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Alexander Yakovlev
Alexander Yakovlev
23-7-1 · RUS
VS
George Sullivan
George Sullivan
17-4 · USA
January 30, 2016 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Alexander Yakovlev def. George Sullivan by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:59
Yakovlev15/182/210:00
Sullivan14/220/001:43
Total
Yakovlev15/182/210:00
Sullivan14/220/001:43

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
YakovlevWin probabilitySullivan
69.8%30.2%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
34%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Yakovlev70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%18%
Submission29%40%
Decision29%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 15
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 2
Sullivan30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%29%
Submission6%20%
Decision15%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 14
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R217%
R38%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Yakovlev
45.6%+115
Sullivan
-11552.3%
Most takedownstie 39.8%
Yakovlev
37.8%-168
Sullivan
+16822.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Yakovlev
Expected: 25.3
25.5
Over 25.5
42.0%
+138
Under 25.5
58.0%
-138
03264
Sullivan
Expected: 27.2
27
Over 27
41.8%
+133
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
55.7%
-133
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Yakovlev
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
30.0%
+177
Exactly 1
16.9%
push
Under 1
53.1%
-177
035
Sullivan
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.0%
+203
Under 0.5
67.0%
-203
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 9.8 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
Yakovlev69.8%48.9%+20.9-105
Sullivan30.2%51.1%−20.9-115

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
62.6Striking69.9
Sullivan +7.3
36.7Grappling39.0
Sullivan +2.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
YakovlevSullivan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1559
1514
Divisional
1559
1487
Striking offense
1508
1505
Striking defense
1506
1530
Grappling offense
1500
1531
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.16
Strikes landed / min
3.85
44%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.67
Strikes absorbed / min
2.34
58%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.46
19%
Takedown accuracy
22%
83%
Takedown defense
39%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
33%
Last-5 win rate
75%
0%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
301
Days since last fight
202
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Yakovlev
  • WGray MaynardU-DEC R3
    Close -14010mo before
  • LNicholas MusokeU-DEC R3
    Close +1881y 4mo before
  • LDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close +4051y 8mo before
George Sullivan
  • WDominic WatersU-DEC R3
    Close -2507mo before
  • LTim MeansSUB R3
    Close +1359mo before
  • WIgor AraujoKO/TKO R2
    Close +1201y 5mo before
  • WMike RhodesU-DEC R3
    Close +2552y before
Yakovlev — win / loss by method
Record: 23-7-1

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 3 losses
W
35% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
30% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
22win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (36%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
8 (36%)Submission(60%) 3
6 (27%)Decision(20%) 1
Sullivan — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0, 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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
10 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
4 (29%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Yakovlev
Sullivan
3
UFC fights
4
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
51.2 min · 12.8 avg
22y 5m
Career length
20y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Yakovlev
Sullivan
41W–13L · 75.9%
Overall
63W–15L · 80.8%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Wins
40W–9L · 81.6%
30W–9L · 76.9%
Losses
23W–6L · 79.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Yakovlev
Sullivan
103W–39L · 72.5%
Overall
84W–40L · 67.7%
81W–38L · 68.1%
Wins
75W–37L · 67.0%
22W–1L · 95.7%
Losses
9W–3L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Yakovlev
Sullivan
3.80
Landed / min
4.76
40.2%
Accuracy
28.8%
65.4%
Defense
64.6%
0.33
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
45.7%
Time at distance
46.3%
Grappling & control
Yakovlev
Sullivan
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.46
18.8%
Takedown accuracy
21.7%
83.3%
Takedown defense
38.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.88
19.9%
Control share
53.6%
Strike target map
Yakovlev
  • Head55%(53)div 63%
  • Body22%(21)div 21%
  • Legs24%(23)div 16%
Sullivan
  • Head59%(117)div 63%
  • Body23%(45)div 21%
  • Legs18%(35)div 16%

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

Alexander Yakovlev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

George Sullivan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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