The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
Alexander Yakovlev
Alexander Yakovlev
22-7-1 · RUS
VS
Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard
11-4-1 · USA
April 4, 2015 · Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.8lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Alexander Yakovlev def. Gray Maynard by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Yakovlev5/191/300:30
Maynard8/270/400:52
R2
Yakovlev18/350/011:18
Maynard7/181/701:06
R3
Yakovlev8/181/201:05
Maynard6/101/600:56
Total
Yakovlev31/722/512:53
Maynard21/552/1702:54

Scorecards

Yakovlev vs Maynard

RdDave TirelliDouglas CrosbyScott HowardCommunity
R110-910-99-109.3-9.7
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2729-2829.3-27.6

Media (13 cards) · avg 29.227.6 · 13 Yakovlev · 0 Maynard

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Yakovlev-Maynard.

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 probabilityMaynard
74.6%25.4%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
7%
Decision
73%
Expected fight time: 12.5 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 Maynard. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Yakovlev75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%24%
Submission6%9%
Decision51%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 31
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 2
Maynard25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%11%
Submission0%1%
Decision22%88%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 21
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.5)act 2
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R27%
R35%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Yakovlev
62.6%-175
Maynard
+17535.7%
Most takedownstie 26.3%
Yakovlev
6.5%+1035
Maynard
-103567.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Yakovlev
Expected: 36.8
37
Over 37
41.3%
+138
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.9%
-138
04793
Maynard
Expected: 27.3
27.5
Over 27.5
42.0%
+138
Under 27.5
58.0%
-138
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Yakovlev
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.6%
Exactly 0
84.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Maynard
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.5%
+131
Exactly 2
17.9%
push
Under 2
46.6%
-131
036

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 12.5 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
Yakovlev74.6%56.2%+18.4-140
Maynard25.4%43.8%−18.4+120

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
59.9Striking60.3
Maynard +0.5
26.5Grappling68.3
Maynard +41.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
YakovlevMaynard
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1578
1547
Divisional
1578
1487
Striking offense
1464
1502
Striking defense
1499
1536
Grappling offense
1505
1542
Grappling defense
1556
Physical
30 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.20
Strikes landed / min
2.10
44%
Strike accuracy
31%
3.30
Strikes absorbed / min
2.55
57%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
2.67
9%
Takedown accuracy
49%
71%
Takedown defense
87%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
64%
-2
Win/loss streak
-3
0%
Last-5 win rate
20%
Finish rate
11%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Yakovlev
  • LNicholas MusokeU-DEC R3
    Close +1886mo before
  • LDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close +40510mo before
Gray Maynard
  • LRoss PearsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1508mo before
  • LNate DiazKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 4mo before
  • LTJ GrantKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y 10mo before
  • WClay GuidaS-DEC R5
    Close -2202y 9mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R4
    Close +1153y 6mo before
Yakovlev — win / loss by method
Record: 22-7-1

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
36% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 3 losses
W
36% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
22win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (36%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
8 (36%)Submission(60%) 3
6 (27%)Decision(20%) 1
Maynard — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-1, 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
2 wins, 4 losses
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 0 losses
W
82% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(100%) 4
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (89%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Yakovlev
Maynard
2
UFC fights
15
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
191.0 min · 12.7 avg
22y 5m
Career length
20y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Yakovlev
Maynard
30W–9L · 76.9%
Overall
208W–62L · 77.0%
0W–0L
Wins
143W–40L · 78.1%
30W–9L · 76.9%
Losses
65W–22L · 74.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Yakovlev
Maynard
103W–39L · 72.5%
Overall
2W–0L · 100.0%
81W–38L · 68.1%
Wins
2W–0L · 100.0%
22W–1L · 95.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Yakovlev
Maynard
4.95
Landed / min
2.15
43.4%
Accuracy
25.2%
66.3%
Defense
73.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.47
42.4%
Time at distance
65.1%
Grappling & control
Yakovlev
Maynard
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
2.67
9.1%
Takedown accuracy
48.6%
71.4%
Takedown defense
86.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.71
9.4%
Control share
84.7%
Strike target map
Yakovlev
  • Head48%(32)div 63%
  • Body18%(12)div 20%
  • Legs33%(22)div 17%
Maynard
  • Head78%(314)div 63%
  • Body18%(74)div 20%
  • Legs3%(13)div 17%

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.

Gray Maynard
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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