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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Nikita Krylov won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1353
Cody Donovan
Elo1485
Nikita Krylov editorial illustration

Cody DonovanvsNikita KrylovUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · Saturday, July 19, 2014Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Official fight result

Nikita Krylov won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:57

Style matchupCody Donovan: Submission grapplervsNikita Krylov: Wrestler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Cody Donovan wins(62.3%)

Actual result: Nikita Krylov wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Cody Donovan at +115 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Nikita Krylov has 53pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Cody Donovan
Red Corner
VS
Nikita Krylov
Blue Corner
+115
(47%)
Vegas Odds
-125
(56%)
1353
Elo
1485
45
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'3"
187.96 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

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

Cody DonovanL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Nick Penner · Dec 12
L
KOvs Ovince Saint Preux · Aug 13
L
KOvs Gian Villante · Nov 13
latest
Nikita Krylov
oldest →
W
SUBvs Ryan Spann · Mar 23
L
KOvs Dominick Reyes · Apr 25
L
KOvs Bogdan Guskov · Jul 25
W
KOvs Modestas Bukauskas · Jan 26
L
KOvs Robert Whittaker · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Cody DonovanMetricNikita Krylov
5.61
Strikes / min
4.36
5.44
Strikes absorbed / min
2.59
45%
Strike defense
47%
1.67
TDs / 15 min
2.05
0%
Takedown defense
53%
1.70
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.17Δ 1.60 — meaningful gap+1.77

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1483 vs 1485Strikes26.7 vs 19.0Takedowns0.3 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.67Form-0.6 vs -0.3
Cody DonovanNikita Krylov

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Cody Donovan(4 fights)Nikita Krylov(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 -132.0|Blue +132.0
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +119.0|Blue -119.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Cody DonovanTargetNikita Krylov

By target zone

17
50% acc · 81%
Head
29
56% acc · 69%
4
80% acc · 19%
Body
9
64% acc · 21%
0
Leg
4
100% acc · 10%

By position

6
46% acc · 29%
Distance
11
46% acc · 26%
14
61% acc · 67%
Clinch
21
68% acc · 50%
1
33% acc · 5%
Ground
10
67% acc · 24%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Cody Donovan rounds
0
even
1
Nikita Krylov rounds
Round 1Nikita Krylov edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns1
Control1:33
Knockdowns1
42Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:52Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
21 / 39
Sig Strikes
42 / 70
53%
Sig Str %
60%
31 / 50
Total Strikes
80 / 114
1 / 2
TDs
0 / 0
50%
TD %
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
2
1:33
Ctrl Time
1:52

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nikita Krylov42 / 7080 / 1140 / 00
1Cody Donovan21 / 3931 / 501 / 22

Cody Donovan

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights4

Nikita Krylov

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights23