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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Sergei Pavlovich won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1481
Derrick Lewis
Elo1538
Sergei Pavlovich

Derrick LewisvsSergei PavlovichUFC Prediction Result

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · Saturday, July 30, 2022Dallas, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Sergei Pavlovich won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:55

Model Prediction: Sergei Pavlovich wins(78.9%)

Actual result: Sergei Pavlovich wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Sergei Pavlovich at -155 American odds

+$65 profit

$165 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Sergei Pavlovich enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Derrick Lewis is a KO finisher (80% of wins). Sergei Pavlovich has lost 67% of fights by KO.
  • Sergei Pavlovich is a KO finisher (78% of wins). Derrick Lewis has lost 75% of fights by KO.
  • Sergei Pavlovich has 16pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Sergei Pavlovich has 23pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Sergei Pavlovich (53.5%).
  • Sergei Pavlovich has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Derrick Lewis
Red Corner
VS
Sergei Pavlovich
Blue Corner
+135
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
1481
Elo
1538
41
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'3"
Height
6'3"
200.66 cm
Reach
213.36 cm

Recent Form

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

Derrick LewisL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Jailton Almeida · Nov 23
W
KOvs Rodrigo Nascimento · May 24
W
KOvs Tallison Teixeira · Jul 25
L
KOvs Waldo Cortes Acosta · Jan 26
L
KOvs Josh Hokit · Jun 26
latest
Sergei PavlovichW3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Tom Aspinall · Nov 23
L
vs Alexander Volkov · Jun 24
W
vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Feb 25
W
vs Waldo Cortes Acosta · Aug 25
W
KOvs Tallison Teixeira · May 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Derrick LewisMetricSergei Pavlovich
2.46
Strikes / min
4.43
2.57
Strikes absorbed / min
3.62
39%
Strike defense
55%
0.55
TDs / 15 min
0.48
52%
Takedown defense
75%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.11evenly matched on net striking+0.81

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1605 vs 1530Strikes2.5 vs 5.9Takedowns0.6 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs 0.9
Derrick LewisSergei Pavlovich

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701490151015301550← oldermost recent →
Derrick Lewis(10 fights)Sergei Pavlovich(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 -56.9|Blue +56.9
Recent Form
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Striker Score
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +35.0|Blue -35.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Derrick LewisTargetSergei Pavlovich

By target zone

2
50% acc · 50%
Head
15
63% acc · 100%
1
100% acc · 25%
Body
0
1
100% acc · 25%
Leg
0

By position

4
67% acc · 100%
Distance
14
64% acc · 93%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
1
50% acc · 7%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Derrick Lewis rounds
0
even
1
Sergei Pavlovich rounds
Round 1Sergei Pavlovich edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
4 / 6
Sig Strikes
15 / 24
66%
Sig Str %
62%
4 / 6
Total Strikes
15 / 24
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Sergei Pavlovich15 / 2415 / 240 / 00
1Derrick Lewis4 / 64 / 60 / 00

Derrick Lewis

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights31

Sergei Pavlovich

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach84.0"
Fights12