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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Nikita Krylov won · SUB R2
Elo1497
Elo1485
Nikita Krylov editorial illustration

Ovince Saint PreuxvsNikita KrylovUFC Prediction Result

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · Saturday, April 13, 2019Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Official fight result

Nikita Krylov won

SUB · Round 2 · 2:30

Style matchupOvince Saint Preux: Well-roundedvsNikita Krylov: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Nikita Krylov wins(64.9%)

Actual result: Nikita Krylov wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Nikita Krylov at -135 American odds

+$74 profit

$174 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Nikita Krylov threatens submissions; Ovince Saint Preux has lost 31% of fights by sub.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Ovince Saint Preux (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Ovince Saint Preux
Red Corner
VS
Nikita Krylov
Blue Corner
+115
(47%)
Vegas Odds
-135
(57%)
1497
Elo
1485
43
Age
34
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
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.

Ovince Saint Preux
oldest →
L
KOvs Tanner Boser · Jun 21
W
vs Mauricio Rua · May 22
L
KOvs Philipe Lins · Feb 23
W
vs Kennedy Nzechukwu · Mar 24
L
SUBvs Ryan Spann · Oct 24
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.

Ovince Saint PreuxMetricNikita Krylov
3.03
Strikes / min
4.36
3.33
Strikes absorbed / min
2.59
47%
Strike defense
47%
1.09
TDs / 15 min
2.05
67%
Takedown defense
53%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.30Δ 2.07 — meaningful gap+1.77

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1549 vs 1532Strikes24.6 vs 27.1Takedowns0.6 vs 0.2Sub Atts0.28 vs 0.60Form0.0 vs -0.6
Ovince Saint PreuxNikita Krylov

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Ovince Saint Preux(10 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 +11.8|Blue -11.8
Recent Form
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Striker Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -21.0|Blue +21.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ovince Saint PreuxTargetNikita Krylov

By target zone

3
50% acc · 75%
Head
15
56% acc · 56%
1
50% acc · 25%
Body
7
64% acc · 26%
0
Leg
5
83% acc · 19%

By position

2
40% acc · 50%
Distance
17
53% acc · 63%
1
100% acc · 25%
Clinch
6
75% acc · 22%
1
50% acc · 25%
Ground
4
100% acc · 15%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Ovince Saint Preux rounds
1
even
1
Nikita Krylov rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns3
Control2:37
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:06Control
Round 2Nikita Krylov edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:37
13Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:17Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
4 / 8
Sig Strikes
27 / 44
53%
Sig Str %
63.5%
8 / 12
Total Strikes
60 / 79
3 / 8
TDs
1 / 2
25%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
2
1
Rev
0
3:14
Ctrl Time
2:23

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nikita Krylov14 / 2733 / 480 / 11
1Ovince Saint Preux2 / 56 / 93 / 60
2Nikita Krylov13 / 1727 / 311 / 11
2Ovince Saint Preux2 / 32 / 30 / 20

Ovince Saint Preux

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights28

Nikita Krylov

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights23