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Kenny Robertson
Kenny Robertson
14-3 · USA
VS
Sultan Aliev
Sultan Aliev
13-1 · RUS
January 24, 2015 · Stockholm, Sweden
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Kenny Robertson def. Sultan Aliev by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:42
Robertson14/330/310:29
Aliev8/140/000:22
Total
Robertson14/330/310:29
Aliev8/140/000:22

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
RobertsonWin probabilityAliev
53.9%46.1%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
15%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Robertson54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%18%
Submission13%25%
Decision31%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 14
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Aliev46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%37%
Submission2%4%
Decision27%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 8
Takedowns2.1 (0.04.9)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R216%
R36%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Robertson
52.2%-113
Aliev
+11346.2%
Most takedownstie 22.1%
Robertson
12.0%+550
Aliev
-55065.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Robertson
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
42.6%
+135
Under 35.5
57.4%
-135
04589
Aliev
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
42.1%
+138
Under 33.5
57.9%
-138
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Robertson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.6%
+250
Under 0.5
71.4%
-250
035
Aliev
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
40.5%
+103
Exactly 2
17.6%
push
Under 2
41.9%
-103
047

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 11.2 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
Robertson53.9%37.2%+16.7+165
Aliev46.1%62.8%−16.7-175

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
RobertsonAliev
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1538
1538
Divisional
1538
1494
Striking offense
1474
1502
Striking defense
1500
1517
Grappling offense
1561
1492
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
30 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.52
Strikes landed / min
57%
Strike accuracy
2.28
Strikes absorbed / min
53%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.63
Takedowns / 15 min
25%
Takedown accuracy
55%
Takedown defense
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kenny Robertson
  • WIldemar AlcantaraU-DEC R3
    Close +1157mo before
  • WThiago PerpetuoSUB R1
    Close +12510mo before
  • LSean PiersonM-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 7mo before
  • WBrock JardineSUB R1
    Close +1351y 11mo before
  • LAaron SimpsonU-DEC R3
    Close +3002y 6mo before
Sultan Aliev
No prior UFC fights.
Robertson — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (64%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0
Aliev — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
77% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (77%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (23%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Robertson
Aliev
6
UFC fights
0
55.2 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
18y 4m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Robertson
Aliev
73W–22L · 76.8%
Overall
38W–10L · 79.2%
Wins
35W–12L · 74.5%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Robertson
Aliev
60W–28L · 68.2%
Overall
100W–42L · 70.4%
60W–28L · 68.2%
Wins
84W–36L · 70.0%
0W–0L
Losses
16W–6L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Robertson
Aliev
6.26
Landed / min
48.4%
Accuracy
67.8%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
25.5%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Robertson
Aliev
1.63
Takedowns / 15 min
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
54.5%
Takedown defense
1.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
54.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Robertson
  • Head63%(122)div 62%
  • Body19%(36)div 21%
  • Legs19%(36)div 16%
Aliev
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Kenny Robertson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sultan Aliev

No UFC fights on record.

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