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Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar EvloevUFC 333 · Abu Dhabi · Sat 24 Oct
Beats fair · value
Our chance60%Movsar Evloev
DraftKings asks1.80implies 55.6%
Edge+4.4 pointsabove the price
40%Alexander Volkanovski
60%Movsar Evloev
fair 2.50fair 1.67

We make Movsar Evloev 60%, and the 1.80 on offer implies 55.6%. The 4.4‑point gap is the edge.

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Natália Silva v Wang CongUFC · Fight winner
Our chance76%Natália Silva
Fair odds1.32what our chance is worth
76%Natália Silva
25%Wang Cong
fair 1.32fair 4.08

We make Natália Silva 76%, so fair odds are 1.32. The app sets that against the prices at your own bookmakers and shows the edge.

Deiveson Figueiredo v Payton TalbottUFC · Fight winner
Our chance65%Payton Talbott
Fair odds1.55what our chance is worth
65%Payton Talbott
36%Deiveson Figueiredo
fair 1.55fair 2.82

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Brendan Allen v Christian Leroy DuncanUFC · Fight winner
Our chance63%Brendan Allen
Fair odds1.60what our chance is worth
63%Brendan Allen
38%Christian Leroy Duncan
fair 1.60fair 2.67

We make Brendan Allen 63%, so fair odds are 1.60. The app sets that against the prices at your own bookmakers and shows the edge.

Joaquin Buckley v Mike MalottUFC · Fight winner
Our chance61%Joaquin Buckley
Fair odds1.65what our chance is worth
61%Joaquin Buckley
40%Mike Malott
fair 1.65fair 2.53

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Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar EvloevUFC · Fight winner
Our chance60%Movsar Evloev
Fair odds1.67what our chance is worth
60%Movsar Evloev
40%Alexander Volkanovski
fair 1.67fair 2.50

We make Movsar Evloev 60%, so fair odds are 1.67. The app sets that against the prices at your own bookmakers and shows the edge.

Roberto Soldić v Khaos WilliamsUFC · Method of victory
Our chance49%Soldić by KO/TKO
Fair odds2.06what our chance is worth

We make Soldić by KO/TKO 49%, so fair odds are 2.06. The app sets that against the prices at your own bookmakers and shows the edge.

Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar EvloevUFC 333 · Abu Dhabi · Sat 24 Oct · Assessed from 13 research passes
The chance of each result
40%Alexander Volkanovski
60%Movsar Evloev
fair 2.50fair 1.67
4 priced outcomes · 4 assessed · 0 with the book’s price only
SelectionMarketPriceBookAssessed vs bookEdge
Movsar EvloevFight winnerfair 1.67 · implies 55.6% · edge +4.4 pointsFight winner1.80DraftKings60.0%55.6%+4.4 pts
Evloev by decisionMethod of victoryfair 2.38 · implies 38.5% · edge +3.5 pointsMethod of victory2.60DraftKings42.0%38.5%+3.5 pts
YesGoes the distancefair 1.47 · implies 65.4% · edge +2.6 pointsGoes the distance1.53William Hill68.0%65.4%+2.6 pts
Alexander VolkanovskiFight winnerfair 2.50 · implies 47.6% · edge −7.6 pointsFight winner2.10Pinnacle40.0%47.6%−7.6 pts

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BetWhat we saidStakeResult
Movsar Evloev · Fight winnerOn paper · Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar Evloev · DraftKings 1.80assessed 60.0% · fair 1.67 · implies 55.6% · +4.4 points against the book
assessed 60.0% · fair 1.67starts in 15d 11h · edge +4.4 points
US$10.00US$18.00open
Brito by KO/TKO · Method of victoryOn paper · Joanderson Brito v Giga Chikadze · DraftKings 3.20assessed 36.0% · fair 2.78 · implies 31.3% · +4.7 points against the book
assessed 36.0% · fair 2.78won · 20 Sept
US$10.00+US$22.00called it
Marlon Vera · Fight winnerWatching · Marlon Vera v Charles Jourdain · BetMGM 1.85assessed 58.0% · fair 1.72 · implies 54.1% · +3.9 points against the book
assessed 58.0% · fair 1.72won · 20 Sept
no stakenot stakedcalled it
Choi Doo-ho · Fight winnerOn paper · Patrício Pitbull v Choi Doo-ho · FanDuel 1.75assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64 · implies 57.1% · +3.9 points against the book
assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64lost · 20 Sept
US$10.00−US$10.00missed
Arman Tsarukyan · Fight winnerReal · Arman Tsarukyan v Maurício Ruffy · Pinnacle 1.50assessed 70.0% · fair 1.43 · implies 66.7% · +3.3 points against the book
assessed 70.0% · fair 1.43won · 20 Sept
US$10.00+US$5.00won
No · Goes the distanceOn paper · Robelis Despaigne v Tai Tuivasa · DraftKings 1.30assessed 80.0% · fair 1.25 · implies 76.9% · +3.1 points against the book
assessed 80.0% · fair 1.25lost · 20 Sept
US$10.00−US$10.00missed
Joshua Van · Fight winnerOn paper · Joshua Van v Alexandre Pantoja · DraftKings 1.75assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64 · implies 57.1% · +3.9 points against the book
assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64won · 20 Sept
US$10.00+US$7.50called it
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  1. How each fighter wins

    Each fighter’s chance, split into knockout, submission and decision.

  2. The round it ends

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  3. Striking against grappling

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  4. Judges and decisions

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How each fighter wins, in which round, and where the fight is spent.

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How does each fighter win, and at what price?

Joshua VanFighter one
Alexandre PantojaFighter two
Chance to win, any method
Joshua VanVanFair price 1.7956%
Alexandre PantojaPantojaFair price 2.2744%
Joshua VanOutcomeAlexandre Pantoja
KO/TKO32%
Submission28%
Decision40%
Joshua Van: DecisionChance28.0%Fair price3.57Rank1 of 6
SourcesAssessed method-of-victory distributionfrom the assessment run on this fixture

Knockdowns expected

Clean knockdowns each fighter is projected to score in this fight.Projected for this fight

Joshua Van0.61
Alexandre Pantoja0.72
SourcesAssessed knockdown-threat projectionfrom the assessment run on this fixture

Submission attempts expected

Submission attempts each fighter is projected to make in this fight.Projected for this fight

Joshua Van0.77
Alexandre Pantoja0.82
SourcesAssessed submission-threat projectionfrom the assessment run on this fixture
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Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar EvloevUFC 333 · Abu Dhabi · Sat 24 Oct · Movsar Evloev to win
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Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar EvloevUFC 333 · Abu Dhabi · Sat 24 Oct
  1. Movsar Evloev to winFight winner1.80
  2. Fight goes the distanceGoes the distance1.53
  3. Evloev over 2.5 takedownsFighter takedowns1.95
Combined odds5.37
StakeUS$10.00Potential returnUS$53.70

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BetWhat we saidStakeResult
Movsar Evloev · Fight winnerOn paper · Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar Evloev · DraftKings 1.80assessed 60.0% · fair 1.67 · implies 55.6% · +4.4 points against the book
assessed 60.0% · fair 1.67starts in 15d 11h · edge +4.4 points
US$10.00US$18.00open
Brito by KO/TKO · Method of victoryOn paper · Joanderson Brito v Giga Chikadze · DraftKings 3.20assessed 36.0% · fair 2.78 · implies 31.3% · +4.7 points against the book
assessed 36.0% · fair 2.78won · 20 Sept
US$10.00+US$22.00called it
Marlon Vera · Fight winnerWatching · Marlon Vera v Charles Jourdain · BetMGM 1.85assessed 58.0% · fair 1.72 · implies 54.1% · +3.9 points against the book
assessed 58.0% · fair 1.72won · 20 Sept
no stakenot stakedcalled it
Choi Doo-ho · Fight winnerOn paper · Patrício Pitbull v Choi Doo-ho · FanDuel 1.75assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64 · implies 57.1% · +3.9 points against the book
assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64lost · 20 Sept
US$10.00−US$10.00missed
Arman Tsarukyan · Fight winnerReal · Arman Tsarukyan v Maurício Ruffy · Pinnacle 1.50assessed 70.0% · fair 1.43 · implies 66.7% · +3.3 points against the book
assessed 70.0% · fair 1.43won · 20 Sept
US$10.00+US$5.00won
No · Goes the distanceOn paper · Robelis Despaigne v Tai Tuivasa · DraftKings 1.30assessed 80.0% · fair 1.25 · implies 76.9% · +3.1 points against the book
assessed 80.0% · fair 1.25lost · 20 Sept
US$10.00−US$10.00missed
Joshua Van · Fight winnerOn paper · Joshua Van v Alexandre Pantoja · DraftKings 1.75assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64 · implies 57.1% · +3.9 points against the book
assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64won · 20 Sept
US$10.00+US$7.50called it

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One question, put to each: Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar Evloev. Example data.

How much work goes into the answer?

13 research agents read the match, often for over an hour.

10 findings from 476 pages read, 29 cited
  • Agent 1 Availability+0.2%from 2 findings
    No change to the bout since it was booked

    Neither name has moved and neither side took the fight on short notice. A full camp suits the more structured game plan, and a grappler’s plan is the more structured one here.

    76% confidence
  • Agent 2 Form & underlying play+0.8%from 2 findings
    Control time among the highest at featherweight

    Few fighters in the division spend as much of each round in a dominant position. Control that reliable tends to win rounds against anyone who cannot stop the first takedown.

    80% confidence
  • Agent 3 Tactics & style+0.7%from 3 findings
    Chain wrestling can take rounds against the fence

    He rarely shoots once and stops; he strings attempts together until one lands. Against a striker who wants space to work, every exchange that ends on the fence is a round leaning Evloev’s way.

    80% confidence
  • Agent 4 Matchup historyno change
    No previous fight between them

    There is no direct history to read. The pass looked for one and found none, which is a result rather than an absence of one.

    80% confidence
  • Agent 5 Historical comparables+0.4%from 1 finding
    The younger grappler has the edge in this shape of fight

    Across a long sample of five-round fights below lightweight, the younger man with the stronger wrestling won more often than the market expected. The pattern holds in both halves of the sample.

    68% confidence
  • Agent 6 Rest, load & travel+0.2%from 1 finding
    The longer journey and the bigger time change

    Coming from Australia means a larger body-clock shift than Evloev faces. Both camps arrived early in fight week, which takes most of the sting out of it.

    60% confidence
  • Agent 7 Weather & venueno change
    A full-size cage indoors, nothing to apply

    The larger cage gives a striker more room to circle off the fence and a wrestler more ground to cover, which roughly cancels out. There is no climate effect indoors.

    66% confidence
  • Agent 8 Stakes & incentivesno change
    The same prize in view for both

    The winner moves to the front of the featherweight queue. Equal stakes move nothing.

    68% confidence
  • Agent 9 Officiating & disciplineno change
    Nothing unusual in how this commission scores

    Judges here score control and damage the way the unified rules set out, with no pattern that favours one style. There is no mechanism worth applying.

    62% confidence
  • Agent 10 Public information environmentno change
    Every update came from the promotion itself

    The fight-week schedule and the card order were both published by the UFC first. Nothing reached the public through a leak or a second-hand report.

    82% confidence
  • Agent 11 Reporting consensusno change
    Confirmed by the promotion and two outlets

    The UFC and two independent reporters each list the same pairing, unchanged since the announcement. Independent confirmation raises how far the claim is trusted.

    84% confidence
  • Agent 12 Universal-pattern hypothesesno change
    A popular style claim, written up and given no weight

    The saying that grapplers fade in the championship rounds was written as a precise rule for the registry to test. Until it survives a holdout, it moves nothing.

    50% confidence
  • Agent 13 Adversarial review−0.3%from 2 findings
    Five rounds is familiar ground for him

    He has fought far more championship rounds than Evloev and has won fights late. The longer the fight, the more of the control claim depends on Evloev doing something new.

    72% confidence
Control time among the highest at featherweight+0.8%Chain wrestling can take rounds against the fence+0.7%The younger grappler has the edge in this shape of fight+0.4%
A tipster

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@tipster_proMovsar Evloev to win at 1.80. Trust me.
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I’d lean Movsar Evloev, but anything can happen in one match.
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Control time among the highest at featherweight+0.8%Chain wrestling can take rounds against the fence+0.7%The younger grappler has the edge in this shape of fight+0.4%Five rounds is familiar ground for him−0.3%ufc.comPrimary0.92mmajunkie.usatoday.comEstablished0.78bloodyelbow.comIndependent0.52Report after the startRejected0.00Capped at ×0.75 to ×1.25No single finding can move what it touches further.
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Method of victory: Evloev by decision42%fair 2.38Goes the distance: Yes68%fair 1.47A fair price is 1 divided by the chance. Every market comes from the same picture of the match.
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Movsar Evloev
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4 priced outcomes · 4 assessed · 0 with the book’s price only
SelectionMarketPriceBookAssessed vs bookEdge
Movsar EvloevFight winnerfair 1.67 · implies 55.6% · edge +4.4 pointsFight winner1.80DraftKings60.0%55.6%+4.4 pts
Evloev by decisionMethod of victoryfair 2.38 · implies 38.5% · edge +3.5 pointsMethod of victory2.60DraftKings42.0%38.5%+3.5 pts
YesGoes the distancefair 1.47 · implies 65.4% · edge +2.6 pointsGoes the distance1.53William Hill68.0%65.4%+2.6 pts
Alexander VolkanovskiFight winnerfair 2.50 · implies 47.6% · edge −7.6 pointsFight winner2.10Pinnacle40.0%47.6%−7.6 pts
+4.4 ptsBest price of 72 bookmakers
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DraftKings1.80
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Movsar Evloev · Fight winnerAlexander Volkanovski v Movsar Evloev · UFC · in 15d 11h · DraftKings
Beats fair
Assessed60.0%
Price1.80
Edge+4.4 pts
The assessment puts this above the price. Implies 55.6% · fair 1.67 · US$10.00 returns US$18.00 Our researchthe assessment's own estimate, from its research passes
Movsar Evloev · Fight winner1.80+4.4 ptsNatália Silva · Fight winner1.40+4.1 ptsPayton Talbott · Fight winner1.65+3.9 pts
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Brito by KO/TKO · Method of victoryOn paper · Joanderson Brito v Giga Chikadze · DraftKings 3.20assessed 36.0% · fair 2.78 · implies 31.3% · +4.7 points against the book
assessed 36.0% · fair 2.78won · 20 Sept
US$10.00+US$22.00called it
Marlon Vera · Fight winnerWatching · Marlon Vera v Charles Jourdain · BetMGM 1.85assessed 58.0% · fair 1.72 · implies 54.1% · +3.9 points against the book
assessed 58.0% · fair 1.72won · 20 Sept
no stakenot stakedcalled it
Choi Doo-ho · Fight winnerOn paper · Patrício Pitbull v Choi Doo-ho · FanDuel 1.75assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64 · implies 57.1% · +3.9 points against the book
assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64lost · 20 Sept
US$10.00−US$10.00missed
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