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UFC 40: Vendetta
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
4-3 · BLR
VS
Ian Freeman
Ian Freeman
13-5 · GBR
November 22, 2002 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
249.0lb
Weigh-in
220.0lb
Andrei Arlovski def. Ian Freeman by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:18
Arlovski14/260/010:03
Freeman1/110/000:00
Total
Arlovski14/260/010:03
Freeman1/110/000:00

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
ArlovskiWin probabilityFreeman
66.0%34.0%
KO / TKO
11%
Submission
84%
Decision
5%
Expected fight time: 4.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Arlovski66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%8%
Submission59%89%
Decision2%3%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 14
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.9)act 0
Freeman34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%16%
Submission25%74%
Decision3%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1024)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~44 sig strikes~0.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R186%
R21%
R38%
Distance5%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Arlovski
61.1%-167
Freeman
+16736.6%
Most takedownstie 50.2%
Arlovski
37.1%-293
Freeman
+29312.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Arlovski
Expected: 24.8
25
Over 25
40.7%
+139
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.7%
-139
03263
Freeman
Expected: 18.8
19
Over 19
40.1%
+141
Exactly 19
3.4%
push
Under 19
56.5%
-141
02448
Takedowns — over/under
Arlovski
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
45.2%
Exactly 0
54.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Freeman
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
20.8%
Exactly 0
79.2%
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 4.0 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
Arlovski66.0%42.5%+23.5+120
Freeman34.0%57.5%−23.5-160

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
62.5Striking66.2
Freeman +3.7
63.0Grappling56.5
Arlovski +6.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ArlovskiFreeman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1493
Pound-for-pound
1554
1492
Divisional
1554
1484
Striking offense
1505
1498
Striking defense
1513
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
23 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'11"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.12
Strikes landed / min
2.67
41%
Strike accuracy
61%
2.37
Strikes absorbed / min
1.34
58%
Strike defense
30%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.50
50%
Takedown accuracy
100%
78%
Takedown defense
82%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
75%
-2
Win/loss streak
+3
33%
Last-5 win rate
75%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
132
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Andrei Arlovski
  • LPedro RizzoKO/TKO R3
    8mo before
  • LRicco RodriguezKO/TKO R3
    Close +1001y 5mo before
  • WAaron BrinkSUB R1
    2y before
Ian Freeman
  • WFrank MirKO/TKO R1
    4mo before
  • WTedd WilliamsU-DEC R3
    2y 2mo before
  • WNate SchroederKO/TKO R2
    2y 5mo before
  • LScott AdamsSUB R1
    2y 8mo before
Arlovski — win / loss by method
Record: 4-3-0

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
2 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Freeman — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
6 wins, 4 losses
W
46% of wins
L
80% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 4
5 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Arlovski
Freeman
3
UFC fights
4
24.1 min · 8.0 avg
Octagon time
29.9 min · 7.5 avg
27y 4m
Career length
27y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Arlovski
Freeman
28W–7L · 80.0%
Overall
23W–6L · 79.3%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Wins
16W–5L · 76.2%
20W–4L · 83.3%
Losses
7W–1L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Arlovski
Freeman
11W–18L · 37.9%
Overall
125W–63L · 66.5%
11W–18L · 37.9%
Wins
81W–27L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
44W–36L · 55.0%
Distance striking
Arlovski
Freeman
3.10
Landed / min
1.01
40.4%
Accuracy
23.8%
67.3%
Defense
54.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
61.7%
Time at distance
16.5%
Grappling & control
Arlovski
Freeman
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.50
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
77.8%
Takedown defense
81.8%
1.25
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
6.3%
Control share
46.9%
Strike target map
Arlovski
  • Head41%(21)div 69%
  • Body2%(1)div 15%
  • Legs57%(29)div 16%
Freeman
  • Head88%(70)div 69%
  • Body11%(9)div 15%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%

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

Andrei Arlovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ian Freeman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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