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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Volkan Oezdemir
Volkan Oezdemir
19-7 · CHE
VS
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker
21-8 · BRA
June 22, 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Volkan Oezdemir def. Johnny Walker by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:28
Oezdemir37/670/020:06
Walker15/330/000:00
Total
Oezdemir37/670/020:06
Walker15/330/000:00

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
OezdemirWin probabilityWalker
34.7%65.3%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
15%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.9 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 Oezdemir, blue toward Walker. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Oezdemir35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%43%25%
Submission5%13%6%
Decision15%44%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 37
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Walker65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%56%28%
Submission11%16%8%
Decision18%28%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 15
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R221%
R311%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Oezdemir
45.4%+118
Walker
-11853.4%
Most takedownstie 59.1%
Oezdemir
23.8%-139
Walker
+13917.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Oezdemir
Expected: 35.4
35.5
Over 35.5
39.7%
+152
Under 35.5
60.3%
-152
04589
Walker
Expected: 39.9
40
Over 40
39.0%
+153
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.8%
-153
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Oezdemir
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.3%
+266
Under 0.5
72.7%
-266
035
Walker
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.8%
+380
Under 0.5
79.2%
-380
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 8.9 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
Oezdemir34.7%45.0%−10.3+112
Walker65.3%55.0%+10.3-136
By method
Oezdemir by KO/TKO17.9%24.5%−6.6+239
Oezdemir by submission5.2%6.4%−1.2+1197
Oezdemir by decision11.6%16.3%−4.7+411
Walker by KO/TKO33.6%27.6%+6.0+202
Walker by submission9.8%7.8%+2.0+967
Walker by decision21.9%17.4%+4.5+378
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds66.1%56.6%+9.5-153
Over 2.5 rds44.6%41.4%+3.2+125
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision33.6%35.2%−1.6+166

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
67.7Striking66.9
Oezdemir +0.8
41.6Grappling47.4
Walker +5.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OezdemirWalker
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1566
Pound-for-pound
1571
1564
Divisional
1566
1518
Striking offense
1517
1492
Striking defense
1505
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'6"
75"
Reach
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.59
Strikes landed / min
3.53
48%
Strike accuracy
51%
3.92
Strikes absorbed / min
2.70
56%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.57
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
33%
Takedown accuracy
100%
80%
Takedown defense
50%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
54%
UFC win rate
54%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
57%
Finish rate
86%
Recent opp. quality
294
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Volkan Oezdemir
  • WBogdan GuskovSUB R1
    Close -18110mo before
  • LNikita KrylovU-DEC R3
    Close +1531y 8mo before
  • WPaul CraigU-DEC R3
    Close -1411y 11mo before
  • LMagomed AnkalaevU-DEC R3
    Close +2602y 8mo before
  • LJiri ProchazkaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1593y 11mo before
Johnny Walker
  • LMagomed AnkalaevKO/TKO R2
    Close +3995mo before
  • WAnthony SmithU-DEC R3
    Close -1211y 1mo before
  • WPaul CraigKO/TKO R1
    Close -1911y 5mo before
  • WIon CutelabaSUB R1
    Close +1621y 9mo before
  • LJamahal HillKO/TKO R1
    Close +2002y 4mo before
Oezdemir — win / loss by method
Record: 19-7-0

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
12 wins, 2 losses
W
63% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
26% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
7win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
1 (14%)Submission(17%) 1
3 (43%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Walker — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-0, 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
16 wins, 5 losses
W
76% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
14win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (14%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Oezdemir
Walker
13
UFC fights
13
131.7 min · 10.1 avg
Octagon time
83.3 min · 6.4 avg
15y 11m
Career length
12y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Oezdemir
Walker
234W–53L · 81.5%
Overall
202W–63L · 76.2%
105W–26L · 80.2%
Wins
116W–41L · 73.9%
129W–27L · 82.7%
Losses
86W–22L · 79.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Oezdemir
Walker
37W–32L · 53.6%
Overall
106W–42L · 71.6%
31W–29L · 51.7%
Wins
86W–39L · 68.8%
6W–3L · 66.7%
Losses
20W–3L · 87.0%
Distance striking
Oezdemir
Walker
5.27
Landed / min
3.79
43.7%
Accuracy
44.3%
58.6%
Defense
54.5%
0.46
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.72
66.3%
Time at distance
66.2%
Grappling & control
Oezdemir
Walker
0.57
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
80.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.11
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.54
46.6%
Control share
27.1%
Strike target map
Oezdemir
  • Head64%(385)div 64%
  • Body15%(88)div 19%
  • Legs22%(132)div 17%
Walker
  • Head47%(138)div 64%
  • Body10%(30)div 19%
  • Legs43%(126)div 17%

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

Volkan Oezdemir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Johnny Walker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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