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Igor Pokrajac
Igor Pokrajac
21-5 · HRV
September 19, 2009 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
203.0lb
Vladimir Matyushenko def. Igor Pokrajac by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Matyushenko13/261/102:02
Pokrajac6/220/000:04
R2
Matyushenko25/582/202:39
Pokrajac4/180/100:00
R3
Matyushenko6/221/202:02
Pokrajac7/251/100:38
Total
Matyushenko44/1064/506:43
Pokrajac17/651/200:42

Scorecards

Matyushenko vs Pokrajac

RdChris LeeDavid DouglasSal D'AmatoCommunity
R1---9.8-9.2
R2---10-8.8
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.8-27

Media (3 cards) · avg 3027 · 3 Matyushenko · 0 Pokrajac

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Matyushenko-Pokrajac.

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
MatyushenkoWin probabilityPokrajac
56.4%43.6%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
11%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Matyushenko56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%41%
Submission4%8%
Decision29%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 44
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.9)act 4
Pokrajac44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%49%
Submission7%15%
Decision16%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 17
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R224%
R36%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Matyushenko
49.9%-103
Pokrajac
+10348.3%
Most takedownstie 43.2%
Matyushenko
51.8%-1030
Pokrajac
+10305.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Matyushenko
Expected: 30.4
30.5
Over 30.5
42.2%
+137
Under 30.5
57.8%
-137
03876
Pokrajac
Expected: 29.8
30
Over 30
41.1%
+138
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.7%
-138
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Matyushenko
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
39.7%
+152
Under 1.5
60.3%
-152
035
Pokrajac
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.8%
Exactly 0
91.2%
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 9.9 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
Matyushenko56.4%71.8%−15.4-290
Pokrajac43.6%28.2%+15.4+242

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
MatyushenkoPokrajac
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1538
1523
Divisional
1538
1484
Striking offense
1500
1509
Striking defense
1500
1519
Grappling offense
1500
1509
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
38 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.46
Strikes landed / min
54%
Strike accuracy
1.41
Strikes absorbed / min
40%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.70
Takedowns / 15 min
30%
Takedown accuracy
71%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
2185
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vladimir Matyushenko
  • LAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R1
    6y before
  • WPedro RizzoU-DEC R3
    Close -1406y 7mo before
  • WTravis WiuffKO/TKO R1
    6y 10mo before
  • LTito OrtizU-DEC R5
    Close +1608y before
  • WYuki KondoU-DEC R3
    Close -1558y 3mo before
Igor Pokrajac
No prior UFC fights.
Matyushenko — win / loss by method
Record: 22-4-0

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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
45% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
19win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (47%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (21%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (32%)Decision(50%) 1
Pokrajac — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-0

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
11 wins, 3 losses
W
52% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
21win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (52%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
7 (33%)Submission(20%) 1
3 (14%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Matyushenko
Pokrajac
5
UFC fights
0
61.1 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
28y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Matyushenko
Pokrajac
69W–19L · 78.4%
Overall
56W–14L · 80.0%
Wins
13W–5L · 72.2%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Matyushenko
Pokrajac
242W–114L · 68.0%
Overall
129W–57L · 69.4%
215W–91L · 70.3%
Wins
69W–43L · 61.6%
27W–23L · 54.0%
Losses
60W–14L · 81.1%
Distance striking
Matyushenko
Pokrajac
2.57
Landed / min
30.3%
Accuracy
69.4%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
14.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Matyushenko
Pokrajac
2.70
Takedowns / 15 min
29.7%
Takedown accuracy
70.6%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
52.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Matyushenko
  • Head69%(61)div 65%
  • Body16%(14)div 16%
  • Legs16%(14)div 19%
Pokrajac
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 19%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Vladimir Matyushenko
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Igor Pokrajac

No UFC fights on record.

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