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UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
Paddy Pimblett
Paddy Pimblett
22-3 · GBR
VS
Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler
23-9 · USA
April 12, 2025 · Miami, Florida, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Paddy Pimblett def. Michael Chandler by KO/TKO (Elbows), R3 3:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pimblett16/400/000:00
Chandler5/112/302:10
R2
Pimblett34/630/002:15
Chandler5/142/400:34
R3 · 3:07
Pimblett30/401/202:26
Chandler1/30/000:00
Total
Pimblett80/1431/204:41
Chandler11/284/702:44

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
PimblettWin probabilityChandler
59.7%40.3%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
27%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 16.2 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 Pimblett, blue toward Chandler. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pimblett60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%30%24%
Submission18%31%25%
Decision24%39%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (32103)act 80
Takedowns1.2 (0.04.2)act 1
Chandler40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%46%21%
Submission8%21%8%
Decision13%33%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (2581)act 11
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 4
Combined totals~135 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R214%
R316%
R49%
R56%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Pimblett
57.2%-136
Chandler
+13642.1%
Most takedownstie 38.7%
Pimblett
37.7%-160
Chandler
+16023.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pimblett
Expected: 75.7
75.5
Over 75.5
39.9%
+151
Under 75.5
60.1%
-151
095190
Chandler
Expected: 59.7
59.5
Over 59.5
40.0%
+150
Under 59.5
60.0%
-150
075150
Takedowns — over/under
Pimblett
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
33.9%
+159
Exactly 1
12.1%
push
Under 1
54.0%
-159
035
Chandler
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
33.8%
+196
Under 0.5
66.2%
-196
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 16.2 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
Pimblett59.7%59.0%+0.7-160
Chandler40.3%41.0%−0.7+134
By method
Pimblett by KO/TKO21.9%24.0%−2.1+249
Pimblett by submission15.9%24.9%−9.0+236
Pimblett by decision21.9%10.5%+11.4+698
Chandler by KO/TKO14.7%21.0%−6.3+298
Chandler by submission10.7%7.7%+3.0+983
Chandler by decision14.8%12.0%+2.8+595
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds82.3%64.5%+17.8-225
Over 2.5 rds68.1%45.6%+22.5+105
Over 3.5 rds52.3%34.6%+17.7+169
Over 4.5 rds43.1%25.8%+17.3+262
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision36.7%22.8%+13.9+309

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
66.1Striking60.6
Pimblett +5.5
55.6Grappling39.7
Pimblett +16.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PimblettChandler
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1632
Pound-for-pound
1557
1632
Divisional
1553
1508
Striking offense
1521
1493
Striking defense
1492
1508
Grappling offense
1500
1494
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
30 yrs
Age
38 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.94
Strikes landed / min
4.67
53%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.75
Strikes absorbed / min
4.52
41%
Strike defense
39%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.91
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
25%
Takedown accuracy
33%
53%
Takedown defense
57%
2.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
33%
+6
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
20%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
259
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paddy Pimblett
  • WKing GreenSUB R1
    Close -1609mo before
  • WTony FergusonU-DEC R3
    Close -3001y 4mo before
  • WJared GordonU-DEC R3
    Close -2642y 4mo before
  • WJordan LeavittSUB R2
    Close -2882y 9mo before
  • WKazula VargasSUB R1
    Close -6793y 1mo before
Michael Chandler
  • LCharles OliveiraU-DEC R5
    Close +2065mo before
  • LDustin PoirierSUB R3
    Close +1852y 5mo before
  • WTony FergusonKO/TKO R2
    Close -3622y 11mo before
  • LJustin GaethjeU-DEC R3
    Close +1753y 5mo before
  • LCharles OliveiraKO/TKO R2
    Close +1103y 11mo before
Pimblett — win / loss by method
Record: 22-3-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (31%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (44%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (25%)Decision(67%) 2
Chandler — win / loss by method
Record: 23-9-0

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
11 wins, 4 losses
W
48% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
22% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
21win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (43%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
7 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (24%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Pimblett
Chandler
6
UFC fights
6
49.4 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
65.1 min · 10.8 avg
13y 9m
Career length
17y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pimblett
Chandler
107W–36L · 74.8%
Overall
159W–43L · 78.7%
107W–36L · 74.8%
Wins
45W–15L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
114W–28L · 80.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pimblett
Chandler
155W–87L · 64.0%
Overall
367W–87L · 80.8%
135W–83L · 61.9%
Wins
281W–78L · 78.3%
20W–4L · 83.3%
Losses
86W–9L · 90.5%
Distance striking
Pimblett
Chandler
8.62
Landed / min
6.80
49.0%
Accuracy
46.2%
43.4%
Defense
41.6%
0.61
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.46
42.3%
Time at distance
50.1%
Grappling & control
Pimblett
Chandler
0.91
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
52.9%
Takedown defense
57.1%
2.13
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.23
44.9%
Control share
40.3%
Strike target map
Pimblett
  • Head62%(152)div 63%
  • Body14%(35)div 21%
  • Legs23%(57)div 16%
Chandler
  • Head67%(204)div 63%
  • Body23%(70)div 21%
  • Legs10%(30)div 16%

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

Paddy Pimblett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Michael Chandler
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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