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UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
Jan Blachowicz
Jan Blachowicz
17-3 · POL
VS
Ilir Latifi
Ilir Latifi
9-3 · SWE
October 4, 2014 · Stockholm, Sweden
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Jan Blachowicz def. Ilir Latifi by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 1:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:58
Blachowicz13/200/000:06
Latifi2/60/000:00
Total
Blachowicz13/200/000:06
Latifi2/60/000:00

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
BlachowiczWin probabilityLatifi
58.0%42.0%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
6%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Blachowicz58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%51%
Submission4%7%
Decision24%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2763)act 13
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Latifi42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%63%
Submission2%5%
Decision14%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 2
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R219%
R328%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Blachowicz
67.3%-214
Latifi
+21431.5%
Most takedownstie 42.0%
Blachowicz
3.6%+1505
Latifi
-150554.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Blachowicz
Expected: 48.8
49
Over 49
41.5%
+138
Exactly 49
1.4%
push
Under 49
57.2%
-138
061122
Latifi
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.7%
+134
Under 32.5
57.3%
-134
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Blachowicz
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.7%
Exactly 0
93.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Latifi
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.8%
+122
Exactly 1
20.5%
push
Under 1
43.7%
-122
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 11.0 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
Blachowicz58.0%28.5%+29.5+245
Latifi42.0%71.5%−29.5-265

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
BlachowiczLatifi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1532
1560
Divisional
1532
1500
Striking offense
1490
1533
Striking defense
1506
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'10"
78"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.69
Strike accuracy
24%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.02
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.23
Takedown accuracy
60%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jan Blachowicz
No prior UFC fights.
Ilir Latifi
  • WChris DempseyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2953mo before
  • WCyrille DiabateSUB R1
    Close -1357mo before
  • LGegard MousasiU-DEC R3
    Close +5751y 6mo before
Blachowicz — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
7 (41%)Submission(33%) 1
6 (35%)Decision(33%) 1
Latifi — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0, 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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Blachowicz
Latifi
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
20.1 min · 6.7 avg
Career length
18y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Blachowicz
Latifi
Overall
62W–13L · 82.7%
Wins
29W–10L · 74.4%
Losses
33W–3L · 91.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Blachowicz
Latifi
185W–82L · 69.3%
Overall
73W–41L · 64.0%
173W–65L · 72.7%
Wins
53W–30L · 63.9%
12W–17L · 41.4%
Losses
20W–11L · 64.5%
Distance striking
Blachowicz
Latifi
Landed / min
1.77
Accuracy
23.0%
Defense
48.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
87.1%
Grappling & control
Blachowicz
Latifi
Takedowns / 15 min
2.23
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.49
Control share
96.0%
Strike target map
Blachowicz
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Latifi
  • Head59%(20)div 64%
  • Body12%(4)div 19%
  • Legs29%(10)div 17%

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

Jan Blachowicz

No UFC fights on record.

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

Ilir Latifi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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