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Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Alistair Overeem won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1493
Elo1492
Andrei Arlovski

Alistair OvereemvsAndrei ArlovskiUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · Sunday, May 8, 2016Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Official fight result

Alistair Overeem won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:12

Style matchupAlistair Overeem: Elusive strikervsAndrei Arlovski: Striker

Two strikers, different gameplans. Volume vs precision — judges typically favor activity.

Model Prediction: Alistair Overeem wins(56.9%)

Actual result: Alistair Overeem wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alistair Overeem at -240 American odds

+$42 profit

$142 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Andrei Arlovski enters on a 4-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Alistair Overeem
Red Corner
VS
Andrei Arlovski
Blue Corner
-240
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+200
(33%)
1493
Elo
1492
46
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'3"
203.2 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

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

Alistair Overeem
oldest →
W
KOvs Aleksei Oleinik · Apr 19
L
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Dec 19
W
KOvs Walt Harris · May 20
W
KOvs Augusto Sakai · Sep 20
L
KOvs Alexander Volkov · Feb 21
latest
Andrei ArlovskiL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Jake Collier · Apr 22
L
SUBvs Marcos Rogerio de Lima · Oct 22
L
KOvs Don'Tale Mayes · Jun 23
L
vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta · Jan 24
L
vs Martin Buday · Jun 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Alistair OvereemMetricAndrei Arlovski
3.67
Strikes / min
3.82
2.44
Strikes absorbed / min
3.22
57%
Strike defense
57%
1.42
TDs / 15 min
0.37
73%
Takedown defense
76%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.23evenly matched on net striking+0.60

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1533 vs 1542Strikes38.0 vs 21.7Takedowns0.3 vs 0.1Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.26Form0.8 vs 0.3
Alistair OvereemAndrei Arlovski

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Alistair Overeem(10 fights)Andrei Arlovski(10 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 +0.8|Blue -0.8
Recent Form
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Striker Score
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +14.0|Blue -14.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Alistair OvereemTargetAndrei Arlovski

By target zone

13
68% acc · 57%
Head
10
40% acc · 63%
8
89% acc · 35%
Body
3
100% acc · 19%
2
100% acc · 9%
Leg
3
60% acc · 19%

By position

9
90% acc · 39%
Distance
13
45% acc · 81%
4
80% acc · 17%
Clinch
1
50% acc · 6%
10
67% acc · 43%
Ground
2
100% acc · 13%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Alistair Overeem rounds
1
even
0
Andrei Arlovski rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns1
Control1:11
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:47Control
Round 2Alistair Overeem edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:08
Knockdowns1
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
23 / 30
Sig Strikes
16 / 33
76%
Sig Str %
40.5%
33 / 41
Total Strikes
29 / 46
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:19
Ctrl Time
0:47

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Andrei Arlovski14 / 2627 / 390 / 00
1Alistair Overeem10 / 1320 / 241 / 10
2Andrei Arlovski2 / 72 / 70 / 00
2Alistair Overeem13 / 1713 / 170 / 00

Alistair Overeem

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights20

Andrei Arlovski

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights27