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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
37-10 · RUS
VS
Sergei Pavlovich
Sergei Pavlovich
18-2 · RUS
June 22, 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
258.0lb
Weigh-in
260.0lb
Alexander Volkov def. Sergei Pavlovich by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkov26/500/000:00
Pavlovich15/430/000:00
R2
Volkov31/550/000:00
Pavlovich15/390/000:00
R3
Volkov26/540/000:00
Pavlovich16/520/100:15
Total
Volkov83/1590/000:00
Pavlovich46/1340/100:15

Scorecards

Volkov vs Pavlovich

RdAnders OhlssonClemens WernerVito PaolilloCommunity
R110-910-99-109.9-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.9-9
Total30-2730-2729-2829.8-27.1

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 15 Volkov · 0 Pavlovich

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Volkov-Pavlovich.

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
VolkovWin probabilityPavlovich
39.4%60.6%
KO / TKO
61%
Submission
16%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 7.1 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 Volkov, blue toward Pavlovich. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Volkov39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%51%16%
Submission8%21%5%
Decision11%28%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 83
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Pavlovich61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO42%68%49%
Submission8%13%4%
Decision11%19%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 46
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R148%
R222%
R37%
Distance23%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Volkov
55.1%-127
Pavlovich
+12743.6%
Most takedownstie 69.0%
Volkov
15.9%-106
Pavlovich
+10615.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 40.0
40
Over 40
39.1%
+152
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.7%
-152
050100
Pavlovich
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
39.5%
+153
Under 33.5
60.5%
-153
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Volkov
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.0%
Exactly 0
82.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Pavlovich
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.1%
Exactly 0
82.9%
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 7.1 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
Volkov39.4%32.9%+6.5+190
Pavlovich60.6%67.1%−6.5-239
By method
Volkov by KO/TKO24.2%16.5%+7.7+404
Volkov by submission6.4%5.5%+0.9+1418
Volkov by decision8.9%12.5%−3.6+566
Pavlovich by KO/TKO37.2%49.2%−12.0-146
Pavlovich by submission9.8%4.0%+5.8+1975
Pavlovich by decision13.6%12.3%+1.3+572
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds52.0%45.8%+6.2+105
Over 2.5 rds29.6%30.9%−1.3+202
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision22.5%25.8%−3.3+262

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
77.4Striking72.2
Volkov +5.3
49.6Grappling20.8
Volkov +28.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkovPavlovich
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1655
Pound-for-pound
1612
1655
Divisional
1612
1563
Striking offense
1539
1518
Striking defense
1491
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
35 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'7"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
84"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.46
Strikes landed / min
8.21
57%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.22
Strikes absorbed / min
4.61
54%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
64%
Takedown accuracy
0%
75%
Takedown defense
75%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
75%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
64%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
287
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Volkov
  • WTai TuivasaSUB R2
    Close -2389mo before
  • WAlexandr RomanovKO/TKO R1
    Close +1271y 3mo before
  • WJairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKO R1
    Close -1662y 1mo before
  • LTom AspinallSUB R1
    Close +1152y 3mo before
  • WMarcin TyburaU-DEC R3
    Close -2872y 8mo before
Sergei Pavlovich
  • LTom AspinallKO/TKO R1
    Close +1107mo before
  • WCurtis BlaydesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1101y 2mo before
  • WTai TuivasaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1961y 7mo before
  • WDerrick LewisKO/TKO R1
    Close -1581y 11mo before
  • WShamil AbdurakhimovKO/TKO R1
    Close -3542y 3mo before
Volkov — win / loss by method
Record: 37-10-0

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
24 wins, 2 losses
W
65% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
11% of wins
L
30% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 5 losses
W
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (9%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
26win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
18 (69%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (12%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (19%)Decision(50%) 3
Pavlovich — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0

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
15 wins, 2 losses
W
83% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Volkov
Pavlovich
15
UFC fights
8
186.1 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
17.8 min · 2.2 avg
17y 3m
Career length
11y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkov
Pavlovich
264W–82L · 76.3%
Overall
148W–46L · 76.3%
212W–73L · 74.4%
Wins
92W–26L · 78.0%
52W–9L · 85.2%
Losses
56W–20L · 73.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkov
Pavlovich
284W–89L · 76.1%
Overall
113W–53L · 68.1%
226W–68L · 76.9%
Wins
113W–53L · 68.1%
58W–21L · 73.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Volkov
Pavlovich
7.02
Landed / min
7.50
55.2%
Accuracy
43.6%
59.2%
Defense
62.7%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
5.90
64.9%
Time at distance
73.4%
Grappling & control
Volkov
Pavlovich
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
63.6%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
74.7%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
27.0%
Control share
30.8%
Strike target map
Volkov
  • Head63%(639)div 65%
  • Body20%(207)div 20%
  • Legs17%(170)div 16%
Pavlovich
  • Head93%(136)div 65%
  • Body6%(9)div 20%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%

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

Alexander Volkov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sergei Pavlovich
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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