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UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
Magomed Ankalaev
Magomed Ankalaev
20-1-1 · RUS
VS
Alex Pereira
Alex Pereira
12-2 · BRA
March 8, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Magomed Ankalaev def. Alex Pereira by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ankalaev9/270/100:22
Pereira16/340/000:00
R2
Ankalaev29/530/000:02
Pereira18/360/000:00
R3
Ankalaev17/400/100:06
Pereira21/340/100:00
R4
Ankalaev19/240/603:50
Pereira7/120/000:00
R5
Ankalaev20/360/401:22
Pereira14/210/000:00
Total
Ankalaev94/1800/1205:42
Pereira76/1370/100:00

Scorecards

Ankalaev vs Pereira

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.4-9.6
R410-910-910-910-9
R59-109-1010-99.2-9.8
Total48-4748-4749-4647.6-47.4

Media (21 cards) · avg 4847 · 20 Ankalaev · 0 Pereira · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ankalaev-Pereira.

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
AnkalaevWin probabilityPereira
53.3%46.7%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
7%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 15.3 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 Ankalaev, blue toward Pereira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ankalaev53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%50%
Submission4%6%
Decision23%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (2889)act 94
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.8)act 0
Pereira47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%64%
Submission4%8%
Decision13%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (2890)act 76
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~132 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R220%
R312%
R47%
R55%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Ankalaev
48.8%+103
Pereira
-10350.4%
Most takedownstie 43.2%
Ankalaev
51.4%-945
Pereira
+9455.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ankalaev
Expected: 65.4
65.5
Over 65.5
39.7%
+152
Under 65.5
60.3%
-152
082164
Pereira
Expected: 66.4
66.5
Over 66.5
39.7%
+152
Under 66.5
60.3%
-152
084167
Takedowns — over/under
Ankalaev
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.7%
+126
Exactly 1
17.2%
push
Under 1
46.2%
-126
035
Pereira
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.4%
Exactly 0
90.6%
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 15.3 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
Ankalaev53.3%47.1%+6.2+104
Pereira46.7%52.9%−6.2-122

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
73.8Striking77.9
Pereira +4.1
43.0Grappling48.7
Pereira +5.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AnkalaevPereira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1676
Pound-for-pound
1656
1673
Divisional
1602
1531
Striking offense
1559
1526
Striking defense
1509
1496
Grappling offense
1488
1556
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
32 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
75"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.64
Strikes landed / min
5.46
53%
Strike accuracy
63%
2.37
Strikes absorbed / min
3.44
59%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
0.14
31%
Takedown accuracy
100%
87%
Takedown defense
70%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
85%
UFC win rate
90%
+2
Win/loss streak
+5
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
55%
Finish rate
78%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Magomed Ankalaev
  • WAleksandar RakicU-DEC R3
    Close -3594mo before
  • WJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R2
    Close -5481y 2mo before
  • DJan BlachowiczS-DEC R5
    !Close -3502y 3mo before
  • WAnthony SmithKO/TKO R2
    Close -6042y 7mo before
  • WThiago SantosU-DEC R5
    Close -6623y before
Alex Pereira
  • WKhalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO R4
    Close -4255mo before
  • WJiri ProchazkaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1498mo before
  • WJamahal HillKO/TKO R1
    Close -13811mo before
  • WJiri ProchazkaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1251y 4mo before
  • WJan BlachowiczS-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 7mo before
Ankalaev — win / loss by method
Record: 20-1-1, 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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
11win1loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
5 (45%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Pereira — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
83% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ankalaev
Pereira
14
UFC fights
10
162.6 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
106.4 min · 10.6 avg
12y 6m
Career length
10y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ankalaev
Pereira
213W–65L · 76.6%
Overall
219W–38L · 85.2%
204W–63L · 76.4%
Wins
196W–36L · 84.5%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
23W–2L · 92.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ankalaev
Pereira
104W–40L · 72.2%
Overall
21W–11L · 65.6%
104W–40L · 72.2%
Wins
18W–11L · 62.1%
0W–0L
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Ankalaev
Pereira
3.97
Landed / min
6.48
47.1%
Accuracy
60.0%
60.4%
Defense
56.7%
0.65
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.99
63.7%
Time at distance
69.6%
Grappling & control
Ankalaev
Pereira
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
0.14
31.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
87.0%
Takedown defense
70.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.28
87.7%
Control share
8.5%
Strike target map
Ankalaev
  • Head59%(347)div 64%
  • Body26%(156)div 19%
  • Legs15%(89)div 17%
Pereira
  • Head50%(291)div 64%
  • Body27%(159)div 19%
  • Legs23%(131)div 17%

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

Magomed Ankalaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alex Pereira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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