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UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
VS
Diego Lopes
Diego Lopes
26-6 · BRA
April 12, 2025 · Miami, Florida, USA
Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main event
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Alexander Volkanovski def. Diego Lopes by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkanovski27/441/300:58
Lopes8/220/000:03
R2
Volkanovski24/520/200:20
Lopes16/330/010:02
R3
Volkanovski25/450/100:00
Lopes9/370/000:00
R4
Volkanovski39/570/300:00
Lopes16/430/000:00
R5
Volkanovski43/610/200:00
Lopes14/590/000:00
Total
Volkanovski158/2591/1101:18
Lopes63/1940/010:05

Scorecards

Volkanovski vs Lopes

RdChris LeeDerek ClearySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-99-109-109.6-9.4
R310-910-910-910-9
R49-109-1010-99.3-9.7
R510-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total49-4648-4749-4648.8-46.2

Media (22 cards) · avg 48.946.1 · 22 Volkanovski · 0 Lopes

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Volkanovski-Lopes.

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
VolkanovskiWin probabilityLopes
47.1%52.9%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
12%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 17.8 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Volkanovski47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%35%21%
Submission2%4%4%
Decision29%61%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes88 (37120)act 158
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 1
Lopes53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%35%20%
Submission10%19%11%
Decision24%46%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (3097)act 63
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~160 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R215%
R39%
R45%
R54%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Volkanovski
56.3%-131
Lopes
+13143.1%
Most takedownstie 35.9%
Volkanovski
38.7%-153
Lopes
+15325.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkanovski
Expected: 88.3
88.5
Over 88.5
39.6%
+152
Under 88.5
60.4%
-152
0111221
Lopes
Expected: 71.6
71.5
Over 71.5
39.9%
+151
Under 71.5
60.1%
-151
090180
Takedowns — over/under
Volkanovski
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
32.8%
+154
Exactly 1
16.7%
push
Under 1
50.4%
-154
035
Lopes
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.3%
+168
Under 0.5
62.7%
-168
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 17.8 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
Volkanovski47.1%58.2%−11.1-155
Lopes52.9%41.8%+11.1+129
By method
Volkanovski by KO/TKO16.5%21.5%−5.0+289
Volkanovski by submission5.7%4.4%+1.3+1814
Volkanovski by decision24.9%30.2%−5.3+177
Lopes by KO/TKO18.5%20.5%−2.0+309
Lopes by submission6.4%11.3%−4.9+637
Lopes by decision28.0%12.2%+15.8+586
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds85.5%77.7%+7.8-487
Over 2.5 rds70.9%68.2%+2.7-270
Over 3.5 rds61.9%57.6%+4.3-161
Over 4.5 rds56.6%48.1%+8.5-106
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision52.9%44.5%+8.4+109

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
80.3Striking68.5
Volkanovski +11.8
47.8Grappling63.3
Lopes +15.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkanovskiLopes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1685
Pound-for-pound
1610
1696
Divisional
1593
1539
Striking offense
1513
1513
Striking defense
1509
1506
Grappling offense
1516
1551
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
36 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.16
Strikes landed / min
4.66
57%
Strike accuracy
54%
3.44
Strikes absorbed / min
4.07
58%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.78
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
38%
Takedown accuracy
40%
70%
Takedown defense
62%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.4
Form & résumé
81%
UFC win rate
83%
-2
Win/loss streak
+5
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
38%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
420
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Volkanovski
  • LIlia TopuriaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1421y 2mo before
  • LIslam MakhachevKO/TKO R1
    Close +2071y 6mo before
  • WYair RodriguezKO/TKO R3
    Close -3751y 9mo before
  • LIslam MakhachevU-DEC R5
    Close +3002y 2mo before
  • WMax HollowayU-DEC R5
    Close -1922y 9mo before
Diego Lopes
  • WBrian OrtegaU-DEC R3
    Close -2057mo before
  • WDan IgeU-DEC R3
    Close -2919mo before
  • WSodiq YusuffKO/TKO R1
    Close -1521y before
  • WPat SabatiniKO/TKO R1
    Close +1101y 5mo before
  • WGavin TuckerSUB R1
    Close -1701y 8mo before
Volkanovski — win / loss by method
Record: 26-4-0

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
13 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (62%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(0%) 0
Lopes — win / loss by method
Record: 26-6-0

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, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
15% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
21win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (38%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
11 (52%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (10%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Volkanovski
Lopes
16
UFC fights
6
253.0 min · 15.8 avg
Octagon time
49.6 min · 8.3 avg
14y 2m
Career length
13y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkanovski
Lopes
297W–52L · 85.1%
Overall
94W–19L · 83.2%
236W–50L · 82.5%
Wins
78W–19L · 80.4%
61W–2L · 96.8%
Losses
16W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkanovski
Lopes
110W–50L · 68.8%
Overall
166W–86L · 65.9%
99W–46L · 68.3%
Wins
136W–75L · 64.5%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Losses
30W–11L · 73.2%
Distance striking
Volkanovski
Lopes
6.76
Landed / min
5.25
53.0%
Accuracy
46.4%
60.9%
Defense
60.5%
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.91
67.7%
Time at distance
56.5%
Grappling & control
Volkanovski
Lopes
1.78
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
38.0%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
70.0%
Takedown defense
61.5%
0.18
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.42
80.1%
Control share
42.7%
Strike target map
Volkanovski
  • Head62%(972)div 63%
  • Body11%(177)div 20%
  • Legs26%(410)div 16%
Lopes
  • Head73%(168)div 63%
  • Body13%(29)div 20%
  • Legs15%(34)div 16%

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

Alexander Volkanovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Diego Lopes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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