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UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
VS
February 22, 2025 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Catch Weight · 175 lb · 3 rounds
174.0lb
Weigh-in
175.0lb
Austin Vanderford def. Nikolay Veretennikov by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Vanderford8/111/103:56
Veretennikov3/130/000:00
R2 · 4:13
Vanderford31/411/303:25
Veretennikov2/60/000:00
Total
Vanderford39/522/407:21
Veretennikov5/190/000:00

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
VanderfordWin probabilityVeretennikov
65.1%34.9%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
17%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 11.0 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 Vanderford, blue toward Veretennikov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Vanderford65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%24%12%
Submission12%19%11%
Decision37%57%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 39
Takedowns2.2 (0.05.6)act 2
Veretennikov35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%40%26%
Submission5%13%7%
Decision16%47%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 5
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~3.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R214%
R311%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Vanderford
51.7%-110
Veretennikov
+11047.1%
Most takedownstie 17.7%
Vanderford
60.0%-270
Veretennikov
+27022.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vanderford
Expected: 41.1
41
Over 41
39.3%
+152
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.5%
-152
052103
Veretennikov
Expected: 38.0
38
Over 38
39.2%
+152
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.6%
-152
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Vanderford
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
42.4%
-106
Exactly 2
17.5%
push
Under 2
40.0%
+106
047
Veretennikov
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.2%
+147
Exactly 1
20.7%
push
Under 1
47.1%
-147
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
Vanderford65.1%49.3%+15.8-106
Veretennikov34.9%50.7%−15.8-113
By method
Vanderford by KO/TKO19.4%12.3%+7.1+581
Vanderford by submission11.1%10.8%+0.3+671
Vanderford by decision34.6%27.0%+7.6+210
Veretennikov by KO/TKO10.4%25.7%−15.3+225
Veretennikov by submission5.9%7.2%−1.3+1069
Veretennikov by decision18.6%17.0%+1.6+392
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.6%64.7%+13.9-227
Over 2.5 rds64.3%65.8%−1.5-122
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision53.2%47.2%+6.0-101

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
VanderfordVeretennikov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1505
1536
Divisional
1520
1482
Striking offense
1483
1500
Striking defense
1502
1561
Grappling offense
1544
1558
Grappling defense
1556
Physical
34 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.33
Strike accuracy
54%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.13
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Austin Vanderford
No prior UFC fights.
Nikolay Veretennikov
  • LDanny BarlowS-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +3006mo before
Vanderford — 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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (42%)Decision(0%) 0
Veretennikov — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Vanderford
Veretennikov
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
13y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vanderford
Veretennikov
Overall
8W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
8W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vanderford
Veretennikov
141W–37L · 79.2%
Overall
99W–44L · 69.2%
81W–27L · 75.0%
Wins
78W–39L · 66.7%
60W–10L · 85.7%
Losses
21W–5L · 80.8%
Distance striking
Vanderford
Veretennikov
Landed / min
3.43
Accuracy
51.7%
Defense
53.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
87.3%
Grappling & control
Vanderford
Veretennikov
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
10.6%
Strike target map
Vanderford
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Veretennikov
  • Head46%(23)div 63%
  • Body44%(22)div 20%
  • Legs10%(5)div 17%

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

Austin Vanderford

No UFC fights on record.

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

Nikolay Veretennikov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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