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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Ilir Latifi won · U-DEC R3
Elo1497
Ilir Latifi
Elo1495
Aleksei Oleinik

Ilir LatifivsAleksei OleinikUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan · Saturday, October 1, 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Ilir Latifi won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupIlir Latifi: WrestlervsAleksei Oleinik: Submission grappler

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

Model Prediction: Aleksei Oleinik wins(62.4%)

Actual result: Ilir Latifi wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Aleksei Oleinik at +165 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • Ilir Latifi has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Ilir Latifi has 63pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Aleksei Oleinik has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Ilir Latifi
Red Corner
VS
Aleksei Oleinik
Blue Corner
-195
(66%)
Vegas Odds
+165
(38%)
1497
Elo
1495
44
Age
49
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
6'2"
185.42 cm
Reach
203.2 cm

Recent Form

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

Ilir Latifi
oldest →
L
vs Corey Anderson · Dec 18
L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Aug 19
L
vs Derrick Lewis · Feb 20
W
vs Tanner Boser · Jun 21
L
vs Rodrigo Nascimento · May 23
latest
Aleksei Oleinik
oldest →
W
vs Fabricio Werdum · May 20
L
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Aug 20
L
KOvs Chris Daukaus · Feb 21
L
vs Serghei Spivac · Jun 21
W
SUBvs Jared Vanderaa · Apr 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ilir LatifiMetricAleksei Oleinik
2.05
Strikes / min
3.29
2.93
Strikes absorbed / min
3.80
56%
Strike defense
44%
2.11
TDs / 15 min
1.82
100%
Takedown defense
37%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.88evenly matched on net striking-0.51

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1533 vs 1523Strikes2.0 vs 3.3Takedowns2.1 vs 1.8Sub Atts0.30 vs 1.90Form0.3 vs 0.1
Ilir LatifiAleksei Oleinik

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Ilir Latifi(10 fights)Aleksei Oleinik(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 +1.9|Blue -1.9
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red +308.0|Blue -308.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ilir LatifiTargetAleksei Oleinik

By target zone

32
80% acc · 84%
Head
9
20% acc · 32%
6
75% acc · 16%
Body
7
78% acc · 25%
0
Leg
12
80% acc · 43%

By position

18
67% acc · 47%
Distance
27
41% acc · 96%
5
83% acc · 13%
Clinch
1
25% acc · 4%
15
100% acc · 39%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Ilir Latifi rounds
0
even
0
Aleksei Oleinik rounds
Round 1Ilir Latifi edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns1
Control4:16
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Ilir Latifi edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns1
Control1:45
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Ilir Latifi edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns1
Control2:28
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
38 / 48
Sig Strikes
28 / 70
78%
Sig Str %
38%
74 / 88
Total Strikes
68 / 113
3 / 6
TDs
0 / 0
61%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
8:29
Ctrl Time
0:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Aleksei Oleinik4 / 1224 / 340 / 00
1Ilir Latifi11 / 1445 / 511 / 10
2Aleksei Oleinik17 / 3030 / 440 / 00
2Ilir Latifi17 / 2119 / 241 / 20
3Aleksei Oleinik7 / 2814 / 350 / 00
3Ilir Latifi10 / 1310 / 131 / 30

Ilir Latifi

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights16

Aleksei Oleinik

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights17