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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Alexander Volkanovski won · U-DEC R3
Elo1521
Alexander Volkanovski
Elo1369

Alexander VolkanovskivsMizuto HirotaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · Saturday, June 10, 2017Auckland, New Zealand

Official fight result

Alexander Volkanovski won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupAlexander Volkanovski: Well-roundedvsMizuto Hirota: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: Mizuto Hirota wins(60.7%)

Actual result: Alexander Volkanovski wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Mizuto Hirota at +440 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Alexander Volkanovski has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Alexander Volkanovski
Red Corner
VS
Mizuto Hirota
Blue Corner
-580
(85%)
Vegas Odds
+440
(19%)
1521
Elo
1369
37
Age
45
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'7"
180.34 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Alexander VolkanovskiW2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Yair Rodriguez · Jul 23
L
KOvs Islam Makhachev · Oct 23
L
KOvs Ilia Topuria · Feb 24
W
vs Diego Lopes · Apr 25
W
vs Diego Lopes · Jan 26
latest
Mizuto HirotaL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Rani Yahya · Mar 13
L
vs Rodrigo Damm · Jun 13
W
vs Cole Miller · Dec 16
L
vs Ross Pearson · Feb 18
L
vs Christos Giagos · Dec 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Alexander VolkanovskiMetricMizuto Hirota
5.99
Strikes / min
3.36
3.31
Strikes absorbed / min
3.50
58%
Strike defense
54%
1.63
TDs / 15 min
1.36
68%
Takedown defense
58%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.68Δ 2.82 — meaningful gap-0.14

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1518 vs 1486Strikes50.0 vs 56.3Takedowns3.0 vs 2.3Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 0.9
Alexander VolkanovskiMizuto Hirota

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Alexander Volkanovski(10 fights)Mizuto Hirota(6 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +151.6|Blue -151.6
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red +21.0|Blue -21.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Alexander VolkanovskiTargetMizuto Hirota

By target zone

55
57% acc · 63%
Head
39
28% acc · 85%
9
69% acc · 10%
Body
2
40% acc · 4%
23
79% acc · 26%
Leg
5
100% acc · 11%

By position

46
49% acc · 53%
Distance
42
30% acc · 91%
18
90% acc · 21%
Clinch
2
40% acc · 4%
23
88% acc · 26%
Ground
2
100% acc · 4%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

3
Alexander Volkanovski rounds
0
even
0
Mizuto Hirota rounds
Round 1Alexander Volkanovski edged it
Sig. strikes33
Takedowns3
Control2:23
Knockdowns1
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Alexander Volkanovski edged it
Sig. strikes28
Takedowns1
Control1:39
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
Round 3Alexander Volkanovski edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control1:16
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:21Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
87 / 139
Sig Strikes
46 / 149
62.7%
Sig Str %
31.3%
93 / 145
Total Strikes
51 / 155
4 / 7
TDs
0 / 5
41.7%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
5:18
Ctrl Time
0:23

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mizuto Hirota16 / 4119 / 440 / 00
1Alexander Volkanovski33 / 5635 / 583 / 40
2Mizuto Hirota14 / 5015 / 520 / 10
2Alexander Volkanovski28 / 4532 / 491 / 20
3Mizuto Hirota16 / 5817 / 590 / 40
3Alexander Volkanovski26 / 3826 / 380 / 10

Alexander Volkanovski

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights18

Mizuto Hirota

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights6