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UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao
Nikita Krylov
Nikita Krylov
16-4 · UKR
VS
Cody Donovan
Cody Donovan
8-4 · USA
July 19, 2014 · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Nikita Krylov def. Cody Donovan by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:57
Krylov42/700/001:52
Donovan21/391/211:33
Total
Krylov42/700/001:52
Donovan21/391/211:33

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
KrylovWin probabilityDonovan
85.8%14.2%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
70%
Decision
3%
Expected fight time: 4.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Krylov86%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%27%
Submission61%71%
Decision2%2%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1332)act 42
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Donovan14%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%29%
Submission9%63%
Decision1%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes14 (718)act 21
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Combined totals~38 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R182%
R25%
R310%
Distance3%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Krylov
72.6%-290
Donovan
+29025.0%
Most takedownstie 48.8%
Krylov
36.7%-254
Donovan
+25414.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Krylov
Expected: 24.5
24.5
Over 24.5
42.4%
+136
Under 24.5
57.6%
-136
03162
Donovan
Expected: 13.8
14
Over 14
39.3%
+143
Exactly 14
4.4%
push
Under 14
56.3%
-143
01835
Takedowns — over/under
Krylov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
42.3%
+136
Under 0.5
57.7%
-136
035
Donovan
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.4%
Exactly 0
78.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 4.1 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
Krylov85.8%54.4%+31.4-125
Donovan14.2%45.6%−31.4+115

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
70.3Striking74.7
Donovan +4.4
25.0Grappling14.8
Krylov +10.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KrylovDonovan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1518
Pound-for-pound
1496
1520
Divisional
1496
1499
Striking offense
1505
1511
Striking defense
1483
1482
Grappling offense
1494
1487
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
22 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.23
Strikes landed / min
6.12
65%
Strike accuracy
61%
2.30
Strikes absorbed / min
4.29
35%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
0%
Takedown accuracy
20%
0%
Takedown defense
0%
2.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
33%
Last-5 win rate
33%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
245
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nikita Krylov
  • LOvince Saint PreuxSUB R1
    Close +4354mo before
  • WWalt HarrisKO/TKO R1
    Close +3556mo before
  • LSoa PaleleiKO/TKO R3
    Close -13011mo before
Cody Donovan
  • LGian VillanteKO/TKO R2
    Close +3108mo before
  • LOvince Saint PreuxKO/TKO R1
    Close +35011mo before
  • WNick PennerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1301y 7mo before
Krylov — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 3 losses
W
63% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
10 (67%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Donovan — win / loss by method
Record: 8-4-0

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
4 wins, 4 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Krylov
Donovan
3
UFC fights
3
13.5 min · 4.5 avg
Octagon time
13.1 min · 4.4 avg
14y 0m
Career length
17y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Krylov
Donovan
38W–10L · 79.2%
Overall
34W–11L · 75.6%
6W–2L · 75.0%
Wins
11W–2L · 84.6%
32W–8L · 80.0%
Losses
23W–9L · 71.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Krylov
Donovan
11W–26L · 29.7%
Overall
33W–14L · 70.2%
9W–26L · 25.7%
Wins
23W–13L · 63.9%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
10W–1L · 90.9%
Distance striking
Krylov
Donovan
11.60
Landed / min
8.29
46.9%
Accuracy
54.1%
50.0%
Defense
53.3%
1.11
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.15
9.6%
Time at distance
48.9%
Grappling & control
Krylov
Donovan
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
2.23
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
21.5%
Control share
46.1%
Strike target map
Krylov
  • Head74%(42)div 64%
  • Body12%(7)div 19%
  • Legs14%(8)div 18%
Donovan
  • Head59%(47)div 64%
  • Body38%(30)div 19%
  • Legs4%(3)div 18%

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

Nikita Krylov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cody Donovan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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