6.9 avg
29y 7m
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barnett
Arlovski
159W–45L · 77.9%
Overall
292W–72L · 80.2%
99W–34L · 74.4%
Wins
178W–48L · 78.8%
60W–11L · 84.5%
Losses
114W–24L · 82.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barnett
Arlovski
435W–127L · 77.4%
Overall
458W–117L · 79.7%
351W–114L · 75.5%
Wins
376W–106L · 78.0%
84W–13L · 86.6%
Losses
82W–11L · 88.2%
Distance striking
Barnett
Arlovski
5.56
Landed / min
3.44
47.1%
Accuracy
34.1%
61.3%
Defense
67.7%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.08
27.3%
Time at distance
65.0%
Grappling & control
Barnett
Arlovski
0.76
Takedowns / 15 min
0.22
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
60.0%
Takedown defense
85.7%
0.76
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.54
45.8%
Control share
36.0%
Strike target map
Barnett
  • Head61%(208)div 67%
  • Body31%(104)div 19%
  • Legs8%(27)div 15%
Arlovski
  • Head61%(262)div 67%
  • Body10%(43)div 19%
  • Legs29%(124)div 15%

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

Josh Barnett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Andrei Arlovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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