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Middleweight

3 Rounds

Andrey Pulyaev won · KO/TKO R2

Elo1474

Elo1458

Nick KleinvsAndrey PulyaevUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park · Saturday, August 2, 2025Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Andrey Pulyaev won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:31

Style matchupNick Klein: WrestlervsAndrey Pulyaev: Striker

Classic wrestler-vs-striker. The wrestler historically gets the edge if they can close distance and finish takedowns.

Model Prediction: Nick Klein wins(52.0%)

Actual result: Andrey Pulyaev wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Nick Klein at +108 American odds

−$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

Andrey Pulyaev enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
Andrey Pulyaev is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Nick Klein has lost 100% of fights by KO.
Andrey Pulyaev has 16pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
Striker vs grappler stylistic clash — fight location (standing vs ground) typically decides it.
Stance matchup historically favors Andrey Pulyaev (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Nick Klein

Red Corner

Andrey Pulyaev

Blue Corner

+108

(48%)

Vegas Odds

-126

(56%)

1474

Elo

1458

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

6'1"

Height

6'4"

195.58 cm

Reach

198.12 cm

Recent Form

Last 3 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Nick Klein

oldest →

KOvs Mansur Abdul-Malik · Feb 25

latest

Andrey PulyaevL3 streak

oldest →

vs Christian Leroy Duncan · Mar 25

vs Ateba Gautier · Jan 26

SUBvs Nursulton Ruziboev · Jun 26

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Nick KleinMetricAndrey Pulyaev

2.51

Strikes / min

3.84

3.41

Strikes absorbed / min

3.14

39%

Strike defense

55%

5.79

TDs / 15 min

0.29

66%

Takedown defense

64%

1.90

Sub atts / 15 min

0.00

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

-0.90Δ 1.60 — meaningful gap+0.70

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Nick KleinAndrey Pulyaev

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

Nick Klein(2 fights)Andrey Pulyaev(4 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 +15.6|Blue -15.6

Recent Form

Red 0.0|Blue 0.0

EVEN

Striker Score

Red -0.1|Blue +0.1

Grappler Score

Red +1.0|Blue -1.0

Layoff

Red +28.0|Blue -28.0

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Nick KleinTargetAndrey Pulyaev

By target zone

38% acc · 50%

Head

68% acc · 65%

63% acc · 50%

Body

89% acc · 35%

Leg

By position

27% acc · 30%

Distance

67% acc · 52%

70% acc · 70%

Clinch

82% acc · 39%

Ground

100% acc · 9%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

Nick Klein rounds

even

Andrey Pulyaev rounds

Round 1Nick Klein edged it

Sig. strikes9

Takedowns3

Control3:55

12Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Round 2Andrey Pulyaev edged it

Sig. strikes1

Takedowns1

Control0:50

Knockdowns0

11Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:02Control

1Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

10 / 21

Sig Strikes

23 / 31

41.5%

Sig Str %

75%

19 / 33

Total Strikes

30 / 38

4 / 7

TDs

0 / 0

55%

TD %

—

Sub Att

Rev

4:45

Ctrl Time

0:02

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD	Sub
1	Andrey Pulyaev	12 / 18	17 / 23	0 / 0	0
1	Nick Klein	9 / 18	18 / 30	3 / 5	1
2	Andrey Pulyaev	11 / 13	13 / 15	0 / 0	0
2	Nick Klein	1 / 3	1 / 3	1 / 2	0

Nick Klein

StanceOrthodox

Height73.0"

Reach77.0"

Fights2

Andrey Pulyaev

StanceSouthpaw

Height76.0"

Reach78.0"

Fights4